Top 23 Music Albums of 1986
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Mother Nature's Son 
My favourite albums of 1986.
- Chart updated: 12/18/2016 18:45
- (Created: 09/16/2013 12:49).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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A kind of magic, indeed. More so than any other Queen album. It might not be their most deep album, but then again, it has "Who Wants to Live Forever". Just the album I need, one that makes you feel good.
Favourite tracks: "A Kind of Magic" & "Who Wants to Live Forever" [First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
Favourite tracks: "A Kind of Magic" & "Who Wants to Live Forever" [First added to this chart: 09/17/2013]
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1986
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747
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Paul Simon invites us to his Graceland and reminds us that he's still a musical genius. The songwriting, the musicians and the world influences are amazing! "You Can Call Me Al" gets me fired up every single time!
Favourite tracks: "Graceland" & "You Can Call Me Al" [First added to this chart: 11/24/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Graceland" & "You Can Call Me Al" [First added to this chart: 11/24/2013]
Year of Release:
1986
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10,420
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Metallica will make your life burn faster with trash metal, creepy ambience and classical melodiousness all in one. From the iconic album artwork to the morbid lyrical content and the heavy, gloomy music, Metallica's magnum opus speaks epic doom on so many levels!
Favourite tracks: "Master of Puppets" & "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" [First added to this chart: 11/29/2013]
Favourite tracks: "Master of Puppets" & "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" [First added to this chart: 11/29/2013]
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1986
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12,183
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You'll be found floating round and round when you hear this Beatlesque 80s gem! A really super magical album with loads of catchiness and spacey gimmickry.
Favourite tracks: "Summer's Cauldron" & "The Meeting Place" [First added to this chart: 07/25/2014]
Favourite tracks: "Summer's Cauldron" & "The Meeting Place" [First added to this chart: 07/25/2014]
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1986
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4,421
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Admire the secret value of daydreaming together with Julian Lennon or die a poorer (wo)man. The music here certainly does comes with a hazy cloud of one's own beautiful imagination. The songs are catchy and smooth, when they rock and when they simply touch your soul!
Favourite tracks: "Stick Around" & "Want Your Body" [First added to this chart: 02/22/2015]
Favourite tracks: "Stick Around" & "Want Your Body" [First added to this chart: 02/22/2015]
Ahh... to go beyond. The first (kinda?) gentle strokes by Enya. Incredibly beautiful, yet not quite as commercial as later years!
Favourite tracks: "I Want Tomorrow" & "Fairytale" [First added to this chart: 07/02/2016]
Favourite tracks: "I Want Tomorrow" & "Fairytale" [First added to this chart: 07/02/2016]
Another Alphaville album with musical greatness close to utopia. Not much else to say except enjoy the big hooks and amazing synths!
Favourite tracks: "Fantastic Dream" & "Afternoons In Utopia" [First added to this chart: 07/10/2016]
Favourite tracks: "Fantastic Dream" & "Afternoons In Utopia" [First added to this chart: 07/10/2016]
Magnificent is probably the best way to describe it with one word. It's grandiose and sounds somewhat improvised, which is a rare combination. The end product feels like a revelation, but a sad one!
Favourite track: "Novus Magnificat, Part One" [First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
Favourite track: "Novus Magnificat, Part One" [First added to this chart: 12/18/2016]
Duran Duran are getting notorious in the most awesome way one can imagine! Spiced up with groovy funk touches.
Favourite tracks: "Notorious" & "Skin Trade" [First added to this chart: 08/23/2015]
Favourite tracks: "Notorious" & "Skin Trade" [First added to this chart: 08/23/2015]
As dreamy as "Don't Dream It's Over" and as strong as "Something So Strong". Crowded House go lots of different places on their debut album!
Favourite tracks: "Don't Dream It's Over" & "Something So Strong" [First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
Favourite tracks: "Don't Dream It's Over" & "Something So Strong" [First added to this chart: 05/03/2015]
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1986
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Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Duran Duran | 1 | 4% | |
| Bon Jovi | 1 | 4% | |
| Crowded House | 1 | 4% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 4% | |
| Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 4% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 4% | |
| Queen | 1 | 4% | |
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Top 23 Music Albums of 1986 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 18th to 17thThe Big Heat by Stan Ridgway |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16thPeace Sells... But Who's Buying? by Megadeth |
| Up 1 from 16th to 15thBalance Of Power by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 9th to 18thThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths |
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Mother Nature's Son 01/21/2015 17:39 | #132126
Mother Nature's Son 01/21/2015 17:39 | #132126
I haven't listened to much by Nick Cave. I think the only one actually is the "The Boatman's Call". A nicely mellow album, but I don't know if his other albums are anything like that. I might end up checking out that album when I've catched up on his more popular albums first, thanks.
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NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:27 | #117795
NowhereMan 07/25/2014 21:27 | #117795
Balance of power is simply just a collection of great pop hits; cracking choice.
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