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, 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:

2,298 charts

Rank Score:

44,338

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Average Rating:

88 (2,682 votes)

Comments:

251

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,158 charts

Rank Score:

14,473

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,039 charts

Rank Score:

13,240

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Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

81 (1,248 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

707 charts

Rank Score:

7,202

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Overall Rank:

269

Average Rating:

80 (837 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

521 charts

Rank Score:

5,250

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

411 charts

Rank Score:

4,224

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Overall Rank:

450

Average Rating:

80 (491 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

447 charts

Rank Score:

3,880

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

3,691

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Overall Rank:

511

Average Rating:

77 (785 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

458 charts

Rank Score:

3,598

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Overall Rank:

523

Average Rating:

80 (670 votes)

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10.

EVOL

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

360 charts

Rank Score:

2,572

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108

Overall Rank:

722

Average Rating:

79 (461 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	28	3%
The Residents	4	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
Tuxedomoon	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	396	40%
	250	25%
	49	5%
	47	5%
	32	3%
	28	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	922	92%
Yes	78	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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