RADIO STATION WHTZ-FM's (Z-100/New York City) TOP SINGLES OF 1986
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 ON MY OWN-PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD-MCA-JUNE 2 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL-WHITNEY HOUSTON-ARISTA-May 3 KISS-PRINCE-PAISLEY PARK-April 4 SECRET LOVERS-ATLANTIC STARR-A&M-March 5 PAPA DON'T PREACH-MADONNA-Sire-August 6 HOW WILL I KNOW-WHITNEY HOUSTON-Arista-February 7 ALL CRIED OUT-LISA LISA AND CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE-Columbia-October 8 TWO OF HEARTS-Stacy Q-Atlantic-October 9 FRIENDS & LOVERS-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson-USA Carrere-October 10 LIVE TO TELL-Madonna-Sire-June 11 Sweet Love-Anita Baker-Elektra-October 12 Rock Me Amadeus-Falco-A&M-March 13 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-October 14 What Have You Done For Me Lately-Janet Jackson-A&M-May 15 I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz-Atlantic-June 16 Venus-Bananarama-Polygram-September 17 Nasty-Janet Jackson-A&M-July 18 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends-Arista-January 19 Words Get In The Way-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-September 20 When I Think Of You-Janet Jackson-A&M-October 21 There'll Be Sad Songs-Billy Ocean-Jive-July 22 West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys-EMI America-May 23 Rumors-Timex Social Club-Jay-August 24 Crush On You-Jets-A&M-June 25 Human-Human League-A&M-November 26 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown-September 27 Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-July 28 I Miss You-Klymaxx-MCA-January 29 The Rain-Oran "Juice" Jones-Def Jam-November 30 Shake You Down-Gregory Abbott-Columbia-December 31 Glory Of Love-Peter Cetera-Warner Brothers-August 32 True Blue-Madonna-Sire-November 33 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade-Portrait-March 34 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-Jive-February 35 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-Island-April 36 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-March 37 Manic Monday-Bangels-Columbia-April 38 Higher Love-Steve Winwood-Island-August 39 Stuck With You-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-October 40 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-Columbia-September 41 Baby Love-Regina-Atlantic-September 42 Amanda-Boston-MCA-November 43 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off-Jeramaine Stewart-Arista-August 44 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-Motown-January 45 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-June 46 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-July 47 Who's Johnny-El Debarge-Motown-July 48 You Give Love A Bad Name-Bon Jovi-Polygram-November 49 Can You Feel The Beat-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam-Columbia-January 50 Something About You-Level 42-Polydor-June 51 Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-May 52 If You Leave-Orchestral Manuvers In The Dark-A&M-May 53 Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle-I.R.S.-August 54 A Different Corner-George Michael-Columbia-June 55 Sara-Starship-Grunt-March 56 I'm Your Man-Wham!-Columbia-February 57 Typical Male-Tina Turner-Capitol-October 58 These Dreams-Heart-Capitol-March 59 Earth Angel-New Edition-MCA-October 60 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-May 61 Stand By Me-Ben E.King-Atlantic-December 62 Love Will Conquer All-Lionel Richie-Motown-November 63 A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)-New Edition-MCA-April 64 Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent-Gwen Guthrie-Polydor-September 65 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-Elektra-July 66 Love Touch-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 67 The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera & Amy Grant-Warner Brothers-December 68 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-April 69 Harlem Shuffle-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-April 70 I Like You-Phyllis Nelson-USA Carrere-March 71 Let's Go All The Way-Sly Fox-Capitol-April 72 Word Up-Cameo-Polygram-November 73 Tarzan Boy-Baltimora-Manhattan-February 74 Take Me Home Tonight-Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector-Atlantic-November 75 Don't Forget Me(When I'm Gone)-Glass Tiger-Manhattan-October 76 Walk Like An Egyptian-Bangles-Columbia-December 77 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-May 78 Do Me Baby-Meli'sa Morgan-Capitol-March 79 A Love Bizarre-Sheila E.-Paisley Park-March 80 Burning Heart-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-February 81 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-December 82 You're A Friend of Mine-Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne-Columbia-January 83 Party All The Time-Eddie Murphy-Columbia-January 84 Your Love-Outfield-Columbia-April 85 A Matter Of Trust-Billy Joel-Columbia-October 86 Tender Love-Force MDs-Warner Brothers-April 87 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On-Robert Palmer-Island-November 88 Hip To Be Square-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-November 89 For Tonight-Nancy Martinez-Atlantic-December 90 Living In America-James Brown-Scotti Brothers-February 91 What You Need-Inxs-Atlantic-March 92 Walk This Way-Run D.MC-Profile-September 93 You Should Be Mine(The Woo Woo Song)-Jeffrey Osborne-A&M-August 94 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-July 95 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-February 96 Sweetheart-Rainy Davis-Supertronics-July 97 Talk To Me-Stevie Nicks-Modern-January 98 Saturday Love-Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal-Tanu-April 99 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-Jive-September 100 Move Away-Culture Club-Virgin/Epic-May