List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1986

The Billboard 200, published in Billboard magazine, is a weekly chart that ranks the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States. Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991, Billboard estimated the sales for the album charts from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide, which was gathered by telephone, fax or messenger service.^[1] The data was based on reports from record stores, who ranked the popularity of the best-selling records but did not provide an actual sales figures.^[2]^[3]

Chart history

Key
†	Indicates best performing album of 1986

Issue date	Album	Artist(s)	Label	Ref.
January 4	Miami Vice	Soundtrack	MCA	^[4]
January 11				^[5]
January 18				^[6]
January 25	The Broadway Album	Barbra Streisand	Columbia	^[7]
February 1				^[8]
February 8				^[9]
February 15	Promise	Sade	Portrait	^[10]
February 22	Promise	Sade	Portrait	^[11]
March 1	Welcome to the Real World	Mr. Mister	RCA Victor	^[12]
March 8	Whitney Houston †	Whitney Houston	Arista	^[13]
March 15				^[14]
March 22				^[15]
March 29				^[16]
April 5				^[17]
April 12				^[18]
April 19				^[19]
April 26	5150	Van Halen	Warner Bros.	^[20]
May 3				^[21]
May 10				^[22]
May 17	Whitney Houston †	Whitney Houston	Arista	^[23]
May 24				^[24]
May 31				^[25]
June 7				^[26]
June 14				^[27]
June 21				^[28]
June 28				^[29]
July 5	Control	Janet Jackson	A&M	^[30]
July 12	Control	Janet Jackson	A&M	^[31]
July 19	Winner in You	Patti LaBelle	MCA	^[32]
July 26	Top Gun	Soundtrack	Columbia	^[33]^[34]
August 2				^[33]^[34]
August 9				^[35]
August 16	True Blue	Madonna	Sire	^[36]
August 23				^[37]
August 30				^[38]
September 6				^[39]
September 13				^[40]
September 20	Top Gun	Soundtrack	Columbia	^[41]
September 27	Dancing on the Ceiling	Lionel Richie	Motown	^[42]
October 4	Dancing on the Ceiling	Lionel Richie	Motown	^[43]
October 11	Top Gun	Soundtrack	Columbia	^[44]
October 18	Fore!	Huey Lewis and the News	Chrysalis	^[45]
October 25	Slippery When Wet	Bon Jovi	Mercury	^[46]
November 1	Third Stage	Boston	MCA	^[47]
November 8				^[48]
November 15				^[49]
November 22				^[50]
November 29	Live/1975–85	Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	Columbia	^[51]
December 6				^[52]
December 13				^[53]
December 20				^[54]
December 27				^[55]

References

^ "Ropin' the Charts SoundScan System Good for Music and for Listeners ..." The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
^ Holden, Stephen (1991-06-22). "Billboard's New Charts Roil the Record Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
^ Goldstein, Patrick (1991-09-21). "Hype, Hokey-Pokey and the Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
^ "January 4, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "January 11, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "January 18, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "January 25, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "February 1, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "February 8, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "February 15, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "February 22, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "March 1, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "March 8, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "March 15, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "March 22, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "March 29, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "April 5, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "April 12, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "April 19, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "April 26, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "May 3, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "May 10, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "May 17, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "May 24, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "May 31, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "June 7, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "June 14, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "June 21, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "June 28, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "July 5, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "July 12, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "July 19, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "July 26, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "August 2, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "August 9, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "August 16, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "August 23, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "August 30, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "September 6, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "September 13, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "September 20, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "September 27, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "October 4, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "October 11, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "October 18, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "October 25, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "November 1, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "November 8, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "November 15, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "November 22, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "November 29, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "December 6, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "December 13, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "December 20, 1986". Billboard 200.
^ "December 27, 1986". Billboard 200.

[1] "Ropin' the Charts SoundScan System Good for Music and for Listeners ..." The Fresno Bee. The McClatchy Company. 1991-12-29. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

[2] Holden, Stephen (1991-06-22). "Billboard's New Charts Roil the Record Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

[3] Goldstein, Patrick (1991-09-21). "Hype, Hokey-Pokey and the Hot 100". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-25.

[4] "January 4, 1986". Billboard 200.

[5] "January 11, 1986". Billboard 200.

[6] "January 18, 1986". Billboard 200.

[7] "January 25, 1986". Billboard 200.

[8] "February 1, 1986". Billboard 200.

[9] "February 8, 1986". Billboard 200.

[10] "February 15, 1986". Billboard 200.

[11] "February 22, 1986". Billboard 200.

[12] "March 1, 1986". Billboard 200.

[13] "March 8, 1986". Billboard 200.

[14] "March 15, 1986". Billboard 200.

[15] "March 22, 1986". Billboard 200.

[16] "March 29, 1986". Billboard 200.

[17] "April 5, 1986". Billboard 200.

[18] "April 12, 1986". Billboard 200.

[19] "April 19, 1986". Billboard 200.

[20] "April 26, 1986". Billboard 200.

[21] "May 3, 1986". Billboard 200.

[22] "May 10, 1986". Billboard 200.

[23] "May 17, 1986". Billboard 200.

[24] "May 24, 1986". Billboard 200.

[25] "May 31, 1986". Billboard 200.

[26] "June 7, 1986". Billboard 200.

[27] "June 14, 1986". Billboard 200.

[28] "June 21, 1986". Billboard 200.

[29] "June 28, 1986". Billboard 200.

[30] "July 5, 1986". Billboard 200.

[31] "July 12, 1986". Billboard 200.

[32] "July 19, 1986". Billboard 200.

[33] "July 26, 1986". Billboard 200.

[34] "August 2, 1986". Billboard 200.

[35] "August 9, 1986". Billboard 200.

[36] "August 16, 1986". Billboard 200.

[37] "August 23, 1986". Billboard 200.

[38] "August 30, 1986". Billboard 200.

[39] "September 6, 1986". Billboard 200.

[40] "September 13, 1986". Billboard 200.

[41] "September 20, 1986". Billboard 200.

[42] "September 27, 1986". Billboard 200.

[43] "October 4, 1986". Billboard 200.

[44] "October 11, 1986". Billboard 200.

[45] "October 18, 1986". Billboard 200.

[46] "October 25, 1986". Billboard 200.

[47] "November 1, 1986". Billboard 200.

[48] "November 8, 1986". Billboard 200.

[49] "November 15, 1986". Billboard 200.

[50] "November 22, 1986". Billboard 200.

[51] "November 29, 1986". Billboard 200.

[52] "December 6, 1986". Billboard 200.

[53] "December 13, 1986". Billboard 200.

[54] "December 20, 1986". Billboard 200.

[55] "December 27, 1986". Billboard 200.

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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1986

Chart history

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References

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