Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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, 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:

33,647

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,286 charts

Rank Score:

12,618

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,140 charts

Rank Score:

10,818

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Overall Rank:

120

Average Rating:

81 (1,357 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

818 charts

Rank Score:

7,136

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Overall Rank:

223

Average Rating:

80 (938 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

4,406

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

4,057

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Overall Rank:

412

Average Rating:

80 (574 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,735

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Overall Rank:

458

Average Rating:

79 (710 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

516 charts

Rank Score:

3,534

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

3,231

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Overall Rank:

538

Average Rating:

77 (866 votes)

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10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

2,660

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103

Overall Rank:

646

Average Rating:

78 (510 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	27	3%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Wham!	2	0%
A Certain Ratio	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	380	38%
	266	27%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	24	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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