Album anniversaries

Albums from 1986

110 records. Every one of them turns 40 in 2026.

January

  1. 2 JanDifferent LightThe Bangles
  2. 23 JanSeventh StarBlack Sabbath
  3. 27 JanDoes Humor Belong in Music?Frank Zappa

February

  1. 3 FebMean BusinessThe Firm
  2. 4 FebControlJanet Jackson
  3. 4 FebOsmi nervni slomRiblja čorba
  4. 10 FebLive in New York CityJohn Lennon
  5. 11 FebLooking Back to YesterdayMichael Jackson
  6. 17 FebBalance of PowerElectric Light Orchestra
  7. 17 FebFatal PortraitKing Diamond
  8. 17 FebDen sjunde vÄgenMarie Fredriksson
  9. 22 FebThe Ultimate SinOzzy Osbourne

March

  1. 3 MarMaster of PuppetsMetallica
  2. 3 MarBalance of PowerElectric Light Orchestra
  3. 12 MarTwitchMinistry
  4. 17 MarBlack CelebrationDepeche Mode
  5. 24 MarDirty WorkThe Rolling Stones
  6. 24 Mar5150Van Halen
  7. 24 MarPleasePet Shop Boys
  8. 31 MarTurboJudas Priest

April

  1. 9 AprThe Other Side of LifeThe Moody Blues
  2. 21 AprRussian RouletteAccept
  3. 21 AprTinderboxSiouxsie and the Banshees
  4. 22 AprLes Chansons en orCĂ©line Dion

May

  1. 3 MaySecret Dreams and Forbidden FireBonnie Tyler
  2. 6 MayStanding on a BeachThe Cure
  3. 7 MayTop Gun – Original Motion Picture Soundtrackvarious artists
  4. 12 MayRunawayCarola HĂ€ggkvist
  5. 15 MayRaising HellRun-DMC
  6. 19 MaySoPeter Gabriel
  7. 24 MayWho Made WhoAC/DC
  8. 26 MayThe Final CountdownEurope
  9. 26 MayReady for RomanceModern Talking
  10. 26 MayEmerson, Lake & Powell (album)Emerson, Lake & Powell
  11. 31 MayThe FinalWham!

June

  1. 2 JunA Kind of MagicQueen
  2. 5 JunAfternoons in UtopiaAlphaville
  3. 9 JunInvisible TouchGenesis
  4. 9 JunNight SongsCinderella
  5. 16 JunThe Queen Is DeadThe Smiths
  6. 23 JunLabyrinthDavid Bowie
  7. 23 JunLabyrinthTrevor Jones
  8. 27 JunRed WaveAquarium
  9. 27 JunRed WaveKino
  10. 27 JunRed WaveAlisa
  11. 27 JunRed WaveStrannye Igry
  12. 30 JunTrue BlueMadonna
  13. 30 JunRevengeEurythmics
  14. 30 JunBack in the High LifeSteve Winwood
  15. 30 JunBroadcastCutting Crew

July

  1. 1 JulBring on the NightSting
  2. 1 JulMusic from the Edge of HeavenWham!
  3. 9 JulThe BridgeBilly Joel
  4. 14 JulRage for OrderQueensrĂżche
  5. 28 JulLanding on WaterNeil Young

August

  1. 1 AugCrowded HouseCrowded House
  2. 5 AugThe MissionEnnio Morricone
  3. 9 AugOrgasmatronMotörhead
  4. 18 AugSlippery When WetBon Jovi
  5. 18 AugABBA LiveABBA
  6. 18 AugKicking Against the PricksNick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  7. 18 AugKeys to ImaginationYanni
  8. 20 AugFore!Huey Lewis and the News
  9. 25 AugGracelandPaul Simon
  10. 25 AugPress to PlayPaul McCartney
  11. 26 AugMirrorsSandra
  12. 29 AugIn the Army NowStatus Quo

September

  1. 8 SepCrashThe Human League
  2. 22 SepConstrictorAlice Cooper
  3. 23 SepBreak Every RuleTina Turner
  4. 29 SepSomewhere in TimeIron Maiden
  5. 29 SepChicago 18Chicago
  6. 29 SepThe Pacific AgeOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

October

  1. 6 OctScoundrel Daysa-ha
  2. 6 OctThe DarkMetal Church
  3. 7 OctReign in BloodSlayer
  4. 7 OctTrue StoriesTalking Heads
  5. 9 OctU-VoxUltravox
  6. 15 OctLeather JacketsElton John
  7. 20 OctWhiplash SmileBilly Idol
  8. 20 OctLiverpoolFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  9. 25 OctEvery Breath You Take – The SinglesThe Police
  10. 27 OctSkylarkingXTC
  11. 27 OctWhen the Wind Blows – Original Motion Picture Soundtrackvarious artists
  12. 31 OctPearls of PassionRoxette

November

  1. 1 NovDreamsKlaus Schulze
  2. 1 NovMedusaClan of Xymox
  3. 3 NovMenlove Ave.John Lennon
  4. 3 NovYour Funeral... My TrialNick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  5. 3 NovAnother StepKim Wilde
  6. 4 NovTrilogyYngwie Malmsteen
  7. 4 NovThey Might Be GiantsThey Might Be Giants
  8. 4 NovGet CloseThe Pretenders
  9. 8 NovInside the Electric CircusW.A.S.P.
  10. 10 NovMorbid VisionsSepultura
  11. 10 NovIn the Middle of NowhereModern Talking
  12. 10 NovThe Whole StoryKate Bush
  13. 10 NovLive/1975–85Bruce Springsteen
  14. 10 NovLive/1975–85E Street Band
  15. 14 NovAnthologyMichael Jackson
  16. 15 NovLicensed to IllBeastie Boys
  17. 15 NovJazz from HellFrank Zappa
  18. 15 NovLive AliveStevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
  19. 17 NovDiscoPet Shop Boys
  20. 17 NovDarkness DescendsDark Angel
  21. 17 NovThink VisualThe Kinks
  22. 21 NovNotoriousDuran Duran
  23. 24 NovAugustEric Clapton

December

  1. 1 DecLive MagicQueen
  2. 16 DecElectric CaféKraftwerk

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