The best selling album in 1986 in Austria was GELD ODER LEBEN by ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG | GELD ODER LEBEN | 1985 |
| 2 | DIRE STRAITS | BROTHERS IN ARMS | 1985 |
| 3 | FALCO | FALCO 3 | 1985 |
| 4 | STS | GRENZENLOS | 1985 |
| 5 | EROS RAMAZZOTTI | NUOVI EROI | 1986 |
| 6 | WOLFGANG AMBROS | NO. 13 | 1986 |
| 7 | HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER | SPRÜNGE | 1986 |
| 8 | MODERN TALKING | READY FOR ROMANCE | 1986 |
| 9 | PETER GABRIEL | SO | 1986 |
| 10 | MADONNA | TRUE BLUE | 1986 |
| 11 | SOUNDTRACK | ROCKY IV | 1985 |
| 12 | JENNIFER RUSH | JENNIFER RUSH | 1984 |
| 13 | JENNIFER RUSH | MOVIN' | 1985 |
| 14 | ROD STEWART | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART | 1986 |
| 15 | STEFANIE WERGER | INTIM | 1986 |
| 16 | QUEEN | A KIND OF MAGIC | 1986 |
| 17 | WHITNEY HOUSTON | WHITNEY HOUSTON | 1985 |
| 18 | SOUNDTRACK | MÜLLERS BÜRO | 1986 |
| 19 | ELTON JOHN | ICE ON FIRE | 1985 |
| 20 | SADE | PROMISE | 1985 |
| 21 | WHAM! | THE FINAL | 1986 |
| 22 | SOUNDTRACK | TOP GUN | 1986 |
| 23 | MATT BIANCO | MATT BIANCO | 1986 |
| 24 | RAINHARD FENDRICH | KEIN SCHÖNER LAND | 1986 |
| 25 | EURYTHMICS | REVENGE | 1986 |
| 26 | FALCO | EMOTIONAL | 1986 |
| 27 | MODERN TALKING | LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE | 1985 |
| 28 | THE ROLLING STONES | DIRTY WORK | 1986 |
| 29 | GRACE JONES | ISLAND LIFE | 1985 |
| 30 | GENESIS | INVISIBLE TOUCH | 1986 |
Source: Ö3 Austria