These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1986. The charts were compiled and published by RPM every Saturday.
Number-one albums †This indicates the best performing album of the year.RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=611&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 Issue date Album ArtistRef. January 4 AfterburnerZZ TopRPM Retrieved June 29, 2025 January 11RPM https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0621&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0621.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0621 Says here this album was #1 the week before. Retrieved June 29, 2025. January 18 RPM https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0621&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0621.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0621 Retrieved June 29, 2025 January 25Brothers in ArmsDire StraitsRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=700&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 February 1RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=6223&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 February 8RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=704&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 February 15RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=707&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 February 22RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=710&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 March 1RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=713&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 March 8Whitney Houston †Whitney HoustonRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=715&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 March 15 RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=718&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 March 22RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=720&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 March 29RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=6224&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 April 5RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=723&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 April 12RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=726&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 April 19RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=728&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 April 26RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=6235&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 May 3RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=6459&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 May 10RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=516&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 May 17RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=519&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 May 24RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=522&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 May 31RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=8899&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 June 7RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=527&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 June 14RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=529&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 June 21RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=6236&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 June 28RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=534&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 July 5RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=6237&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 July 12SoPeter GabrielRPM Retrieved June 29, 2025 July 19 RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=540&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 July 26 Invisible TouchGenesisRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=569&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 August 2RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=572&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 August 9True BlueMadonnaRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=574&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 August 16RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=576&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 August 23RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=577&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 August 30RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=579&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 September 6RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=581&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 September 13RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=583&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 September 20RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=586&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 September 27RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=589&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 October 4RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=591&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 October 11RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=594&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 October 18 RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=7125&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 October 25Fore!Huey Lewis and the NewsRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=7993&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 November 1RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=598&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 November 8 True BlueMadonna November 15 November 22 Third StageBostonRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=7284&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 November 29 GracelandPaul SimonRPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=554&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 December 6Live/1975-85Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band December 13RPM https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=605&app=rpm Retrieved June 29, 2025 December 20 December 27 See also List of Canadian number-one singles of 1986
References
External links Top 100 albums in Canada on Jam Billboard Top Canadian Albums