List of number one R&B albums in the US (1986)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales charts in 1986. There were ten number one albums that year.

← 1985 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1987 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 28, 1985 - January 31, 1986 5 weeks (total of 12) 12 Stevie Wonder In Square Circle - February 1, 1986 - April 18, 1986 11 weeks (total 11) 11 Sade Promise - April 19, 1986 - June 13, 1986 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Janet Jackson Control - June 14, 1986 - August 8, 1986 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Patti LaBelle Winner in You - August 9, 1986 - August 15, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Billy Ocean Love zone - August 16, 1986 - September 19, 1986 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Run DMC Raising Hell - September 20, 1986 - September 26, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Anita Baker Rapture - September 27, 1986 - October 3, 1986 1 week (6 in total) 6th Run DMC Raising Hell - October 4, 1986 - October 10, 1986 1 week (total 2) 2 Anita Baker Rapture - October 11, 1986 - October 17, 1986 1 week (total 7) 7th Run DMC Raising Hell - October 18, 1986 - October 24, 1986 1 week (total 3) 3 Anita Baker Rapture - October 25, 1986 - November 28, 1986 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Cameo Word Up! - November 29, 1986 - December 5, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Luther Vandross Give me the reason - December 6, 1986 - December 26, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Freddie Jackson Just like the first time -
← 1985				→ 1987 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1985–1989

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - In Square Circle)
2. ↑ Discogs (Sade - Promise)
3. ↑ Discogs (Janet Jackson - Control)
4. ↑ Discogs (Patti LaBelle - Winner in You)
5. ↑ Discogs (Billy Ocean - Love Zone)
6. ↑ Discogs (Run-DMC - Raising Hell)
7. ↑ Discogs (Anita Baker - Rapture)
8. ↑ Discogs (Cameo - Word Up!)
9. ↑ Discogs (Luther Vandross - Give Me the Reason)
10. ↑ Discogs (Freddie Jackson - Just Like the First Time)