NEW ZEALAND’S (R.I.A.N.Z-BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES FOR 1986
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 SAILING AWAY-ALL OF US-JUNE 1978 2 SLICE OF HEAVEN-DAVE DOBBYN-October 1086 3 ROCK ME AMADEUS-FALCO-March 808 4 NIKITA-ELTON JOHN-January 708 5 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY-THE COMMUNARDS-December 676 6 LIVING DOLL-CLIFF RICHARD AND THE YOUNG ONES-May 638 7 WALK THIS WAY-RUN DMC & AEROSMITH-November 632 8 WEST END GIRLS-Pet Shop Boys-February 594 9 VENUS-Bananarama-September 588 10 TO BE A LOVER-Billy Idol-December 564 11 I Miss You-Klymaxx-April 546 12 I Wanna Be A Cowboy-Boys Don't Cry-August 546 13 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-January 546 14 Stuck With You-Huey Lewis & The News-October 534 15 Rumours-Timex Social Club-November 526 16 Harlem Shuffle-Rolling Stones-April 518 17 A Good Heart-Feargal Sharkey-March 508 18 Home By The Sea-Genesis-November 482 19 I'm Your Man-Wham!-February 474 20 Kiss-Prince-April 470 21 Papa Don't Preach-Madonna-August 460 22 You To Me Are Everythingt-The Real Thing-August 454 23 Words Get In The Way-Miami Sound Machine-September 454 24 You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon-December 452 25 On My Own-Patti Labelle & Michael Mcdonald-June 448 26 Lady In Red-Chris De Burgh-December 438 27 I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz-July 436 28 True Blue-Madonna-November 428 29 Conga-Miami Sound Machine-March 418 30 Touch Me (I Want Your Body)-Samantha Fox-August 408 31 Spirit In The Sky-Dr & The Medics-September 396 32 There'll Be Sad Songs-Billy Ocean-August 390 33 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)-Pet Shop Boys-July 382 34 When The Going Gets Tough,the Tough Gets Going-Billy Ocean-March 380 35 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-June 372 36 Notorious-Duran Duran-November 370 37 Party All The Time-Eddie Murphy-February 370 38 Wild Wild Life-Talking Heads-October 364 39 Two Of Hearts-Stacey Q-October 362 40 If You're Ready-Ruby Turner-June 360 41 The Edge Of Heaven-Wham!-August 360 42 Chain Reaction-Diana Ross-May 348 43 Hard Woman-Mick Jagger-February 344 44 Getting Closer-Haywoode-March 336 45 Peter Gunn-Art Of Noise-July 330 46 Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel-July 328 47 King For A Day-Thompson Twins-February 326 48 Brothers In Arms-Dire Straits-March 316 49 Saturday Love-Cherelle & Alexander O'Neal-May 314 50 After The Love Has Gone-Princess-April 312 51 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne & Friends-January 310 52 If I Was-Midge Ure-January 306 53 Manic Monday-The Bangles-May 304 54 A Different Corner-George Michael-June 298 55 Didn't You Kill My Brother-Alexei Sayle-March 290 56 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-October 290 57 Love Comes Quickly-Pet Shop Boys-May 284 58 If You Leave-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-June 276 59 Invisible Touch-Genesis-July 274 60 Live To Tell-Madonna-June 262 61 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-September 254 62 Stand By Me-Maurice White-February 242 63 Eight Arms To Hold You-Goon Squad-April 234 64 Living In America-James Brown-April 234 65 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-September 232 66 Absolute Beginners-David Bowie-April 232 67 Underground-David Bowie-June 230 68 Pleasure And Pain-Divinyls-March 216 69 Paranoimia-Art Of Noise-October 214 70 Shell Shock-New Order-July 212 71 Alive And Kicking-Simple Minds-November 210 72 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-May 202 73 Human-Human League-November 200 74 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-June 198 75 Sing Our Own Song-Ub40-September 196 76 Digging Your Scene-The Blow Monkeys-July 192 77 Suburbia-Pet Shop Boys-November 188 78 Face The Face-Pete Townshend-March 186 79 Good Luck To You-Peking Man-June 180 80 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-January 168 81 I'm In Love-Ruby Turner-September 166 82 Typical Male-Tina Turner-October 166 83 Poguetry In Motion-The Pogues-August 162 84 I'm Not Perfect-Grace Jones-November 162 85 Vienna Calling-Falco-June 146 86 Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-June 144 87 Concrete And Clay-Martin Plaza-May 144 88 Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves-Eurythmics-January 142 89 Pull Up To The Bumper-Grace Jones-March 140 90 Your Love Is Blind-Ardijah-December 136 91 We Built This City-Starship-January 118 92 Life's What You Make It-Talk Talk-March 116 93 Look Away-Big Country-August 116 94 Nasty-Janet Jackson-September 116 95 And We Danced-The Hooters-February 114 96 Boys Don't Cry-The Cure-August 114 97 I'll Keep On Lovin' You-Princess-June 112 98 The Sun Always Shines On TV-A-Ha-March 110 99 Johnny B. Goode-Jimi Hendrix-September 104 100 Something About You-Level 42-April 78 101 Stimulation-Wa Wa Nee-October 76 102 Levis Stubbs Tears-Billy Bragg-October 74 103 Higher Love-Steve Winwood-October 74 104 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-September 74 105 Missionary Man-Eurythmics-December 72 106 Forever Live And Die-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-December 68 107 Alone Without You-King-February 68 108 I Love You-Gray Bartlett-May 44 109 Rage Hard-Frankie Goes To Hollywood-November 38 110 Broken Wings-Mr Mister-February 36 111 Don't Break My Heart-Ub40-February 36 112 Heartbeat-Don Johnson-November 36 113 Kz Team-Howard Morrison & Company-November 36 114 The Finest-S.O.S. Band-August 36 115 Suspicious Minds-Fine Young Cannibals-May 34 116 Say It,Say It-E.G. Daily-August 34