Records of the Year: 1986

  1. Genesis – Invisible Touch | 4.5
  2. Cleaners From Venus – Living With Victoria Grey | 4.5
  3. Madonna – True Blue | 4.0
  4. Beastie Boys – Licensed to Ill | 4.0
  5. a-ha – Scoundrel Days | 4.0
  6. Descendents – Enjoy! | 4.0
  7. Astor Piazzolla – Tango: Zero Hour | 4.0
  8. Die Ärzte – Die Ärzte | 3.5
  9. Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Flaunt It | 3.5
  10. Depeche Mode – Black Celebration | 3.0
  11. Slayer – Reign in Blood | 3.0
  12. Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey | 3.0
  13. Talking Heads – True Stories | 3.0
  14. Herbert Grönemeyer – Sprünge | 3.0
  15. David Bowie & Trevor Jones – Labyrinth | 3.0
  16. Bad Brains – I Against I | 3.0
  17. Dead Kennedys – Bedtime for Democracy | 3.0
  18. Uniform Choice – Screaming for Change | 3.0
  19. Big Black – Atomizer | 3.0
  20. Black Sabbath feat. Tony Iommi – Seventh Star | 2.5