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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Dancing Undercover

Ratt

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1986

Appears in:

23 charts

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Jazz From Hell

Frank Zappa

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1986

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36 charts

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Beauty In The Beast

Wendy Carlos

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1986

Appears in:

6 charts

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214.

Disco
Compilation

Pet Shop Boys

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1986

Appears in:

26 charts

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Forbidden Tones

Lou Ann Barton

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1986

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3 charts

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Lyle Lovett

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1986

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31 charts

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217.

Boat To Bolivia

Martin Stephenson And The Daintees

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1986

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21 charts

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218.

Zelená

Dežo Ursiny & Ivan Štrpka

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1986

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5 charts

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Obywatel G.C.

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1986

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7 charts

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Иероглиф [Ieroglif]

Пикник [Piknik]

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1986

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2 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
B.B. King	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Pet Shop Boys	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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