Top 5 Music Albums of 1986
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This is the definitive metal album.
Favorite tracks: Master of Puppets, Battery, Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
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Favorite tracks: Master of Puppets, Battery, Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
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1986
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12,144
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I love that this record embraced some of the sounds popular at the time (namely, synths and African percussion) but doesn't sound dated. He navigated the quirks of the 80s very well here.
Favorite tracks: Mercy Street, In Your Eyes, Red Rain
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Favorite tracks: Mercy Street, In Your Eyes, Red Rain
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Year of Release:
1986
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7,281
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I personally prefer their debut because I prefer the self-pitying lyrics to the social commentary offered here. But this is still a classic 80s album. Nothing else sounds quite like the Smiths.
Favorite tracks: Cemetry Gates, The Boy With The Thorn in His Side, Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
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Favorite tracks: Cemetry Gates, The Boy With The Thorn in His Side, Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
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1986
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31,215
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This is R.E.M. in transition from independent to mainstream. It's the first album that sounds like what they would ultimately become. It lacks big hits, but it's solid all the way through.
Favorite tracks: Fall On Me, Swan Swan H, Cuyahoga
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Favorite tracks: Fall On Me, Swan Swan H, Cuyahoga
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1986
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3,447
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Given that Phil Collins was releasing solo work at the same time as he was recording Genesis records, it was probably inevitable that the line between them would blur. Or maybe it was the 80s sound that was inevitable. Either way, this obviously does not sound like prog-era Genesis. But it's a great pop rock record all the same.
Favorite tracks: Throwing It All Away; Tonight, Tonight, Tonight; Domino
Favorite tracks: Throwing It All Away; Tonight, Tonight, Tonight; Domino
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1986
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1,293
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Top 5 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Metallica | 1 | 20% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 20% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 20% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 20% | |
| Genesis | 1 | 20% |
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