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: 2 hours ago).
"Almost 3 years after Rock for Light Bad Brains came back with a change of pace heavier sound which would lead the way for many alternative bands to come." Reply
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Brandon8 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Year of Release:
1986
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Rank Score:
280
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"A good pop record from an artist that deserves more recognition than he received in his heyday. Nice to see Mr. Winwood bank some cash." Reply
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"This is an angry monster of politics,disease and oppression...Lydon has the best musicians and a great set of songs for this collection...I think "Home" is a battle cry and possibly the best song of the decade...a great statement!" Reply
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jojoexile | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"After an awesome debut and a two year gap to a still pretty good sophomore effort, we waited another 8 year for... this? Egad, what a letdown. I hate it when people throw the "corporate rock" term at Boston in general, but for this album? Oh, yeah." Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Beautiful, evocative album which is a maelstrom of all of 4ADs greatest bands (circa mide Eightees) and indeed, a number contributed, including DCD and Cocteau Twisns. This is the best of their 3 albums - lots to get into here - listen in a darkened room with plenty of atmosphere." Reply
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"Best italian rock album of all time!" Reply
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Genga009 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I actually own the original 8 track 12” release of ‘Kaleidoscope World’ on vinyl and it remained one of my all time favourites for a very long time. It wasn’t until much later on I discovered it was actually a compilation of early of EP’s and singles There’s actually 3 different versions of ‘Kale..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Less schmaltz, more cheekiness please..." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Legião's masterpiece, ''Dois'' is the total proof of Renato Russo's geniality as a composer and as a singer. One of the plenty things that make this album so special is that almost all its songs are sublime. If you want to know this band, this is a stunning first step!" Reply
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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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