Best Albums of 1986

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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61.

The Last Of The True Believers 

 Nanci Griffith

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

303

Rank in 1986:

61

Rank in 1980s:

669

Overall Rank:

4,626

Average Rating:

 73 (55 votes)

Comments:

1

62.

True Stories 

 Talking Heads

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

301

Rank in 1986:

62

Rank in 1980s:

674

Overall Rank:

4,649

Average Rating:

 68 (234 votes)

Comments:

6

63.

Bend Sinister 

 The Fall

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

296

Rank in 1986:

63

Rank in 1980s:

690

Overall Rank:

4,706

Average Rating:

 76 (88 votes)

Comments:

5

64.

Pleasure To Kill 

 Kreator

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

291

Rank in 1986:

64

Rank in 1980s:

701

Overall Rank:

4,778

Average Rating:

 75 (80 votes)

Comments:

4

65.

Revenge 

 Eurythmics

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

290

Rank in 1986:

65

Rank in 1980s:

705

Overall Rank:

4,791

Average Rating:

 69 (111 votes)

Comments:

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66.

Balance Of Power 

 Electric Light Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

286

Rank in 1986:

66

Rank in 1980s:

710

Overall Rank:

4,833

Average Rating:

 65 (107 votes)

Comments:

7

67.

Express 

 Love And Rockets

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

286

Rank in 1986:

67

Rank in 1980s:

711

Overall Rank:

4,837

Average Rating:

 75 (76 votes)

Comments:

2

68.

Cabeça Dinossauro 

 Titãs

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

285

Rank in 1986:

68

Rank in 1980s:

714

Overall Rank:

4,846

Average Rating:

 78 (56 votes)

Comments:

3

69.

The Whole Story 
Compilation

 Kate Bush

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

281

Rank in 1986:

69

Rank in 1980s:

722

Overall Rank:

4,907

Average Rating:

 81 (169 votes)

Comments:

10

70.

I Against I 

 Bad Brains

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

275

Rank in 1986:

70

Rank in 1980s:

735

Overall Rank:

4,992

Average Rating:

 75 (103 votes)

Comments:

3

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	27	3%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
John Lennon	2	0%
Jimi Hendrix	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	378	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%