1986 was a fantastic year in music. This is a mix of selections from top albums of the year by Jim Bricker and Jarrett McCall who organised a recent X challenge #1986AlbumsTop20
Broadcast 10 July 2026
Tracklist
- 'Til Tuesday — What About Love — Welcome Home
- Talking Heads — Puzzlin' Evidence — True Stories
- Janet Jackson — When I Think Of You — Control
- Cocteau Twins — Lazy Calm — Victorialand
- David Sylvian — Wave — Gone To Earth (Remastered 2003)
- Debbie Harry — In Love With Love — Once More Into The Bleach
- Stacey Q — We Connect — Better Than Heaven
- Jeffrey Osborne — We Belong To Love — Emotional
- Lyle Mays — Close to Home — Lyle Mays
- Pray For Rain — Burning Room — Sid & Nancy: Love Kills (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Anita Baker — Same Ole Love (365 Days a Week) — The Best of Anita Baker
- The Blow Monkeys — Wicked Ways — Animal Magic (Expanded Edition)
