Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 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, Beastie Boys, R.E.M. and Sonic Youth.

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,115 charts

Rank Score:

49,304

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Average Rating:

88 (2,461 votes)

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229

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,040 charts

Rank Score:

15,704

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

910 charts

Rank Score:

13,335

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Overall Rank:

132

Average Rating:

81 (1,138 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

623 charts

Rank Score:

7,191

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Overall Rank:

276

Average Rating:

80 (743 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

468 charts

Rank Score:

5,115

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

3,811

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Overall Rank:

504

Average Rating:

80 (424 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

3,801

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

475 charts

Rank Score:

3,731

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Overall Rank:

517

Average Rating:

77 (707 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

417 charts

Rank Score:

3,729

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Overall Rank:

518

Average Rating:

80 (595 votes)

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10.

EVOL

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

331 charts

Rank Score:

2,683

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108

Overall Rank:

705

Average Rating:

79 (416 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	23	2%
The Residents	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Tangerine Dream	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	394	39%
	250	25%
	49	5%
	42	4%
	33	3%
	28	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	934	93%
Yes	66	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

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