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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Touch Of Rain

Yoshio Suzuki

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1986

Appears in:

5 charts

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312.

Folk Music

Grim

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1986

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3 charts

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313.

The Falling

Carmel

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1986

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11 charts

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314.

Call Of The Wild

Disneyland After Dark

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1986

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8 charts

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Guitarras Callejeras

Pata Negra

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1986

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2 charts

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Greetings From Timbuk 3

Timbuk 3

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1986

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21 charts

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Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams

BoDeans

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1986

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13 charts

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Gaudi

The Alan Parsons Project

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1986

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13 charts

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Vivendo E Não Aprendendo

Ira!

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1986

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9 charts

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Ночь [Noch]

Кино [Kino]

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1986

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7 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%
Diamanda Galás	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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