RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 86 POP SINGLES OF 1986*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 STUCK WITH YOU-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-CHRYSALIS-SEPTEMBER 2 HIGHER LOVE-STEVE WINWOOD-ISLAND-August 3 LIVE TO TELL-MADONNA-SIRE-May 4 GLORY OF LOVE-PETER CETERA-Warner Brothers-July 5 HOW WILL I KNOW-WHITNEY HOUSTON-Arista-February 6 THESE DREAMS-HEART-Capitol-March 7 WEST END GIRLS-PET SHOP BOYS-EMI America-May 8 PAPA DON'T PREACH-Madonna-Sire-August 9 SLEDGEHAMMER-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-July 10 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS-Billy Ocean-Jive-June 11 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown-September 12 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-March 13 The Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-Arista-May 14 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-July 15 No One Is To Blame-Howard Jones-Elektra-June 16 On My Own-Patti Austin & Michael McDonald-MCA-June 17 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends-Arista-January 18 Sara-Starship-Grunt-March 19 Amanda-Boston-MCA-November 20 When I Think Of You-Janet Jackson-A&M-October 21 Rock Me Amadeus-Falco-A&M-March 22 Kiss-Prince-Paisley Park-April 23 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-Island-April 24 Throwing It All Away-Genesis-Atlantic-October 25 Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-May 26 What You Need-Inxs-Atlantic-March 27 Burning Heart-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-February 28 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-Columbia-September 29 Human-Human League-A&M-November 30 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-October 31 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-Motown-January 32 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-A&M-March 33 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-May 34 I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz-Atlantic-June 35 If You Leave-Orchestral Manuvers In The Dark-A&M-May 36 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-Jive-February 37 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-June 38 Typical Male-Tina Turner-Capitol-October 39 Don't Forget Me(When I'm Gone)-Glass Tiger-Manhattan-October 40 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On-Robert Palmer-Island-November 41 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-Elektra-July 42 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-July 43 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-April 44 Venus-Bananarama-Polygram-September 45 Friends & Lovers-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson-USA Carrere-October 46 Love Touch-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 47 Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle-I.R.S.-August 48 Manic Monday-Bangels-Columbia-April 49 Your Love-Outfield-Columbia-April 50 I'm Your Man-Wham!-Columbia-February 51 True Blue-Madonna-Sire-November 52 Who's Johnny-El Debarge-Motown-July 53 Dreamtime-Daryl Hall-RCA-September 54 Let's Go All The Way-Sly Fox-Capitol-April 55 Take Me Home Tonight-Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector-Atlantic-November 56 Talk To Me-Stevie Nicks-Modern-February 57 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-March 58 Something About You-Level 42-Polydor-June 59 The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera & Amy Grant-Warner Brothers-December 60 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off-Jeramaine Stewart-Arista-August 61 Crush On You-Jets-A&M-June 62 Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald-MCA-September 63 Silent Running-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-March 64 King For A Day-Thompson Twins-Arista-March 65 Nikita-Elton John-Geffen-April 66 Words Get In The Way-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-September 67 Nasty-Janet Jackson-A&M-July 68 Living In America-James Brown-Scotti Brothers-February 69 What Have You Done For Me Lately-Janet Jackson-A&M-May 70 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade-Portrait-March 71 Is It Love-Mr. Mister-RCA-May 72 You Give Love A Bad Name-Bon Jovi-Polygram-December 73 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-January 74 Rumors-Timex Social Club-Jay-August 75 I'll Be Over You-Toto-Columbia-November 76 Heartbeat-Don Johnson-Epic-October 77 Alive And Kicking-Simple Minds-A&M-January 78 Hip To Be Square-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-December 79 Harlem Shuffle-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-April 80 Party All The Time-Eddie Murphy-Columbia-January 81 Heaven In Your Eyes-Loverboy-Columbia-October 82 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-May 83 Spies Like Us-Paul McCartney-Capitol-February 84 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-December 85 Baby Love-Regina-Atlantic-September 86 Sweet Love-Anita Baker-Elektra-October * As published in the December 12,1986 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.