Top 500 Songs of 1986

Top 500 Songs of 1986

RankArtistSong
500Rolling Stones, theWinning Ugly
499General PublicToo Much or Nothing
498Box, theL'Affaire Dumoutier
497StarshipTomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight
496Andy TaylorTake It Easy
495.38 SpecialSomebody Like You
494Daryl HallFoolish Pride
493Gavin ChristopherOne Step Closer To You
492John TaylorI Do What I Do
491Tonio KRomeo and Jane
490BodeansShe's A Runaway
489Kinks, theRock 'N' Roll Cities
488Love & MoneyCandybar Express
487Steve Miller BandI Want To Make The World Turn Around
486Fine Young CannibalsEver Fallen In Love
485Alvin LeeDetroit Diesel
484Jean BeauvoirFeel The Heat
483KlymaxxThe Men All Pause
482Joe JacksonRight and Wrong
481Bob GeldofThis Is The World Calling
480Jackson BrowneFor America
479John FogertyEye of the Zombie
478Platinum BlondeSomebody Somewhere
477Alarm, theSpirit of '76
476Dan SealsBop
475HaywireBad Bad Boy
474BananaramaMore Than Physical
473ColourboxBaby, I Love You So
472Art Of Noise, theLegs
471Clarence Clemons & Jackson BrowneYou're A Friend Of Mine
470Joan ArmatradingKind Words
469Dhar BraxtonJump Back (set Me Free)
468Ozzy OsbourneLightning Strikes
467AsiaToo Late
466Glass TigerThin Red Line
465One to OneAngel In My Pocket
464Bonnie TylerIf You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)
463Half PintGreetings
462Mighty Lemon DropsMy Biggest Thrill
461Stan RidgwayDrive She Said
460UTFOSplit Personality
459Hooters, theWhere Do The Children Go?
458Magazine 60Don Quichotte
457Chalk CircleApril Fool
456Bourgeois TaggMutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)
455Don HenleyWho Owns This Place?
454Jackson BrowneIn the Shape of A Heart
453Golden EarringQuiet Eyes
452PrinceMountains
451Bolshoi, theA Way
450Cherelle with Alexander O NealSaturday Love
449JellybeanSidewalk Talk
448New EditionA Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)
447Del Fuegos, theI Still Want You
446Five StarCan't Wait Another Minute
445Corey HartEurasian Eyes
444GTRWhen The Heart Rules The Mind
443JourneyGirls Can't Help It
442Aretha FranklinAnother Night
441Firm, theAll The King's Horses
440Crime & the City SolutionSix Bells Chime
439Models, theOut Of Mind, Out Of Sight
438John Cougar MellencampMinutes to Memories
437Tackhead (ft. Gary Clail)Hard Left
436Billy IdolSoul Standing By
435Dag NastyOne To Two
434Pete TownsendGive Blood
433The TheSweet Bird Of Truth
432Bronski BeatC'Mon C'Mon
431Bob SegerMiami
430Bad CompanyThis Love
429Screaming Blue Messiahs, theWild Blue Yonder
428Steve WinwoodSplit Decision
427Dr. KnowDeprogram
426Chicago BearsSuperbowl Shuffle
425Ric OcasekTrue To You
424General PublicIn Conversation
423Alan Parsons Project, theStereotomy
422Anne MurrayNow And Forever (You and Me)
421Eddie MoneyWe Should Be Sleeping
420KingAlone Without You
419Cro MagsWe Gotta Know
418ZZ TopDelirious
417Style Council, theIt Didn't Matter
416Honeymoon SuiteBad Attitude
415Moody Blues, theThe Other Side of Life
414fIREHOSEUnder the Influence of Meat Puppets
413RushManhattan Project
412S.O.S. Band, theThe Finest
411ArcadiaSay The Word
410Judas PriestLocked In
409Real LifeBleeding Babies
408IcehouseCross The Border
407Nails, theThings I Left Behind
406Clan of XymoxLouise
405Blue Oyster CultDancin' In the Ruins
404GenesisAnything She Does
403Outfield, theEverytime You Cry
402Front 242Quite Unusual
401AnimotionI Engineer
400Dead Milkmen, theBeach Party Vietnam
399Lou ReedNo Money Down
398Yngwie MalmsteenLiar
397Modern EnglishInk And Paper
396EasterhouseWhistling In the Dark
395Suzanne VegaThe Queen and the Soldier
394Jeffrey OsborneYou Should Be Mine (Woo Woo Song)
393Steve WinwoodFreedom Overspill
392MotorheadDeaf Forever
391DescendentsSour Grapes
390A-HaI've Been Losing You
389Night RangerGoodbye
388Thompson Twins, theNothing In Common
387B-52s, theShe Brakes For Rainbows
386Emerson, Lake & PowellTouch and Go
385SwansTime Is Money (Bastard)
384Stevie NicksI Can't Wait
383Fall, theLiving Too Late
382Ready for the WorldDigital Display
381WaxRight Between the Eyes
380Call, theEverywhere I Go
379David BowieUnderground
378Alice CooperHe's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)
377MDCNo More Cops
376David Lee RothGoin' Crazy
375Dire StraitsRide Across the River
374LoverboyThis Could Be The Night
373Monkees, theThat Was Then, This Is Now
372Chills, thePink Frost
371StryperReason for the Season
370Mike & the MechanicsTaken In
369Bruce Hornsby & the RangeEvery Little Kiss
368Joyce SimsAll and All
367Billy JoelModern Woman
366Temptations, theLady Soul
365Pet Shop BoysWhy Don't We Live Together
364Bodines, theTherese
363Dream AcademyThe Edge of Forever
362AsiaGo
361ErasureWho Needs Love Like That?
360INXSDo Wot You Do
359Electric Light OrchestraCalling America
358Cars, theI'm Not The One
357Gwen GuthrieAin't Nothin Goin' On But The Rent
356Midge UreIf I Was
355ZZ TopVelcro Fly
354Bob SegerIt's You
353DeviceHanging On A Heart Attack
352Michael McDonaldSweet Freedom
351Marshall JeffersonMove Your Body (House Music Anthem)
350El DebargeWho's Johnny
349Joe CockerYou Can Leave Your Hat On
348SadeNever As Good As The First Time
347Bad BrainsHouse of Suffering
346Ric OcasekEmotion In Motion
345Rolling Stones, theOne Hit (To The Body)
344MadonnaWhere's The Party
343Violent FemmesNo Killing
342Kinks, theWorking at the Factory
341Don JohnsonHeartbeat
340RushThe Big Money
339Concrete BlondeStill in Hollywood
338Eric ClaptonIt's In the Way That You Use It
337Doctor & the MedicsSpirit In the Sky
336Martini RanchHow Can A Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture
335Brian EnoBackwater
334.38 SpecialLike No Other Night
333QueenA Kind Of Magic
332UB40Watchdogs
331General PublicFaults And All
330MegadethThe Conjuring
329Bolshoi, theSunday Morning
328Depeche ModeFly On The Windscreen
327ReginaBaby Love
326TackheadMind At the End Of The Tether
325Van MorrisonIvory Tower
324ArcadiaThe Flame
323Culture ClubMove Away
322Gang GreenSkate To Hell
321Til TuesdayWhat About Love
320Feargal SharkeyA Good Heart
319B-52s, theGirl From Ipanema
318Cure, theA Man Inside My Mouth
317Venetians, theSo Much For Love
316Jennifer RushThe Power Of Love
315Fine Young CannibalsSuspicious Minds
314SparksMusic That You Can Dance To
313Big Audio DynamiteC'mon Every Beatbox
312Mr. MisterIs It Love
311MantronixWho Is It?
310Honeymoon SuiteWhat Does It Take
309David & DavidWelcome To the Boomtown
308George MichaelA Different Corner
307Howard JonesYou Know I Love You… Don't You?
306Bryan FerryIs Your Love Strong Enough
305LoverboyHeaven In Your Eyes
304fIREHOSEChoose Any Memory
303MinistryWe Believe
302Lionel RichieLove Will Conquer All
301Violent FemmesChildren of the Revolution
300Force M.D.'sTender Love
299ErasureOh L'Amour
298New OrderParadise
297SwansA Screw
296Bob SegerAmerican Storm
295Kool Moe DeeGo See the Doctor
294Bronski BeatHit That Perfect Beat
293DokkenIt's Not Love
292The TheHeartland
291WhodiniOne Love
290Tina TurnerTypical Male
289QueenWho Wants To Live Forever
288FishboneWhen Problems Arise
287Neil YoungWeight of the World
286Clan of XymoxMedusa
285Farley Jackmaster FunkLove Can't Turn Around
284Stevie NicksHas Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
283A-HaCry Wolf
282Leonard CohenTake This Waltz
281JourneyBe Good To Yourself
280OMD(Forever) Live And Die
279ZZ TopStages
278Dag NastyValues Here
277LL Cool JYou Can't Dance
276George ClintonDo Fries Go With That Shake?
275XTCEarn Enough For Us
274Kurtis BlowI'm Chillin'
273Siouxsie & the BansheesCandyman
272Wedding Present, theOnce More
271Housemartins, theCaravan Of Love
270Depeche ModeBut Not Tonight
269Oingo BoingoPain
268Billy OceanLove Zone
267DoubleCaptain Of Her Heart
266Weather Prophets, theAlmost Prayed
265Call, theI Still Believe
264Midnight StarMidas Touch
263Corey HartI Am By Your Side
262Shop AssistantsSafety Net
261Bangles, theIf She Knew What She Wants
260Pretenders, theMy Baby
259Art of Noise feat Max HeadroomParanoimia
258Carl Anderson & Gloria LoringFriends and Lovers
257Mighty Lemon DropsThe Other Side of You
256IcehouseNo Promises
255Peter GabrielThat Voice Again
254Weird Al YankovicChristmas at Ground Zero
253Pet Shop BoysLove Comes Quickly
252Aretha FranklinJumpin' Jack Flash
251Stevie WonderGo Home
250Dead Milkmen, theThe Thing That Eats Hippies
249Fabulous ThunderbirdsWrap It Up
248ArcadiaGoodbye Is Forever
247Yngwie MalmsteenYou Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget
246Gene Loves JezebelHeartache
245B-52s, theSummer of Love
244Kurtis BlowIf I Ruled The World
243Sheila E.A Love Bizarre
242Outfield, theAll The Love In the World
241Simple MindsAll the Things She Said
240Suzanne VegaMarlene On the Wall
239Bonnie RaittNo Way To Treat A Lady
238Big Audio DynamiteMedicine Show
237Rolling Stones, theHarlem Shuffle
236AdonisNo Way Back
235Cro-MagsHard Times
234EurythmicsThorn In My Side
233Patti Labelle & Michael McDonaldOn My Own
232Bruce SpringsteenMy Hometown
231Fixx, theSecret Separation
230Sigue Sigue SputnikLove Missle F1-11
229dead kennedys, theTake This Job and Shove It
228Violent FemmesI Held Her In My Arms
227HeartNothin' At All
226INXSKiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)
225Bad BrainsHired Gun
224Honeymoon SuiteFeel It Again
223SurvivorIs This Love
222Elton JohnNikita
221Run D.M.C.Hit It Run
220Blow Monkeys, theDigging Your Scene
219QueenFriends Will Be Friends
218KraftwerkTecnno Pop
217Big CountryLook Away
216Van HalenSummer Nights
215Husker DuToo Far Down
214Billy JoelA Matter Of Trust
213Oingo BoingoNot My Slave
212ZZ TopRough Boy
211Spacemen 3Walkin' With Jesus
210Stevie WonderOverjoyed
209MantronixBassline
208TotoI'll Be Over You
207Neil YoungTouch The Night
206MinistryJust Like You
205RattDance
204Daryl HallDreamtime
203David Lee RothYankee Rose
202DokkenIn My Dreams
201Smiths, theCemetary Gates
200Pretenders, theHymn To Her
199MegadethDevil's Island
198Talk TalkLife's What You Make It
197Robert TepperNo Easy Way Out
196Billy BraggLevi Stubb's Tears
195David BowieAbsolute Beginners
194Triffids, theWide Open Road
193Talking HeadsLove For Sale
192Hooters, theDay By Day
191Rod StewartLove Touch
190Elvis Costello & the AttractionsI Want You
189Sonic YouthStarpower / Expressway To Your Skull
188The TheInfected
187Jesus & Mary Chain, theSome Candy Talking
186Pet Shop BoysSuburbia
185Real Roxanne, theBang Zoom (Let's Go Go)
184Van MorrisonIn The Garden
183INXSThis Time
182MetallicaDisposable Heroes
181Primal ScreamVelocity Girl
180Damned, theEloise
179Frankie KnucklesYour Love
178SlayerAngel Of Death
177Tears For FearsMother's Talk
176Oran "Juice" JonesThe Rain
175EurythmicsMissionary Man
174Paul McCartneySpies Like Us
173fIREHOSEBrave Captain
172Art Of Noise, thePeter Gunn
171New OrderShellshock
170Peter Gabriel & Kate BushDon't Give Up
169Van HalenBest Of Both Worlds
168Weird Al YankovicDare to be Stupid
167John Cougar MellencampRain On the Scarecrow
166MisfitsHollywood Babylon
165Big Audio DynamiteE = MC2
164Debbie HarryFrench Kissing in the USA
163FalcoVienna Calling
162Love & RocketsKundalini Express
161Miami Sound MachineWords Get In The Way
160Run D.M.C.Proud To Be Black
159Big BlackKerosene
158Timbuk3The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
157Suzanne VegaLeft Of Center (w. Joe Jackson)
156PoisonCry Tough
155Van HalenLove Walks In
154Iggy PopCry For Love
153Gang GreenAlcohol
152Peter Cetera & Amy GrantThe Next Time I Fall
151Smiths, theThe Queen Is Dead
150Moody Blues, theYour Wildest Dreams
149Depeche ModeStripped
148Dire StraitsBrothers In Arms
147Dag NastyCircles
146Robert PalmerI Didn't Mean To Turn You On
145Billy OceanWhen The Going Gets Tough
144Iron MaidenWasted Years
143Fall, theMr. Pharmacist
142Run D.M.C.You Be Illin'
141Atlantic StarrSecret Lovers
140Wham!I'm Your Man
139James BrownLiving In America
138MegadethWake Up Dead
137Ramones, theSomebody Put Something in My Drink
136StarshipSara
135Phil CollinsTake Me Home
134Husker DuSorry Somehow
133WhodiniFunky Beat
132Bob SegerLike A Rock
131Huey Lewis & the NewsStuck With You
130R.E.M.Fall On Me
129Camper Van BeethovenTake The Skinheads Bowling
128Lisa Lisa & Cult JamAll Cried Out
127Talking HeadsPuzzlin' Evidence
126Smithereens, theBlood & Roses
125Bad BrainsI Against I
124Biz MarkieMake The Music With Your Mouth, Biz
123Miami Sound MachineBad Boy
122Smiths, theAsk
121KraftwerkMusique Non Stop
120MisfitsGhouls Night Out
119Peter CeteraGlory Of Love
118Fabulous ThunderbirdsTuff Enuff
117MadonnaTrue Blue
116Boys Don't CryI Wanna Be A Cowboy
115RattSlip of the Lip
114Jermaine StewartWe Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
113Boogie Down Productions9mm Goes Bang
112Depeche ModeA Question Of Lust
111Simple MindsSanctify Yourself
110Whitney HoustonGreatest Love Of All
109AC/DCWho Made Who?
108Ozzy OsbourneThe Ultimate Sin
107Sonic YouthShadow Of A Doubt
106MisfitsLondon Dungeon
105Eric B. & RakimEric B. Is President
104MetallicaDamage Inc.
103Smiths, theBigmouth Strikes Again
102GenesisLand Of Confusion
101Van HalenDreams
100Run D.M.C.My Adidas
99Stevie NicksTalk To Me
98Anita BakerSweet Love
97Stacey QTwo Of Hearts
96BaltimoraTarzan Boy
95Level 42Something About You
94John Cougar MellencampR.O.C.K. In The USA
93Smithereens, theBehind The Wall Of Sleep
92Mike & the MechanicsAll I Need Is A Miracle
91SlayerRaining Blood
90Billy OceanThere'll Be Sad Songs
89OpusLive Is Life
88Billy IdolTo Be A Lover
87Oingo BoingoStay
86Pat BenatarSex As A Weapon
85Janet JacksonWhat Have You Done For Me Lately?
84Belinda CarlisleMad About You
83Dionne & FriendsThat's What Friends Are For
82Nu ShoozI Can't Wait
81Sly FoxLet's Go All The Way
80GenesisThrowing It All Away
79MinistryOver the Shoulder
78Peter GabrielRed Rain
77Ozzy OsbourneShot In The Dark
76Duran DuranNotorious
75SadeThe Sweetest Taboo
74Timex Social ClubRumors
73BostonAmanda
72Dire StraitsSo Far Away
71R.E.M.Superman
70Jets, theCrush On You
69MadonnaLive To Tell
68Depeche ModeA Question of Time
67Simply RedHolding Back The Years
66Human League, theHuman
65SurvivorBurning Heart
64CameoWord Up
63DramaramaAnything, Anything (I'll Give You)
62Lionel RichieDancing On The Ceiling
61MetallicaWelcome Home (Sanatarium)
60PrinceKiss
59CinderellaShake Me
58Huey Lewis & the NewsHip To Be Square
57Van HalenWhy Can't This Be Love
56Eddie MoneyTake Me Home Tonight
55Police, theDon't Stand So Close To Me ('86)
54Siouxsie & the BansheesCities In Dust
53Run D.M.C.It's Tricky
52Kenny LogginsDanger Zone
51Husker DuDon't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
50GenesisInvisible Touch
49BananaramaVenus
48Housemartins, theHappy Hour
47Outfield, theYour Love
46Public Image Ltd.Rise
45Janet JacksonWhen I Think Of You
44MegadethPeace Sells
43Bangles, theManic Monday
42Dead Milkmen, theBitchin' Camaro
41MisfitsBullet
40Howard JonesNo One Is To Blame
39Glass TigerDon't Forget Me When I'm Gone
38MadonnaOpen Your Heart
37Pet Shop BoysWest End Girls
36Smiths, thePanic
35XTCDear God
34Steve WinwoodHigher Love
33MetallicaBattery
32Peter GabrielIn Your Eyes
31HeartThese Dreams
30Robert PalmerAddicted To Love
29INXSListen Like Thieves
28Miami Sound MachineConga
27John Cougar MellencampSmall Town
26Bangles, theWalk Like An Egyptian
25Mr. MisterKyrie
24OMDIf You Leave
23BerlinTake My Breath Away
22Boogie Down ProductionsSouth Bronx
21Pretenders, theDon't Get Me Wrong
20Janet JacksonNasty
19Bruce Hornsby & the RangeThe Way It Is
18Sonic YouthInto The Groove(y)
17New OrderBizarre Love Triangle
16FalcoRock Me Amadeus
15Psychedelic Furs, thePretty In Pink
14Cyndi LauperTrue Colors
13Run D.M.C.Walk This Way
12MadonnaPapa Don't Preach
11MisfitsTeenagers From Mars
10Cult, theShe Sells Sanctuary
9Smiths, theThere Is A Light That Never Goes Out
8Peter GabrielSledgehammer
7LL Cool JRock The Bells
6Cure, theClose to Me
5Bon JoviYou Give Love A Bad Name
4Iggy PopReal Wild Child (Wild One)
3Talking HeadsWild Wild Life
2Run D.M.C.Peter Piper
1MetallicaMaster Of Puppets
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