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: 6 hours ago).
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"Manager: “ Hey Gordy what have you got planned for the Bring On The Night concerts” ? Sting: “ I’m going to show off my jazz chops and play prolonged inprov sections intermixed with Police interpretations and choose the the most bland tracks from my catalogue , then I’m going to release this whol..." [+] Reply
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"The rocking Bakersfield side of the New Traditional Country. Fresh air, rarely breathed again since that time." Reply
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O.T. | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This was the first CD I ever bought after many years of vinyl. I loved it the first time I heard it & today my opinion remains the same: it's one of the very best albums in my music collection (over 500). If my house was on fire & I could get in & only grab 5 CD's, this would be one of them." Reply
"A pretty bizarre collection of noise that is strangely appealing, if not always easy to listen to." Reply
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"I bought this album on vinyl when it first came out and probably haven't listened to it in over twenty years. I had forgotten how good it sounds, particularly how good the vocals are. Severina is my favourite track. There are hints to U2 imo." Reply
"I actually enjoy this more then Oxygene, Fourth Rendez-vous being the best track in my opinion. If you're not keen on the old French synth-boff then I don't think this'll change your opinion, mind." Reply
"Pretty strong album from the legendary indie girl group from Edinburgh, Scotland. Strongly influenced by The Shangri-Las and Girls At Our Best! they had a unique sound, thanks to having two drummers, bridging the gap between post-punk and the later jangly twee bands. Sounds a bit like 'Just Like ..." [+] Reply
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"Well this album is criminally underrated (or more accurately, probably overlooked). Maybe I'm biased because it's the best album by my favorite band. I used to think Bloodletting was their best album, but I was wrong. Every track here is gold. The only "weakness", if you want to call it that, is ..." [+] 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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