Best Albums of 1986

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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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951.

Evening Of The Harvest

Translator

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1986

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2 charts

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952.

Si Tcha

Sam Fan Thomas

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1986

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2 charts

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953.

The Twelve Inch Mixes
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Spandau Ballet

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1986

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954.

Safe Mode: On

Rock Columbia

Robert Hunter

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1986

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2 charts

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955.

Shovel

Feedtime

Year of Release:

1986

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5 charts

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955.

The Power Of Expression

Bl'ast!

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1986

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955.

Heartland

The Band Of Blacky Ranchette

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1986

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4 charts

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958.

Damenwahl

Die Toten Hosen

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1986

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3 charts

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959.

Captive

The Edge

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1986

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960.

In From The Cold

The Prisoners

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1986

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Pet Shop Boys	2	0%
Cardiacs	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	382	38%
	263	26%
	46	5%
	44	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	20	2%

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