Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1986

The best selling album in 1986 in United States was WHITNEY HOUSTON by WHITNEY HOUSTON.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 1985
2 HEART HEART 1985
3 JOHN MELLENCAMP SCARECROW 1985
4 ZZ TOP AFTERBURNER 1985
5 DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 1985
6 JANET JACKSON CONTROL 1986
7 MR. MISTER WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD 1985
8 SADE PROMISE 1985
9 PHIL COLLINS NO JACKET REQUIRED 1985
10 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE PRIMITIVE LOVE 1985
11 ROBERT PALMER RIPTIDE 1985
12 BARBRA STREISAND THE BROADWAY ALBUM 1985
13 STARSHIP KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA 1985
14 VAN HALEN 5150 1986
15 INXS LISTEN LIKE THIEVES 1985
16 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. 1984
17 THE OUTFIELD PLAY DEEP 1985
18 STEVIE WONDER IN SQUARE CIRCLE 1985
19 TEARS FOR FEARS SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR 1985
20 MIKE + THE MECHANICS MIKE + THE MECHANICS 1985
21 SOUNDTRACK TOP GUN 1986
22 BOB SEGER LIKE A ROCK 1986
23 THE HOOTERS NERVOUS NIGHT 1985
24 SIMPLE MINDS ONCE UPON A TIME 1985
25 SOUNDTRACK MIAMI VICE 1985
26 NEW EDITION ALL FOR LOVE 1985
27 THE BANGLES DIFFERENT LIGHT 1986
28 THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS TUFF ENUFF 1986
29 DOKKEN UNDER LOCK AND KEY 1985
30 OZZY OSBOURNE THE ULTIMATE SIN 1986
31 BILLY OCEAN LOVE ZONE 1986
32 PATTI LABELLE WINNER IN YOU 1986
33 STING THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES 1985
34 RUN-D.M.C. RAISING HELL 1986
35 PETER GABRIEL SO 1986
36 JOURNEY RAISED ON RADIO 1986
37 MADONNA TRUE BLUE 1986
38 TALKING HEADS LITTLE CREATURES 1985
39 PET SHOP BOYS PLEASE 1986
40 GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH 1986
41 STEVIE NICKS ROCK A LITTLE 1985
42 FREDDIE JACKSON ROCK ME TONIGHT 1985
43 MOODY BLUES THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE 1986
44 PRINCE PARADE 1986
45 LOVERBOY LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT 1985
46 ARETHA FRANKLIN WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO? 1985
47 RENE & ANGELA STREET CALLED DESIRE 1985
48 ABC HOW TO BE A ZILLIONAIRE 1986
49 SIMPLY RED PICTURE BOOK 1985
50 SOUNDTRACK PRETTY IN PINK 1986
51 ATLANTIC STARR AS THE BAND TURNS 1985
52 MADONNA LIKE A VIRGIN 1984
53 THE CARS THE CARS GREATEST HITS 1985
54 FALCO FALCO 3 1985
55 LEVEL 42 WORLD MACHINE 1985
56 MOTLEY CRUE THEATRE OF PAIN 1985
57 THE THOMPSON TWINS HERE'S TO FUTURE DAYS 1985
58 ALARM STRENGTH 1985
59 ANITA BAKER RAPTURE 1986
60 ALABAMA GREATEST HITS 1986
61 SADE DIAMOND LIFE 1984
62 38 SPECIAL STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 1986
63 CHARLIE SEXTON PICTURES FOR PLEASURE 1985
64 THE JETS THE JETS 1985
65 SOUNDTRACK ROCKY IV 1985
66 BRYAN ADAMS RECKLESS 1984
67 JUDAS PRIEST TURBO 1986
68 JACKSON BROWNE LIVES IN THE BALANCE 1986
69 STEVE WINWOOD BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE 1986
70 THE ROLLING STONES DIRTY WORK 1986
71 THE JUDDS ROCKIN' WITH THE RHYTHM 1985
72 STARPOINT RESTLESS 1985
73 A-HA HUNTING HIGH AND LOW 1985
74 READY FOR THE WORLD READY FOR THE WORLD 1985
75 FIVE STAR LUXURY OF LIFE 1985
76 GTR GTR 1986
77 RUSH POWER WINDOWS 1985
78 A NOVEL WHITE CITY 1986
79 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK CRUSH 1985
80 THE DREAM ACADEMY THE DREAM ACADEMY 1985
81 LL COOL J RADIO 1985
82 KLYMAXX MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM 1984
83 BELINDA CARLISLE BELINDA 1986
84 DAVID LEE ROTH EAT 'EM AND SMILE 1986
85 THE CURE THE HEAD ON THE DOOR 1985
86 MELI'SA MORGAN DO ME BABY 1986
87 METALLICA MASTER OF PUPPETS 1986
88 WHODINI BACK IN BLACK 1986
89 DIONNE WARWICK FRIENDS 1985
90 NU SHOOZ POOLSIDE 1986
91 ART OF NOISE IN VISIBLE SILENCE 1986
92 HONEYMOON SUITE THE BIG PRIZE 1985
93 JAMES TAYLOR THAT'S WHY I'M HERE 1985
94 KOOL & THE GANG EMERGENCY 1984
95 PHIL COLLINS FACE VALUE 1981
96 EMERSON, LAKE & POWELL EMERSON, LAKE & POWELL 1986
97 ELTON JOHN ICE ON FIRE 1985
98 SOUNDTRACK WHITE NIGHTS 1985
99 LIONEL RICHIE DANCING ON THE CEILING 1986
100 AC/DC WHO MADE WHO 1986

Source: Billboard