BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1986
No.-Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON-WHITNEY HOUSTON-JUNE 3118 2 CONTROL-JANET JACKSON-July 2180 3 TRUE BLUE-MADONNA-August 1610 4 INVISIBLE TOUCH-GENESIS-August 1472 5 FIRE!-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-October 1324 6 THIRD STAGE-BOSTON-November 1270 7 DANCING ON THE CEILING-LIONEL RICHIE-September 1268 8 TOP GUN-Soundtrack-July 1238 9 RAISING HELL-Run D.M.C.-September 1126 10 5150-Van Halen-May 1046 11 Promise-Sade-February 1010 12 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood-September 998 13 Broadway Album-Barbara Streisand-February 930 14 Like A Rock-Bob Seger-June 842 15 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-July 798 16 Winner In You-Patti La Belle-July 794 17 So-Peter Gabriel-July 780 18 Knee Deep In The Hoopla-Starship-March 778 19 Welcome To The Real World-Mr.Mister-March 746 20 Bruce Springsteen 1975-85-December 738 21 The Bridge-Billy Joel-September 622 22 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-November 582 23 Eat 'Em And Smile-David Lee Roth-August 560 24 Pretty In Pink-Soundtrack-May 558 25 Parade-Prince-May 532 26 The Ultimate Sin-Ozzy Osbourne-April 480 27 Please-Pet Shop Boys-June 460 28 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-July 448 29 Break Every Rule-Tina Turner-November 418 30 Falco 3-Falco-April 412 31 Once Upon A Time-Simple Minds-March 394 32 Raised On Radio-Journey-May 390 33 Rock A Little-Stevie Nicks-February 382 34 Dirty Work-Rolling Stones-May 376 35 Play Deep-Outfield-June 364 36 Whiplash Smile-Billy Idol-December 350 37 Riptide-Robert Palmer-May 324 38 Word Up-Cameo-December 284 39 Rocky IV Soundtrack-February 276 40 Rapture-Anita Baker-December 262 41 Every Breath You Take:The Singles-Police-December 256 42 Music From The Edge Of Heaven-Wham!-August 234 43 Listen Like Thieves-Inxs-April 186 44 Friends-Dionne Warwick-March 182 45 GTR-GTR-July 154 46 Somewhere In Time-Iron Maiden-November 144 47 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-July 142 48 Revenge-Eurythmics-October 106 49 Nervous Night-Hooters-March 72 50 Belinda Carlisle-September 70