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.