RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1986
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 BACK IN THE HIGHLIFE AGAIN-STEVE WINWOOD-SEPTEMBER 1522 2 SO-PETER GABRIEL-June 1494 3 THIRD STAGE-BOSTON-October 1288 4 5150-VAN HALEN-May 1268 5 ONCE UPON A TIME-SIMPLE MINDS-February 1238 6 INVISIBLE TOUCH-GENESIS-July 1146 7 LIKE A ROCK-BOB SEGER-May 1108 8 MIKE & THE MECHANICS-Mike & The Mechanics-January 1012 9 FORE!-Huey Lewis & The News-September 950 10 CAN'T HOLD BACK-Eddie Money-September 904 11 Get Close-Pretenders-November 822 12 Georgia Satellites-Georgia Satellites-December 820 13 Lives In The Balance-Jackson Browne-March 716 14 Raised On Radio-Journey-May 712 15 Dirty Work-Rolling Stones-April 710 16 Living In The 20th Century-Steve Miller Band-December 708 17 Strength In Numbers-.38 Special-May 698 18 Walkabout-The Fixx-June 670 19 Listen Like Thieves-Inxs-March 668 20 Whiplash Smile-Billy Idol-November 668 21 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-June 666 22 Eat 'Em And Smile-David Lee Roth-August 654 23 Bruce Springsteen 1975-85-December 638 24 Mean Business-The Firm-February 600 25 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-April 586 26 This Side Of Paradise-Rick Ocasek-October 578 27 GTR-GTR-May 510 28 The Big Prize-Honeymoon Suite-April 494 29 Boomtown-David & David-September 484 30 Riptide-Robert Palmer-March 476 31 Eye Of The Zombie-John Fogerty-September 470 32 Pack Up The Plantation...Live!-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-January 466 33 Revenge-Eurythmics-August 434 34 Lifes Rich Pageant-R.E.M.-August 406 35 Emerson,Lake & Powell-Emerson,Lake & Powell-June 376 36 True Stories-Talking Heads-October 370 37 The Secret Value Of Daydreaming-Julian Lennon-April 350 38 Color Of Money-Soundtrack-November 328 39 Stereotomy-Alan Parsons Project-February 290 40 KBC Band-KBC Band-November 278 41 Big World-Joe Jackson-May 272 42 The Lace-Benjamin Orr-December 258 43 Premonition-Peter Frampton-February 248 44 The Bridge-Billy Joel-September 236 45 Ruthless People-Soundtrack-July 226 46 Landing On Water-Neil Young-August 216 47 The Sport Of Kings-Triumph-September 198 48 The Seer-Big Country-August 196 49 Welcome Home-'Til Tuesday-October 194 50 Top Gun-Soundtrack-June 182 51 Rocky IV Soundtrack-February 178 52 Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine-Daryl Hall & John Oates-August 166 53 Absolute Beginners-Soundtrack-April 156 54 Measure For Measure-Icehouse-June 144 55 Power-Kansas-December 112 56 The Knife Feels Like Justice-Brian Setzer-March 82 57 Club Ninja-Blue Oyster Cult-March 80 58 Dream Academy-Dream Academy-January 78 59 Nine Lives-Bonnie Raitt-September 72 60 Play Deep-Outfield-February 72 61 The Ultimate Sin-Ozzy Osbourne-March 72 62 Cocker-Joe Cocker-March 68 63 Break Every Rule-Tina Turner-October 68 64 Fame And Fortune-Bad Company-October 36 65 Innocent Eyes-Graham Nash-April 36 66 The Thin Red Line-Glass Tiger-August 34 67 Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-August 34 68 Balance Of Power-ELO-March 34 69 Live In New York-John Lennon-February 34