Best Albums of 1986

Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1986 year summaryThe best artists of 1986 were The Smiths, Metallica, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Talk Talk, Slayer, Beastie Boys, R.E.M. and Depeche Mode.
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
307
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Year of Release:
1986
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304
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Year of Release:
1986
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299
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64.
The Whole Story 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
298
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
296
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
296
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
295
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
292
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
289
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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288
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100

Best Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United States 377 38%
United Kingdom 267 27%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Germany 45 5%
Japan 29 3%
Australia 28 3%
France 23 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 912 91%
Yes 88 9%
Live? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 33 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 980 98%
Yes 20 2%
Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
14. Marquee Moon by Television
15. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
16. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
17. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
18. Low by David Bowie
19. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell
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