1986 NME Albums
1. Parade - Prince & The Revolution
2. Rapture - Anita Baker
3. Control - Janet Jackson
4. Evol - Sonic Youth
5. Word Up - Cameo
6. Graceland - Paul Simon
7. Bend Sinister - The Fall
8. Rasin' Hell - Run Dmc
9. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
10. The Album - Mantronix
11. Nelson Mandela - Youssou N'dour
12. Life's Rich Pageant - Rem
13. Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello
14. King Of America - Elvis Costello
15. Your Funeral...My Trial - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
16. Schoolly D - Schoolly D
17. Rough & Rugged - Shinehead
18. Tutu - Miles Davis
19. Say What! - Trouble Funk
20. Liberty Bell & The Black Diamond.. - The Go-Betweens
21. Born Sandy Devotional - The Trifids
22. Talking To The Taxman.. - Billy Bragg
23. Candy Apple Grey - Husker Du
24. Boat To Bolivia - Martin Stephenson & The Dainties
25. London 0, Hull 4 - The Housemartins
26. Atomizer - Big Black
27. Electric Cafe - Kraftwerk
28. Holy Money - The Swans
29. True Stories - Talking Heads
30. The Unacceptable Face Of Freedom - Test Department
31. Gravity - James Brown
32. Infected The The
33. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison
34. I Love My Radio - Ll Cool J
35. Please - Pet Shop Boys
36. Giant - The Woodentops
37. Kicking Against The Pricks - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
38. Song X - Pat Metheny And Ornette Coleman
39. Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc Etc.. - Dwight Yoakam
40. Communards - The Communards
41. Album - Pil
42. Force - A Certain Ratio
43. Flaunt It - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
44. Quirk Out - Stump
45. Rembrandt Pussy Horse - The Butthole Surfers
46. Out On The Boardwalk - Ted Hawkins
47. Shop Assistants - Same
48. Back To The Old School - Just Ice
49. Oben Im Eck - Holger Hiller
50. R ‘N’ B Skeletons In The Closet - George Clinton
51. Watch Your Step - Ted Hawkins
52. Folksinger - Phranc
53. Greed - Swans
54. Avant Pop - Lester Bowie
55. Manic Pop Thrill - That Petrol Emotion
56. Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses
57. Contenders - Easterhouse
58. Peter Case - Same
59. Romantically Yours - Marvin Gaye
60. Stutter - James
NME Singles 1986
1. Kiss - Prince
2. Word Up - Cameo
3. Into The Groove(Y) - Ciccone Youth
4. Walk This Way - Run Dmc
5. Bang Zoom! Lets Go Go! - The Real Roxanne
6. Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie
7. Pain - Betty Wright
8. Kiss - Age Of Chance
9. Levi Stubbs Tears - Billy Bragg
10. Still Smokin' - Trouble Funk
11. Almost Prayed - The Weather Prophets
12. Baby I Love You So - Colourbox
13. Nasty - Janet Jackson
14. Who The Cap Fit - Shinehead
15. Rise - Pil
16. I Want You - Elvis Costello
17. Galveston Bay - Lonnie Hill
18. Psk (What Does It Mean?) - Schoolly D
19. Human - Human League
20. A Screw - Swans
21. No Conversation - View From The Hill
22. Sweet Bird Of Truth - The The
23. Panic - The Smiths
24. Sweet Love - Anita Baker
25. Starpower/Expressway To Your Skull - Sonic Youth
26. Some Candy Talking - Jesus And Mary Chain
27. World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope
28. Love Can't Turn Around - Farley Jackmaster Funk
29. Ask - The Smiths
30. Living To Late - The Fall
31. Safety Net - Shop Assistants
32. Mr Pharmacist - The Fall
33. Time Is Money (Bastard) - Swans
34. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
35. Sho’ Nuff Bumpin’ - Eu
36. Diggin’ Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
37. Hard Left - Gary Clail
38. What Have You Done For Me Lately? - Janet Jackson
39. Saturday Night - Cherrelle & Alexander O’neil
40. Sorry Somehow - Husker Du
41. Rock The Bells - Ll Cool J
42. Wide Open Road - The Triffids
43. Greetings - Half Pint
44. I’m Chilln’ - Kurtis Blow
45. Heartland - The The
46. Do Fries Go With That Shake? - George Clinton
47. Lady Soul - The Temptations
48. Rubberband Man - Youssou N’dour
49. Once More - Wedding Present
50. She’s On It - The Beast Boys
51. Poguetry In Motion Ep - The Pogues
52. Therese - The Bodines
53. Mind At The End Of The Tether - Tackhead
54. E=Mc2 - Big Audio Dynamite
55. Basslines - Mantronix
56. Jump Back(Set Me Free) - Dhar Braxton
57. Bahia Girl - David Rudder
58. Rumors - Timex Social Club
59. Velocity Girl - Primal Scream
60. Whistling In The Dark - Easterhouse
New Musical Express Compiled Other Lists This Year
• Compilation Albums
• Re-Issues
• Reggae 45’s
• Reggae Albums
• African Albums
• Country Albums
• Jazz
Pop Poll 1986
(NME 14/02/87)
Many Thanks to Colin Hamilton For Supplying Pop Poll Results.
Best Group
1 The Smiths
2 The Housemartins
3 The Fall
4 New Order
5 The Pogues
6 REM
7 Cocteau Twins
8 Elvis Costello and the Attractions
9 Sonic Youth
10 Talking Heads
Best Album
1 The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
2 London 0 Hull 4 - The Housemartins
3 Brotherhood - New Order
4 King Of America - The Costello Show
5 Bend Sinister - The Fall
6 Life's Rich Pageant - REM
7 Infected - The The
8 Talking With The Taxman About Poetry - Billy Bragg
9 Graceland - Paul Simon
10 Blood And Chocolate - Elvis Costello
Best Single
1 Panic - The Smiths
2 Kiss - Prince
3 Heartland - The The
=4 Ask - The Smiths
=4 Levi Stubbs Tears - Billy Bragg
6 Happy Hour - The Housemartins
7 Some Candy Talking - Jesus and Mary Chain
8 I Want You - Elvis Costello
9 Into The Groove(Y) - Ciccone Youth
10 Kiss - Age Of Chance
Best New Act
1 The Housemartins
2 Age Of Chance
3 We've Got A Fuzzbox
4 Mighty Lemon Drops
5 Stump
