| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1986 |
| TOP 40 BLACK CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS (As published in the December 27, 1986, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | CONTROL – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 2 | RAPTURE – Anita Baker (Elektra) |
| 3 | PROMISE – Sade (Portrait) |
| 4 | RAISING HELL – Run-D.M.C. (Profile) |
| 5 | WHITNEY HOUSTON (Arista) |
| 6 | WINNER IN YOU – Patti LaBelle (MCA) |
| 7 | AS THE BAND TURNS – Atlantic Starr (A&M) |
| 8 | LOVE ZONE – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 9 | PARADE – Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park) |
| 10 | STREET CALLED DESIRE – Rene & Angela (Mercury) |
| 11 | DO ME BABY – Meli’sa Morgan (Capitol) |
| 12 | BACK IN BLACK – Whodini (Jive) |
| 13 | CARAVAN OF LOVE – Isley Jasper Isley (CBS Associated) |
| 14 | HIGH PRIORITY – Cherrelle (Tabu) |
| 15 | DANCING ON THE CEILING – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 16 | EMOTIONAL – Jeffrey Osborne (A&M) |
| 17 | WORD UP – Cameo (Atlanta Artists) |
| 18 | IN SQUARE CIRCLE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla) |
| 19 | SANDS OF TIME – The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) |
| 20 | THE NEW ZAPP IV U – Zapp (Warner Bros.) |
| 21 | RADIO – L. L. Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia) |
| 22 | STEPHANIE MILLS (MCA) |
| 23 | ALL FOR LOVE – New Edition (MCA) |
| 24 | HEADLINES – Midnight Star (Solar) |
| 25 | JUICE – Oran “Juice” Jones (Def Jam/Columbia) |
| 26 | COLOR OF SUCCESS – Morris Day (Warner Bros.) |
| 27 | WORKIN’ IT BACK – Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum) |
| 28 | ROCK ME TONIGHT – Freddie Jackson (Capitol) |
| 29 | TO BE CONTINUED... – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 30 | FRIENDS – Dionne Warwick (Arista) |
| 31 | BREAKING EVERY RULE – Tina Turner (Capitol) |
| 32 | GIVE ME THE REASON – Luther Vandross (Epic) |
| 33 | REAL LOVE – Ashford & Simpson (Capitol) |
| 34 | CHILLIN’ – Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy) |
| 35 | LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE (Columbia) |
| 36 | SHAKE YOU DOWN – Gregory Abbott (Columbia) |
| 37 | LIVE IN LOS ANGELES – Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol) |
| 38 | ALWAYS IN THE MOOD – Shirley Jones (Philadelphia Int’l) |
| 39 | WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO? – Aretha Franklin (Arista) |
| 40 | BIG & BEAUTIFUL – Fat Boys (Sutra) |