Top 100 Of 1986 (* indicates a #1 song)
POS  TITLE-Artist (Label) (Peak Position-Peak month)

*1   THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
      Dionne and Friends (Arista) (#1, Jan)
*2   SAY YOU, SAY ME
      Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Dec 1985)
 3   I MISS YOU
      Klymaxx (Constellation) (#5, Dec 1985)
*4   ON MY OWN
      Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (MCA) (#1, June)
*5   BROKEN WINGS
      Mr. Mister (MCA) (#1, Dec 1985)
*6   HOW WILL I KNOW
      Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Feb)
 7   PARTY ALL THE TIME
      Eddie Murphy (Columbia) (#2, Dec 1985)
 8   BURNING HEART
      Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#2, Feb)
*9   KYRIE
      Mr. Mister (MCA) (#1, March)
*10  ADDICTED TO LOVE
      Robert Palmer (Island) (#1, May)
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*11  GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
      Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, May)
 12  SECRET LOVERS
      Atlantic Starr (A&M) (#3, March)
 13  FRIENDS AND LOVERS
      Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson (USA Carrere) (#2, Sept)
*14  GLORY OF LOVE
      Peter Cetera (Warner Brothers) (#1, Aug)
*15  WEST END GIRLS
      The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America) (#1, May)
*16  THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry)
      Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, July)
 17  ALIVE AND KICKING
      Simple Minds (Virgin) (#3, Dec 1985)
 18  NEVER
      Heart (Capitol) (#4, Dec 1985)
*19  KISS
      Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#1, April)
*20  HIGHER LOVE
      Steve Winwood (Island) (#1, Aug)
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*21  STUCK WITH YOU
      Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#1, Sept)
*22  HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
      Simply Red (Elektra) (#1, July)
*23  SLEDGEHAMMER
      Peter Gabriel (Geffen) (#1, July)
*24  SARA
      Starship (Grunt) (#1, March)
*25  HUMAN
      The Human League (Virgin) (#1, Nov)
 26  I CAN'T WAIT
      Nu Shooz (Atlantic) (#3, June)
*27  TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
      Berlin (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
*28  ROCK ME AMADEUS
      Falco (A&M) (#1, March)
*29  PAPA DON'T PREACH
      Madonna (Sire) (#1, Aug)
*30  YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
      Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Nov)
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 31  WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING
      Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
*32  WHEN I THINK OF YOU
      Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)
*33  THESE DREAMS
      Heart (Capitol) (#1, March)
 34  DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone)
      Glass Tiger (Manhattan) (#2, Oct)
*35  LIVE TO TELL
      Madonna (Sire) (#1, June)
 36  MAD ABOUT YOU
      Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.) (#3, Aug)
 37  SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
      Level 42 (Polydor) (#7, May)
*38  VENUS
      Bananarama (London) (#1, Sept)
 39  DANCING ON THE CEILING
      Lionel Richie (Motown) (#2, Sept)
 40  CONGA
      The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#10, Feb)
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*41  TRUE COLORS
      Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, Oct)
 42  DANGER ZONE
      Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#2, July)
 43  WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY
      Janet Jackson (A&M) (#4, May)
 44  NO ONE IS TO BLAME
      Howard Jones (Elektra) (#4, July)
 45  LET'S GO ALL THE WAY
      Sly Fox (Capitol) (#7, April)
 46  I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON
      Robert Palmer (Island) (#2, Nov)
 47  WORDS GET IN THE WAY
      The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#5, Sept)
 48  MANIC MONDAY
      The Bangles (Columbia) (#2, April)
 49  WALK OF LIFE
      Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#7, Jan)
*50  AMANDA
      Boston (MCA) (#1, Nov)
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 51  TWO OF HEARTS
      Stacey Q (Atlantic) (#3, Oct)
 52  CRUSH ON YOU
      The Jets (MCA) (#3, June)
 53  IF YOU LEAVE
      Orchestral Manoeuvers In the Dark (A&M) (#4, May)
*54  INVISIBLE TOUCH
      Genesis (Atlantic) (#1, July)
 55  THE SWEETEST TABOO
      Sade (Portrait) (#5, March)
 56  WHAT YOU NEED
      INXS (Atlantic) (#5, April)
 57  TALK TO ME
      Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#4, Jan)
 58  NASTY
      Janet Jackson (A&M) (#3, July)
 59  TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
      Eddie Money (Columbia) (#4, Nov)
 60  WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOSE OFF
      Jermaine Stewart (Arista) (#5, Aug)
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 61  ALL CRIED OUT
      Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia) (#8, Oct)
 62  YOUR LOVE
      The Outfield (Columbia) (#6, May)
 63  I'M YOUR MAN
      Wham! (Columbia) (#3, Feb)
 64  PERFECT WAY
      Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers) (#11, Dec 1985)
 65  LIVING IN AMERICA
      James Brown (Scotti Brothers) (#4, Feb)
 66  R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)
      John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#2, April)
 67  WHO'S JOHNNY
      El DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, July)
 68  WORD UP
      Cameo (Atlanta Artists) (#6, Nov)
 69  WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE
      Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#3, May)
 70  SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground)
      Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#6, March)
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 71  TYPICAL MALE
      Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Oct)
 72  SMALL TOWN
      John Cougar Mellencamp  (Riva) (#6, Dec 1985)
 73  TARZAN BOY
      Baltimora (Manhattan) (#13, Feb)
 74  ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE
      Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#5, June)
 75  SWEET FREEDOM
      Michael McDonald (MCA) (#7, Aug)
 76  TRUE BLUE
      Madonna (Sire) (#3, Nov)
 77  RUMORS
      The Timex Social Club (Jay) (#8, Aug)
 78  LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
      The Dream Academy (Warner Brothers) (#7, Feb)
 79  BAD BOYS
      The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#8, May)
 80  SLEEPING BAG
      Z.Z. Top (Warner Brothers) (#8, Dec 1985)
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 81  TONIGHT SHE COMES
      The Cars (Elektra) (#7, Jan)
 82  LOVE TOUCH
      Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#6, Aug)
 83  A LOVE BIZARRE
      Sheila E. (Paisley Park) (#11, March)
 84  THROWING IT ALL AWAY
      Genesis (Atlantic) (#4, Oct)
 85  BABY LOVE
      Regina (Atlantic) (#10, Sept)
 86  ELECTION DAY
      Arcadia (Capitol) (#6, Dec 1985)
 87  NIKITA
      Elton John (Geffen) (#7, March)
 88  TAKE ME HOME
      Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#7, May)
 89  WALK THIS WAY
      Run-D.M.C. (Profile) (#4, Sept)
 90  SWEET LOVE
      Anita Baker (Elektra) (#8, Nov)
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 91  YOUR WILDEST DREAMS
      The Moody Blues (Polydor) (#9, July)
 92  SPIES LIKE US
      Paul McCartney (Capitol) (#7, Feb)
 93  OBJECT OF MY DESIRE
      Starpoint (Elektra) (#25, Dec 1985)
 94  DREAMTIME
      Daryl Hall (RCA) (#5, Oct)
 95  TENDER LOVE
      The Force M.D.'s (Tommy Blue) (#10, April)
 96  KING FOR A DAY
      The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#8, March)
 97  LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
      Lionel Richie (Motown) (#9, Nov)
 98  A DIFFERENT CORNER
      George Michael (Columbia) (#7, June)
 99  I'LL BE OVER YOU
      Toto (Columbia) (#11, Nov)
100  GO HOME
      Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#10, Feb)
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