RADIO STATION WLS (CHICAGO) TOP 89 of 1986
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SWEET FREEDOM-MICHAEL McDONALD-MCA-SEPTEMBER 2 THROWING IT ALL AWAY-GENESIS-ATLANTIC-October 3 SILENT RUNNING-MIKE & THE MECHANICS-ATLANTIC-March 4 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE-MIKE & THE MECHANICS-Atlantic-June 5 NO ONE IS TO BLAME-HOWARD JONES-Elektra-June 6 THESE DREAMS-HEART-Capitol-March 7 KYRIE-MR. MISTER-RCA-March 8 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS--Moody Blues-Polydor-July 9 HIGHER LOVE-Steve Winwood-Island-August 10 HOW WILL I KNOW-Whitney Houston-Arista-February 11 Nothin' At All-Heart-Capitol-June 12 Take Me Home Tonight-Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector-Atlantic-November 13 Stuck With You-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-October 14 Something About You-Level 42-Polydor-June 15 Small Town-John Cogar Mellencamp-Riva-January 16 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown-September 17 You're A Friend of Mine-Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne-Columbia-January 18 Burning Heart-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-February 19 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-May 20 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-Jive-February 21 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-Motown-January 22 Glory Of Love-Peter Cetera-Warner Brothers-August 23 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-February 24 The Captain Of Her Heart-Double-A&M-September 25 This Could Be The Night-Loverboy-Columbia-April 26 Goodbye-Night Ranger-MCA/Camel-February 27 Words Get In The Way-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-September 28 Human-Human League-A&M-November 29 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-July 30 Broken Wings-Mr. Mister-RCA-January 31 Love Touch-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 32 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-Island-April 33 Don't Forget Me(When I'm Gone)-Glass Tiger-Manhattan-October 34 Taken In-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-August 35 So Far Away-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-April 36 Talk To Me-Stevie Nicks-Modern-January 37 West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys-EMI America-May 38 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-April 39 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade-Portrait-March 40 Rumbleseat-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-July 41 Hip To Be Square-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-November 42 Sara-Starship-Grunt-March 43 The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera & Amy Grant-Warner Brothers-December 44 Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-Arista-May 45 My Hometown-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January 46 Sweet Love-Anita Baker-Elektra-October 47 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-Elektra-July 48 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-A&M-March 49 American Storm-Bob Seger-Capitol-April 50 Friends & Lovers-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson-USA Carrere-October 51 Go Home-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-February 52 Man Size Love-Klymaxx-MCA-September 53 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-July 54 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends-Arista-January 55 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-December 56 What You Need-Inxs-Atlantic-March 57 Your Love-Outfield-Columbia-April 58 Amanda-Boston-MCA-November 59 Typical Male-Tina Turner-Capitol-October 60 Tonight She Comes-Cars-Elektra-January 61 Is It Love-Mr. Mister-RCA-May 62 King For A Day-Thompson Twins-Arista-March 63 Papa Don't Preach-Madonna-Sire-August 64 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-Columbia-September 65 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-January 66 Alive & Kicking-Simple Minds-A&M-January 67 Manic Monday-Bangels-Columbia-April 68 Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-July 69 If You Leave-Orchestral Manuvers In The Dark-A&M-May 70 California Dreamin'-Beach Boys-Capitol-October 71 Love Will Conquer All-Lionel Richie-Motown-November 72 When The Heart Rules The Mind-GTR-Arista-July 73 Tuff Enuff-Fabulous Thunderbirds-CBS Associated-July 74 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On-Robert Palmer-Island-November 75 Innocent Eyes-Graham Nash-Atlantic-April 76 Living In America-James Brown-Scotti Brothers-February 77 Stand By Me-Ben E.King-Atlantic-December 78 There'll Be Sad Songs-Billy Ocean-Jive-July 79 I'll Be Over You-Toto-Columbia-November 80 Like No Other Night-.38 Special-A&M-July 81 Another Night-Aretha Franklin-Arista-March 82 Overjoyed-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-April 83 On My Own-Patti Austin & Michael McDonald-MCA-June 84 Party All The Time-Eddie Murphy-Columbia-January 85 Super Bowl Shuffle-Chicago Bears-Red Label-February 86 A Matter Of Trust-Billy Joel-Columbia-October 87 In The Shape Of A Heart-Jackson Browne-Asylum-June 88 Land Of Confusion-Genesis-Atlantic-December 89 Wild Wild Life-Talking Heads-Sire-December