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2023
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1986 Album Releases
1985
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1986
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Jun 16
The Smiths
The Queen Is Dead
100
critic score
(3)
89
user score
(4,800)
Mar 3
Metallica
Master of Puppets
100
critic score
(4)
90
user score
(3,990)
Oct 7
Slayer
Reign in Blood
90
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(1,267)
Nov 15
Beastie Boys
Licensed to Ill
93
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(1,254)
Jun 30
Madonna
True Blue
81
critic score
(5)
80
user score
(921)
Feb 28
Swans
Greed
50
critic score
(2)
65
user score
(851)
Aug 12
Paul Simon
Graceland
100
critic score
(6)
84
user score
(839)
Mar 27
Swans
Holy Money
90
critic score
(1)
68
user score
(804)
May 1
Sonic Youth
EVOL
88
critic score
(6)
81
user score
(763)
Sep 19
Megadeth
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
90
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(755)
Feb 4
Janet Jackson
Control
90
critic score
(4)
83
user score
(649)
Mar 17
Depeche Mode
Black Celebration
85
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(595)
Feb 17
Talk Talk
The Colour of Spring
63
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(518)
Sep 29
New Order
Brotherhood
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(489)
Sep 29
Iron Maiden
Somewhere in Time
74
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(477)
May 19
Peter Gabriel
So
88
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(464)
Nov 10
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd
The Moon and the Melodies
70
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(455)
Oct 7
Talking Heads
True Stories
63
critic score
(3)
61
user score
(426)
1986
Big Black
Atomizer
90
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(417)
Oct 27
XTC
Skylarking
93
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(416)
1986
Arthur Russell
World of Echo
71
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(408)
Apr 14
Cocteau Twins
Victorialand
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(405)
Jun 2
Queen
A Kind of Magic
42
critic score
(3)
63
user score
(392)
Jun 10
Candlemass
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(383)
Nov 3
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Your Funeral... My Trial
82
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(365)
May 15
Run-D.M.C.
Raising Hell
100
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(347)
Aug 18
Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
80
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(331)
Jul 28
R.E.M.
Lifes Rich Pageant
90
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(318)
1986
Swans
Public Castration Is a Good Idea
75
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(262)
Mar 31
Prince & The Revolution
Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon
83
critic score
(5)
80
user score
(251)
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Jun 9
Genesis
Invisible Touch
70
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(238)
Aug 18
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Kicking Against the Pricks
70
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(230)
Mar 24
Pet Shop Boys
Please
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(230)
Apr 22
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Tinderbox
80
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(214)
1986
Coil
Horse Rotorvator
98
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(199)
Jan 31
Swans
Time Is Money (Bastard)
90
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(196)
Nov 10
Soda Stereo
Signos
90
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(188)
1986
Hiroshi Yoshimura
Green
74
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(187)
Jul 2
Metallica
Master Of Puppets
96
user score
(184)
Nov 10
Kraftwerk
Electric Café
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(178)
Jun 25
Momoko Kikuchi
Adventure
80
user score
(171)
Nov 1
Bad Brains
I Against I
94
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(171)
May 2
Swans
A Screw
80
critic score
(1)
62
user score
(160)
Nov 4
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
80
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(158)
Jan 28
Black Sabbath
Seventh Star
50
critic score
(2)
48
user score
(157)
Sep 1
Cocteau Twins
Love's Easy Tears
60
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(144)
Jul 2
Legião Urbana
Dois
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(143)
Jul 14
Bob Dylan
Knocked Out Loaded
47
critic score
(4)
37
user score
(135)
Nov 1
Kreator
Pleasure to Kill
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(135)
Sep 1
The Chameleons
Strange Times
90
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(133)
Mar 24
Van Halen
5150
70
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(126)
Jun 25
Titãs
Cabeça Dinossauro
90
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(123)
Mar 1
Hüsker Dü
Candy Apple Grey
75
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(121)
Mar 24
The Rolling Stones
Dirty Work
70
critic score
(2)
52
user score
(120)
Feb 24
Kate Bush
Hounds of Love
94
user score
(117)
Mar 23
Siekiera
Nowa Aleksandria
80
user score
(116)
Sep
Felt
Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
92
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(115)
Aug 22
Paul McCartney
Press to Play
45
critic score
(2)
44
user score
(110)
Nov
Dead Kennedys
Bedtime for Democracy
60
critic score
(3)
62
user score
(108)
Nov 17
The The
Infected
85
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(108)
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