Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,480 charts

Rank Score:

36,443

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Average Rating:

88 (2,893 votes)

Comments:

265

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,265 charts

Rank Score:

12,889

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,125 charts

Rank Score:

11,219

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Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

81 (1,336 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

798 charts

Rank Score:

7,257

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Overall Rank:

228

Average Rating:

80 (920 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

588 charts

Rank Score:

4,699

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

466 charts

Rank Score:

4,113

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Overall Rank:

428

Average Rating:

80 (562 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

510 charts

Rank Score:

3,751

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Overall Rank:

471

Average Rating:

79 (696 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

3,489

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

3,376

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Overall Rank:

528

Average Rating:

77 (850 votes)

Comments:

10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,543

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108

Overall Rank:

702

Average Rating:

78 (493 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	383	38%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	30	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	916	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	20	2%

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