Best Albums of 1986 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 36,000 greatest album charts.

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1986 year summaryThe best artists of 1986 were The Smiths, Metallica, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Beastie Boys, R.E.M., Slayer, Talk Talk and Sonic Youth.

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Album

Artist

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	1,957 charts
Rank in 1986:	1	Rank Score:	75,336
Rank in 1980s	2	Overall Rank:	21
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,235 votes)
Comments: 212 comments

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	934 charts
Rank in 1986:	2	Rank Score:	26,697
Rank in 1980s	12	Overall Rank:	90
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,339 votes)
Comments: 84 comments

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Graceland

Paul Simon

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	836 charts
Rank in 1986:	3	Rank Score:	20,237
Rank in 1980s	17	Overall Rank:	126
Average Rating: 81/100 (1,020 votes)
Comments: 56 comments

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	560 charts
Rank in 1986:	4	Rank Score:	9,900
Rank in 1980s	35	Overall Rank:	279
Average Rating: 79/100 (654 votes)
Comments: 43 comments

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	437 charts
Rank in 1986:	5	Rank Score:	7,232
Rank in 1980s	47	Overall Rank:	370
Average Rating: 81/100 (446 votes)
Comments: 30 comments

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Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	423 charts
Rank in 1986:	6	Rank Score:	6,281
Rank in 1980s	57	Overall Rank:	416
Average Rating: 77/100 (640 votes)
Comments: 34 comments

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	383 charts
Rank in 1986:	7	Rank Score:	6,212
Rank in 1980s	58	Overall Rank:	422
Average Rating: 80/100 (537 votes)
Comments: 40 comments

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	346 charts
Rank in 1986:	8	Rank Score:	5,948
Rank in 1980s	61	Overall Rank:	447
Average Rating: 78/100 (514 votes)
Comments: 29 comments

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The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	311 charts
Rank in 1986:	9	Rank Score:	4,486
Rank in 1980s	84	Overall Rank:	571
Average Rating: 80/100 (375 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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10.

EVOL

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	300 charts
Rank in 1986:	10	Rank Score:	3,530
Rank in 1980s	108	Overall Rank:	706
Average Rating: 79/100 (371 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	29	3%
R. Stevie Moore	4	0%
The Residents	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
UB40	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	396	40%
	255	26%
	53	5%
	45	5%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	20	2%
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