Number-one albums of 1986 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1986, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 4 | Miami Vice | Soundtrack |
| January 11 | Miami Vice | Soundtrack |
| January 18 | Miami Vice | Soundtrack |
| January 25 | The Broadway Album | Barbra Streisand |
| February 1 | The Broadway Album | Barbra Streisand |
| February 8 | The Broadway Album | Barbra Streisand |
| February 15 | Promise | Sade |
| February 22 | Promise | Sade |
| March 1 | Welcome to the Real World | Mr. Mister |
| March 8 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| March 15 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| March 22 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| March 29 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| April 5 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| April 12 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| April 19 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| April 26 | 5150 | Van Halen |
| May 3 | 5150 | Van Halen |
| May 10 | 5150 | Van Halen |
| May 17 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| May 24 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| May 31 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| June 7 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| June 14 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| June 21 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| June 28 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| July 5 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| July 12 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| July 19 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| July 26 | Top Gun | Soundtrack |
| August 2 | Top Gun | Soundtrack |
| August 9 | Top Gun | Soundtrack |
| August 16 | True Blue | Madonna |
| August 23 | True Blue | Madonna |
| August 30 | True Blue | Madonna |
| September 6 | True Blue | Madonna |
| September 13 | True Blue | Madonna |
| September 20 | Top Gun | Soundtrack |
| September 27 | Dancing on the Ceiling | Lionel Richie |
| October 4 | Dancing on the Ceiling | Lionel Richie |
| October 11 | Top Gun | Soundtrack |
| October 18 | Fore! | Huey Lewis & the News |
| October 25 | Slippery When Wet | Bon Jovi |
| November 1 | Third Stage | Boston |
| November 8 | Third Stage | Boston |
| November 15 | Third Stage | Boston |
| November 22 | Third Stage | Boston |
| November 29 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen |
| December 6 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen |
| December 13 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen |
| December 20 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen |
| December 27 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen |
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