These are the top 100 songs of 1986. Within the top 100 there are a total of 85 different bands or artists.
There are four acts with the most entries. Each of these acts has a total of three entries in the top songs of 1986:
- Janet Jackson
- Lionel Richie
- Madonna
- Miami Sound Machine
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
You can find links to more 80’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1986
| 1 | That’s What Friends Are For Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder) |
| 2 | Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie |
| 3 | I Miss You Klymaxx |
| 4 | On My Own Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald |
| 5 | Broken Wings Mr. Mister |
| 6 | How Will I Know Whitney Houston |
| 7 | Party All the Time Eddie Murphy |
| 8 | Burning Heart Survivor |
| 9 | Kyrie Mr. Mister |
| 10 | Addicted to Love Robert Palmer |
| 11 | Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston |
| 12 | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr |
| 13 | Friends and Lovers Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson |
| 14 | Glory of Love Peter Cetera |
| 15 | West End Girls Pet Shop Boys |
| 16 | There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean |
| 17 | Alive and Kicking Simple Minds |
| 18 | Never Heart |
| 19 | Kiss Prince and The Revolution |
| 20 | Higher Love Steve Winwood |
| 21 | Stuck with You Huey Lewis and the News |
| 22 | Holding Back the Years Simply Red |
| 23 | Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel |
| 24 | Sara Starship |
| 25 | Human The Human League |
| 26 | I Can’t Wait Nu Shooz |
| 27 | Take My Breath Away Berlin |
| 28 | Rock Me Amadeus Falco |
| 29 | Papa Don’t Preach Madonna |
| 30 | You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi |
| 31 | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going Billy Ocean |
| 32 | When I Think of You Janet Jackson |
| 33 | These Dreams Heart |
| 34 | Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) Glass Tiger |
| 35 | Live to Tell Madonna |
| 36 | Mad About You Belinda Carlisle |
| 37 | Something About You Level 42 |
| 38 | Venus Bananarama |
| 39 | Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Richie |
| 40 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 41 | True Colors Cyndi Lauper |
| 42 | Danger Zone Kenny Loggins |
| 43 | What Have You Done For Me Lately Janet Jackson |
| 44 | No One Is to Blame Howard Jones |
| 45 | Let’s Go All the Way Sly Fox |
| 46 | I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On Robert Palmer |
| 47 | Words Get in the Way Miami Sound Machine |
| 48 | Manic Monday The Bangles |
| 49 | Walk of Life Dire Straits |
| 50 | Amanda Boston |
| 51 | Two of Hearts Stacey Q |
| 52 | Crush on You The Jets |
| 53 | If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
| 54 | Invisible Touch Genesis |
| 55 | The Sweetest Taboo Sade |
| 56 | What You Need INXS |
| 57 | Talk to Me Stevie Nicks |
| 58 | Nasty Janet Jackson |
| 59 | Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money |
| 60 | We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stewart |
| 61 | All Cried Out Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| 62 | Your Love The Outfield |
| 63 | I’m Your Man Wham! |
| 64 | Perfect Way Scritti Politti |
| 65 | Living in America James Brown |
| 66 | R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 67 | Who’s Johnny El DeBarge |
| 68 | Word Up! Cameo |
| 69 | Why Can’t This Be Love Van Halen |
| 70 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) Mike and The Mechanics |
| 71 | Typical Male Tina Turner |
| 72 | Small Town John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 73 | Tarzan Boy Baltimora |
| 74 | All I Need Is a Miracle Mike and The Mechanics |
| 75 | Sweet Freedom Michael McDonald |
| 76 | True Blue Madonna |
| 77 | Rumors Timex Social Club |
| 78 | Life in a Northern Town Dream Academy |
| 79 | Bad Boy Miami Sound Machine |
| 80 | Sleeping Bag ZZ Top |
| 81 | Tonight She Comes The Cars |
| 82 | Love Touch Rod Stewart |
| 83 | A Love Bizarre Sheila E. |
| 84 | Throwing It All Away Genesis |
| 85 | Baby Love Regina |
| 86 | Election Day Arcadia |
| 87 | Nikita Elton John |
| 88 | Take Me Home Phil Collins |
| 89 | Walk This Way Run–D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith |
| 90 | Sweet Love Anita Baker |
| 91 | Your Wildest Dreams Moody Blues |
| 92 | Spies Like Us Paul McCartney |
| 93 | Object of My Desire Starpoint |
| 94 | Dreamtime Daryl Hall |
| 95 | Tender Love Force MDs |
| 96 | King for a Day Thompson Twins |
| 97 | Love Will Conquer All Lionel Richie |
| 98 | A Different Corner George Michael |
| 99 | I’ll Be Over You Toto |
| 100 | Go Home Stevie Wonder |