USA YEAR-END CHARTS: 1986
Top 100 Singles
1. HIGHER LOVE - Steve Winwood (Island)
2. WEST END GIRLS - The Pet Shop
Boys (EMI America)
3. LIVE TO TELL - Madonna (Sire)
4. THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make
You Cry) - Billy Ocean (Jive)
5. KISS - Prince & The
Revolution (Paisley Park)
6. STUCK WITH YOU - Huey Lewis &
The News (Chrysalis)
7. HUMAN - The Human League
(A&M)
8. THESE DREAMS - Heart (Capitol)
9. WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE - Van
Halen (Warner Bros.)
10.
ON MY OWN - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)
11.
ADDICTED TO LOVE - Robert Palmer (Island)
12. AMANDA - Boston (MCA)
13. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - Whitney Houston (Arista)
14. SLEDGEHAMMER - Peter Gabriel (Geffen)
15.
KYRIE - Mr. Mister (RCA)
16.
GLORY OF LOVE - Peter Cetera (Full Moon)
17.
INVISIBLE TOUCH - Genesis (Atlantic)
18.
PAPA DON’T PREACH - Madonna (Sire)
19.
ROCK ME AMADEUS - Falco (A&M)
20.
THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR - Dionne Warwick & Friends (Arista)
21.
TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - Berlin (Columbia)
22.
SARA - Starship (Grunt)
23.
SAY YOU, SAY ME - Lionel Richie (Motown)
24.
HOW WILL I KNOW - Whitney Houston (Arista)
25.
DANCING ON THE CEILING - Lionel Richie (Motown)
26.
BURNING HEART - Survivor (Scotti Bros.)
27.
WHAT YOU NEED - INXS (Atlantic)
28.
WHEN I THINK OF YOU - Janet Jackson (A&M)
29. TRUE COLORS - Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)
30. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - Bon Jovi (Mercury)
31.
SECRET LOVERS - Atlantic Starr (A&M)
32.
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING - Billy Ocean (Jive)
33.
TYPICAL MALE - Tina Turner (Capitol)
34.
THE NEXT TIME I FALL - Peter Cetera with Amy Grant (Full Moon)
35.
HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - Simply Red (Elektra)
36.
DREAMTIME - Daryl Hall (RCA)
37.
MANIC MONDAY - The Bangles (Columbia)
38.
FRIENDS AND LOVERS - Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)
39.
I CAN’T WAIT - Nu Shooz (Atlantic)
40.
NO ONE IS TO BLAME - Howard Jones (Elektra)
41.
I’M YOUR MAN - Wham! (Columbia)
42.
R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock) - John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)
43. VENUS - Bananarama (London)
44. TALK TO ME - Stevie Nicks (Modern)
45.
TRUE BLUE - Madonna (Sire)
46.
DANGER ZONE - Kenny Loggins (Columbia)
47.
THROWING IT ALL AWAY - Genesis (Atlantic)
48.
NASTY - Janet Jackson (A&M)
49.
I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - Robert Palmer (Island)
50.
DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone) - Glass Tiger (Manhattan)
51.
PARTY ALL THE TIME - Eddie Murphy (Columbia)
52.
HARLEM SHUFFLE - The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
53.
HEARTBEAT - Don Johnson (Epic)
54.
MAD ABOUT YOU - Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)
55.
ALIVE AND KICKING - Simple Minds (A&M)
56.
THE WAY IT IS - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)
57.
CRUSH ON YOU - The Jets (MCA)
58.
WHO’S JOHNNY - El DeBarge (Gordy)
59.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - Janet Jackson (A&M)
60.
LOVE TOUCH - Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.)
61.
LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN - The Dream Academy (Warner Bros.)
62.
SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) - Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)
63.
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - Eddie Money (Columbia)
64.
TWO OF HEARTS - Stacey Q (Atlantic)
65.
LIVING IN AMERICA - James Brown (Scotti Bros.)
66.
HIP TO BE SQUARE - Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)
67.
BAD BOY - Miami Sound Machine (Epic)
68.
THE SWEETEST TABOO - Sade (Portrait)
69.
SWEET FREEDOM - Michael McDonald (MCA)
70.
TAKE ME HOME - Phil Collins (Atlantic)
71.
WORD UP - Cameo (Atlanta Artists)
72.
BROKEN WINGS - Mr. Mister (RCA)
73.
A DIFFERENT CORNER - George Michael (Columbia)
74.
LET’S GO ALL THE WAY - Sly Fox (Capitol)
75.
MY HOMETOWN - Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
76.
EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT - Wang Chung (Geffen)
77.
IF YOU LEAVE - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)
78.
RUMORS - The Timex Social Club (Jay)
79.
ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)
80.
WALK THIS WAY - Run-D.M.C. (Profile)
81.
WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - Jermaine Stewart (Arista)
82.
LOVE ZONE - Billy Ocean (Jive)
83.
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - Level 42 (Polydor)
84.
KING FOR A DAY - The Thompson Twins (Arista)
85.
NIKITA - Elton John (Geffen)
86.
ALL CRIED OUT - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia)
87.
BABY LOVE - Regina (Atlantic)
88.
OPPORTUNITIES (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) - The Pet Shop Boys (EMI America)
89.
TENDER LOVE - Force M.D.’s (Warner Bros.)
90.
LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL - Lionel Richie (Motown)
91.
SMALL TOWN - John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)
92.
WALK OF LIFE - Dire Straits (Warner Bros.)
93.
THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - Wham! (Columbia)
94.
SANCTIFY YOURSELF - Simple Minds (A&M)
95.
YOUR LOVE - The Outfield (Columbia)
96.
BE GOOD TO YOURSELF - Journey (Columbia)
97.
MODERN WOMAN - Billy Joel (Epic)
98.
TONIGHT SHE COMES - The Cars (Elektra)
99.
SEPARATE LIVES - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)
100. THE RAIN - Oran “Juice” Jones (Def Jam)