| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 20, 1986 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | LIVE /1975-85 Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band (Columbia 40558) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET Bon Jovi (Mercury 830 264) | 3 | 16 | |
| 3 | THIRD STAGE Boston (MCA 6188) | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 | THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA Victor 8058) | 4 | 25 | |
| 5 | GRACELAND Paul Simon (Warner Bros. 25447) | 5 | 15 | |
| 6 | EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE (The Singles) Police (A&M 3902) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | FORE! Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41534) | 6 | 15 | |
| 8 | WHIPLASH SMILE Billy Idol (Chrysalis 41514) | 8 | 7 | |
| 9 | WORD UP! Cameo (Atlanta Artists 830 265) | 10 | 14 | |
| 10 | BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE Steve Winwood (Island 25448) | 9 | 23 | |
| 11 | RAPTURE Anita Baker (Elektra 60444) | 13 | 38 | |
| 12 | TRUE BLUE Madonna (Sire 25442) | 12 | 23 | |
| 13 | TRUE STORIES Talking Heads (Sire 25512) | 11 | 12 | |
| 14 | GIVE ME THE REASON Luther Vandross (Epic 40415) | 16 | 10 | |
| 15 | RAISING HELL Run-D.M.C. (Profile 1217) | 14 | 29 | |
| 16 | THE BRIDGE Billy Joel (Columbia 40402) | 17 | 19 | |
| 17 | GET CLOSE Pretenders (Sire 25488) | 18 | 7 | |
| 18 | NIGHT SONGS Cinderella (Mercury 830 076) | 21 | 20 | |
| 19 | DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie (Motown 6158M) | 20 | 17 | |
| 20 | DIFFERENT LIGHT Bangles (Columbia 40039) | 26 | 46 | |
| 21 | NOTORIOUS Duran Duran (Capitol 12540) | 40 | 3 | |
| 22 | INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis (Atlantic 81641) | 24 | 26 | |
| 23 | CAN’T HOLD BACK Eddie Money (Columbia 40096) | 25 | 17 | |
| 24 | TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 40313) | 19 | 12 | |
| 25 | LICENSED TO ILL Beastie Boys (Def Jam/Columbia 40238) | 31 | 5 | |
| 26 | CONTROL Janet Jackson (A&M 5106) | 22 | 43 | |
| 27 | JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME Freddie Jackson (Capitol 12495) | 27 | 7 | |
| 28 | SOMEWHERE IN TIME Iron Maiden (Capitol 12524) | 15 | 11 | |
| 29 | BREAK EVERY RULE Tina Turner (Capitol 12530) | 23 | 13 | |
| 30 | DANCING UNDERCOVER Ratt (Atlantic 81683) | 29 | 10 | |
| 31 | TO HELL WITH THE DEVIL Stryper (Enigma 73237) | 35 | 4 | |
| 32 | STAND BY ME Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Atlantic 81677) | 30 | 14 | |
| 33 | SOLITUDE/SOLITAIRE Peter Cetera (Warner Bros./Full Moon 25474) | 36 | 24 | |
| 34 | TOP GUN Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia 40323) | 32 | 29 | |
| 35 | CRASH Human League (A&M/Virgin 5129) | 28 | 12 | |
| 36 | SO Peter Gabriel (Geffen 24088) | 34 | 29 | |
| 37 | FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra (Asylum 60474) | 38 | 11 | |
| 38 | SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (Columbia 40437) | 53 | 7 | |
| 39 | GEORGIA SATELLITES Georgia Satellites (Elektra 60496) | 47 | 6 | |
| 40 | RIPTIDE Robert Palmer (Island 90471) | 33 | 57 | |
| 41 | ESPECIALLY FOR YOU Smithereens (Engima 73208) | 42 | 16 | |
| 42 | BOOMTOWN David + David (A&M 5134) | 37 | 15 | |
| 43 | ARETHA Aretha Franklin (Arista 8442) | 49 | 7 | |
| 44 | FOREVER Kool & Gang (Mercury 830 398) | 56 | 4 | |
| 45 | LONG TIME COMING Ready For The World (MCA 5829) | 61 | 3 | |
| 46 | EAT ’EM AND SMILE David Lee Roth (Warner Bros. 25470) | 39 | 22 | |
| 47 | POWER Kansas (MCA 5838) | 52 | 6 | |
| 48 | THE PACIFIC AGE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M/Virgin 5144) | 43 | 10 | |
| 49 | THIS SIDE OF PARADISE Rick Ocasek (Geffen 24098) | 41 | 10 | |
| 50 | MOSAIC Wang Chung (Geffen 24115) | 50 | 7 | |
| 51 | LIFES RICH PAGEANT R.E.M. (I.R.S. 5783) | 46 | 19 | |
| 52 | FAHRENHEIT Toto (Columbia 40273) | 54 | 14 | |
| 53 | THE TOUCH Alabama (RCA Victor 5649) | 60 | 10 | |
| 54 | LIVE ALIVE Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble (Epic 40511) | 78 | 3 | |
| 55 | THEN & NOW...THE BEST OF THE MONKEES Monkees (Arista 8432) | 57 | 23 | |
| 56 | WELCOME HOME ’Til Tuesday (Epic 40314) | 55 | 9 | |
| 57 | THE THIN RED LINE Glass Tiger (Manhattan 53032) | 59 | 21 | |
| 58 | 5150 Van Halen (Warner Bros. 25394) | 44 | 37 | |
| 59 | EYE OF THE ZOMBIE John Fogerty (Warner Bros. 25449) | 51 | 12 | |
| 60 | ONE TO ONE Howard Jones (Elektra 60499) | 58 | 8 | |
| 61 | GREETINGS FROM TIMBUK 3 Timbuk 3 (I.R.S. 5739) | 67 | 10 | |
| 62 | REVENGE Eurythmics (RCA Victor 5847) | 45 | 21 | |
| 63 | INSIDE THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS W.A.S.P. (Capitol 12531) | 48 | 7 | |
| 64 | RAISED ON RADIO Journey (Columbia 39936) | 62 | 33 | |
| 65 | HEARTBEAT Don Johnson (Epic 40366) | 63 | 15 | |
| 66 | PRIMITIVE LOVE Miami Sound Machine (Epic 40131) | 64 | 56 | |
| 67 | CHICAGO 18 Chicago (Warner Bros. 25509) | 68 | 11 | |
| 68 | SHOCKADELICA Jesse Johnson (A&M 5122) | 70 | 10 | |
| 69 | HOT TOGETHER Pointer Sisters (RCA Victor 5609) | 84 | 4 | |
| 70 | HAND TO MOUTH General Public (I.R.S. 5782) | 66 | 9 | |
| 71 | BLAH-BLAH-BLAH Iggy Pop (A&M 5145) | 69 | 10 | |
| 72 | AUGUST Eric Clapton (Duck/Warner Bros. 25476) | 111 | 2 | |
| 73 | TRILOGY Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Polydor 831 073) | 74 | 12 | |
| 74 | JUICE Oran “Juice” Jones (Def Jam/Columbia 40367) | 72 | 13 | |
| 75 | COUNT THREE & PRAY Berlin (Geffen 24121) | 65 | 7 | |
| 76 | WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston (Arista 8212) | 71 | 92 | |
| 77 | LIVING IN THE 20TH CENTURY Steve Miller Band (Capitol 12445) | 99 | 5 | |
| 78 | FIELDS OF FIRE Corey Hart (EMI America 17217) | 73 | 10 | |
| 79 | CONSTRICTOR Alice Cooper (MCA 5761) | 77 | 11 | |
| 80 | WHEN SECONDS COUNT Survivor (Scotti Brothers 40457) | 90 | 4 | |
| 81 | SCOUNDREL DAYS A-Ha (Warner Bros. 25501) | 79 | 8 | |
| 82 | PEACE SELLS...BUT WHO’S BUYING? Megadeth (Capitol 12526) | 82 | 9 | |
| 83 | LIKE A ROCK Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 12398) | 80 | 36 | |
| 84 | PLAY DEEP Outfield (Columbia 40027) | 75 | 62 | |
| 85 | LIVE George Thorogood & Destroyers (EMI America 17214) | 76 | 19 | |
| 86 | PRESS TO PLAY Paul McCartney (Capitol 12475) | 83 | 15 | |
| 87 | BLOOD & CHOCOLATE Elvis Costello & Attractions (Columbia 40518) | 81 | 11 | |
| 88 | ROBBIE NEVIL Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 53006) | — | 1 | |
| 89 | KBC BAND KBC Band (Arista 8440) | 100 | 5 | |
| 90 | ELECTRIC CAFE Kraftwerk (Warner Bros. 25525) | 92 | 4 | |
| 91 | BETWEEN TWO FIRES Paul Young (Columbia 40543) | 97 | 4 | |
| 92 | BOSTON Boston (Epic 34188) | 98 | 115 | |
| 93 | LOVE ZONE Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista 8409) | 95 | 32 | |
| 94 | LEATHER JACKETS Elton John (Geffen 24114) | — | 1 | |
| 95 | NO. 10, UPPING ST. Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia 40445) | 89 | 7 | |
| 96 | VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Vinnie Vincent Invasion (Chrysalis 41529) | 88 | 15 | |
| 97 | THE RAINMAKERS Rainmakers (Mercury 830 214) | 91 | 14 | |
| 98 | TRUE CONFESSIONS Bananarama (London 828 013) | 87 | 20 | |
| 99 | LISA LISA AND CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia 40135) | 93 | 52 | |
| 100 | TO BE CONTINUED... Temptations (Gordy 6207G) | 101 | 21 | |
| 101 | L IS FOR LOVER Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 25477) | 85 | 12 | |
| 102 | THREE HEARTS IN THE HAPPY ENDING MACHINE Daryl Hall (RCA 7196) | 86 | 17 | |
| 103 | BROTHERHOOD New Order (Qwest 25511) | 96 | 10 | |
| 104 | UNDER THE BLUE MOON New Edition (MCA 5912) | 160 | 2 | |
| 105 | AFTERBURNER Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 25342) | 103 | 58 | |
| 106 | BETTER THAN HEAVEN Stacey Q (Atlantic 81676) | 102 | 12 | |
| 107 | SHELTER Lone Justice (Geffen 24122) | 114 | 3 | |
| 108 | WHO MADE WHO AC/DC (Atlantic 81650) | 94 | 28 | |
| 109 | QR III Quiet Riot (Pasha 40321) | 105 | 20 | |
| 110 | THE WHOLE STORY Kate Bush (EMI America 17242) | — | 1 | |
| 111 | PETE TOWNSHEND’S DEEP END LIVE! Pete Townshend (Atco 90553) | 108 | 8 | |
| 112 | THE COLLECTION Amy Grant (A&M 3900) | 107 | 17 | |
| 113 | KLYMAXX Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 5832) | 140 | 2 | |
| 114 | THE SPORT OF KINGS Triumph (MCA 5786) | 104 | 16 | |
| 115 | WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS... George Benson (Warner Bros. 25475) | 113 | 14 | |
| 116 | REIGN IN BLOOD Slayer (Def Jam 24131) | 124 | 4 | |
| 117 | POOLSIDE Nu Shooz (Atlantic 81647) | 112 | 30 | |
| 118 | STRONG PERSUADER Robert Cray (Mercury/Hightone 830 568) | 164 | 2 | |
| 119 | ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Billy Squier (Capitol 12483) | 110 | 10 | |
| 120 | DOWN TO THE MOON Andreas Vollenweider (CBS 42255) | 115 | 21 | |
| 121 | STORMS OF LIFE Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 25435) | 118 | 26 | |
| 122 | TOUCH ME Samantha Fox (Jive 1012) | — | 1 | |
| 123 | INSIDE STORY Grace Jones (Manhattan 53038) | 173 | 2 | |
| 124 | TUFF ENUFF Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated 40304) | 106 | 42 | |
| 125 | MIAMI VICE II Original Television Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA 6192) | 156 | 3 | |
| 126 | LIVING ALL ALONE Phyllis Hyman (Philadelphia Int’l 53029) | 122 | 10 | |
| 127 | REAL LOVE Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 12469) | 109 | 15 | |
| 128 | BY REQUEST (The Best Of Billy Vera & The Beaters) Billy Vera & Beaters (Rhino 70858) | — | 1 | |
| 129 | SCARECROW John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 824 865) | 116 | 67 | |
| 130 | HEART Heart (Capitol 12410) | 120 | 76 | |
| 131 | SILK & STEEL Five Star (RCA Victor/Tent 5901) | 127 | 10 | |
| 132 | PICTURE BOOK Simply Red (Elektra 60452) | 117 | 39 | |
| 133 | WINNER IN YOU Patti LaBelle (MCA 5737) | 128 | 32 | |
| 134 | TAKE ME ALL THE WAY Stacy Lattisaw (Motown 6212M) | 134 | 8 | |
| 135 | LANDING ON WATER Neil Young (Geffen 24109) | 119 | 20 | |
| 136 | NO JACKET REQUIRED Phil Collins (Atlantic 81240) | 125 | 94 | |
| 137 | STANDING ON A BEACH • THE SINGLES The Cure (Elektra 60477) | 123 | 30 | |
| 138 | THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE Moody Blues (Polydor/Threshold 829 179) | 126 | 33 | |
| 139 | EMERSON, LAKE & POWELL Emerson, Lake & Powell (Polydor 827 297) | 129 | 29 | |
| 140 | EXPRESS Love And Rockets (Big Time 6011) | 142 | 4 | |
| 141 | BOUNCING OFF THE SATELLITES B-52’s (Warner Bros. 25504) | 130 | 13 | |
| 142 | THE MONKEES Monkees (Rhino 70140) | 141 | 67 | |
| 143 | SOUL MAN Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (A&M 3903) | 145 | 5 | |
| 144 | U-TURN Isaac Hayes (Columbia 40316) | 146 | 4 | |
| 145 | DECEMBER George Winston (Windham Hill 1025) | 169 | 111 | |
| 146 | MENLOVE AVE. John Lennon (Capitol 12533) | 136 | 6 | |
| 147 | KINGDOM BLOW Kurtis Blow (Mercury 830 215) | 132 | 7 | |
| 148 | GUITARS, CADILLACS, ETC., ETC. Dwight Yoakam (Reprise Nashville 25372) | 138 | 40 | |
| 149 | CURIOSITY Regina (Atlantic 81671) | 131 | 14 | |
| 150 | GLORIA LORING Gloria Loring (Atlantic 81679) | 121 | 15 | |
| 151 | GOOD MUSIC Joan Jett & Blackhearts (CBS Associated/Blackheart 40544) | 148 | 5 | |
| 152 | FAME AND FORTUNE Bad Company (Atlantic 81684) | 133 | 10 | |
| 153 | BELINDA Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S. 5741) | 135 | 29 | |
| 154 | TUTU Miles Davis (Warner Bros. 25490) | 139 | 10 | |
| 155 | RAGE FOR ORDER Queensryche (EMI America 17197) | 143 | 22 | |
| 156 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD Smiths (Sire/Rough Trade 25426) | 147 | 24 | |
| 157 | STILL STANDING Jason & Scorchers (EMI America 17219) | — | 1 | |
| 158 | MORE OF THE MONKEES Monkees (Rhino 70142) | 153 | 47 | |
| 159 | LOUDER THAN HELL Sam Kinison (Warner Bros. 25503) | 161 | 3 | |
| 160 | SOUNDS FROM TRUE STORIES Original Motion Picture Score / David Byrne (Sire 25515) | 163 | 3 | |
| 161 | MAD, BAD AND DANGEROUS TO KNOW Dead Or Alive (Epic 40572) | — | 1 | |
| 162 | ROUND MIDNIGHT Original Soundtrack / Herbie Hancock (Columbia 40464) | 155 | 4 | |
| 163 | BROTHERS IN ARMS Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 25264) | 157 | 82 | |
| 164 | RAT IN THE KITCHEN UB40 (A&M 5137) | 137 | 17 | |
| 165 | LIVERPOOL Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island 90546) | 175 | 2 | |
| 166 | PLEASE Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 17193) | 144 | 37 | |
| 167 | OBSESSION Bob James (Warner Bros. 25495) | 162 | 4 | |
| 168 | LITTLE CREATURES Talking Heads (Sire 25305) | 168 | 78 | |
| 169 | STRENGTH IN NUMBERS 38 Special (A&M 5115) | 149 | 32 | |
| 170 | IN VISIBLE SILENCE Art Of Noise (China/Chrysalis 41528) | 150 | 35 | |
| 171 | MUSIC FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN Wham! (Columbia 40285) | 151 | 23 | |
| 172 | HEARTS IN MOTION Air Supply (Arista 8426) | 152 | 17 | |
| 173 | FRESH AIRE VI Mannheim Steamroller (American Gramaphone 386) | — | 1 | |
| 174 | UNITED Commodores (Polydor 831 194) | — | 1 | |
| 175 | HEADLINES Midnight Star (Solar 60454) | 166 | 30 | |
| 176 | ROCK THERAPY Stray Cats (EMI America 17226) | 159 | 15 | |
| 177 | THE BIG PRIZE Honeymoon Suite (Warner Bros. 25293) | 165 | 41 | |
| 178 | DESTINY Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 25425) | 158 | 19 | |
| 179 | BLOODLINE Levert (Atlantic 81669) | 170 | 13 | |
| 180 | THE SEER Big Country (Mercury 826 844) | 172 | 24 | |
| 181 | BLUE Double (A&M 5133) | 154 | 22 | |
| 182 | LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN Poison (Capitol/Enigma 12523) | 176 | 18 | |
| 183 | BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 38653) | 185 | 131 | |
| 184 | EMOTIONAL Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 5103) | 167 | 27 | |
| 185 | J MOOD Wynton Marsalis (Columbia 40308) | 179 | 13 | |
| 186 | DOUBLE VISION Bob James / David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 25393) | 171 | 29 | |
| 187 | LIVE IN LOS ANGELES Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 12479) | 174 | 15 | |
| 188 | LISTEN LIKE THIEVES INXS (Atlantic 81277) | 178 | 60 | |
| 189 | MIKE + THE MECHANICS Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 81287) | 182 | 53 | |
| 190 | BLACK CELEBRATION Depeche Mode (Sire/Mute 25429) | 184 | 36 | |
| 191 | NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER Van Morrison (Mercury 830 077) | 180 | 20 | |
| 192 | TURBO Judas Priest (Columbia 40158) | 181 | 37 | |
| 193 | EL DeBARGE El DeBarge (Gordy 6181G) | 183 | 28 | |
| 194 | FULL FORCE GET BUSY 1 TIME! Full Force (Columbia 40395) | 177 | 21 | |
| 195 | MONTANA CAFE Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 25412) | 189 | 24 | |
| 196 | ROCK THE NATIONS Saxon (Capitol 12519) | 188 | 9 | |
| 197 | ALWAYS IN THE MOOD Shirley Jones (Philadelphia Int’l 53031) | 190 | 13 | |
| 198 | ALABAMA’S GREATEST HITS Alabama (RCA 7170) | 196 | 43 | |
| 199 | UNDER LOCK AND KEY Dokken (Elektra 60458) | 186 | 54 | |
| 200 | ROD STEWART Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 25446) | 187 | 24 | |
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