Top 100 Music Albums of 1986
by Moondance 
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age 30
year in music ranking: #22 of 63
- Chart updated: 07/12/2026 04:45
- (Created: 10/28/2020 04:33).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10,336
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
498
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Triffids | 2 | 2% | |
| Peter Gabriel | 1 | 1% | |
| Graham Nash | 1 | 1% | |
| Koo Dé Tah | 1 | 1% | |
| Cyndi Lauper | 1 | 1% | |
| John Williamson | 1 | 1% | |
| Frank Tovey | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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31 | 31% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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24 | 24% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 23 from 81st to 58th |
Up 19 from 80th to 61st |
Up 19 from 74th to 55th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 18 from 17th to 35th |
Down 13 from 32nd to 45th |
Down 5 from 71st to 76th |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 04/15/2026 20:48 |  Musicbuff123 | 21 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/06/2023 03:16 |  Purplepash | 1,857 | 88/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2023 21:12 |  Rhyner | 1,462 | 99/100 |
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Musicbuff123 04/15/2026 20:54 | #313944
I know only a few of those bands , even though I was around back then as a teenager!
I'll revisit at a later date to get something new to listen to. (Edited)
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