Top 100 Music Albums of 1986
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Repo 
- Chart updated: 06/06/2025 20:45
- (Created: 04/02/2018 20:21).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 10/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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2,283
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2025]
Year of Release:
1986
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1,581
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Synth Pop
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Country
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FORCED INTERVENTION
Country had gotten downright hokey. Fallen on the "hard times" that had become such a cliche in their songs. Yup. It was lightweight fluff. The mid 80s is were things really started changing. Where country became respectable again and even the punks started listening & (more importantly) stealing to eventually create alt country as we know it.
The two biggest reasons for the sea change were Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle who forced their way into Nashville, hit their bars & stole their girls. Both released stunning, fully formed debuts back in 1986. I think Lyle's is a bit better, but I'd be damned if I don't have both these in my collection and high up on my '86 chart. Essential stuff especially for those who want to get into country & are looking for a place to start. [First added to this chart: 04/03/2018]
Country had gotten downright hokey. Fallen on the "hard times" that had become such a cliche in their songs. Yup. It was lightweight fluff. The mid 80s is were things really started changing. Where country became respectable again and even the punks started listening & (more importantly) stealing to eventually create alt country as we know it.
The two biggest reasons for the sea change were Lyle Lovett and Steve Earle who forced their way into Nashville, hit their bars & stole their girls. Both released stunning, fully formed debuts back in 1986. I think Lyle's is a bit better, but I'd be damned if I don't have both these in my collection and high up on my '86 chart. Essential stuff especially for those who want to get into country & are looking for a place to start. [First added to this chart: 04/03/2018]
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Forced Intervention II
@bobbyb:
When I was real young I bought Guitar Town from one of those record clubs they used to have where you get albums in the mail. At the time I probably didn't think of it as country music, but I loved it. Of course now I can see that it's country, but I think at the time I just thought it was southern rock or something. Heh heh
@Repo:
lol. I used to so the same thing. Columbia House. It's what got my addiction started. I blame them for everything. 12 albums for a penny. What kid couldn't refuse. Total dealers.
Yeah. This Steve Earle album is very much just 80s Heartland ROCK not that different from what John cougar and even Springsteen were doing at the time. It's definitely country with a major debt to Johnny Cash but it fits in nicely with AOR/MOR 80s rock for the most part. Just great songs and not a bit of filler. True 80s rock classic.
The one drawback on this album is the MOR 80s rock production with robs it of its power, but if you can track down the 30th Anniversary release (which is available on Spotify), he plays the entire album live in Chicago in 1987 without any of that production gloss. Totally worth hunting down!!! [First added to this chart: 04/08/2018]
@bobbyb:
When I was real young I bought Guitar Town from one of those record clubs they used to have where you get albums in the mail. At the time I probably didn't think of it as country music, but I loved it. Of course now I can see that it's country, but I think at the time I just thought it was southern rock or something. Heh heh
@Repo:
lol. I used to so the same thing. Columbia House. It's what got my addiction started. I blame them for everything. 12 albums for a penny. What kid couldn't refuse. Total dealers.
Yeah. This Steve Earle album is very much just 80s Heartland ROCK not that different from what John cougar and even Springsteen were doing at the time. It's definitely country with a major debt to Johnny Cash but it fits in nicely with AOR/MOR 80s rock for the most part. Just great songs and not a bit of filler. True 80s rock classic.
The one drawback on this album is the MOR 80s rock production with robs it of its power, but if you can track down the 30th Anniversary release (which is available on Spotify), he plays the entire album live in Chicago in 1987 without any of that production gloss. Totally worth hunting down!!! [First added to this chart: 04/08/2018]
Year of Release:
1986
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463
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Country
Great [First added to this chart: 12/07/2018]
Great [First added to this chart: 12/07/2018]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Big Black | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
| 吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura] | 2 | 2% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonic Youth | 1 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 1 | 1% | |
| Fates Warning | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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60 | 60% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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