Best Albums of 1986

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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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
39
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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39
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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38
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
38
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
38
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
38
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
38
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
38
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
38
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
37
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 33 of 100

Best Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United States 382 38%
United Kingdom 266 27%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Germany 45 4%
Japan 28 3%
Australia 28 3%
France 23 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 913 91%
Yes 88 9%
Live? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 32 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 981 98%
Yes 20 2%
Best Albums of 1953
1. Black Coffee With Peggy Lee by Peggy Lee
2. Ellington Uptown by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 by Georges Brassens
4. Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet by Sonny Rollins
5. Dean Martin Sings by Dean Martin
6. An Evening With Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday
7. Songs By Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer
8. Calamity Jane by Doris Day
9. Inca Taqui by Yma Sumac
10. Jazz At Oberlin by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
11. Puccini: Tosca by Maria Callas / Victor De Sabata
12. Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love by Nat King Cole
13. Moondog And His Friends by Moondog
14. Memorial Album by Hank Williams
15. New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm by Stan Kenton
16. Vol. 2 by Georges Brassens
17. The Duke Plays Ellington by Duke Ellington
18. Young Man With A Horn by Miles Davis
19. Chante... Charles Aznavour by Charles Aznavour
20. Jay Jay Johnson With Clifford Brown by J.J. Johnson
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