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.