Best Albums of 1986
Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
"I don't care what the average person says, this is a masterpiece." Reply
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1986
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731
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"I have been listening to this band and this album in particular for about twenty years now... i never tire of them or it... so No 1 for me. One of the greatest underrated bands" Reply
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1986
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671
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"Probably A-ha’s best album although Hunting High and Low runs it close. As a follow up to that Album A-ha took a slightly different turn with style. A far heavier and more serious sound compared to their debut, but it worked really well. All songs are decent except Maybe Maybe with Manhattan Skyl..." [+] Reply
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1986
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647
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"Robert Forster has gone on record to say that his favourite Go-Betweens albums from the 1980s were the even numbered ones, so fourth album Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express is one of the good ones by his reckoning. Forster who dominates this record with the singles ‘Head Full Of Steam’ ..." [+] Reply
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1986
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639
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"A phenomenal compilation on par with Hatful of Hollow and Substance 1987. If you want to distill the first half of The Cure's career into one collection of songs, this is about as good as it gets, both as a review of their first six albums and as a collection of perhaps their best non-album singl..." [+] Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"Very dark and atmospheric, sounds ahead of its time with its thrilling experimentation. My favourite release from the duo." Reply
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1986
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581
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"Without David Lee Roth, Van Halen is a different band. Most of the 'original' VH's personality is predicated on David Lee Roth's sense of humor - tongue-in-cheek and sarcastic, like the kid throwing paper airplanes in the back of a 6th grade classroom. "Eat 'em And Smile," Roth's solo debut, is a..." [+] Reply
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1986
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573
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"This record is the second of a pair that Costello released in 1986, following the largely acoustic King of America. It was also the last album he would record with the Attractions until 1994's Brutal Youth. While I do prefer KoA, this album is still very strong, with some of the most furious perf..." [+] Reply
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indieshins | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"Came to Husker Du through Mega City Four doing a cover of Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely so this album was a starting point. In fact all these years later I still only have Candy Apple Grey and Zen Arcade which I have to say I've never really got into. Candy Apple Grey is just much more acc..." [+] Reply
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1986
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553
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"I've always thought that when someone (the longer-than-life critics establishment, fans, etc) review and album, the review actually should be written in the context to the album, the band and the music genre. I would never review a hip hop album because I do not like hip hop at all. Well, that's ..." [+] Reply
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ponkine | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of 1986 composition
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| Various Artists | 27 | 3% | |
| Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic | 3 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 3 | 0% | |
| Frank Zappa | 3 | 0% | |
| Swans | 3 | 0% | |
| Tangerine Dream | 2 | 0% | |
| Peter Hammill | 2 | 0% | |
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382 | 38% | |
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269 | 27% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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25 | 2% | |
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