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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19.

Your Funeral... My Trial

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

1,184

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

229

Overall Rank:

1,460

Average Rating:

77 (215 votes)

Comments:

30.

Born Sandy Devotional

The Triffids

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

756

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

330

Overall Rank:

2,167

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

31.

Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express

The Go-Betweens

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

698

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

351

Overall Rank:

2,304

Average Rating:

75 (109 votes)

Comments:

35.

Heyday

The Church

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

630

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

386

Overall Rank:

2,504

Average Rating:

78 (92 votes)

Comments:

68.

Kicking Against The Pricks

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

293

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

694

Overall Rank:

4,705

Average Rating:

73 (144 votes)

Comments:

96.

Whispering Jack

John Farnham

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

6,749

Average Rating:

64 (30 votes)

Comments:

154.

Who Made Who
Soundtrack compilation

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

105

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155.

Gossip

Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

103

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170.

Human Frailty

Hunters & Collectors

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

22 charts

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180.

Free Dirt

Died Pretty

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

26 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	30	3%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Diamanda Galás	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	383	38%
	262	26%
	47	5%
	46	5%
	29	3%
	27	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	917	92%
Yes	83	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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