Top European Albums - Year-end 1986

The best selling album in 1986 in Europe was TRUE BLUE by MADONNA.

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 MADONNA TRUE BLUE 1986
2 DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 1985
3 PETER GABRIEL SO 1986
4 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 1985
5 A-HA HUNTING HIGH AND LOW 1985
6 SADE PROMISE 1985
7 SIMPLY RED PICTURE BOOK 1985
8 SIMPLE MINDS ONCE UPON A TIME 1985
9 STING THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES 1985
10 QUEEN A KIND OF MAGIC 1986
11 MADONNA LIKE A VIRGIN 1984
12 EURYTHMICS REVENGE 1986
13 SOUNDTRACK TOP GUN 1986
14 CHRIS DE BURGH INTO THE LIGHT 1986
15 GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH 1986
16 PRINCE PARADE 1986
17 SOUNDTRACK ROCKY IV 1985
18 ELTON JOHN ICE ON FIRE 1985
19 JENNIFER RUSH JENNIFER RUSH 1984
20 COCK ROBIN COCK ROBIN 1985
21 CHRIS REA ON THE BEACH 1986
22 TALK TALK THE COLOUR OF SPRING 1986
23 THE ROLLING STONES DIRTY WORK 1986
24 DEPECHE MODE BLACK CELEBRATION 1986
25 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE RENDEZ-VOUS 1986
26 JENNIFER RUSH MOVIN' 1985
27 WHAM! THE FINAL 1986
28 THE CURE STANDING ON A BEACH - THE SINGLES 1986
29 ROD STEWART EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART 1986
30 MR. MISTER WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD 1985
31 LEVEL 42 WORLD MACHINE 1985
32 MODERN TALKING READY FOR ROMANCE 1986
33 ZZ TOP AFTERBURNER 1985
34 MODERN TALKING LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE 1985
35 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. 1984
36 KATE BUSH HOUNDS OF LOVE 1985
37 JOE COCKER COCKER 1986
38 VAN HALEN 5150 1986
39 LIONEL RICHIE DANCING ON THE CEILING 1986
40 PAUL SIMON GRACELAND 1986
41 TINA TURNER BREAK EVERY RULE 1986
42 MATT BIANCO MATT BIANCO 1986
43 BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC STREET LIFE - 20 GREAT HITS 1986
44 STING BRING ON THE NIGHT 1986
45 FALCO FALCO 3 1985
46 PET SHOP BOYS PLEASE 1986
47 GRACE JONES ISLAND LIFE 1985
48 DANIEL BALAVOINE SAUVER L'AMOUR 1985
49 SANDRA THE LONG PLAY 1985
50 EUROPE THE FINAL COUNTDOWN 1986
51 THE BANGLES DIFFERENT LIGHT 1986
52 STEVE WINWOOD BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE 1986
53 EURYTHMICS BE YOURSELF TONIGHT 1985
54 BAP AHL MÄNNER, AALGLATT 1986
55 TALKING HEADS LITTLE CREATURES 1985
56 IRON MAIDEN SOMEWHERE IN TIME 1986
57 ERSTE ALLGEMEINE VERUNSICHERUNG GELD ODER LEBEN 1985
58 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS FORE! 1986
59 COMMUNARDS COMMUNARDS 1986
60 SAM COOKE THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC 1986
61 BILLY OCEAN LOVE ZONE 1986
62 MADONNA MADONNA 1983
63 JANET JACKSON CONTROL 1986
64 A-HA SCOUNDREL DAYS 1986
65 ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA BALANCE OF POWER 1986
66 BONNIE TYLER SECRET DREAMS AND FORBIDDEN FIRE 1986
67 HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER SPRÜNGE 1986
68 MÜNCHENER FREIHEIT VON ANFANG AN 1986
69 JEAN-JACQUES GOLDMAN NON HOMOLOGUÉ 1985
70 RENAUD MISTRAL GAGNANT 1985
71 THE CURE THE HEAD ON THE DOOR 1985
72 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE 1975 - 85 1986
73 TINA TURNER PRIVATE DANCER 1984
74 NICKI GANZ ODER GAR NET 1986
75 MIKE OLDFIELD THE COMPLETE MIKE OLDFIELD 1985
76 SUZANNE VEGA SUZANNE VEGA 1985
77 STEVIE WONDER IN SQUARE CIRCLE 1985
78 JOE JACKSON BIG WORLD 1986
79 INDOCHINE 3 1985
80 BRYAN ADAMS RECKLESS 1984
81 BIG COUNTRY THE SEER 1986
82 DIRE STRAITS ALCHEMY 1984
83 PETE TOWNSHEND WHITE CITY - A NOVEL 1985
84 PHIL COLLINS NO JACKET REQUIRED 1985
85 TEARS FOR FEARS SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR 1985
86 STATUS QUO IN THE ARMY NOW 1986
87 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 1981
88 THE SMITHS THE QUEEN IS DEAD 1986
89 SAMANTHA FOX TOUCH ME 1986
90 FIVE STAR LUXURY OF LIFE 1985
91 TALKING HEADS TRUE STORIES 1986
92 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD LIVERPOOL 1986
93 THE POLICE EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES 1986
94 C. C. CATCH CATCH THE CATCH 1986
95 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS 1985
96 ALAN PARSONS STEREOTOMY 1986
97 EROS RAMAZZOTTI NUOVI EROI 1986
98 FRANCIS CABREL PHOTOS DE VOYAGE 1985
99 BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET 1986
100 SOUNDTRACK ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS 1986

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