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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721.

New Changes

The Count, Joseph A. Viglione

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1986

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2 charts

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The Fan And The Bellows
Compilation

The Chameleons

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1986

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3 charts

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723.

Graceful Inheritance

Heir Apparent

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1986

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6 charts

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724.

Alone/But Never Alone

Larry Carlton

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1986

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3 charts

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725.

Hits 4
Compilation

Various Artists

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1986

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The Pleasure Principle

Treat

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1986

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2 charts

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Straight Ahead

Zenit (AT)

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1986

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5 charts

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The Big Lad In The Windmill

It Bites

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1986

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6 charts

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Silk & Steel

5 Star

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1986

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2 charts

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R&B Skeletons In The Closet

George Clinton

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1986

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	382	38%
	265	27%
	46	5%
	45	5%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

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