Top 38 Music Albums of 1986
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This was a really exciting period for me and my mates. Lots of good new bands and plenty of them coming to venues near enough for us to go to.
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I started to become a bit sulky about the Smiths because everyone was discovering them and I worried that they were becoming too commercial. This album wiped away those doubts. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2922 votes)  88 (2,922 votes)
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I first saw the Shoppies when they supported Jesus & Marychain in Edinburgh. They were fantastic that evening and went on to make great singles, great sessions for Peel and this great album (although my copy of it is called Shop Assistants). [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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172
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A strong follow up to this nation's... [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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Marc Riley from the Fall creates a great album. It has a really good cover of Eno's Baby's on Fire and a black on black design on the sleeve. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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18
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The second album from Aberdeen's finest has the sort of cover you'd expect from an eighties aspiring chart band, but the Minks were never going to be that. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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25
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I discovered the Woodentops when they supported Everything But the Girl at Dundee University. They blew the headliners away that night with their power and confidence. This is a great album. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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149
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Teardrops' manager gets together with some Triffids and makes a great album for Creation before he goes onto greatness and infamy by burning £1,000,000. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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Ex-Undertones make a great debut album. They were a powerful live act too. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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92
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Ex Swell Maps. Nikki Sudden makes a lovely album for Creation Records. [First added to this chart: 05/19/2012]
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1986
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58
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This was the big time for the Nightingales. They even made the charts in 1986 with The Vindaloo Summer Special ep. Number 56 in the UK charts!
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Top 38 Music Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United Kingdom 18 47%
United States 12 32%
Australia 5 13%
Germany 1 3%
New Zealand 1 3%
Zimbabwe 1 3%
Compilation? Albums %
No 37 97%
Yes 1 3%

Top 38 Music Albums of 1986 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 15 from 37th to 22ndKaleidoscope World
by The Chills
Climber Up 1 from 25th to 24thStep On It
by Bogshed
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 3 from 22nd to 25thLondon 0 Hull 4
by The Housemartins
Faller Down 3 from 23rd to 26thStutter
by James
Faller Down 3 from 24th to 27thA Date With Elvis
by The Cramps

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Reminds me of growing up listening to college radio in the 80s.
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