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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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,488 charts

Rank Score:

35,561

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Average Rating:

88 (2,901 votes)

Comments:

265

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,268 charts

Rank Score:

12,923

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,127 charts

Rank Score:

10,927

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Overall Rank:

124

Average Rating:

81 (1,342 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

805 charts

Rank Score:

7,211

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Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

80 (926 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

585 charts

Rank Score:

4,578

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

4,031

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Overall Rank:

432

Average Rating:

80 (568 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

513 charts

Rank Score:

3,697

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Overall Rank:

475

Average Rating:

79 (702 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

501 charts

Rank Score:

3,444

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

606 charts

Rank Score:

3,387

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Overall Rank:

520

Average Rating:

77 (856 votes)

Comments:

10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

364 charts

Rank Score:

2,646

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101

Overall Rank:

660

Average Rating:

79 (496 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Pussy Galore	2	0%
Nico	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	382	38%
	265	26%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	86	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	966	97%
Yes	35	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	21	2%

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