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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601.

Basically Sad

Element Of Crime

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1986

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4 charts

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602.

Rhodes II

Happy Rhodes

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1986

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4 charts

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603.

Passé Le Rio Grande

Alain Bashung

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1986

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2 charts

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604.

I'm No Angel

The Gregg Allman Band

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1986

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3 charts

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605.

Die On Your Board

Disaster Area

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1986

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3 charts

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Game Over

Nuclear Assault

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1986

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11 charts

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607.

Metalized

Sword

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1986

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6 charts

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608.

Jerusalem

Alpha Blondy

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1986

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4 charts

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Hit By Hit

The Godfathers

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1986

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8 charts

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610.

Aliens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

James Horner

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1986

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5 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	30	3%
B.B. King	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Cocteau Twins	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	382	38%
	266	27%
	46	5%
	45	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	88	9%

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

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

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