RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 86 ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1986*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 AFTERBURNER-ZZ TOP-JANUARY 2 5150-VAN HALEN-May 3 SO-PETER GABRIEL-June 4 SCARECROW-J0HN COUGAR MELLENCAMP-January 5 INVISIBLE TOUCH-GENESIS-August 6 LIKE A ROCK-BOB SEGER-May 7 BACK IN THE HIGHLIFE AGAIN-STEVE WINWOOD-September 8 LISTEN LIKE THIEVES-Inxs-April 9 TUFF ENUFF-Fabulous Thunderbirds-April 10 ONCE UPON A TIME-Simple Minds-February 11 Mike & The Mechanics-Mike & The Mechanics-January 12 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & Range-November 13 Strength In Numbers-.38 Special-May 14 White City-Pete Townsend-January 15 Raised On Radio-Journey-May 16 Lives In The Balance-Jackson Browne-March 17 The Big Prize-Honeymoon Suite-April 18 Riptide-Robert Palmer-May 19 Heart-Heart-March 20 Dirty Work-Rolling Stones-May 21 Play Deep-Outfield-June 22 Brothers In Arms-Dire Straits-January 23 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-July 24 Walkabout-The Fixx-June 25 Fore!-Huey Lewis & The News-October 26 Welcome To The Real World-Mr.Mister-March 27 Mean Business-The Firm-February 28 Eat 'Em And Smile-David Lee Roth-September 29 GTR-GTR-May 30 Can't Hold Back-Eddie Money-September 31 Boomtown-David & David-September 32 Lifes Rich Pageant-R.E.M.-October 33 Rock A Little-Stevie Nicks-February 34 Measure For Measure-Icehouse-July 35 Third Stage-Boston-November 36 Slippery When Wet-Bon Jovi-December 37 Revenge-Eurythmics-September 38 This Side Of Paradise-Rick Ocasek-October 39 Reconciled-The Call-March 40 Eye Of The Zombie-John Fogerty-September 41 Power Windows-Rush-January 42 Emerson,Lake & Powell-Emerson,Lake & Powell-June 43 Pack Up The Plantation...Live!-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-January 44 Big World-Joe Jackson-May 45 True Stories-Talking Heads-November 46 The Sport Of Kings-Triumph-September 47 Knee Deep In The Hoopla-Starship-March 48 Rocky IV Soundtrack-February 49 Nervous Night-Hooters-January 50 Dream Academy-Dream Academy-January 51 Landing On Water-Neil Young-August 52 The Bridge-Billy Joel-September 53 Strength-Alarm-January 54 The Secret Value Of Daydreaming-Julian Lennon-April 55 Top Gun-Soundtrack-July 56 Stereotomy-Alan Parsons Project-February 57 Seven The Hard Way-Pat Benatar-January 58 The Ultimate Sin-Ozzy Osbourne-March 59 Premonition-Peter Frampton-February 60 Get Close-Pretenders-November 61 Ruthless People-Soundtrack-July 62 Georgia Satellites-Georgia Satellites-December 63 Especially For You-Smithereens-September 64 Out Of Mind Out Of Sight-Models-May 65 Whiplash Smile-Billy Idol-December 66 The Thin Red Line-Glass Tiger-August 67 Astra-Asia-January 68 The Seer-Big Country-July 69 Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-August 70 KBC Band-KBC Band-November 71 Under Lock And Key-Dokken-January 72 Under A Raging Moon-Roger Daltrey-January 73 Welcome Home-'Til Tuesday-October 74 Rod Stewart-Rod Stewart-July 75 Color Of Money-Soundtrack-November 76 Absolute Beginners-Soundtrack-April 77 Lovin' Every Minute Of It-Loverboy-February 78 Cocker-Joe Cocker-March 79 Pretty In Pink Soundtrack-May 80 Greetings From Timbuk3-Timbuk3-October 81 Nine Lives-Bonnie Raitt-September 82 Break Every Rule-Tina Turner-November 83 Club Ninja-Blue Oyster Cult-March 84 Greatest Hits-Cars 85 No Jacket Required-Phil Collins-March 86 Graceland-Paul Simon-December * As published in the December 12,1986 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.