Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1986 were The Smiths, Metallica, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Talk Talk, Slayer, R.E.M., Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode.

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121.

Tutu

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

156

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122.

Giant

The Woodentops

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

155

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123.

Eat 'Em And Smile

David Lee Roth

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

154

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124.

Apostrophe ' / Overnite Sensation
Compilation

Frank Zappa

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

154

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125.

Brighter Than A Thousand Suns

Killing Joke

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

154

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126.

You Are My Everlovin' / Celestial Power

Henry Flynt

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

152

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127.

Green

吉村弘 [Hiroshi Yoshimura]

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

152

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128.

Neither Washington Nor Moscow

Redskins

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

151

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129.

Dancing On The Ceiling

Lionel Richie

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

147

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130.

Get Close

Pretenders

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

147

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Queen	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	383	38%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	20	2%

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