List of number-one albums of 1986 (Canada)
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These are the Canadian number-one albums of 1986. The chart is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and published by Jam! Canoe, issued every Sunday. The chart also appears in Billboard magazine as Top Canadian Albums.
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Afterburner | ZZ Top |
| January 11 | ||
| January 18 | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits |
| January 25 | ||
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | ||
| February 15 | ||
| February 22 | ||
| March 1 | ||
| March 8 | ||
| March 15 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| March 22 | ||
| March 29 | ||
| April 5 | ||
| April 12 | ||
| April 19 | ||
| April 26 | ||
| May 3 | ||
| May 10 | ||
| May 17 | ||
| May 24 | ||
| May 31 | ||
| June 7 | ||
| June 14 | ||
| June 21 | ||
| June 28 | ||
| July 5 | ||
| July 12 | ||
| July 19 | Invisible Touch | Genesis |
| July 26 | True Blue | Madonna |
| August 2 | ||
| August 9 | ||
| August 16 | ||
| August 23 | ||
| August 30 | ||
| September 6 | ||
| September 13 | ||
| September 20 | ||
| September 27 | ||
| October 4 | ||
| October 11 | ||
| October 18 | Fore! | Huey Lewis and the News |
| October 25 | ||
| November 1 | ||
| November 8 | True Blue | Madonna |
| November 15 | ||
| November 22 | Third Stage | Boston |
| November 29 | Live/1975-85 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band |
| December 6 | ||
| December 13 | ||
| December 20 | ||
| December 27 |