Best albums of 1986

30 December 1986East coast hip hop, electronic, hip hop

28 November 1986Ambient, classical, electronic

21 November 1986

17 November 1986Aor, pop rock, rock

14 November 1986Dance-pop, disco, synth-pop

10 November 1986Black metal, death metal, metal

10 November 1986Ambient, dream pop, electronic

3 November 1986Deep soul, disco, electronic

1 November 1986Classical

13 October 1986Country, traditional country

10 October 1986Hard rock, heavy metal, neoclassical metal

6 October 1986Country

1 October 1986

1 October 1986Pop, rock, ska

1 October 1986Heavy metal, rock

29 September 1986Christmas music, country

23 September 1986

22 September 1986Alternative rock, electronic, leftfield

10 September 1986Ballad, pop, rock

29 August 1986Contemporary r&b, dance-pop, disco

19 August 1986Alternative country, classic country, country

15 August 1986R&b, soul

5 August 1986

21 July 1986Disco, electronic, pop

21 July 1986Aor, blues, blues rock

12 July 1986Rock, speed metal, thrash metal

9 July 1986Ballad, blues, electronic

1 July 1986Alternative rock, pop rock, rock

23 June 1986Hard rock, pop, rock

6 June 1986Alternative country, classic country, comedy

1 June 1986Electronic, synth-pop

26 May 1986Electronic, euro-disco, pop

22 May 1986Acid rock, pop, rock

1 May 1986Country rock, rock, roots rock

28 April 1986R&b, soul

25 April 1986

21 April 1986Arena rock, classic rock, rock

21 April 1986Art pop, coldwave, electronic

7 April 1986Noise rock

1 April 1986Pop, rock, soft rock

1 April 1986Electronic, pop, synth-pop

5 March 1986Jazz, jazz fusion

22 February 1986Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal

1 February 1986

1 January 1986Filk

1 January 1986Hard bop, jazz