Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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 Depeche Mode.

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

2,425 charts

Rank Score:

39,116

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Average Rating:

88 (2,836 votes)

Comments:

264

Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

779 charts

Rank Score:

7,394

Rank in 1986:

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Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

80 (903 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

570 charts

Rank Score:

4,920

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

451 charts

Rank Score:

4,216

Rank in 1986:

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Overall Rank:

425

Average Rating:

80 (551 votes)

Comments:

10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

2,596

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

105

Overall Rank:

697

Average Rating:

78 (478 votes)

Comments:

16.

Somewhere In Time

Iron Maiden

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,354

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

206

Overall Rank:

1,291

Average Rating:

78 (372 votes)

Comments:

18.

Invisible Touch

Genesis

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

251 charts

Rank Score:

1,254

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

220

Overall Rank:

1,388

Average Rating:

69 (424 votes)

Comments:

21.

Brotherhood

New Order

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,053

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

252

Overall Rank:

1,622

Average Rating:

77 (290 votes)

Comments:

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Infected

The The

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

930

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,810

Average Rating:

74 (162 votes)

Comments:

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Victorialand

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

911

Rank in 1986:

Rank in 1980s:

285

Overall Rank:

1,838

Average Rating:

77 (215 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	30	3%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	0%
Cocteau Twins	3	0%
Frank Zappa	3	0%
Swans	3	0%
B.B. King	3	0%
The Residents	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	382	38%
	265	27%
	46	5%
	45	5%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	912	91%
Yes	88	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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