RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) POP/ADULT TOP 86 SINGLES OF 1986*
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS-MOODY BLUES-POLYDOR-JULY 2 GLORY OF LOVE-PETER CETERA-WARNER BROTHERS-July 3 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS-BILLY OCEAN-JIVE-June 4 STUCK WITH YOU-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-Chrysalis-September 5 WORDS GET IN THE WAY-MIAMI SOUND MACHINE-Epic-September 6 SWEET LOVE-ANITA BAKER-Elektra-October 7 NO ONE IS TO BLAME-HOWARD JONES-Elektra-June 8 THESE DREAMS-Heart-Capitol-March 9 SARA-Starship-Grunt-March 10 I'LL BE OVER YOU-Toto-Columbia-November 11 On My Own-Patti Austin & Michael McDonald-MCA-June 12 How Will I Know-Whitney Houston-Arista-February 13 Nikita-Elton John-Geffen-April 14 Friends & Lovers-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson-USA Carrere-October 15 Throwing It All Away-Genesis-Atlantic-October 16 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-A&M-March 17 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-Elektra-July 18 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade-Portrait-March 19 The Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-Arista-May 20 Live To Tell-Madonna-Sire-May 21 Coming Around Again-Carly Simon-Arista-December 22 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-Jive-February 23 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-May 24 The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera & Amy Grant-Warner Brothers-December 25 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends-Arista-January 26 Love Will Conquer All-Lionel Richie-Motown-November 27 Go Home-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-February 28 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-December 29 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown-September 30 You Should Be Mine(The Woo Woo Song)-Jeffrey Osborne-A&M-August 31 The Captain Of Her Heart-Double-A&M-September 32 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-March 33 Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald-MCA-September 34 Tender Love-Force MDs-Warner Brothers-April 35 Overjoyed-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-April 36 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-Columbia-September 37 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-Jive-September 38 I Think It's Love-Jermaine Jackson-Arista-April 39 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-Motown-January 40 My Hometown-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January 41 Taken In-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-August 42 Higher Love-Steve Winwood-Island-August 43 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-January 44 Love Touch-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 45 Somewhere-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-January 46 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-October 47 A Different Corner-George Michael-Columbia-June 48 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-July 49 Human-Human League-A&M-November 50 Silent Running-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-March 51 lf Your Heart Isn't In It-Atlantic Starr-A&M-May 52 Love Always-El DeBarge-Gordy-September 53 So Far Away-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-April 54 The Best Of Me-David Foster & Olivia Newton-John-Atlantic-July 55 Only One-James Taylor-Columbia-January 56 Never As Good As The First Time-Sade-Portrait-May 57 Call Me-Dennis DeYoung-A&M-April 58 True Blue-Madonna-Sire-November 59 Something About You-Level 42-Polydor-June 60 When I Think Of You-Janet Jackson-A&M-October 61 Now And Forever (You And Me)-Anne Murray-Capitol-March 62 I Miss You-Klymaxx-MCA-January 63 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-June 64 Move Away-Culture Club-Virgin/Epic-May 65 Headed For The Future-Neil Diamond-Columbia-June 66 In The Shape Of A Heart-Jackson Browne-Asylum-June 67 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-May 68 Modern Woman-Billy Joel-Epic-August 69 Whisper In The Dark-Dionne Warwick-Arista-March 70 That's Why I'm Here-James Taylor-Columbia-January 71 Love Is Forever-Billy Ocean-Jive-December 72 Lonely Is The Night-Air Supply-Arista-September 73 You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon-Warner Brothers-December 74 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-March 75 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-Polydor-July 76 Broken Wings-Mr. Mister-RCA-January 77 California Dreamin'-Beach Boys-Capitol-October 78 King For A Day-Thompson Twins-Arista-March 79 I'm Your Man-Wham!-Columbia-February 80 Caravan Of Love-Isley,Jasper,Isley-CBS Associated-January 81 Talk To Me-Stevie Nicks-Modern-February 82 The Story Of My Life-Neil Diamond-Columbia-June 83 Just Can't Let Go-David Pack-Warner Brothers-January 84 Bop-Dan Seals-EMI America-March 85 Emotion In Motion-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-November 86 Manic Monday-Bangels-Columbia-April * As published in the December 12,1986 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.