AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK’S TOP ALBUMS OF 1986
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month-Peak Position 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON-WHITNEY HOUSTON-JUNE-1 2 BROTHERS IN ARMS-DIRE STRAITS-January-1 3 FOR THE WORKING CLASS MAN-JIMMY BARNES-March-1 4 SCARECROW-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-January-1 5 REVENGE-EURYTHMICS-October-2 6 ROCK A LITTLE-STEVIE NICKS-February-5 7 THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES-STING-April-1 8 INVISIBLE TOUCH-Genesis-July-3 9 KEV'S BACK-Kevin Bloody Wilson-July-8 10 TRUE BLUE-Madonna-August-1 11 The Bridge-Billy Joel-October-2 12 Cocker-Joe Cocker-July-9 13 The Cars Greatest Hits-The Cars-March-3 14 Listen Like Thieves-Inxs-January-1 15 Fine Young Cannibals-Fine Young Cannibals-March-2 16 Picture Book-Simply Red-September-6 17 Little Creatures-Talking Heads-January-2 18 Promise-Sade-February-9 19-Top Gun Soundtrack-Various Artists-October-3 20 Feargal Sharkey-Feargal Sharkey-March-7 21 5150-Van Halen-June-5 22 Graceland-Paul Simon-November-1 23 Dirty Work-Rolling Stones-April-2 24 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-October-2 25 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-October-1 26 No Jacket Required-Phil Collins-March-1 27 Whispering Jack-John Farnham-November-1 28 Radio Songs:A Best Of-Cold Chisel-January-3 29 Human Frailty-Hunters & Collectors-May-10 30 Who Made Who?-AC/DC-July-4 31 So-Peter Gabriel-July-5 32 True Stories-Talking Heads-October-2 33 Greatest Hits Vol. 1-Mental As Anything-May-2 34 The Singles Collection-Spandau Ballet-February-3 35 The Broadway Album-Barbara Streisand-May-8 36 Absolutely-Eurogliders-June-9 37 What A Life-Divinyls-February-5 38 Measure For Measure-Icehouse-May-8 39 1986 The Way To Go-Various Artists-May-1 40 Love An Adventure-Pseudo Echo-March-14 41 Reckless-Bryan Adams-January-5 42 All The Hits-Various Artists-April-4 43 The Head On The Door-The Cure-February-6 44 1986 Just For Kicks-Various Artists-September-1 45 Pretty In Pink-Soundtrack-July-6 46 Best Of The Eagles-Eagles-June-7 47 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood=September-11 48 Streetlife:20 Great Hits-Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music-June-2 49 The Final-Wham!-August-5 50 Mars Needs Guitars-Hoodoo Gurus-January-15 51 Every Beat of My Heart-Rod Stewart-October-16 52 Suzanne Vega-Suzanne Vega-March-23 53 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-July-8 54 Fore!-Huey Lewis & The News-November-3 55 Ice On Fire-Elton John-January-10 56 Afterburner-ZZ Top-January-12 57 Into The Light-Chris DeBurgh-November-14 58 Leather Jackets-Elton John-November-4 59 Please-Pet Shop Boys-June-10 60 Eaten Alive-Diana Ross-June-11 61 Love Songs Of The Rock & Roll Era-Various Artists-August-22 62 H'its Awesome! '86-Various Artists-September-4 63 Television's Greatest Hits-Various Artists-April-7 64 Standing On A Beach/The Singles-The Cure-September-13 65 Easy Pieces-Lloyd Cole & The Commotions-February-14 66 Greatest Hits Volume I & II-Billy Joel-January-4 67 Parade-Prince-May-8 68 A Kind Of Magic-Queen-August-12 69 Gossip-Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls-October-15 70 Ganggajang-Ganggajang-February-27 71 White City-Pete Townsend-March-16 72 Big World-Joe Jackson-June-22 73 Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-85-Bruce Springsteen-November-3 74 Here's To Future Days-Thompson Twins-February-8 75 Hunting High And Low-A-ha-July-15 76 Plaza Suite-Martin Plaza-March-12 77 Bring On The Night-Sting-August-9 78 Riptide-Robert Palmer-June-17 79 Welcome To The Real World-Mr.Mister-April-17 80 Island Life-Grace Jones-March-9 81 1986 Out Now-Various Artists-January-2 82 Dreams Of Ordinary Men-Dragon-September-18 83 Miami Vice:Music From The TV Series-Various Artists-April-17 84 Seven The Hard Way-Pat Benatar-March-18 85 Bear Witness-I'm Talking-September-14 86 Be Yourself Tonight-Eurythmics-January-25 87 Control-Janet Jackson-September-25 88 1987 Let's Party-Various Artists-December-4 89 Like A Rock-Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band-June-24 90 1986 Way To Go Mega-Mixes-Various Artists-June-9 91 The Very Best Of The Platters-The Platters-June-11 92 Heart-Heart-February-37 93 Stop Making Sense-Talking Heads-January-18 94 Crowded House-Crowded House-August-27 95 Mike & The Mechanics-Mike & The Mechanics-July-36 96 Elvis Ballads-Elvis Presley-June-18 97 Eye Of The Zombie-John Fogerty-October-17 98 Pictures For Pleasure-Charlie Sexton-May-26 99 Summer '87-Various Artists-December-2 100 Diamond Life-Sade-June-27