RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP HOT TRACKS OF 1986
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Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SLEDGEHAMMER-PETER GABRIEL-GEFFEN-MAY 610 2 I WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD TURN AROUND-STEVE MILLER BAND-CAPITOL-December 602 3 HIGHER LOVE-STEVE WINWOOD-ISLAND-July 598 4 KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF-GEORGIA SATELLITES-Elektra-January 592 5 STAGES-ZZ TOP-Warner Brothers-January 586 6 SECRET SEPARATION-Fixx-MCA-June 574 7 ONE HIT TO THE BODY-ROLLING STONES-Columbia-May 570 8 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT-Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector-Atlantic-September 546 9 ALL THE KINGS HORSES-The Firm-Atlantic-February 536 10 IN YOUR EYES-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-August 528 11 Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-April 526 12 We're Ready-Boston-MCA-November 518 13 Throwing It All Away-Genesis-Atlantic-August 508 14 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-January 502 15 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-June 464 16 Hip To Be Square-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-October 460 17 Your Wildest Dreams-Moody Blues-Polydor-May 458 18 Slick Around-Julian Lennon-Atlantic-April 452 19 Emotion In Motion-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-September 448 20 It's In The Way You Use It-Eric Clapton-Duck-December 446 21 Stay The Night-Benjamin Orr-Elektra-December 446 22 Touch & Go-Emerson,Lake & Powell-Polydor-June 446 23 What You Need-Inxs-Atlantic-February 440 24 Missionary Man-Eurythmics-RCA-July 428 25 Don't Get Me Wrong-Pretenders-Warner Brothers-October 426 26 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-Island-March 424 27 To Be A Lover-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-October 424 28 When The Heart Rules The Mind-GTR-Arista-June 424 29 Who Owns This Place?-Don Henley-Geffen-December 422 30 Wild Wild Life-Talking Heads-Sire-September 420 31 Harlem Shuffle-Rolling Stones-Columbia-March 410 32 Be Good To Yourself-Journey-Columbia-April 392 33 Like A Rock-Bob Seger-Capitol-May 386 34 Fall On Me-R.E.M.-I.R.S.-September 384 35 Dreams-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-June 378 36 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-CBS Associated-April 376 37 Feel It Again-Honeymoon Suite-Warner Brothers-April 376 38 Sanctify Yourself-Simple Minds-A&M-January 372 39 American Storm-Bob Seger-Capitol-March 368 40 Cool The Engines-Boston-MCA-December 368 41 These Dreams-Heart-Capitol-February 360 42 For America-Jackson Browne-Asylum-March 356 43 Split Decision-Steve Winwood-Island-August 348 44 Like No Other Night-.38 Special-A&M-May 346 45 Stereotomy-Alan Parsons Project--Arista-February 346 46 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & Range-RCA-October 338 47 Amanda-Boston-MCA-October 336 48 Love Walks In-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-July 334 49 Change In The Weather-John Fogerty-Warner Brothers-October 334 50 Freedom Overspill-Steve Winwood-Island-October 330 51 Rough Boy-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-April 324 52 Lying-Peter Frampton-Atlantic-February 324 53 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-February 320 54 Give Blood-Pete Townsend-Atco-January 312 55 I Can't Wait-Stevie Nicks-Modern-January 308 56 Day By Day-Hooters-Columbia-January 296 57 Eye Of The Zombie-John Fogerty-Warner Brothers-September 292 58 Stuck With You-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-August 276 59 Red Rain-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-July 272 60 What About Love-'Til Tuesday-Epic-October 270 61 Nothin' At All-Heart-Capitol-May 268 62 It's Not You,It's Not Me-KBC Band-Arista-November 262 63 Welcome To The Boomtown-David & David-A&M-September 258 64 Somebody's Out There-Triumph-MCA-September 254 65 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-January 252 66 Somebody Like You-.38 Special-A&M-July 252 67 Fire-Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band-Columbia-December 240 68 Look Away-Big Country-Mercury/PG-July 238 69 You Give Love A Bad Name-Bon Jovi-Polygram-October 236 70 Suzanne-Journey-Columbia-July 230 71 Girl Can't Help It-Journey-Columbia-June 230 72 True To You-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-November 228 73 Rumbleseat-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-July 228 74 Dreamtime-Daryl Hall-RCA-August 216 75 Wrap It Up-Fabulous Thunderbirds-CBS Associated-June 210 76 All The Things She Said-Simple Minds-A&M-April 210 77 War-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-November 206 78 No Promises-Icehouse-Chrysalis-June 194 79 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-June 192 80 Touch The Night-Neil Young-Geffen-August 174 81 Yankee Rose-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers-July 166 82 Your Love-Outfield-Columbia-February 162 83 Absolute Beginners-David Bowie-EMI America-April 160 84 Under The Boardwalk-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-February 158 85 Sara-Starship-Grunt-January 156 86 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-March 154 87 Is It Love-Mr. Mister-RCA-April 154 88 Tobacco Road-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers-August 154 89 A Matter Of Trust-Billy Joel-Columbia-August 152 90 Right And Wrong-Joe Jackson-A&M-May 150 91 Best Of Both Worlds-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-May 148 92 The Knife Feels Like Justice-Brian Setzer-EMI America-March 148 93 Swallowed By The Cracks-David & David-A&M-November 146 94 Winning Ugly-Rolling Stones-Columbia-April 144 95 It's You-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Capitol-September 136 96 All I Wanted-Kansas-MCA-November 124 97 Dancin' In The Ruins-Blue Oyster Cult-Columbia-February 122 98 So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star-MCA-Tom Petty & Heartbreakers-January 118 99 No Easy Way Out-Robert Tepper-Scotti Brothers-February 116 100 Ruthless People-Mick Jagger-Epic-July 112 101 The Aftermath-Bob Seger-Capitol-July 112 102 Built For The Future-The Fixx-MCA-August 106 103 Listen Like Thieves-Inxs-Atlantic-May 102 104 This Could Be The Night-Loverboy-Columbia-February 84 105 Underground-David Bowie-EMI America-June 76 106 Don't Stand So Close '86-Police-A&M-October 74 107 The Future's So Bright,I Gotta Wear Shades-Timbuk 3-I.R.S.-October 74 108 Fortunate Son-Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band-Capitol-March 74 109 The Hunter-GTR-Arista-August 72 110 Manhattan Project-Rush-Mercury-January 72 111 Quicksilver Lightning-Roger Daltrey-Atlantic-February 70 112 Superstition-Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble-Epic-November 68 113 Goin' Crazy-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers-September 68 114 Shot In The Dark-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated-March 68 115 Minutes To Memories-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-February 68 116 Land Of Confusion-Genesis-Atlantic-November 36 117 Shelter Me-Joe Cocker-Capitol-March 36 118 Ride Across The River-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-January 36 119 Don't Forget Me(When I'm Gone)-Glass Tiger-Manhattan-September 34 120 Love Is The Hero-Billy Squier-Capitol-October 34 121 Boy Inside The Man-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-Capitol-August 34 122 All The Love-Outfield-Columbia-June 34