Tom's Top Albums of 1986

Anita Baker - Rapture

Aretha Franklin - Aretha

B52's -Bouncing Off the Satellites

Bangles - Different Light

Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill

Billy Joel - The Bridge

Billy Ocean - Love Zone

Black Flag - Wasted Again

Bob Seger - Like A Rock

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Boston - Third Stage

Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is

Bruce Springsteen - Live 75-85

Cameo - Word Up

Crowded House - s/t

Cyndi Lauper - True Colors

Daryl Hall - Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine

David & David - Boomtown

David Lee Roth - Eat 'Em and Smile

Duran Duran - Notorious

Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc, Etc

El DeBarge - s/t

ELO - Balance of Power

Elvis Costello - Blood and Chocolate

Elvis Costello - King of America

Eurythmics - Revenge

Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff

Feelies - Good Earth

Freddie Jackson - Just Like The First Time

Genesis - Invisible Touch

Georgia Satellites - s/t

George Strait - #7

Huey Lewis & the News - Fore

Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey

Indestructible Beat of Soweto - Various

Jackson Browne - Lives in the Balance

Janet Jackson - Control

Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy

Journey - Raised on Radio

Kool & the Gang - Forever

Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling

Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason

Madonna - True Blue

Megadeth - Peace Sells

Metallica - Master of Puppets

Moody Blues - Other Side of Life

Motorhead - Orgasmatron

New Order - Brotherhood

Nu Shooz - Poolside

Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman - Song X

Patti LaBelle - Winner In You

Paul Simon - Graceland

Pet Shop Boys - Please

Peter Gabriel - So

Phil Alvin - Unsung Stories 

Pretenders - Get Close

Pretty in Pink Soundtrack - Various

Prince - Parade

Public Image Ltd. - Album

Queen - A Kind of Magic

Randy Travis - Storms of Life

Reba McEntire - Whoever's In New England

R.E.M. - Life's Rich Pageant

Robert Cray - Strong Persuader

Rod Stewart - Every Beat of My Heart

Run DMC - Raising Hell

Salt-n-Pepa - Hot, Cool and Vicious

Slayer - Reign in Blood

Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

Sonic Youth - Evol

Sonny Sharrock - Guitar

Steve Earle - Guitar Town

Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life

Talking Heads - True Stories

Teena Marie - Emerald City

Timbuk 3 - Greetings from Timbuk 3

Tina Turner - Break Every Rule

Top Gun Soundtrack - Various

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live Alive

Wham - Music from the Edge of Heaven

Willie Nelson - Promiseland

XTC - Skylarking