Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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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Best Of B.B. King Volume One
Compilation

B.B. King

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1986

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2 charts

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542.

Let The Snakes Crinkle Their Heads To Death

Felt (UK)

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1986

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9 charts

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543.

On Fire

Stetsasonic

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1986

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9 charts

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544.

True Believers

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1986

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8 charts

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545.

Scooter

The Mice

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1986

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6 charts

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546.

Venus Handcuffs

Corpses As Bedmates

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1986

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6 charts

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Voo Voo

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1986

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2 charts

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548.

Street Language

Rodney Crowell

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1986

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3 charts

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549.

On The Rise

The Battlefield Band

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1986

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2 charts

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550.

Best Of B.B. King Volume Two
Compilation

B.B. King

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1986

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1 chart

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	27	3%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Big Black	2	0%
Bauhaus	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	379	38%
	266	27%
	44	4%
	42	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	914	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	965	97%
Yes	35	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

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