Top 100 Music Albums of 1986
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imacgill 
- Chart updated: 04/06/2025 18:15
- (Created: 09/18/2022 21:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
2,677
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
34,161
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,042
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,251
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,540
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,041
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
10,773
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,286
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2023]
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,022
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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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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 2 | 2% | |
| Spacemen 3 | 1 | 1% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 1 | 1% | |
| Janet Jackson | 1 | 1% | |
| Throwing Muses | 1 | 1% | |
| Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians | 1 | 1% | |
| Camper Van Beethoven | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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42 | 42% | |
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39 | 39% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1986 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 63rd to 64th Element Of Light by Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians |
| Down 1 from 64th to 65th Get Close by Pretenders |
| Down 1 from 65th to 66th Bouncing Off The Satellites by The B-52's |
| New entries |
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| Concrete Blonde by Concrete Blonde |
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