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: 5 hours ago).
"Bragg paints a wonderfully gloomy and politically desolate picture of 80s Britain, whilst advancing his simple singer-songwriter style excellently. It's an essential piece of political music, that doesn't shy from being brilliantly honest, and delivers itself via the humble charm of Bragg's voice." Reply
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DeusExMackia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"SImply great, the feeling this music creates in your mind is just awesome" Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A great combination of Jazz and Soul, vocalist Anita Baker set the standard for 1980-1990's singers. "Rapture" was deservedly a big hit on the R&B charts and the Pop Charts with glorious singles like "Sweet Love", "No One In The World", and the title cut. A divine listen which bears repeated plays." [+] Reply
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TheDude85 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"Steve Earle's best record. He must have been really trying hard to make it in the music business because the production suffers a bit, sometimes it works but often it can sound dated. The songs are solid though. Recommended. Track Pick: Someday" Reply
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1986
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"This is more than a gorgeous collection of wonderful choruses, this is vaudeville in the post-punk era, this is The Residents in the world of alternative pop, cabaret songs for demential grotesque cartoons. These dynamic, crazy, irreverent music pills have nothing to envy to underground rock hero..." [+] Reply
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Kalos | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"Break samples galore. Essence of funk to the point of abstraction. Fucking avant-garde shit. You need this in your life." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Their classic album and brilliant introduction to the warped perfectionism of Lawrence Felt. As well as All the People I Like Are Those That Are Dead, A Wave Crashed on Rocks, and Hours of Darkness Have Changed My Mind are highlights." Reply
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johnner | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1986
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"Crazy Rhythms gets all the props but as far as I'm concerned, this is the ultimate Feelies album. It's kind of like the positive version of WL/WH (dig all the healthy positive vibes coming through the insistent massive jamming) and almost as good." Reply
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Amirkhosro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Live 1975-1985 is a fantastic live document. Bruce Springsteen is off course one of the great live performers and this a wonderful box of delights for boss fans. Over three discs(5LP's), this is a spectacular rock'n'roll journey kicking off with the beautiful acoustic piano version of thunder roa..." [+] Reply
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1986
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441
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"Mix about two parts stadium-era Simple Minds with one part Big Chair-era Tears for Fears and you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect here. Singer and main songwriter Gustavo Cerati even sounds like the perfect cross between Jim Kerr and Roland Orzabal. It doesn't get much more '1986' than t..." [+] Reply
Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 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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