Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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1986 year summaryThe best artists of 1986 were The Smiths, Metallica, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Talk Talk, Slayer, R.E.M., Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode.

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531.

The Knife Feels Like Justice

Brian Setzer

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1986

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6 charts

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532.

Venus Handcuffs

Corpses As Bedmates

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1986

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6 charts

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533.

Dream Come True

A Flock Of Seagulls

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1986

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4 charts

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534.

Street Language

Rodney Crowell

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1986

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3 charts

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535.

Best Of B.B. King Volume Two
Compilation

B.B. King

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1986

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1 chart

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536.

Cologne

Kaoru Akimoto

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1986

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3 charts

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537.

On The Rise

The Battlefield Band

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1986

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2 charts

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538.

Rapso Take Over

Brother Resistance

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1986

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Solos En America

Miguel Mateos

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1986

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7 charts

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540.

Aka Graffiti Man - JT/JED

John Trudell/Jesse Ed Davis

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1986

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
The Residents	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Big Black	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	383	38%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	20	2%

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