Best Albums of 1986

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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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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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91.

Bring On The Night
Live

Sting

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

195

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

962

Overall Rank:

6,591

Average Rating:

71 (47 votes)

Comments:

92.

Dois

Legião Urbana

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

51 charts

Rank Score:

192

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

975

Overall Rank:

6,691

Average Rating:

81 (73 votes)

Comments:

93.

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

Dwight Yoakam

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

190

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

982

Overall Rank:

6,729

Average Rating:

75 (63 votes)

Comments:

94.

Tango

Charly García / Pedro Aznar

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

188

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

989

Overall Rank:

6,778

Average Rating:

78 (10 votes)

Comments:

95.

Rembrandt Pussyhorse

Butthole Surfers

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

187

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

993

Overall Rank:

6,823

Average Rating:

74 (62 votes)

Comments:

96.

Boomtown

David & David

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

184

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

1,003

Overall Rank:

6,907

Average Rating:

73 (27 votes)

Comments:

97.

Rendez-Vous

Jean Michel Jarre

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

181

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

1,013

Overall Rank:

6,989

Average Rating:

73 (40 votes)

Comments:

98.

God's Own Medicine

The Mission

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

181

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

1,014

Overall Rank:

6,990

Average Rating:

70 (59 votes)

Comments:

99.

Concrete Blonde

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

177

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

1,032

Overall Rank:

7,117

Average Rating:

70 (24 votes)

Comments:

100.

17 RE

Litfiba

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

175

Rank in 1986:

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	27	3%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Big Black	2	0%
Bauhaus	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	379	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%

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