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The Best Music of 1986

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1986. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1986, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
AC/DCWho Made Who
Anita BakerRapture
Bad BrainsI Against I
Beastie BoysLicensed To Ill
Billy BraggTalking with the Taxman About Poetry
Bon JoviSlippery When Wet
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street BandLive/1975-85
CandlemassEpicus Doomicus Metallicus
CinderellaNight Songs
Crowded HouseCrowded House
Cyndi LauperTrue Colors
Depeche ModeBlack Celebration
Dwight YoakamGuitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
Elvis CostelloKing of America
EurythmicsRevenge
GenesisInvisible Touch
Hüsker DüCandy Apple Grey
Huey Lewis and the NewsFore!
Iron MaidenSomewhere In Time
Janet JacksonControl
Lionel RichieDancing on the Ceiling
MadonnaTrue Blue
MegadethPeace Sells... But Who's Buying?
MetallicaMaster of Puppets
MotörheadOrgasmatron
New OrderBrotherhood
Nick Cave And The Bad SeedsYour Funeral...My Trial
Paul SimonGraceland
Pet Shop BoysPlease
Peter GabrielSo
Prince & The RevolutionParade
QueenA Kind of Magic
QueensrycheRage for Order
R.E.M.Life's Rich Pageant
Robert CrayStrong Persuader
Robin WilliamsA Night at the Met
Run D.M.C.Raising Hell
Salt-N-PepaHot, Cool & Vicious
Siouxsie & The BansheesTinderbox
SlayerReign In Blood
Soda StereoSignos
Sonic YouthEvol
Steve EarleGuitar Town
Steve WinwoodBack In The High Life
Talk TalkThe Colour of Spring
The BanglesDifferent Light
The Georgia SatellitesGeorgia Satellites
The SmithereensEspecially for You
The SmithsThe Queen is Dead
Tina TurnerBreak Every Rule
Tommy KeeneSongs from the Film
Van Halen5150
Various ArtistsPretty in Pink (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various ArtistsTop Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
XTCSkylarking

Songs (?)Wikipedia
AC/DCWho Made Who
Anita BakerSweet Love
Aretha Franklin feat. George MichaelI Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
Bad BrainsI Against I
BananaramaVenus
Beastie Boys(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)
Beastie BoysNo Sleep Till Brooklyn
Beastie BoysBrass Monkey
Beastie BoysPaul Revere
BerlinTake My Breath Away
Billy JoelA Matter of Trust
Billy JoelThis is the Time
Billy OceanWhen the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet BandLike a Rock
Bon JoviLivin' On A Prayer
Bon JoviYou Give Love A Bad Name
BostonAmanda
Bruce Hornsby & the RangeThe Way It Is
Bruce Hornsby and the RangeMandolin Rain
CameoWord Up!
Carly SimonComing Around Again
Chris de BurghThe Lady in Red
Crowded HouseDon't Dream It's Over
Crowded HouseSomething So Strong
Cutting Crew(I Just) Died in Your Arms
Cyndi LauperTrue Colors
Depeche ModeA Question of Time
Don JohnsonHeartbeat
Duran DuranNotorious
Dwight YoakamGuitars, Cadillacs
Dwight YoakamHonky Tonk Man
Eddie MoneyTake Me Home Tonight
ErasureSometimes
Eric ClaptonIt's In The Way That You Use It
EuropeThe Final Countdown
EurythmicsThorn In My Side
EurythmicsMissionary Man
GenesisInvisible Touch
GenesisLand Of Confusion
GenesisTonight, Tonight, Tonight
GenesisThrowing It All Away
Glass TigerDon't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
Hüsker DüDon't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
Huey Lewis & the NewsStuck With You
Huey Lewis and the NewsHip to Be Square
Iggy PopReal Wild Child (Wild One)
Iron MaidenWasted Years
James BrownLiving in America
Janet JacksonNasty
Janet JacksonWhat Have You Done For Me Lately
Janet JacksonThe Pleasure Principle
Janet JacksonControl
Janet JacksonWhen I Think Of You
Joe CockerYou Can Leave Your Hat On
Judas PriestTurbo Lover
Kenny LogginsDanger Zone
Kim WildeYou Keep Me Hangin' On
Koji KondoOverworld (The Legend of Zelda)
Lionel RichieDancing on the Ceiling
LL Cool JRock The Bells
MadonnaPapa Don't Preach
MadonnaOpen Your Heart
MadonnaLa Isla Bonita
MadonnaLive to Tell
Marshall JeffersonMove Your Body (House Music Anthem)
MegadethPeace Sells
MetallicaMaster of Puppets
MetallicaBattery
MetallicaWelcome Home (Sanitarium)
MetallicaOrion
Michael McDonaldSweet Freedom (Theme from Running Scared)
MotörheadBuilt for Speed
New OrderBizarre Love Triangle
Oingo BoingoDead Man's Party
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkIf You Leave
Ozzy OsbourneShot in the Dark
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonaldOn My Own
Paul SimonYou Can Call Me Al
Paul SimonDiamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
Paul SimonGraceland
Peter GabrielSledgehammer
Peter GabrielIn Your Eyes
Peter GabrielBig Time
Peter GabrielRed Rain
Peter Gabriel & Kate BushDon't Give Up
Prince & the RevolutionKiss
Public Image Ltd.Rise
QueenWho Wants to Live Forever
QueenA Kind of Magic
R.E.M.Fall on Me
R.E.M.Superman
Reba McEntireWhoever's in New England
Ric OcasekEmotion in Motion
Run-D.M.C.It's Tricky
Run-D.M.C. feat. AerosmithWalk This Way
Salt N PepaPush It
Siouxsie and the BansheesCities in Dust
Skinny PuppyDig It
SlayerRaining Blood
SlayerAngel of Death
Sonic YouthStarpower
Spacemen 3Losing Touch With My Mind
Stacey QTwo of Hearts
Steve EarleGuitar Town
Steve WinwoodHigher Love
Steve WinwoodBack in the High Life Again
Suzanne Vega feat. Joe JacksonLeft of Center
Swing Out SisterBreakout
Talking HeadsWild Wild Life
The BanglesWalk Like an Egyptian
The BanglesManic Monday
The BanglesIf She Knew What She Wants
The Fabulous ThunderbirdsTuff Enuff
The Georgia SatellitesKeep Your Hands to Yourself
The Human LeagueHuman
The Moody BluesYour Wildest Dreams
The PretendersDon't Get Me Wrong
The SmithsThere Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The SmithsI Know It's Over
The SmithsBigmouth Strikes Again
The SmithsPanic
They Might Be GiantsDon't Let's Start
Timbuk 3The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Tina TurnerTypical Male
Van HalenWhy Can't This Be Love
Van HalenDreams
Wang ChungEverybody Have Fun Tonight
XTCDear God
XTCGrass
Yngwie MalmsteenYou Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget

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