McQ's Favorite Albums Of 1986

Highest Recommends

1. Life's Rich Pageant - REM

Strong Recommends

2. So - Peter Gabriel
3. London 0 Hull 4 - The Housemartins
4. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
5. Graceland - Paul Simon

Solid Recommends

6. Skylarking - XTC
7. Please - Pet Shop Boys

Mild Recommends

8. Crowded House
9. Strong Persuader - Robert Cray Band
10. Guitar Town - Steve Earle
11. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison

1986 Albums Of Critical Note I've Yet To Assess In Full

Album/Compact Disc/Cassette - Public Image Ltd.
Atomizer - Big Black
Black Celebration - Depeche Mode
Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello
Born Sandy Devotional - The Triffids
Brotherhood - New Order
Candy Apple Grey - Husker Du
Control - Janet Jackson
Different Light - Bangles
EVOL - Sonic Youth
Free Dirt - Died Pretty
Giant - The Woodentops
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. - Dwight Yoakam
Horse Rotovator - Coil
I Against I - Bad Brains
Infected - The The
Liberty Bell And The Black Diamond Express - The Go-Betweens
Licensed To Ill - Beastie Boys
Live 1975 -1985 - Bruce Springsteen
Kicking Against The Pricks - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
King Of America - The Costello Show
Master Of Puppets - Metallica
Parade - Prince
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying - Megadeath
Planet Rock The Album - Afrika Bambaattaa & Soulsonic Force
Raising Hell - Run-D.M.C.
Rapture - Anita Baker
Reign In Blood - Slayer
Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
Song X - Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman
Talking With The Taxman About Poetry - Billy Bragg
Tango:Zero Hour - Astor Piazzolla
The Big Heat - Stan Ridgeway
The Colour Of Spring - Talk Talk
The Good Earth - The Feelies
The No Comprendo - Les Rita Mitouko
They Might Be Giants
Throwing Muses
True Blue - Madonna
Tutu - Miles Davis
Word Up! - Cameo
World Of Echo - Arthur Russell
Your Funeral...My Trial - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds