1986’s Biggest Artists and Songs |
| Sade (1985 Best New Artist Grammy Winner, presented in 1986) Phil Collins (Grammy for Album of the Year) |
| New Artists in the Pop Charts Included: Ozzie Osbourne (solo), Jennifer rush, Art of Noise, Miami Sound Machine, Anita Baker, Simply Red, Bangles, The Cure |
1986’s Retro Top 10 Hits |
| 1. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco |
| 2. Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott |
| 3. The Rain – Oran Juice Jones |
| 4. Hands Across America – Voices Of America |
| 5. If You Leave – OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark) |
| 6. Something About You – Level 42 |
| 7. Heartbeat – Don Johnson |
| 8. Caravan of Love – Isley, Jasper, Isley |
| 9. I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz |
| 10. Friends and Lovers – Gloria Loring |
1986’s ‘One Hit Wonders’ |
| 1. One Step Closer To You – Gavin Christopher |
| 2. The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades – Timbuk 3 |
| 3. The Rain – Oran ‘Juice’ Jones |
| 4. Tough Enough – The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 5. The Captain of Her Heart – Double |
| 6. Don Quichotte – Magazine 60 |
| 7. Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy |
| 8. I Wanna Be A Cowboy – Boy’s Don’t Cry |
| 9. Jungle Boy – John Eddie |
| 10. Digging Your Scene – The Blow Monkeys |
1986’s Dance Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Kiss – Prince |
| 2. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston |
| 3. Word Up – Cameo |
| 4. Sidewalk Talk – Jellybean with Madonna |
| 5. The Men All Pause – Klymaxx |
| 6. For Tonight – Nancy Martinez |
| 7. Let’s Go All The Way – Sly Fox |
| 8. Sex Shooter – Apollonia 6 |
| 9. Crazay – Jesse Johnson |
| 10. Don Quichotte – Magazine 60 |
More of 1986’s Dance Top Hits |
| Under The Influence – Vanity |
| 1986’s Pop Dance Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer |
| 2. Venus – Bananarama |
| 3. Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith |
| 4. Higher Love – Steve Winwood |
| 5. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel |
| 6. A Love Bizarre – Sheila E |
| 7. Rumors – Timex Social Club |
| 8. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna |
| 9. Everybody Dance – Ta Mara and the Seen |
| 10. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung |
More of 1986’s Pop Dance Top Hits |
| One Step Closer To You – Gavin Christopher |
| 1986’s Pop Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Burning Heart – Survivor |
| 2. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi |
| 3. Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money with Ronnie Spector |
| 4. Tarzan Boy – Baltimora |
| 5. Manic Monday – The Bangles |
| 6. Invisible Touch – Genesis |
| 7. Tuff Enuff – Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 8. Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone – Glass Tiger |
| 9. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins |
| 10. These Dreams – Heart |
1986’s Alternative Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys |
| 2. The Future’s So Bright I Gotta wear Shades – Timbuk 3 |
| 3. If You Leave – OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 4. Something About You – Level 42 |
| 5. Pretty In Pink – Psychedelic Furs |
| 6. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco |
| 7. Life In A Northern Town – Dream Academy |
| 8. Live Is Life – Opus |
| 9. Once In A Lifetime (Live) – Talking Heads |
| 10. Pleasure and Pain – Divinyls |
More of 1986’s Alternative Rock Hits |
| 1. Paranomia – Art of Noise with Max Headroom |
1986’s Album Rock Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. Walk of Life – Dire Straits |
| 2. Shot In The Dark – Ozzie Osbourne |
| 3. Like A Rock – Bob Seger |
| 4. In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel |
| 5. You’re a Friend Of Mine – Clarence Clemons and Jackson Brown |
| 6. Love Walks In – Van Halen |
| 7. War – Bruce Springsteen |
| 8. Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) – Mike + The Mechanics |
| 9. Freedom Overspill – Steve Winwood |
| 10. I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock and Roll – Nick Lowe |
More of 1986’s top Album Rock Songs |
| The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
| Your Wildest Dreams – The Moody Blues |
| Welcome To The Boomtown – David and David |
1986’s Bubblegum Pop Music Top Ten |
| 1. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles |
| 2. What Have You Done For Me Lately – Janet Jackson |
| 3. Conga – Miami Sound Machine |
| 4. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper |
| 5. True Blue – Madonna |
| 6. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston |
| 7. I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz |
| 8. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung |
| 9. Two Of Hearts – Stacy Q |
| 10. I Like You – Phyllis Nelson |
PCM’s 1986 Top 10 Hit List |
| 1. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends |
| 2. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer |
| 3. Kiss – Prince |
| 4. Walk This Way – Run D.M.C./Aerosmith |
| 5. Living In America – James Brown |
| 6. You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi |
| 7. Take My Breath Away – Berlin |
| 8. Burning Heart – Survivor |
| 9. Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles |
| 10. The Sweetest Taboo – Sade |
