1986’s Biggest Artists and SongsTable of Contents |
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 |