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The Best Pop Rock Albums of 1986 by User Score
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Pop Rock
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1
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Soda Stereo - Signos
November 10th, 1986
New Wave
,
Pop Rock
,
Latin Rock
USER SCORE
84
188 ratings
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2
.
Paul Simon - Graceland
August 12th, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
84
840 ratings
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3
.
XTC - Skylarking
October 27th, 1986
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
84
417 ratings
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4
.
Peter Gabriel - So
May 19th, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
82
471 ratings
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5
.
Prince & The Revolution - Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon
March 31st, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Psychedelic Soul
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
81
250 ratings
Amazon
6
.
R. Stevie Moore - Glad Music
March 1st, 1986
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
80
32 ratings
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7
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IRA! - Vivendo E Não Aprendendo
August 25th, 1986
Post-Punk
,
Pop Rock
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
79
11 ratings
Amazon
8
.
Luis Alberto Spinetta - Privé
February 0th, 1986
New Wave
,
Art Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
79
19 ratings
Amazon
9
.
Elvis Costello - King of America
February 21st, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
79
43 ratings
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10
.
Charly García Y Pedro Aznar - Tango
March 29th, 1986
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
78
25 ratings
Amazon
11
.
'Til Tuesday - Welcome Home
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
77
11 ratings
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12
.
Luis Alberto Spinetta & Fito Páez - La la la
December 0th, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Baroque Pop
,
Art Pop
USER SCORE
76
18 ratings
Amazon
13
.
Os Paralamas Do Sucesso - Selvagem?
May 0th, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Reggae
,
Dub
,
Ska
,
New Wave
USER SCORE
75
25 ratings
Amazon
14
.
Cutting Crew - Broadcast
November 22nd, 1986
Pop Rock
,
AOR
USER SCORE
74
21 ratings
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15
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Crowded House - Crowded House
June 1st, 1986
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
74
63 ratings
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16
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Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling
August 5th, 1986
Pop Soul
,
Adult Contemporary
,
Synthpop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
74
27 ratings
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17
.
Bonnie Tyler - Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
May 3rd, 1986
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
73
13 ratings
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18
.
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
September 15th, 1986
Pop Rock
,
Pop
USER SCORE
73
74 ratings
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19
.
Les Rita Mitsouko - The No Comprendo
September 20th, 1986
New Wave
,
French Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
72
16 ratings
Amazon
20
.
Pretenders - Get Close
October 20th, 1986
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
71
12 ratings
Amazon
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21
.
Belinda Carlisle - Belinda
May 19th, 1986
Pop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
71
13 ratings
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22
.
Eurythmics - Revenge
June 30th, 1986
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
70
28 ratings
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23
.
Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is
April 1st, 1986
Piano Rock
,
Heartland Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Sophisti-Pop
,
Americana
USER SCORE
70
21 ratings
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24
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Bangles - Different Light
January 2nd, 1986
Pop Rock
,
New Wave
,
Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
67
44 ratings
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25
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Roxette - Pearls of Passion
October 31st, 1986
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
67
11 ratings
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