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 35,000 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:	1,911 charts
Rank in 1986:	1	Rank Score:	74,326
Rank in 1980s	2	Overall Rank:	21
Average Rating: 88/100 (2,172 votes)
Comments: 205 comments

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	903 charts
Rank in 1986:	2	Rank Score:	26,477
Rank in 1980s	12	Overall Rank:	89
Average Rating: 83/100 (1,300 votes)
Comments: 81 comments

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Graceland

Paul Simon

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	808 charts
Rank in 1986:	3	Rank Score:	19,709
Rank in 1980s	17	Overall Rank:	126
Average Rating: 81/100 (994 votes)
Comments: 56 comments

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	544 charts
Rank in 1986:	4	Rank Score:	9,662
Rank in 1980s	36	Overall Rank:	279
Average Rating: 79/100 (636 votes)
Comments: 42 comments

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	430 charts
Rank in 1986:	5	Rank Score:	7,118
Rank in 1980s	48	Overall Rank:	372
Average Rating: 81/100 (436 votes)
Comments: 29 comments

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Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	419 charts
Rank in 1986:	6	Rank Score:	6,507
Rank in 1980s	53	Overall Rank:	395
Average Rating: 77/100 (624 votes)
Comments: 34 comments

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	366 charts
Rank in 1986:	7	Rank Score:	5,990
Rank in 1980s	59	Overall Rank:	435
Average Rating: 80/100 (516 votes)
Comments: 37 comments

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	335 charts
Rank in 1986:	8	Rank Score:	5,729
Rank in 1980s	62	Overall Rank:	449
Average Rating: 78/100 (499 votes)
Comments: 28 comments

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The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	295 charts
Rank in 1986:	9	Rank Score:	4,391
Rank in 1980s	85	Overall Rank:	571
Average Rating: 80/100 (360 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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10.

EVOL

Sonic Youth

Year of Release:	1986	Appears in:	283 charts
Rank in 1986:	10	Rank Score:	3,447
Rank in 1980s	110	Overall Rank:	705
Average Rating: 79/100 (360 votes)
Comments: 19 comments

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	29	3%
R. Stevie Moore	5	0%
The Residents	4	0%
Swans	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
Pussy Galore	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	398	40%
	255	25%
	51	5%
	45	4%
	37	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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