Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 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, Beastie Boys, Slayer, R.E.M. and Sonic Youth.

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,245 charts

Rank Score:

47,826

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Average Rating:

88 (2,592 votes)

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241

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,127 charts

Rank Score:

15,603

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

989 charts

Rank Score:

13,560

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Overall Rank:

130

Average Rating:

81 (1,199 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

676 charts

Rank Score:

7,288

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Overall Rank:

272

Average Rating:

80 (789 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

496 charts

Rank Score:

5,086

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

4,287

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

3,805

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Overall Rank:

510

Average Rating:

77 (752 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

3,763

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Overall Rank:

513

Average Rating:

79 (610 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

453 charts

Rank Score:

3,757

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514

Average Rating:

80 (643 votes)

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10.

EVOL

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,770

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105

Overall Rank:

694

Average Rating:

79 (450 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	27	3%
The Residents	4	0%
Swans	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Cardiacs	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	386	39%
	257	26%
	49	5%
	48	5%
	31	3%
	30	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%

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