Throwback Thursday

Top 50 Albums of 1986
Worldwide:

  1   Paul Simon - Graceland
  2   Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
  3   Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
  4   Madonna - True Blue
  5   Peter Gabriel - So
  6   The Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
  7   The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
  8   Original Soundtrack - Top Gun
  9   Janet Jackson - Control
10   Bruce Springsteen - Live 1975-1985
11   Van Halen - 5150
12   Genesis - Invisible Touch
13   Metallica - Master Of Puppets
14   Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!
15   Lionel Richie
       Dancing On The Ceiling
16   Prince - Parade
17   The Eurythmics - Revenge
18   Tina Turner - Break Every Rule
19   Barbra Streisand
       The Broadway Album
20   Mr Mister
       Welcome To The Real World
21   The Pet Shop Boys - Please
22   Queen - A Kind Of Magic
23   The Rolling Stones - Dirty Work
24   Europe - The Final Countdown
25   Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
26   Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
27   Bruce Hornsby & The Range
       The Way It Is
28   Boston - Third Stage
29   Billy Idol - Whiplash Smile
30   Original Soundtrack - Rocky IV
31   Run DMC - Raising Hell
32   The Bangles - Different Light
33   Anita Baker - Rapture
34   REM - Life's Rich Pageant
35   David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em & Smile
36   Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
37   The Police
       Every Breath You Take - The Singles
38   Steve Winwood
       Back In The High Life
39   Billy Joel - The Bridge
40   Patti LaBelle - Winner In You
41   Wham! - The Final
42   Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring
43   Billy Ocean - Love Zone
44   Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
45   Falco - Falco 3
46   Chris de Burgh - Into The Light
47   Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader
48   A-Ha - Scoundrel Days
49   Modern Talking
       Ready For Romance
50   Cameo - Word Up

Source : rock music timeline