CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS
Green square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MAY 24, 1986
TWTITLE | Artist (Label) LWWKS
  15150
  Van Halen (Warner Bros. 25394)		  2  7
  2WHITNEY HOUSTON
  Whitney Houston (Arista 8212)		  1 62
  3PARADE
  Prince & Revolution (Paisley Park 25395)		  3  6
  4PRETTY IN PINK
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (A&M 5113)		  4 13
  5LIKE A ROCK
  Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 12398)		  6  6
  6DIRTY WORK
  Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 40250)		  5  7
  7RIPTIDE
  Robert Palmer (Island 90471)		  7 27
  8RAISED ON RADIO
  Journey (Columbia 39936)		 13  3
  9PLEASE
  Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 17193)		  9  7
 10CONTROL
  Janet Jackson (A&M 5106)		 10 13
 11PLAY DEEP
  Outfield (Columbia 40027)		 11 32
 12HEART
  Heart (Capitol 12410)		  8 46
 13FALCO 3
  Falco (A&M 5105)		 12 13
 14TURBO
  Judas Priest (Columbia 40158)		 14  7
 15PROMISE
  Sade (Portrait 40263)		 15 25
 16BROTHERS IN ARMS
  Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 25264)		 16 52
 17NO JACKET REQUIRED
  Phil Collins (Atlantic 81240)		 17 64
 18SCARECROW
  John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 824 865)		 19 37
 19AFTERBURNER
  Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 25342)		 18 28
 20THE ULTIMATE SIN
  Ozzy Osbourne (CBS Associated 40026)		 20 15
 21TUFF ENUFF
  Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated 40304)		 23 12
 22LISTEN LIKE THIEVES
  INXS (Atlantic 81277)		 21 30
 23WINNER IN YOU
  Patti LaBelle (MCA 5737)		 52  2
 24WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD
  Mr. Mister (RCA 8045)		 22 40
 25DIFFERENT LIGHT
  Bangles (Columbia 40039)		 24 16
 26THE SECRET OF DAYDREAMING
  Julian Lennon (Atlantic 81640)		 27  7
 27MASTER OF PUPPETS
  Metallica (Elektra 60439)		 26 10
 28ALABAMA’S GREATEST HITS
  Alabama (RCA 7170)		 29 13
 29BIG WORLD
  Joe Jackson (A&M 6021)		 32  7
 30THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE
  Moody Blues (Polydor/Threshold 829 179)		 38  3
 31MIKE + THE MECHANICS
  Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 81287)		 34 23
 32PRIMITIVE LOVE
  Miami Sound Machine (Epic 40131)		 35 26
 33LOVE ZONE
  Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista 8409)		 67  2
 34FROM LUXURY TO HEARTACHE
  Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 40345)		 37  5
 35LIVES IN THE BALANCE
  Jackson Browne (Elektra 60457)		 25 12
 36LET’S GO ALL THE WAY
  Sly Fox (Capitol 12367)		 36 11
 37AS THE BAND TURNS
  Atlantic Starr (A&M 5019)		 30 34
 38PICTURE BOOK
  Simply Red (Elektra 60452)		 50  9
 39KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA
  Starship (Grunt 5488)		 28 33
 40NERVOUS NIGHT
  Hooters (Columbia 39912)		 31 54
 41THE BROADWAY ALBUM
  Barbra Streisand (Columbia 40092)		 33 27
 42RADIO
  L. L. Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia 40239)		 42 22
 43HIGH PRIORITY
  Cherrelle (Tabu 40094)		 39 14
 44ONCE UPON A TIME
  Simple Minds (A&M/Virgin 5092)		 43 28
 45ROCK A LITTLE
  Stevie Nicks (Modern 90479)		 40 25
 46SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR
  Tears For Fears (Mercury 824 300)		 46 61
 47BORN IN THE U.S.A.
  Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 38653)		 45101
 48IN SQUARE CIRCLE
  Stevie Wonder (Tamla 6134T)		 41 33
 49LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT
  Loverboy (Columbia 39953)		 47 37
 50MEAN BUSINESS
  The Firm (Atlantic 81628)		 44 15
 51THE KNIFE FEELS LIKE JUSTICE
  Brian Setzer (EMI America 17178)		 51 11
 52STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
  38 Special (A&M 5115)		 81  2
 53RAPTURE
  Anita Baker (Elektra 60444)		 59  8
 54PRECIOUS MOMENTS
  Jermaine Jackson (Arista 8277)		 49 12
 55KING OF AMERICA
  The Costello Show (Featuring Elvis Costello) (Columbia 40173)		 54 10
 56OUT OF AFRICA
  Original Soundtrack (MCA 6158)		 48 17
 57SANDS OF TIME
  S.O.S. Band (Tabu 40279)		 78  2
 58IN VISIBLE SILENCE
  Art Of Noise (China/Chrysalis 41528)		 63  5
 59THE COLOUR OF SPRING
  Talk Talk (EMI America 17179)		 58 10
 60BLACK CELEBRATION
  Depeche Mode (Sire/Mute 25429)		 61  6
 61GTR
  GTR (Arista 8400)		 84  2
 62WORLD MACHINE
  Level 42 (Polydor 827 487)		 77  8
 63STEPHANIE MILLS
  Stephanie Mills (MCA 5669)		 70  6
 64COCKER
  Joe Cocker (Capitol 12394)		 64  7
 65FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
  Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S. 5683)		 65 19
 66CHANGE OF ADDRESS
  Krokus (Arista 8402)		 66  4
 67THE BIG PRIZE
  Honeymoon Suite (Warner Bros. 25293)		 62 11
 68LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY
  John Lennon (Capitol 12451)		 57 10
 69UNDER LOCK AND KEY
  Dokken (Elektra 60458)		 53 24
 70ACTION REPLAY
  Howard Jones (Elektra 60466)		 88  6
 71THE DREAM ACADEMY
  Dream Academy (Warner Bros. 25265)		 60 29
 72ALL FOR LOVE
  New Edition (MCA 5679)		 55 26
 73HOW TO BE A ZILLIONAIRE!
  ABC (Mercury 824 904)		 69 34
 74THE JETS
  Jets (MCA 5667)		 95  7
 75THE BLIND LEADING THE NAKED
  Violent Femmes (Slash/Warner Bros. 25340)		 73 14
 76BACK IN BLACK
  Whodini (Jive/Arista 8407)		115  2
 77DIAMOND LIFE
  Sade (Portrait 39581)		 76 66
 78LOVE
  The Cult (Sire 25359)		 72 18
 79WORKIN’ IT BACK
  Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 60447)		 82  8
 80SONGS FROM LIQUID DAYS
  Philip Glass (CBS 39564)		 79  9
 81WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO
  Aretha Franklin (Arista 8286)		 75 44
 82CLASSICS LIVE
  Aerosmith (Columbia 40329)		 71  5
 83BIG & BEAUTIFUL
  Fat Boys (Sutra 1017)		104  2
 84PICTURES FOR PLEASURE
  Charlie Sexton (MCA 5629)		 80 22
 85CHILLIN’
  Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 1010)		 85 11
 86THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES
  Sting (A&M 3750)		 56 47
 87CROSSROADS
  Original Soundtrack / Ry Cooder (Warner Bros. 25399)		109  4
 88GREATEST HITS
  Cars (Elektra 60464)		 68 28
 89WHITE CITY (A Novel)
  Pete Townshend (Atco 90473)		 89 26
 90THEATRE OF PAIN
  Motley Crue (Elektra 60418)		 83 46
 91THE FINAL FRONTIER
  Keel (Gold Mountain 5727)		 93  6
 92ROCKY IV
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Scotti Brothers 40203)		 74 27
 93LUXURY OF LIFE
  Five Star (RCA Victor/Tent 9506)		 91 35
 94LITTLE CREATURES
  Talking Heads (Sire 25305)		 87 48
 95FRIENDS
  Dionne Warwick (Arista 8398)		 86 23
 96RESTLESS
  Starpoint (Elektra 60424)		 92 38
 97LITTLE MISS DANGEROUS
  Ted Nugent (Atlantic 81632)		 94 10
 98MIAMI VICE
  Original Television Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA 6150)		 96 33
 99HEADED FOR THE FUTURE
  Neil Diamond (Columbia 40368)		 —  1
100STEREOTOMY
  Alan Parsons Project (Arista 8384)		 99 17
101BRIEF ENCOUNTER
  Marillion (Capitol 15023)		 97 10
102BALANCE OF POWER
  Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated 40048)		 98 13
103DO ME BABY
  Meli’sa Morgan (Capitol 12434)		102 14
104ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (EMI America 17182)		114  7
105HERE’S TO FUTURE DAYS
  Thompson Twins (Arista 8276)		101 33
106MISTRIAL
  Lou Reed (RCA Victor 7190)		 —  1
107CLUB NINJA
  Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 39979)		103 12
1089½ WEEKS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol 12470)		110  8
109RENDEZ-VOUS
  Jean-Michel Jarre (Dreyfus/Polydor 829 125)		118  3
110STRENGTH
  The Alarm (I.R.S. 5666)		108 28
111LIKE A VIRGIN
  Madonna (Sire 25157)		105 78
112SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT
  Anne Murray (Capitol 12466)		107 12
113BOSTON, MASS.
  Del Fuegos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25339)		113 30
114SECRET DREAMS AND FORBIDDEN FIRE
  Bonnie Tyler (Columbia 40312)		 90  5
115ICE ON FIRE
  Elton John (Geffen 24077)		100 27
116RECKLESS
  Bryan Adams (A&M 5013)		111 79
117THE HEAD ON THE DOOR
  The Cure (Elektra 60435)		116 36
118COLOR OF SUCCESS
  Morris Day (Warner Bros. 25320)		106 31
119WON’T BE BLUE ANYMORE
  Dan Seals (EMI America 17166)		117 13
120BOURGEOIS TAGG
  Bourgeois Tagg (Island 90496)		120 10
121HOME OF THE BRAVE
  Laurie Anderson (Warner Bros. 25400)		123  6
122RECONCILED
  The Call (Elektra 60440)		130  3
123INNOCENT EYES
  Graham Nash (Atlantic 81633)		125  6
124GUITARS, CADILLACS, ETC., ETC.
  Dwight Yoakam (Reprise Nashville 25372)		134 10
125WAVE
  Katrina & Waves (Capitol 12478)		126  4
126STREET CALLED DESIRE
  Rene & Angela (Mercury 824 607)		122 46
127FEARGAL SHARKEY
  Feargal Sharkey (A&M/Virgin 5108)		112 13
128PREMONITION
  Peter Frampton (Atlantic 81290)		124 16
129JIMMY BARNES
  Jimmy Barnes (Geffen/Mushroom 24089)		129 11
130ROCKIN’ WITH THE RHYTHM
  Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 7042)		140 26
131FACE VALUE
  Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029)		131118
132TINDERBOX
  Siouxsie & Banshees (Geffen 24092)		141  3
133CA$HFLOW
  Ca$hflow (Atlanta Artists 826 028)		119  5
134BIG PLANS FOR EVERYBODY
  Let’s Active (I.R.S. 5703)		143  4
135LOVE WILL FOLLOW
  George Howard (TBA 210)		121  9
136HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
  A-Ha (Warner Bros. 25300)		133 46
137THE NEW ZAPP IV U
  Zapp (Warner Bros. 25327)		127 27
138ROCK ME TONIGHT
  Freddie Jackson (Capitol 12404)		128 54
139THAT’S WHY I’M HERE
  James Taylor (Columbia 40052)		132 28
140MACALLA
  Clannad (RCA Victor 8063)		136  9
141R&B SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET
  George Clinton (Capitol 12481)		153  2
142ALBUM
  Public Image Ltd. (Elektra 60438)		138 14
143READY FOR THE WORLD
  Ready For The World (MCA 5594)		137 49
144BORN YESTERDAY
  Everly Brothers (Mercury 826 142)		135 16
145SONGS FROM THE FILM
  Tommy Keene (Geffen 24090)		139 10
146COLONEL ABRAMS
  Colonel Abrams (MCA 5682)		157  2
147MAGNETIC HEAVEN
  Wax (RCA Victor 9546)		149  4
148THIS IS BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE
  Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia 40220)		142 28
149CANDY APPLE GREY
  Husker Du (Warner Bros. 25385)		147  8
150GUILTY
  Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 5715)		150  8
151DECEMBER
  George Winston (Windham Hill 1025)		144100
152EMERGENCY
  Kool & Gang (De-Lite 822 943)		148 76
153INSIDE OUT
  Philip Bailey (Columbia 40209)		 —  1
154SKIN ON SKIN
  Vanity (Motown 6167M)		155  8
155THE SOURCE
  Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 60476)		164  3
156BITTER SWEET
  King (Epic 40322)		158  3
157RUSSIAN ROULETTE
  Accept (Portrait 40354)		167  2
158ANOTHER PLACE
  Hiroshima (Epic 39938)		156 28
159LYLE MAYS
  Lyle Mays (Geffen 24097)		160  3
160STRANGE BEHAVIOR
  Animotion (Casablanca 826 691)		151 12
161PACK UP THE PLANTATION – LIVE!
  Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (MCA 8021)		152 24
162FINYL VINYL
  Rainbow (Mercury 827 987)		146 12
163GAP BAND VII
  Gap Band (Total Experience 5714)		161  7
164PRIVATE DANCER
  Tina Turner (Capitol 12330)		154102
165IRON EAGLE
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Capitol 12499)		145 14
166CRUSH
  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M/Virgin 5077)		163 45
167BIOGRAPH
  Bob Dylan (Columbia 38830)		165 26
168MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM
  Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 5529)		159 63
169LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHT
  Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 7194)		 —  1
170MARILYN MARTIN
  Marilyn Martin (Atlantic 81292)		166 13
171BACK TO THE WORLD
  Dennis DeYoung (A&M 5109)		162  5
172SEAMLESS
  Nylons (Open Air 0304)		 —  1
173VOCALESE
  Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 81266)		168 43
174MADONNA
  Madonna (Sire 23867)		169140
175POWER WINDOWS
  Rush (Mercury 826 098)		170 29
176WONDERLAND
  Erasure (Sire 25354)		172  9
177HOUNDS OF LOVE
  Kate Bush (EMI America 17171)		175 33
178THE FAT BOYS ARE BACK
  Fat Boys (Sutra 1016)		178 41
179MAZARATI
  Mazarati (Paisley Park 25368)		171  7
180SPORTS
  Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41412)		177138
181THIRTEEN
  Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 25352)		174 11
182GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II
  Billy Joel (Columbia 40121)		173 45
183DONE WITH MIRRORS
  Aerosmith (Geffen 24091)		182 27
184CARAVAN OF LOVE
  Isley Jasper Isley (CBS Associated 40118)		176 32
185MAKE IT BIG
  Wham! (Columbia 39595)		181 81
186ELIMINATOR
  Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 23774)		184163
187THE HEART OF THE MATTER
  Kenny Rogers (RCA Victor 7023)		186 29
188A WINTER’S SOLSTICE
  Various Windham Hill Artists (Windham Hill 1045)		185 23
189IN ROMANCE 1600
  Sheila E. (Warner Bros./Paisley Park 25317)		179 37
190MISPLACED CHILDHOOD
  Marillion (Capitol 12431)		183 39
191MANILOW
  Barry Manilow (RCA Victor 7044)		190 25
192SOUL TO SOUL
  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Epic 40036)		180 35
193WHITE NIGHTS
  Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81273)		189 30
194LIVING IN THE BACKGROUND
  Baltimora (Manhatan 53020)		187 17
195THE NIGHT I FELL IN LOVE
  Luther Vandross (Epic 39882)		192 61
196THE COLOR PURPLE
  Original Soundtrack (Qwest 25389)		188 13
197LISA LISA AND CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE
  Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia 40135)		197 39
198CAN’T SLOW DOWN
  Lionel Richie (Motown 6050M)		193133
199BEYOND THE PALE
  Fiona (Atlantic 81639)		191  7
200SAM-I-AM
  Sam Harris (Motown 6165M)		195  8
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