Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

2,442 charts

Rank Score:

37,610

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Average Rating:

88 (2,861 votes)

Comments:

265

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,242 charts

Rank Score:

13,149

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

1,104 charts

Rank Score:

11,446

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Overall Rank:

126

Average Rating:

81 (1,319 votes)

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Peter Gabriel

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

787 charts

Rank Score:

7,284

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Overall Rank:

229

Average Rating:

80 (909 votes)

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Skylarking

XTC

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

582 charts

Rank Score:

4,905

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

458 charts

Rank Score:

4,221

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Overall Rank:

423

Average Rating:

80 (554 votes)

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Reign In Blood

Slayer

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

496 charts

Rank Score:

3,791

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Overall Rank:

473

Average Rating:

79 (688 votes)

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Lifes Rich Pageant

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

489 charts

Rank Score:

3,527

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Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

590 charts

Rank Score:

3,458

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Overall Rank:

522

Average Rating:

77 (840 votes)

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10.

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode

Year of Release:

1986

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

2,634

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104

Overall Rank:

684

Average Rating:

78 (486 votes)

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	377	38%
	266	27%
	47	5%
	46	5%
	29	3%
	29	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	910	91%
Yes	90	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

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

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