These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that have reached number one in 1986.
Chart history
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | In Square Circle | Stevie Wonder |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | Promise | Sade |
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | ||
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | ||
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | Control | Janet Jackson |
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | Winner in You | Patti LaBelle |
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | ||
| July 26 | ||
| August 2 | ||
| August 9 | Love Zone | Billy Ocean |
| August 16 | Raising Hell | Run–D.M.C. |
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | Rapture | Anita Baker |
| 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! | Cameo |
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | ||
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | ||
| November 29 | Give Me the Reason | Luther Vandross |
| December 6 | Just Like the First Time | Freddie Jackson |
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |
See also
| Lists of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums | |
|---|---|
| 1965–1979 | |
| 1980–1999 | |
| 2000–2019 | |
| 2020–present | |