List of number-one R&B albums of 1986 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that have reached number one in 1986.
See also: 1986 in music
, R&B number-one hits of 1986 (USA)
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
that have reached number one in 1986.
See also: 1986 in music
1986 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place...
, R&B number-one hits of 1986 (USA)
R&B number-one hits of 1986 (USA)
These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1986:See also: 1986 in music, List of number-one R&B hits -Chart comparisons:*Seven songs reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 4 | In Square Circle In Square Circle In Square Circle is a 1985 album released by Grammy Award-winning American R&B/soul singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder... |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... |
| January 11 | In Square Circle | Stevie Wonder |
| January 18 | In Square Circle | Stevie Wonder |
| January 25 | In Square Circle | Stevie Wonder |
| February 1 | Promise Promise (Sade album) Promise is the second studio album by the English group Sade. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1985 by Epic Records and in the United States on 21 December 1985 by Portrait Records.... |
Sade Sade (band) Sade is a British smooth jazz band that formed in 1983, named for Nigerian lead singer Sade Adu. Their music features elements of R&B, soul, jazz, and soft rock.... |
| February 8 | Promise | Sade |
| February 15 | Promise | Sade |
| February 22 | Promise | Sade |
| March 1 | Promise | Sade |
| March 8 | Promise | Sade |
| March 15 | Promise | Sade |
| March 22 | Promise | Sade |
| March 29 | Promise | Sade |
| April 5 | Promise | Sade |
| April 12 | Promise | Sade |
| April 19 | Control Control (Janet Jackson album) Control is the third studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released on February 6, 1986 by A&M Records. Her collaborations with songwriters and record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis resulted in an unconventional sound: a fusion of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap vocals,... |
Janet Jackson Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years... |
| April 26 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| May 3 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| May 10 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| May 17 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| May 24 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| May 31 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| June 7 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| June 14 | Winner in You Winner in You Winner in You is the eight studio album by American R&B singer Patti LaBelle, released April 28, 1986, on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place during 1984–1985... |
Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry... |
| June 21 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| June 28 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| July 5 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| July 12 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| July 19 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| July 26 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| August 2 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| August 9 | Love Zone Love Zone Love Zone is the sixth album recorded by R&B singer Billy Ocean. The album includes the hit singles "Love Zone" and "There'll Be Sad Songs ," as well as "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going," which had originally been featured on the soundtrack to the 1985 film The Jewel of the... |
Billy Ocean Billy Ocean Billy Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s... |
| August 16 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| August 23 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| August 30 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| September 6 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| September 13 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| September 20 | Rapture | Anita Baker Anita Baker Anita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit.... |
| September 27 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| October 4 | Rapture | Anita Baker |
| October 11 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| October 18 | Rapture | Anita Baker |
| October 25 | Word Up! Word Up! Word Up! is an album by funk/R&B group Cameo released in 1986. The record made Cameo one of the most successful bands of that decade.-Track listing:*Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 Published By All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music... |
Cameo Cameo (band) Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several... |
| November 1 | Word Up! | Cameo |
| November 8 | Word Up! | Cameo |
| November 15 | Word Up! | Cameo |
| November 22 | Word Up! | Cameo |
| November 29 | Give Me the Reason | Luther Vandross Luther Vandross Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times... |
| December 6 | Just Like the First Time Just Like the First Time Just Like the First Time is the second studio album by American R&B/soul singer Freddie Jackson.-Reception:Released in 1986 the album reached number 1 on the R&B Charts and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 20, 1987... |
Freddie Jackson Freddie Jackson Frederick Anthony "Freddie" Jackson is an American soul singer. He was an important figure in R&B during the 1980s and early 1990s... |
| December 13 | Just Like the First Time | Freddie Jackson |
| December 20 | Just Like the First Time | Freddie Jackson |
| December 27 | Just Like the First Time | Freddie Jackson |