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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Tuff Enuff

The Fabulous Thunderbirds

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1986

Appears in:

16 charts

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Mahler: Symphonie No. 9

Leonard Bernstein / Concertgebouworkest

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1986

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3 charts

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453.

Exile On Main Street

Pussy Galore

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1986

Appears in:

10 charts

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454.

Scooter

The Mice

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1986

Appears in:

6 charts

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455.

All Fools Day

The Saints

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1986

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15 charts

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Should The World Fail To Fall Apart

Peter Murphy

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1986

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14 charts

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Don't Touch The Light

Bonfire

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1986

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3 charts

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Seventh Star

Black Sabbath

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1986

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23 charts

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Sleng Teng

Wayne Smith

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1986

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4 charts

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Ballad Of A Thin Line Man

Giant Sand

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1986

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13 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	30	3%
Cocteau Twins	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
The Residents	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	913	91%
Yes	89	9%

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

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

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