RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ROCK (AOR) ALBUMS OF 1986

Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month
  1 BACK IN THE HIGHLIFE AGAIN-STEVE WINWOOD-SEPTEMBER                                                 1522
  2 SO-PETER GABRIEL-June                                                                           1494
  3 THIRD STAGE-BOSTON-October                                                                      1288
  4 5150-VAN HALEN-May                                                                              1268
  5 ONCE UPON A TIME-SIMPLE MINDS-February                                                          1238
  6 INVISIBLE TOUCH-GENESIS-July                                                                    1146
  7 LIKE A ROCK-BOB SEGER-May                                                                       1108
  8 MIKE & THE MECHANICS-Mike & The Mechanics-January                                               1012
  9 FORE!-Huey Lewis & The News-September                                                            950
 10 CAN'T HOLD BACK-Eddie Money-September                                                            904
 11 Get Close-Pretenders-November                                                                    822
 12 Georgia Satellites-Georgia Satellites-December                                                   820
 13 Lives In The Balance-Jackson Browne-March                                                        716
 14 Raised On Radio-Journey-May                                                                      712
 15 Dirty Work-Rolling Stones-April                                                                  710
 16 Living In The 20th Century-Steve Miller Band-December                                            708
 17 Strength In Numbers-.38 Special-May                                                              698
 18 Walkabout-The Fixx-June                                                                          670
 19 Listen Like Thieves-Inxs-March                                                                   668
 20 Whiplash Smile-Billy Idol-November                                                               668
 21 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-June                                                          666
 22 Eat 'Em And Smile-David Lee Roth-August                                                          654
 23 Bruce Springsteen 1975-85-December                                                               638
 24 Mean Business-The Firm-February                                                                  600
 25 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-April                                                           586
 26 This Side Of Paradise-Rick Ocasek-October                                                        578
 27 GTR-GTR-May                                                                                      510
 28 The Big Prize-Honeymoon Suite-April                                                              494
 29 Boomtown-David & David-September                                                                 484
 30 Riptide-Robert Palmer-March                                                                      476
 31 Eye Of The Zombie-John Fogerty-September                                                         470
 32 Pack Up The Plantation...Live!-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-January                                 466
 33 Revenge-Eurythmics-August                                                                        434
 34 Lifes Rich Pageant-R.E.M.-August                                                                 406
 35 Emerson,Lake & Powell-Emerson,Lake & Powell-June                                                 376
 36 True Stories-Talking Heads-October                                                               370
 37 The Secret Value Of Daydreaming-Julian Lennon-April                                              350
 38 Color Of Money-Soundtrack-November                                                               328
 39 Stereotomy-Alan Parsons Project-February                                                         290
 40 KBC Band-KBC Band-November                                                                       278
 41 Big World-Joe Jackson-May                                                                        272
 42 The Lace-Benjamin Orr-December                                                                   258
 43 Premonition-Peter Frampton-February                                                              248
 44 The Bridge-Billy Joel-September                                                                  236
 45 Ruthless People-Soundtrack-July                                                                  226
 46 Landing On Water-Neil Young-August                                                               216
 47 The Sport Of Kings-Triumph-September                                                             198
 48 The Seer-Big Country-August                                                                      196
 49 Welcome Home-'Til Tuesday-October                                                                194
 50 Top Gun-Soundtrack-June                                                                          182
 51 Rocky IV Soundtrack-February                                                                     178
 52 Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine-Daryl Hall & John Oates-August                          166
 53 Absolute Beginners-Soundtrack-April                                                              156
 54 Measure For Measure-Icehouse-June                                                                144
 55 Power-Kansas-December                                                                            112
 56 The Knife Feels Like Justice-Brian Setzer-March                                                   82
 57 Club Ninja-Blue Oyster Cult-March                                                                 80
 58 Dream Academy-Dream Academy-January                                                               78
 59 Nine Lives-Bonnie Raitt-September                                                                 72
 60 Play Deep-Outfield-February                                                                       72
 61 The Ultimate Sin-Ozzy Osbourne-March                                                              72
 62 Cocker-Joe Cocker-March                                                                           68
 63 Break Every Rule-Tina Turner-October                                                              68
 64 Fame And Fortune-Bad Company-October                                                              36
 65 Innocent Eyes-Graham Nash-April                                                                   36
 66 The Thin Red Line-Glass Tiger-August                                                              34
 67 Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-August                                          34
 68 Balance Of Power-ELO-March                                                                        34
 69 Live In New York-John Lennon-February                                                             34