Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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141.

Birth Of The Bebop: Bird On Tenor

Charlie Parker

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

115

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142.

Rendez-Vous

Jean Michel Jarre

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

114

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143.

The Velocity Of Love

Suzanne Ciani

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

113

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144.

Shop Assistants

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

113

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145.

Blah Blah Blah

Iggy Pop

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

112

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146.

Lives In The Balance

Jackson Browne

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

35 charts

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112

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Compilation
Compilation

The Clean

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

17 charts

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111

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148.

Press To Play

Paul McCartney

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

34 charts

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110

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149.

Georgia Satellites

The Georgia Satellites

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

110

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150.

The Blind Leading The Naked

Violent Femmes

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

35 charts

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110

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	30	3%
B.B. King	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Cocteau Twins	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	377	38%
	268	27%
	46	5%
	45	5%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	966	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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