Top 12 Music Albums of 1986
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- Chart updated: 11/17/2025 13:15
- (Created: 09/26/2013 07:51).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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See the documentary "Under African Skies" for the story of this album, its context, and the controversy surrounding Simon's breaking the cultural boycott of an Apartheid-ruled South Africa.
[First added to this chart: 09/26/2013]
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1986
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10,362
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The one before "Tender Prey" (also recorded in Berlin). Almost as fantastic. This is clearly a work in two parts: "Your funeral" is rather subdued, "My trial" is more... manic.
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Year of Release:
1986
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1,043
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Unlike its predecessor, Prince's second feature film (and this is its soundtrack) was a flop. The music though is more than interesting, going from classic funk (the minimalist "Kiss"), music-hall lullaby ("Under the cherry moon"), quirky, sexy pop, orchestrated ballad,...
[First added to this chart: 10/28/2013]
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1986
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1,582
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Album number 4 in their discography: their punchiest up to that point.
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1986
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3,418
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There is a light that never goes out...
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1986
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31,195
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A pop symphony to summer, Beach Boys-type, produced by Todd Rundgren. Enjoy!
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1986
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4,449
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My favorite covers album ever. Almost every song here runs rings around the originals. No small feat.
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1986
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312
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Drifting away from commercial hits into more artful and very original territory.
[First added to this chart: 10/29/2025]
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1986
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3,998
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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2013]
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1986
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7,249
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Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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Top 12 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave | 2 | 17% | |
| Prince | 1 | 8% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 8% | |
| XTC | 1 | 8% | |
| Talk Talk | 1 | 8% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 8% | |
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