Best Albums of 1986

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Listed below are the best albums of 1986 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Gremlins Have Pictures

Roky Erickson

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1986

Appears in:

8 charts

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592.

Who's Got The 10½?
Live

Black Flag

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1986

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13 charts

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Live In London 1986
Live

Suzanne Vega

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1986

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2 charts

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Poguetry In Motion

The Pogues

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1986

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9 charts

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Die Ärzte

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1986

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6 charts

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Organum

Peter Michael Hamel

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1986

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4 charts

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Radio Musicola

Nik Kershaw

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1986

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5 charts

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Tales Of The Expected

Red Guitars

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1986

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7 charts

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Skin

Peter Hammill

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1986

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6 charts

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Forklædt Som Voksen

Kim Larsen

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1986

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6 charts

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Best Albums of 1986 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	382	38%
	264	26%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	30	3%
	28	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	915	91%
Yes	87	9%

Live?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	20	2%

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