RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 86 HOT TRACKS OF 1986*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 IN YOUR EYES-PETER GABRIEL-GEFFEN-AUGUST 2 LOVE WALKS IN-VAN HALEN-WARNER BROTHERS-July 3 THROWING IT ALL AWAY-GENESIS-ATLANTIC-August 4 ROUGH BOY-ZZ TOP-Warner Brothers-April 5 LAND OF CONFUSION-GENESIS-Atlantic-November 6 SLEDGEHAMMER-PETER GABRIEL-Geffen-May 7 ONE HIT TO THE BODY-ROLLING STONES-Columbia-May 8 DREAMS-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-June 9 HIGHER LOVE-Steve Winwood-Island-July 10 STAGES-ZZ Top-Warner Brothers-January 11 Secret Separation-Fixx-MCA-June 12 What You Need-Inxs-Atlantic-February 13 Take Me Home Tonight-Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector-Atlantic-September 14 Feel It Again-Honeymoon Suite-Warner Brothers-April 15 Split Decision-Steve Winwood-Island-August 16 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-Island-March 17 Your Wildest Dreams-Moody Blues-Polydor-May 18 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & Range-RCA-October 19 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-February 20 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-CBS Associated-April 21 Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-April 22 All The Kings Horses-The Firm-Atlantic-February 23 Girl Can't Help It-Journey-Columbia-June 24 When The Heart Rules The Mind-GTR-Arista-June 25 Hip To Be Square-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-October 26 Missionary Man-Eurythmics-RCA-July 27 Touch & Go-Emerson,Lake & Powell-Polydor-June 28 You Give Love A Bad Name-Bon Jovi-Polygram-October 29 Emotion In Motion-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-September 30 Wild Wild Life-Talking Heads-Sire-September 31 Somebody Like You-.38 Special-A&M-July 32 Freedom Overspill-Steve Winwood-Island-October 33 Red Rain-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-July 34 Fall On Me-R.E.M.-I.R.S.-September 35 Like A Rock-Bob Seger-Capitol-May 36 Your Love-Outfield-Columbia-February 37 Welcome To The Boomtown-David & David-A&M-September 38 Slick Around-Julian Lennon-Atlantic-April 39 Silent Running-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-January 40 Sanctify Yourself-Simple Minds-A&M-January 41 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-June 42 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-Polydor-July 43 Give Blood-Pete Townsend-Atco-January 44 To Be A Lover-Billy Idol-Chrysalis-October 45 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-January 46 Don't Get Me Wrong-Pretenders-Warner Brothers-October 47 Best Of Both Worlds-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-May 48 Winning Ugly-Rolling Stones-Columbia-April 49 Change In The Weather-John Fogerty-Warner Brothers-October 50 No Promises-Icehouse-Chrysalis-June 51 Day By Day-Hooters-Columbia-January 52 Somebody's Out There-Triumph-MCA-September 53 These Dreams-Heart-Capitol-February 54 I Can't Wait-Stevie Nicks-Modern-January 55 Like No Other Night-.38 Special-A&M-May 56 All The Things She Said-Simple Minds-A&M-April 57 Look Away-Big Country-Mercury/PG-July 58 Harlem Shuffle-Rolling Stones-Columbia-March 59 Be Good To Yourself-Journey-Columbia-April 60 Stereotomy-Alan Parsons Project--Arista-February 61 For America-Jackson Browne-Asylum-March 62 What About Love-'Til Tuesday-Epic-October 63 Wrap It Up-Fabulous Thunderbirds-CBS Associated-June 64 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-June 65 Jacob's Ladder-Huey Lewis & The News--Chrysalis-September 66 Lying-Peter Frampton-Atlantic-February 67 American Storm-Bob Seger-Capitol-March 68 We're Ready-Boston-MCA-November 69 Built For The Future-The Fixx-MCA-August 70 Goin' Crazy-David Lee Roth-Warner Brothers-September 71 Shot In The Dark-Ozzy Osbourne-CBS Associated-March 72 Amanda-Boston-MCA-October 73 It's Not You,It's Not Me-KBC Band-Arista-November 74 Keep Your Hands To Yourself-Georgia Satellites-Elektra-January 75 Is It Love-Mr. Mister-RCA-April 76 A Matter Of Trust-Billy Joel-Columbia-August 77 Right And Wrong-Joe Jackson-A&M-May 78 The Knife Feels Like Justice-Brian Setzer-EMI America-March 79 Suzanne-Journey-Columbia-July 80 Rumbleseat-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-July 81 Nothin' At All-Heart-Capitol-May 82 Boy Inside The Man-Tom Cochrane & Red Rider-Capitol-August 83 I Still Believe (Great Design)-The Call-Elektra-March 84 Sara-Starship-Grunt-January 85 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-January 86 Dreamtime-Daryl Hall-RCA-August * As published in the December 12,1986 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.