Best Albums of 1986

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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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Seelengeld

Wolf Biermann

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1986

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3 charts

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Hotel Hotel

Jac Berrocal

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1986

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3 charts

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Poison Summer

Trotsky Icepick

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1986

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5 charts

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Chlapec Z Ulice

Miroslav Žbirka

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1986

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2 charts

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785.

Still Standing

Jason And The Scorchers

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1986

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4 charts

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786.

In Action

U.K. Subs

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1986

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2 charts

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787.

Songs Of Innocence And Of Experience

Greg Brown

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1986

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3 charts

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788.

Dreams Of Ordinary Men

Dragon

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1986

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3 charts

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789.

Animal Magic

The Blow Monkeys

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1986

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5 charts

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790.

Blind Before I Stop

Meat Loaf

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1986

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7 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Cocteau Twins	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	380	38%
	267	27%
	45	5%
	44	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	913	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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