Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Beastie Boys, R.E.M. and Depeche Mode.

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,424 charts

Rank Score:

38,779

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Average Rating:

88 (2,840 votes)

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266

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,230 charts

Rank Score:

13,239

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,100 charts

Rank Score:

11,740

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Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

81 (1,316 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

782 charts

Rank Score:

7,489

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Overall Rank:

225

Average Rating:

80 (903 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

571 charts

Rank Score:

4,947

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

4,274

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Overall Rank:

420

Average Rating:

80 (551 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

485 charts

Rank Score:

3,808

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

589 charts

Rank Score:

3,520

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Overall Rank:

512

Average Rating:

77 (836 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

484 charts

Rank Score:

3,504

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Overall Rank:

514

Average Rating:

80 (734 votes)

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10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

2,599

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104

Overall Rank:

699

Average Rating:

78 (479 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	382	38%
	267	27%
	45	4%
	44	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

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