Best Albums of 1986

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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Year of Release:
1986
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10
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Year of Release:
1986
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Year of Release:
1986
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
10
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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10
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648.
Deep Six 
Compilation
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
9
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1986:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 65 of 100

Best Albums of 1986 composition

Country Albums %


United States 383 38%
United Kingdom 264 26%
Germany 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 43 4%
Japan 29 3%
Australia 28 3%
France 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%
Best Albums of the 2000s
1. In Rainbows by Radiohead
2. Kid A by Radiohead
3. Funeral by Arcade Fire
4. Is This It by The Strokes
5. Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
6. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco
7. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys
8. Madvillainy by Madvillain
9. Turn On The Bright Lights by Interpol
10. Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
11. Sound Of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
12. A Rush Of Blood To The Head by Coldplay
13. Elephant by The White Stripes
14. For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
15. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
16. Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age
17. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
18. Amnesiac by Radiohead
19. Demon Days by Gorillaz
20. Discovery by Daft Punk
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