Top 50 Music Albums of 1986
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AAL2014 
- Chart updated: 37 hours ago
- (Created: 06/01/2016 17:36).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
12,433
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
7,017
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[First added to this chart: 02/01/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
33,868
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,733
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,580
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[First added to this chart: 02/28/2021]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,136
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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,278
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[First added to this chart: 09/14/2017]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,416
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[First added to this chart: 01/21/2022]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,020
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,395
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 4% | |
| Swans | 2 | 4% | |
| Black Sabbath | 1 | 2% | |
| Janet Jackson | 1 | 2% | |
| Chick Corea Elektric Band | 1 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 2% | |
| Sepultura | 1 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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27 | 54% | |
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14 | 28% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of 1986 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14th Talking With The Taxman About Poetry by Billy Bragg |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15th Brotherhood by New Order |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Hear It Is by The Flaming Lips |
| New entries |
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| Public Castration Is A Good Idea by Swans |
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