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Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 17, 1986
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  1WHITNEY HOUSTON
  Whitney Houston (Arista 8212)		  2 61
  25150
  Van Halen (Warner Bros. 25394)		  1  6
  3PARADE
  Prince & Revolution (Paisley Park 25395)		  3  5
  4PRETTY IN PINK
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (A&M 5113)		  4 12
  5DIRTY WORK
  Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 40250)		  5  6
  6LIKE A ROCK
  Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 12398)		  7  5
  7RIPTIDE
  Robert Palmer (Island 90471)		  9 26
  8HEART
  Heart (Capitol 12410)		  6 45
  9PLEASE
  Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 17193)		 11  6
 10CONTROL
  Janet Jackson (A&M 5106)		 10 12
 11PLAY DEEP
  Outfield (Columbia 40027)		 12 31
 12FALCO 3
  Falco (A&M 5105)		  8 12
 13RAISED ON RADIO
  Journey (Columbia 39936)		 24  2
 14TURBO
  Judas Priest (Columbia 40158)		 14  6
 15PROMISE
  Sade (Portrait 40263)		 13 24
 16BROTHERS IN ARMS
  Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 25264)		 15 51
 17NO JACKET REQUIRED
  Phil Collins (Atlantic 81240)		 17 63
 18AFTERBURNER
  Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 25342)		 19 27
 19SCARECROW
  John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 824 865)		 18 36
 20THE ULTIMATE SIN
  Ozzy Osbourne (CBS Associated 40026)		 16 14
 21LISTEN LIKE THIEVES
  INXS (Atlantic 81277)		 21 29
 22WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD
  Mr. Mister (RCA 8045)		 20 39
 23TUFF ENUFF
  Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated 40304)		 28 11
 24DIFFERENT LIGHT
  Bangles (Columbia 40039)		 23 15
 25LIVES IN THE BALANCE
  Jackson Browne (Elektra 60457)		 22 11
 26MASTER OF PUPPETS
  Metallica (Elektra 60439)		 26  9
 27THE SECRET OF DAYDREAMING
  Julian Lennon (Atlantic 81640)		 27  6
 28KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA
  Starship (Grunt 5488)		 25 32
 29ALABAMA’S GREATEST HITS
  Alabama (RCA 7170)		 29 12
 30AS THE BAND TURNS
  Atlantic Starr (A&M 5019)		 30 33
 31NERVOUS NIGHT
  Hooters (Columbia 39912)		 31 53
 32BIG WORLD
  Joe Jackson (A&M 6021)		 35  6
 33THE BROADWAY ALBUM
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia 40092)		 34 26
 34MIKE + THE MECHANICS
  Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 81287)		 37 22
 35PRIMITIVE LOVE
  Miami Sound Machine (Epic 40131)		 38 25
 36LET’S GO ALL THE WAY
  Sly Fox (Capitol 12367)		 39 10
 37FROM LUXURY TO HEARTACHE
  Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 40345)		 40  4
 38THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE
  Moody Blues (Polydor/Threshold 829 179)		 53  2
 39HIGH PRIORITY
  Cherrelle (Tabu 40094)		 33 13
 40ROCK A LITTLE
  Stevie Nicks (Modern 90479)		 36 24
 41IN SQUARE CIRCLE
  Stevie Wonder (Tamla 6134T)		 41 32
 42RADIO
  L. L. Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia 40239)		 42 21
 43ONCE UPON A TIME
  Simple Minds (A&M/Virgin 5092)		 43 27
 44MEAN BUSINESS
  The Firm (Atlantic 81628)		 32 14
 45BORN IN THE U.S.A.
  Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 38653)		 45100
 46SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR
  Tears For Fears (Mercury 824 300)		 46 60
 47LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT
  Loverboy (Columbia 39953)		 44 36
 48OUT OF AFRICA
  Original Soundtrack (MCA 6158)		 48 16
 49PRECIOUS MOMENTS
  Jermaine Jackson (Arista 8277)		 50 11
 50PICTURE BOOK
  Simply Red (Elektra 60452)		 68  8
 51THE KNIFE FEELS LIKE JUSTICE
  Brian Setzer (EMI America 17178)		 49 10
 52WINNER IN YOU
  Patti LaBelle (MCA 5737)		 —  1
 53UNDER LOCK AND KEY
  Dokken (Elektra 60458)		 55 23
 54KING OF AMERICA
  The Costello Show (Featuring Elvis Costello) (Columbia 40173)		 52  9
 55ALL FOR LOVE
  New Edition (MCA 5679)		 56 25
 56THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES
  Sting (A&M 3750)		 47 46
 57LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY
  John Lennon (Capitol 12451)		 51  9
 58THE COLOUR OF SPRING
  Talk Talk (EMI America 17179)		 59  9
 59RAPTURE
  Anita Baker (Elektra 60444)		 72  7
 60THE DREAM ACADEMY
  Dream Academy (Warner Bros. 25265)		 58 28
 61BLACK CELEBRATION
  Depeche Mode (Sire/Mute 25429)		 67  5
 62THE BIG PRIZE
  Honeymoon Suite (Warner Bros. 25293)		 64 10
 63IN VISIBLE SILENCE
  Art Of Noise (China/Chrysalis 41528)		 76  4
 64COCKER
  Joe Cocker (Capitol 12394)		 71  6
 65FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
  Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S. 5683)		 66 18
 66CHANGE OF ADDRESS
  Krokus (Arista 8402)		 78  3
 67LOVE ZONE
  Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista 8409)		 —  1
 68GREATEST HITS
  Cars (Elektra 60464)		 62 27
 69HOW TO BE A ZILLIONAIRE!
  ABC (Mercury 824 904)		 60 33
 70STEPHANIE MILLS
  Stephanie Mills (MCA 5669)		 85  5
 71CLASSICS LIVE
  Aerosmith (Columbia 40329)		 73  4
 72LOVE
  The Cult (Sire 25359)		 69 17
 73THE BLIND LEADING THE NAKED
  Violent Femmes (Slash/Warner Bros. 25340)		 70 13
 74ROCKY IV
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Scotti Brothers 40203)		 57 26
 75WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO
  Aretha Franklin (Arista 8286)		 54 43
 76DIAMOND LIFE
  Sade (Portrait 39581)		 63 65
 77WORLD MACHINE
  Level 42 (Polydor 827 487)		 89  7
 78SANDS OF TIME
  S.O.S. Band (Tabu 40279)		 —  1
 79SONGS FROM LIQUID DAYS
  Philip Glass (CBS 39564)		 79  8
 80PICTURES FOR PLEASURE
  Charlie Sexton (MCA 5629)		 61 21
 81STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
  38 Special (A&M 5115)		 —  1
 82WORKIN’ IT BACK
  Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 60447)		 92  7
 83THEATRE OF PAIN
  Motley Crue (Elektra 60418)		 77 45
 84GTR
  GTR (Arista 8400)		 —  1
 85CHILLIN’
  Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 1010)		 84 10
 86FRIENDS
  Dionne Warwick (Arista 8398)		 74 22
 87LITTLE CREATURES
  Talking Heads (Sire 25305)		 65 47
 88ACTION REPLAY
  Howard Jones (Elektra 60466)		107  5
 89WHITE CITY (A Novel)
  Pete Townshend (Atco 90473)		 75 25
 90SECRET DREAMS AND FORBIDDEN FIRE
  Bonnie Tyler (Columbia 40312)		 90  4
 91LUXURY OF LIFE
  Five Star (RCA Victor/Tent 9506)		 82 34
 92RESTLESS
  Starpoint (Elektra 60424)		 86 37
 93THE FINAL FRONTIER
  Keel (Gold Mountain 5727)		103  5
 94LITTLE MISS DANGEROUS
  Ted Nugent (Atlantic 81632)		 87  9
 95THE JETS
  Jets (MCA 5667)		112  6
 96MIAMI VICE
  Original Television Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA 6150)		 96 32
 97BRIEF ENCOUNTER
  Marillion (Capitol 15023)		 97  9
 98BALANCE OF POWER
  Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated 40048)		 81 12
 99STEREOTOMY
  Alan Parsons Project (Arista 8384)		 91 16
100ICE ON FIRE
  Elton John (Geffen 24077)		 80 26
101HERE’S TO FUTURE DAYS
  Thompson Twins (Arista 8276)		 83 32
102DO ME BABY
  Meli’sa Morgan (Capitol 12434)		102 13
103CLUB NINJA
  Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 39979)		 93 11
104BIG & BEAUTIFUL
  Fat Boys (Sutra 1017)		 —  1
105LIKE A VIRGIN
  Madonna (Sire 25157)		 95 77
106COLOR OF SUCCESS
  Morris Day (Warner Bros. 25320)		 98 30
107SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
  Anne Murray (Capitol 12466)		100 11
108STRENGTH
  The Alarm (I.R.S. 5666)		108 27
109CROSSROADS
  Original Soundtrack / Ry Cooder (Warner Bros. 25399)		125  3
1109½ WEEKS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol 12470)		119  7
111RECKLESS
  Bryan Adams (A&M 5013)		105 78
112FEARGAL SHARKEY
  Feargal Sharkey (A&M/Virgin 5108)		109 12
113BOSTON, MASS.
  Del Fuegos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25339)		110 29
114ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (EMI America 17182)		124  6
115BACK IN BLACK
  Whodini (Jive/Arista 8407)		 —  1
116THE HEAD ON THE DOOR
  The Cure (Elektra 60435)		113 35
117WON’T BE BLUE ANYMORE
  Dan Seals (EMI America 17166)		101 12
118RENDEZ-VOUS
  Jean-Michel Jarre (Dreyfus/Polydor 829 125)		128  2
119CA$HFLOW
  Ca$hflow (Atlanta Artists 826 028)		120  4
120BOURGEOIS TAGG
  Bourgeois Tagg (Island 90496)		121  9
121LOVE WILL FOLLOW
  George Howard (TBA 210)		122  8
122STREET CALLED DESIRE
  Rene & Angela (Mercury 824 607)		123 45
123HOME OF THE BRAVE
  Laurie Anderson (Warner Bros. 25400)		127  5
124PREMONITION
  Peter Frampton (Atlantic 81290)		 94 15
125INNOCENT EYES
  Graham Nash (Atlantic 81633)		136  5
126WAVE
  Katrina & Waves (Capitol 12478)		134  3
127THE NEW ZAPP IV U
  Zapp (Warner Bros. 25327)		126 26
128ROCK ME TONIGHT
  Freddie Jackson (Capitol 12404)		104 53
129JIMMY BARNES
  Jimmy Barnes (Geffen/Mushroom 24089)		131 10
130RECONCILED
  The Call (Elektra 60440)		150  2
131FACE VALUE
  Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029)		129117
132THAT’S WHY I’M HERE
  James Taylor (Columbia 40052)		106 27
133HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
  A-Ha (Warner Bros. 25300)		 88 45
134GUITARS, CADILLACS, ETC., ETC.
  Dwight Yoakam (Reprise Nashville 25372)		138  9
135BORN YESTERDAY
  Everly Brothers (Mercury 826 142)		111 15
136MACALLA
  Clannad (RCA Victor 8063)		137  8
137READY FOR THE WORLD
  Ready For The World (MCA 5594)		 99 48
138ALBUM
  Public Image Ltd. (Elektra 60438)		115 13
139SONGS FROM THE FILM
  Tommy Keene (Geffen 24090)		140  9
140ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM
  Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 7042)		141 25
141TINDERBOX
  Siouxsie & Banshees (Geffen 24092)		162  2
142THIS IS BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia 40220)		118 27
143BIG PLANS FOR EVERYBODY
  Let’s Active (I.R.S. 5703)		153  3
144DECEMBER
  George Winston (Windham Hill 1025)		135 99
145IRON EAGLE
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol 12499)		132 13
146FINYL VINYL
  Rainbow (Mercury 827 987)		116 11
147CANDY APPLE GREY
  Husker Du (Warner Bros. 25385)		133  7
148EMERGENCY
  Kool & Gang (De-Lite 822 943)		139 75
149MAGNETIC HEAVEN
  Wax (RCA Victor 9546)		158  3
150GUILTY
  Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 5715)		151  7
151STRANGE BEHAVIOR
  Animotion (Casablanca 826 691)		117 11
152PACK UP THE PLANTATION – LIVE!
  Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (MCA 8021)		130 23
153R&B SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET
  George Clinton (Capitol 12481)		 —  1
154PRIVATE DANCER
  Tina Turner (Capitol 12330)		144101
155SKIN ON SKIN
  Vanity (Motown 6167M)		157  7
156ANOTHER PLACE
  Hiroshima (Epic 39938)		156 27
157COLONEL ABRAMS
  Colonel Abrams (MCA 5682)		 —  1
158BITTER SWEET
  King (Epic 40322)		165  2
159MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM
  Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 5529)		114 62
160LYLE MAYS
  Lyle Mays (Geffen 24097)		170  2
161GAP BAND VII
  Gap Band (Total Experience 5714)		159  6
162BACK TO THE WORLD
  Dennis DeYoung (A&M 5109)		160  4
163CRUSH
  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M/Virgin 5077)		163 44
164THE SOURCE
  Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 60476)		172  2
165BIOGRAPH
  Bob Dylan (Columbia 38830)		154 25
166MARILYN MARTIN
  Marilyn Martin (Atlantic 81292)		152 12
167RUSSIAN ROULETTE
  Accept (Portrait 40354)		 —  1
168VOCALESE
  Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 81266)		149 42
169MADONNA
  Madonna (Sire 23867)		161139
170POWER WINDOWS
  Rush (Mercury 826 098)		146 28
171MAZARATI
  Mazarati (Paisley Park 25368)		142  6
172WONDERLAND
  Erasure (Sire 25354)		169  8
173GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II
  Billy Joel (Columbia 40121)		143 44
174THIRTEEN
  Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 25352)		155 10
175HOUNDS OF LOVE
  Kate Bush (EMI America 17171)		166 32
176CARAVAN OF LOVE
  Isley Jasper Isley (CBS Associated 40118)		145 31
177SPORTS
  Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41412)		168137
178THE FAT BOYS ARE BACK
  Fat Boys (Sutra 1016)		173 40
179IN ROMANCE 1600
  Sheila E. (Warner Bros./Paisley Park 25317)		147 36
180SOUL TO SOUL
  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Epic 40036)		174 34
181MAKE IT BIG
  Wham! (Columbia 39595)		171 80
182DONE WITH MIRRORS
  Aerosmith (Geffen 24091)		148 26
183MISPLACED CHILDHOOD
  Marillion (Capitol 12431)		179 38
184ELIMINATOR
  Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 23774)		185162
185A WINTER’S SOLSTICE
  Various Windham Hill Artists (Windham Hill 1045)		178 22
186THE HEART OF THE MATTER
  Kenny Rogers (RCA Victor 7023)		175 28
187LIVING IN THE BACKGROUND
  Baltimora (Manhatan 53020)		164 16
188THE COLOR PURPLE
  Original Soundtrack (Qwest 25389)		181 12
189WHITE NIGHTS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81273)		180 29
190MANILOW
  Barry Manilow (RCA Victor 7044)		176 24
191BEYOND THE PALE
  Fiona (Atlantic 81639)		167  6
192THE NIGHT I FELL IN LOVE
  Luther Vandross (Epic 39882)		182 60
193CAN’T SLOW DOWN
  Lionel Richie (Motown 6050M)		183132
194HOW COULD IT BE
  Eddie Murphy (Columbia 39952)		177 31
195SAM-I-AM
  Sam Harris (Motown 6165M)		186  7
196ASTRA
  Asia (Geffen 24072)		188 25
197LISA LISA AND CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE
  Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia 40135)		195 38
198THE LAST COMMAND
  W.A.S.P. (Capitol 12435)		184 27
199SO RED THE ROSE
  Arcadia (Capitol 12428)		191 23
200DEAD MAN’S PARTY
  Oingo Boingo (MCA 5665)		196 28
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