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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1986

1985 <-1986-> 1987

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1.
04/1986

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

from So   So
465

✫1
US


✫1
dance
61
R&B
✫1
rock
4
UK
[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1987]
[Geffen 28718]
written by Peter Gabriel
2.
10/1986

Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi

from Slippery When Wet   Slippery When Wet
443

✫1
US






✫1
rock
4
UK
[Polygram 888184 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child
3.
02/1986

Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer

from Riptide   Riptide
435

✫1
US


36
dance


✫1
rock
5
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards
[Island 7-99570]
written by Robert Palmer
4.
06/1986

Higher Love by Steve Winwood

from Back in the High Life   Back in the High Life
406

✫1
US
7
AC




✫1
rock
13
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1987]
[Warner 28710 (Island)]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings
5.
05/1986

Invisible Touch by Genesis

from Invisible Touch   Invisible Touch
406

✫1
US
3
AC




✫1
rock
15
UK
[Atlantic 89407]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
6.
08/1986

Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News

from Fore!   Fore!
389

✫1
US
✫1
AC




2
rock
12
UK
[Chrysalis 43019]
written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis
7.
08/1986

(I Just) Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew

from Broadcast   Broadcast
382

✫1
US
24
AC
37
dance


4
rock
4
UK
[Virgin 99481]
written by Nick Van Eede
8.
03/1986

Why Can't This Be Love by Van Halen

from 5150   5150
375

3
US






✫1
rock
8
UK
[Warner 28740]
written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen
9.
09/1986

Amanda by Boston

from Third Stage   Third Stage
359

✫1
US
13
AC




✫1
rock
84
UK
[MCA 52756]
written by Tom Scholz
10.
06/1986

Throwing It All Away by Genesis

from Invisible Touch   Invisible Touch
356

4
US
✫1
AC




✫1
rock
22
UK
[Atlantic 89372]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
11.
07/1986

The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby

from The Way It Is   The Way It Is
355

✫1
US
✫1
AC




3
rock
15
UK
as Bruce Hornsby and The Range
[RCA 5023]
written by Bruce Hornsby
12.
01/1986

These Dreams by Heart

from Heart   Heart
346

✫1
US
✫1
AC




2
rock
62
UK
[Capitol 5541]
written by Martin Page & Bernie Taupin
13.
09/1986

Hip to Be Square by Huey Lewis & the News

from Fore!   Fore!
328

3
US
20
AC




✫1
rock
41
UK
[Chrysalis 43065]
written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper & Huey Lewis
14.
03/1986

Harlem Shuffle by The Rolling Stones

from Dirty Work   Dirty Work
328

5
US


4
dance


2
rock
13
UK
[Columbia 05802 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Bob Relf (as Bobby Relf) & Earl Nelson
15.
10/1986

Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders

from Get Close   Get Close
322

10
US
28
AC




✫1
rock
10
UK
[Sire 28630]
written by Chrissie Hynde
16.
01/1986

Rock Me Amadeus by Falco

from Falco 3   Falco 3
307

✫1
US


4
dance
6
R&B


✫1
UK
charted as Rock Me Amadeus / Vienna Calling in US dance charts
[A&M 2821]
written by Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland & Falco
17.
08/1986

Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money

from Can't Hold Back   Can't Hold Back
304

4
US






✫1
rock


featuring Ronnie Spector
[Columbia 38-06231]
written by Mike Leeson, Peter Vale, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry & Phil Spector (as Phillip Spector)
18.
10/1986

Keep Your Hands to Yourself by The Georgia Satellites

from Georgia Satellites   Georgia Satellites
301

2
US






2
rock


[Elektra 69502]
written by Dan Baird
19.
10/1986

To Be a Lover by Billy Idol

from Whiplash Smile   Whiplash Smile
288

6
US






2
rock
22
UK
[Chrysalis 43024]
written by William Bell & Booker T. Jones
20.
07/1986

Missionary Man by Eurythmics

from Revenge   Revenge
283

14
US


6
dance


✫1
rock
31
UK
[RCA 14414]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]
21.
08/1986

You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi

from Slippery When Wet   Slippery When Wet
274

✫1
US






9
rock
14
UK
[Polygram 884953 (Mercury)]
written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child
22.
01/1986

Manic Monday by The Bangles

from Different Light   Different Light
268

2
US
10
AC




43
rock
2
UK
[Columbia 05757]
written by Prince (as Christopher)
23.
02/1986

I Can't Wait by Nu Shooz

from Poolside   Poolside
267

3
US
38
AC
✫1
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[Atlantic 89446]
written by John Smith
24.
04/1986

Holding Back the Years by Simply Red

from Picture Book   Picture Book
264

✫1
US




29
R&B


2
UK
[R]
[Elektra 69564]
written by Mick Hucknall & Neil Moss
25.
11/1986

Big Time by Peter Gabriel

from So   So
263

8
US






3
rock
13
UK
[R]
[Geffen 7-28503]
written by Peter Gabriel
26.
04/1986

Like a Rock by Bob Seger

from Like a Rock   Like a Rock
262

12
US
21
AC




✫1
rock


as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5592]
written by Bob Seger
27.
06/1986

Glory of Love by Peter Cetera

from Solitude/Solitaire   Solitude/Solitaire
261

✫1
US
✫1
AC






3
UK
[from the movie The Karate Kid]
[Full Moon 28662]
written by Peter Cetera, David Foster & Diane Nini
28.
07/1986

The Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh

from Into the Light   Into the Light
260

3
US
2
AC






✫1
UK
[A&M 2848]
written by Chris de Burgh
29.
09/1986

Emotion in Motion by Ric Ocasek

from This Side of Paradise   This Side of Paradise
260

15
US
8
AC




✫1
rock


[Geffen 28617]
written by Ric Ocasek
30.
04/1986

Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues

from The Other Side of Life   The Other Side of Life
260

9
US
✫1
AC




2
rock


[Polydor 883906]
written by Justin Hayward
31.
10/1986

The Final Countdown by Europe

from The Final Countdown   The Final Countdown
259

8
US






18
rock
✫1
UK
[Epic 34-06416]
written by Joey Tempest
32.
10/1986

C'est la vie by Robbie Nevil

from Robbie Nevil   Robbie Nevil
258

2
US
37
AC
✫1
dance
7
R&B


3
UK
[EMI 50047]
written by Robbie Nevil, Duncan Pain & Mark Holding
33.
01/1986

What You Need by INXS

from Listen Like Thieves   Listen Like Thieves
253

5
US


20
dance


3
rock
51
UK
[Atlantic 89460]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence
34.
05/1986

Secret Separation by The Fixx

from Walkabout   Walkabout
248

19
US






✫1
rock
83
UK
written by Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jeannette Obstoj, Jamie West-Oram & Adam Woods
35.
11/1986

War by Bruce Springsteen

from Live: 1975-85   Live: 1975-85
244

8
US






4
rock
18
UK
as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
[live]
[Columbia 06432]
written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong
36.
09/1986

Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles

from Different Light   Different Light
244

✫1
US


46
dance




3
UK
[Columbia 06257]
written by Liam Sternberg
37.
10/1986

We're Ready by Boston

from Third Stage   Third Stage
241

9
US






2
rock


[MCA 52985]
written by Tom Scholz
38.
07/1986

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight by Genesis

from Invisible Touch   Invisible Touch
238

3
US
8
AC




9
rock
18
UK
[Atlantic 89290]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
39.
04/1986

Be Good to Yourself by Journey

from Raised on Radio   Raised on Radio
238

9
US






2
rock


[Columbia 38-05869]
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon
40.
05/1986

Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins

from Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
238

2
US






7
rock
45
UK
produced by Giorgio Moroder
[Columbia 38-05893]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock
41.
06/1986

In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel

from So   So
234

26
US






✫1
rock


[Geffen 28622]
written by Peter Gabriel
42.
03/1986

American Storm by Bob Seger

from Like a Rock   Like a Rock
231

13
US






2
rock
77
UK
as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
written by Bob Seger
43.
03/1986

Stick Around by Julian Lennon

from The Secret Value of Daydreaming   The Secret Value of Daydreaming
231

32
US






✫1
rock
86
UK
[Atlantic 7-89437]
written by Julian Lennon
44.
05/1986

Venus by Bananarama

from True Confessions   True Confessions
229

✫1
US
29
AC
✫1
dance




8
UK
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[London 886056]
written by Robbie van Leeuwen
45.
09/1986

Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis & the News

from Fore!   Fore!
229

✫1
US
17
AC




10
rock


[Chrysalis 43097]
written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby
46.
02/1986

All I Need Is a Miracle by Mike + the Mechanics

from Mike + the Mechanics   Mike + the Mechanics
228

5
US
7
AC
24
dance


6
rock
53
UK
[Atlantic 7-89450]
written by Mike Rutherford & Christopher Neil
47.
06/1986

Land of Confusion by Genesis

from Invisible Touch   Invisible Touch
221

4
US






11
rock
14
UK
[Atlantic 89336]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
48.
11/1986

My Baby by The Pretenders

from Get Close   Get Close
220

64
US






✫1
rock
84
UK
written by Chrissie Hynde
49.
03/1986

Absolute Beginners by David Bowie

from Absolute Beginners   Absolute Beginners
218

53
US






9
rock
2
UK
[EMI America 8308]
written by David Bowie
50.
11/1986

I Want to Make the World Turn Around by Steve Miller Band

from Living in the 20th Century   Living in the 20th Century
217

97
US






✫1
rock
86
UK
[Capitol 5646]
written by Steve Miller
51.
02/1986

All the King's Horses by The Firm [English rock supergroup]

from Mean Business   
216

61
US






✫1
rock


written by Paul Rodgers
52.
11/1986

It's in the Way That You Use It by Eric Clapton

from August   August
213









✫1
rock
77
UK
[Warner 28514 (Duck)]
written by Eric Clapton & Robbie Robertson
53.
11/1986

Smoking Gun by The Robert Cray Band

from Strong Persuader   
210

22
US






2
rock


written by David Amy, Richard Cousins & Robert Cray
54.
03/1986

No One Is to Blame by Howard Jones

from Dream into Action   Dream into Action
208

4
US
✫1
AC




20
rock
16
UK
[Elektra 69549]
written by Howard Jones
55.
07/1986

I Didn't Mean to Turn You On by Robert Palmer

from Riptide   Riptide
204

2
US


26
dance


41
rock
9
UK
produced by Bernard Edwards
[Island 7-99537]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis
56.
07/1986

Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) by Glass Tiger

from The Thin Red Line   The Thin Red Line
202

2
US
30
AC




17
rock
29
UK
[Manhattan 50037]
written by Alan Frew, Al Connelly, Sam Reid, Wayne Parker, Michael Hanson & Jim Vallance
57.
08/1986

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper

from True Colors   True Colors
201

✫1
US
5
AC






12
UK
[Portrait 06247]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
58.
07/1986

In Too Deep by Genesis

from Invisible Touch   Invisible Touch
200

3
US
✫1
AC




25
rock
19
UK
[Atlantic 89316]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
59.
04/1986

Look Away by Big Country

from The Seer   The Seer
199









5
rock
7
UK
written by Stuart Adamson
60.
12/1986

I Wanna Go Back by Eddie Money

from Can't Hold Back   Can't Hold Back
198

14
US
33
AC




3
rock


[Columbia 06569]
written by Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey & Ira Walker
61.
02/1986

Tuff Enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds

from Tuff Enuff   Tuff Enuff
198

10
US






4
rock


produced by Dave Edmunds
written by Kim Wilson
62.
04/1986

When the Heart Rules the Mind by GTR

from GTR   
196

14
US






3
rock


[Arista 1-9470]
written by Steve Hackett & Steve Howe
63.
08/1986

Dreamtime by Daryl Hall

from Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine   Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
195

5
US
24
AC
36
dance


11
rock
28
UK
produced by David A. Stewart
[RCA 14387]
written by John Beeby & Daryl Hall
64.
11/1986

Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi

from Slippery When Wet   Slippery When Wet
191

7
US






13
rock
13
UK
written by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora
65.
01/1986

Your Love by The Outfield

from Play Deep   Play Deep
190

6
US






7
rock
83
UK
[Columbia 05796]
written by John Spinks (as John Frederick Spinks)
66.
01/1986

Rough Boy by ZZ Top

from Afterburner   Afterburner
189

22
US






5
rock
23
UK
[Warner 28733]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
67.
05/1986

Touch and Go by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

from Emerson, Lake & Powell   Emerson, Lake & Powell
187

60
US






2
rock


as Emerson, Lake & Powell
written by Keith Emerson & Greg Lake
68.
05/1986

Like No Other Night by 38 Special

from Strength in Numbers   Strength in Numbers
186

14
US






4
rock


[A&M 2831]
written by Don Barnes, John Bettis & Jim Vallance
69.
09/1986

Freedom Overspill by Steve Winwood

from Back in the High Life   Back in the High Life
185

20
US


28
dance


4
rock
69
UK
charted as Freedom Overspill / Higher Love in US dance charts
[Warner 28595 (Island)]
written by Steve Winwood, George Fleming & James Hooker
70.
10/1986

Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Everybody Wang Chung Tonight) by Wang Chung

from Mosaic   Mosaic
183

2
US


4
dance


25
rock
76
UK
written by Nick Feldman & Jack Hues
71.
08/1986

Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads

from True Stories   True Stories
181

25
US






4
rock
43
UK
[Sire 7-28629]
written by David Byrne
72.
04/1986

Nothin' at All by Heart

from Heart   Heart
179

10
US
40
AC




6
rock
76
UK
[Capitol 5572]
written by Mark Mueller
73.
04/1986

One Hit (to the Body) by The Rolling Stones

from Dirty Work   Dirty Work
179

28
US






3
rock
80
UK
[Columbia 05906 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Ron Wood (as Ronnie Wood)
74.
08/1986

Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards

from Communards   Communards
175

40
US


✫1
dance




✫1
UK
with Sarah Jane Morris
[MCA 52928]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert
75.
03/1986

For America by Jackson Browne

from Lives in the Balance   Lives in the Balance
174

30
US
31
AC




3
rock


[Asylum 69566]
written by Jackson Browne
76.
04/1986

Love Walks In by Van Halen

from 5150   5150
173

22
US






4
rock


[Warner 28626]
written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen
77.
03/1986

All the Things She Said by Simple Minds

from Once Upon a Time   Once Upon a Time
172

28
US






9
rock
9
UK
[A&M 2828]
written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Mel Gaynor & John Giblin
78.
12/1986

Ship of Fools (Save Me from Tomorrow) by World Party

from Private Revolution   Private Revolution
166

27
US






5
rock
42
UK
written by Karl Wallinger
79.
09/1986

The Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant

from Solitude/Solitaire   
166

✫1
US
✫1
AC






78
UK
[Full Moon 28597]
written by Bobby Caldwell & Paul Gordon
80.
06/1986

Rumbleseat by John Mellencamp

from Scarecrow   Scarecrow
164

28
US






4
rock


as John Cougar Mellencamp
written by John Mellencamp
81.
10/1986

Stay the Night by Benjamin Orr

from The Lace   The Lace
163

24
US
2
AC




6
rock


[Elektra 69506]
written by Benjamin Orr & Diane Grey Page
82.
06/1986

Red Rain by Peter Gabriel

from So   So
162









3
rock
46
UK
written by Peter Gabriel
83.
04/1986

Dreams by Van Halen

from 5150   5150
156

22
US






6
rock
62
UK
[Warner 28702]
written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen
84.
08/1986

Eye of the Zombie by John Fogerty

from Eye of the Zombie   Eye of the Zombie
155

81
US






3
rock


[Warner 28657]
written by John Fogerty
85.
05/1986

Love Touch by Rod Stewart

from Every Beat of My Heart   Every Beat of My Heart
155

6
US
5
AC




26
rock
27
UK
[Warner 7-28668]
written by Mike Chapman, Gene Black & Holly Knight
86.
07/1986

Split Decision by Steve Winwood

from Back in the High Life   Back in the High Life
151









3
rock


written by Steve Winwood & Joe Walsh
87.
01/1986

Lying by Peter Frampton

from Premonition   Premonition
151

74
US






4
rock
100
UK
[Atlantic 7-89463]
written by Peter Frampton
88.
11/1986

Who Owns This Place by Don Henley

from The Color of Money: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   The Color of Money: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
151









3
rock


[Geffen PRO-A-2612]
written by Don Henley, Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) & J.D. Souther
89.
09/1986

Change in the Weather by John Fogerty

from Eye of the Zombie   Eye of the Zombie
151









3
rock


[Warner 28535]
written by John Fogerty
90.
01/1986

This Could Be the Night by Loverboy

from Lovin' Every Minute of It   Lovin' Every Minute of It
147

10
US
30
AC




9
rock


[Columbia 05765]
written by Jonathan Cain, Paul Dean, Mike Reno & Bill Wray
91.
03/1986

Move Away by Culture Club

from From Luxury to Heartache   From Luxury to Heartache
144

12
US
11
AC
4
dance
87
R&B


7
UK
charted as Move Away / Sexuality in US dance charts
[Virgin/Epic 05847]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss & Phil Pickett
92.
10/1986

Cool the Engines by Boston

from Third Stage   Third Stage
142









4
rock


written by Tom Scholz, Brad Delp & Fran Sheehan
93.
12/1986

Tearing Us Apart by Eric Clapton & Tina Turner

from August   August
137









5
rock
56
UK
[Warner 28279 (Duck)]
written by Eric Clapton & Greg Phillinganes
94.
08/1986

A Matter of Trust by Billy Joel

from The Bridge   The Bridge
137

10
US
17
AC




14
rock
52
UK
[Columbia 06108]
written by Billy Joel
95.
11/1986

The Best Man in the World by Ann Wilson

from The Golden Child: Music from the Motion Picture   The Golden Child: Music from the Motion Picture
137

61
US






5
rock


[Capitol 5654]
written by Ann Wilson, John Barry, Nancy Wilson [rock musician] & Sue Ennis
96.
10/1986

Sometimes by Erasure

from The Circus   The Circus
134





4
dance




2
UK
charted as Sometimes / It Doesn't Have to Be in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell
97.
09/1986

The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades by Timbuk 3

from Greetings from Timbuk 3   Greetings from Timbuk 3
134

19
US






14
rock
21
UK
[I.R.S. 52940]
written by Pat MacDonald
98.
01/1986

Stereotomy by The Alan Parsons Project

from Stereotomy   Stereotomy
133

82
US






5
rock


[Arista 9443]
written by Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson
99.
08/1986

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon

from Graceland   Graceland
132

44
US
15
AC




42
rock
4
UK
[Warner 28667]
written by Paul Simon
100.
08/1986

Fall on Me by R.E.M.

from Lifes Rich Pageant   Lifes Rich Pageant
132

94
US






5
rock


[MCA 52883 (i.r.s.)]
written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills & Michael Stipe
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