Top UK Albums - Year-end 1986

The best selling album in 1986 in United Kingdom was TRUE BLUE by MADONNA which sold 1,280,000 copies.

RankArtistAlbumSalesReleased
1 MADONNA TRUE BLUE 1,280,000 1986
2 DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 1,270,000 1985
3 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 8 960,000 1986
4 PAUL SIMON GRACELAND 780,000 1986
5 WHITNEY HOUSTON WHITNEY HOUSTON 690,000 1985
6 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 7 670,000 1986
7 A-HA HUNTING HIGH AND LOW 670,000 1985
8 QUEEN A KIND OF MAGIC 650,000 1986
9 FIVE STAR SILK AND STEEL 650,000 1986
10 EURYTHMICS REVENGE 630,000 1986
11 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 5 620,000 1986
12 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 4 620,000 1986
13 WHAM! THE FINAL 600,000 1986
14 GENESIS INVISIBLE TOUCH 600,000 1986
15 THE POLICE EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE SINGLES 570,000 1986
16 KATE BUSH THE WHOLE STORY 560,000 1986
17 CHRIS DE BURGH INTO THE LIGHT 560,000 1986
18 BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC STREET LIFE - 20 GREAT HITS 500,000 1986
19 PETER GABRIEL SO 500,000 1986
20 SIMPLY RED PICTURE BOOK 470,000 1985
21 SIMPLE MINDS ONCE UPON A TIME 450,000 1985
22 PHIL COLLINS NO JACKET REQUIRED 420,000 1985
23 LEVEL 42 WORLD MACHINE 400,000 1985
24 LIONEL RICHIE DANCING ON THE CEILING 400,000 1986
25 THE HOUSEMARTINS LONDON 0 HULL 4 350,000 1986
26 BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET 340,000 1986
27 SOUNDTRACK TOP GUN 320,000 1986
28 MADONNA LIKE A VIRGIN 320,000 1984
29 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS FORE! 320,000 1986
30 EURYTHMICS BE YOURSELF TONIGHT 300,000 1985
31 A-HA SCOUNDREL DAYS 300,000 1986
32 COMMUNARDS COMMUNARDS 280,000 1986
33 GO WEST GO WEST 280,000 1985
34 PET SHOP BOYS PLEASE 260,000 1986
35 QUEEN GREATEST HITS I 250,000 1981
36 THE BANGLES DIFFERENT LIGHT 250,000 1986
37 BILLY OCEAN LOVE ZONE 240,000 1986
38 QUEEN LIVE MAGIC 240,000 1986
39 ROBERT PALMER RIPTIDE 230,000 1985
40 GRACE JONES ISLAND LIFE 220,000 1985
41 STING THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES 210,000 1985
42 MUSICAL SOUTH PACIFIC (1986) 210,000 1986
43 BARBRA STREISAND THE BROADWAY ALBUM 210,000 1985
44 SOUNDTRACK ROCKY IV 200,000 1985
45 FIVE STAR LUXURY OF LIFE 200,000 1985
46 SUZANNE VEGA SUZANNE VEGA 200,000 1985
47 KATE BUSH HOUNDS OF LOVE 200,000 1985
48 TINA TURNER BREAK EVERY RULE 190,000 1986
49 STATUS QUO IN THE ARMY NOW 190,000 1986
50 ROD STEWART EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART 180,000 1986
51 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 6 180,000 1985
52 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW DANCE 86 180,000 1986
53 JEAN-MICHEL JARRE RENDEZ-VOUS 180,000 1986
54 THE CURE STANDING ON A BEACH - THE SINGLES 180,000 1986
55 MADONNA MADONNA 160,000 1983
56 FOSTER & ALLEN REMINISCING 160,000 1986
57 NOW SERIES (UK) NOW - THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM 160,000 1985
58 THE SMITHS THE QUEEN IS DEAD 160,000 1986
59 TALKING HEADS LITTLE CREATURES 160,000 1985
60 JANET JACKSON CONTROL 160,000 1986
61 MR. MISTER WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD 160,000 1985
62 BIG COUNTRY THE SEER 160,000 1986
63 SAM COOKE THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC 160,000 1986
64 DIRE STRAITS ALCHEMY 150,000 1984
65 THE GREATEST HITS OF SERIES THE GREATEST HITS OF 1986 150,000 1986
66 TEARS FOR FEARS SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR 150,000 1985
67 VARIOUS ARTISTS HITS FOR LOVERS 150,000 1986
68 STEVE WINWOOD BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE 150,000 1986
69 MICHAEL MCDONALD SWEET FREEDOM: BEST OF MICHAEL MCDONALD 150,000 1986
70 PRINCE PARADE 150,000 1986
71 VARIOUS ARTISTS LOVERS 150,000 1986
72 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE HEAT IS ON 140,000 1986
73 THE SHADOWS MOONLIGHT SHADOWS 140,000 1986
74 SHALAMAR THE GREATEST HITS 140,000 1986
75 SPANDAU BALLET THROUGH THE BARRICADES 140,000 1986
76 SADE PROMISE 140,000 1985
77 SPANDAU BALLET THE SINGLES COLLECTION 140,000 1985
78 TINA TURNER PRIVATE DANCER 140,000 1984
79 TALK TALK THE COLOUR OF SPRING 130,000 1986
80 ALED JONES AN ALBUM OF HYMNS 130,000 1986
81 CHRIS REA ON THE BEACH 130,000 1986
82 HIT MIX SERIES HIT MIX '86 130,000 1986
83 GEORGE BENSON WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS 130,000 1986
84 U2 UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY 130,000 1983
85 SUPERTRAMP THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SUPERTRAMP 130,000 1986
86 ANITA BAKER RAPTURE 120,000 1986
87 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE 1975 - 85 120,000 1986
88 LUCIANO PAVAROTTI THE PAVAROTTI COLLECTION 120,000 1986
89 VARIOUS ARTISTS SIXTIES MANIA 120,000 1986
90 SOUNDTRACK THE SINGING DETECTIVE 120,000 1986
91 CAMEO WORD UP 120,000 1986
92 JENNIFER RUSH JENNIFER RUSH 120,000 1984
93 IRON MAIDEN SOMEWHERE IN TIME 110,000 1986
94 PAUL YOUNG BETWEEN TWO FIRES 110,000 1986
95 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE VERY BEST OF ENTERTAINMENT USA 110,000 1986
96 DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD 110,000 1982
97 THE HITS ALBUM SERIES HITS 3 110,000 1985
98 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN BORN IN THE U.S.A. 100,000 1984
99 FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS 100,000 1985
100 VARIOUS ARTISTS THE CHART 100,000 1986

Source: Music Week