BILLBOARD MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 1986*
No.-Album-Artist-Label 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON-WHITNEY HOUSTON-ARISTA 2 HEART-HEART-Capitol 3 SCARECROW-JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-Riva 4 AFTERBURNER-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers 5 BROTHERS IN ARMS-DIRE STRAITS-Warner Brothers 6 CONTROL-JANET JACKSON-A&M 7 WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD-MR.MISTER-RCA 8 PROMISE-Sade-Portrait 9 NO JACKET REQUIRED-Phil Collins-Atlantic 10 PRIMITIVE LOVE-Miami Sound Machine-Epic 11 Riptide-Robert Palmer-Island 12 Broadway Album-Barbara Streisand-Columbia 13 Knee Deep In The Hoopla-Starship-Grunt 14 5150-Van Halen-June-Warner Brothers 15 Listen Like Thieves-Inxs-Atlantic 16 Born In The U.S.A.-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia 17 Play Deep-Outfield-Columbia 18 In A Square Circle-Stevie Wonder-Tamla 19 Songs From The Big Chair-Tears For Fears-Mercury 20 Mike & The Mechanics-Mike & The Mechanics-Atlantic 21 Top Gun-Soundtrack-Columbia 22 Like A Rock-Bob Seger-Capitol 23 Nervous Night-Hooters-Columbia 24 Once Upon A Time-Simple Minds-A&M 25 Miami Vice-Soundtrack-MCA 26 All For Love-New Edition-MCA 27 Different Light-Bangles-Columbia 28 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-CBS Associated 29 Under Lock And Key-Dokken-Elektra 30 The Ultimate Sin-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated 31 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-Jive 32 Winner In You-Patti La Belle-MCA 33 Dream Of The Blue Turtles-Sting-A&M 34 Raising Hell-Run D.M.C.-Profile 35 So-Peter Gabriel-Geffen 36 Raised On Radio-Journey-Columbia 37 True Blue-Madonna-Sire 38 Little Creatures-Talking Heads-Sire 39 Please-Pet Shop Boys-EMI America 40 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic 41 Rock A Little-Stevie Nicks-Modern 42 Rock Me Tonight-Freddie Jackson-Capitol 43 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-Polydor 44 Parade-Prince-Warner Brothers 45 Lovin' Every Minute Of It-Loverboy-Columbia 46 Who's Zoomin' Who-Aretha Franklin-Arista 47 Street Called Desire-Rene & Angela-Mercury 48 How To Be A Zillionaire-ABC-Mercury 49 Picture Book-Simply Red-Elektra 50 Pretty In Pink-Soundtrack-A&M 51 As The Band Turns-Atlantic Starr-A&M 52 Like A Virgin-Madonna-Sire 53 Greatest Hits-The Cars-Elektra 54 Falco 3-Falco-A&M 55 World Machine-Level 42-Polydor 56 Theatre Of Pain-Motley Crue-Elektra 57 Here's To Future Days-Thompson Twins-Arista 58 Strength-The Alarm-I.R.S./MCA 59 Rapture-Anita Baker-Elektra 60 Greatest Hits-Alabama-RCA 61 Diamond Life-Sade-Portrait 62 Strength In Numbers-Thirty Eight Special-A&M 63 Pictures For Pleasure-Charlie Sexton-MCA 64 The Jets-The Jets-MCA 65 Rocky IV-Soundtrack-Scotti Brothers 66 Reckless-Bryan Adams-A&M 67 Turbo-Judas Priest-Columbia 68 Lives In The Balance-Jackson Browne-Asylum 69 Back In The Highlife Again-Steve Winwood-Island 70 Dirty Work-Rolling Stones-Columbia 71 Rockin' With The Rhythm-The Judds-RCA/Curb 72 Restless-Starpoint- Elektra 73 Hunting High And Low-A-ha-Warner Brothers 74 Ready For The World-Ready For The World-MCA 75 Luxury Of Life-Five Star-RCA 76 GTR-GTR-Arista 77 Power Windows-Rush-Mercury 78 White City:A Novel-Pete Townshend-Atco 79 Crush-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-A&M/Virgin 80 The Dream Academy-The Dream Academy-Warner Brothers 81 Radio-LL Cool J-Columbia 82 Meeting In The Ladies Room-Klymaxx-MCA 83 Belinda Carlisle-Belinda Carlisle-I.R.S. 84 Eat 'Em And Smile-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers 85 The Head On The Door-The Cure-Elektra 86 Do Me Baby-Meli'sa Morgan-Capitol 87 Master Of Puppets-Metallica-Elektra 88 Back In Black-Whodini-Jive 89 Friends-Dionne Warwick-Arista 90 Poolside-Nu Shooz-Atlantic 91 In Visible Silence-The Art Of Noise-China/Chrysalis 92 The Big Prize-Honeymoon Suite -Warner Brothers 93 That's Why I'm Here-James Taylor-Columbia 94 Emergency-Kool & Gang-De-Lite 95 Face Value-Phil Collins-Atlantic 96 Emerson,Lake & Powell-Emerson,Lake & Powell-Polydor 97 Ice On Fire-Elton John-Geffen 98 White Nights-Soundtrack-Atlantic 99 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown 100 Who Made Who-AC/DC-Atlantic * As published in the December 27th,1986 issue of Billboard Magazine.