1986 CMA Album of the Year

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Country Albums: #1 (1 week)
Billboard 200: #121

Singles:
US Country US AC CAN Country CAN AC
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" 1 (2 wks) 8 1 20
"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" 1 (1 wk) — 1 —
"In Love" 1 (1 wk) — 1 —
"How Do I Turn You On" 1 (1 wk) — 1 —

Gold (500,000+)



Country Albums: #1 (8 weeks)
Billboard 200: #85

Singles:

"1982": #6
"On The Other Hand": #1 (1 wk)
"Diggin' Up Bones": #1 (1 wk)
"No Place Like Home" #2

3x Platinum (3,000,000+)



Country Albums: #1 (1 week)

Singles:
US Country CAN Country
"Whoever's in New England" 1 (1 wk) 3
"Little Rock" 1 (1 wk) 2

Platinum (1,000,000+)



Country Albums: #1 (4 weeks)
Billboard 200: #127

Singles:

"Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her": #1 (1 wk)
"It Ain't Cool, To Be Crazy About You": #1 (1 wk)

Platinum (1,000,000+)



Country Albums: #1 (1 week)
Billboard 200: #66

Singles:

"Have Mercy": #1 (2 wks)
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)": #1 (1 wk)
"Rockin' With the Rhythm of the Rain": #1 (1 wk)
"Cry Myself to Sleep": #1 (1 wk)

Platinum (1,000,000+)

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I'd give it to Reba. She had a breakthrough year with "Whoever's In New England". Plus, she was Entertainer of the Year that year. However, all of these albums were super strong.

[.indulgecountry]

Reba, with ease. The title cut from that album alone is one of her all-time best imo.

[onebuffalo]

Not a dud in these nominees. I am a huge Ronnie Milsap fan, so he deserved the win here. However, 1986 belonged to Randy Travis, so I would have given it to him. He would have repeated in 1987 with Always & Forever.

[someguy]

Reba for sure. The Judds' album is great too, but this was such a breakthrough year and album for Ms. McEntire.