Top 500 Songs of 1986
Rank | Artist | Song |
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500 | Rolling Stones, the | Winning Ugly |
499 | General Public | Too Much or Nothing |
498 | Box, the | L'Affaire Dumoutier |
497 | Starship | Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight |
496 | Andy Taylor | Take It Easy |
495 | .38 Special | Somebody Like You |
494 | Daryl Hall | Foolish Pride |
493 | Gavin Christopher | One Step Closer To You |
492 | John Taylor | I Do What I Do |
491 | Tonio K | Romeo and Jane |
490 | Bodeans | She's A Runaway |
489 | Kinks, the | Rock 'N' Roll Cities |
488 | Love & Money | Candybar Express |
487 | Steve Miller Band | I Want To Make The World Turn Around |
486 | Fine Young Cannibals | Ever Fallen In Love |
485 | Alvin Lee | Detroit Diesel |
484 | Jean Beauvoir | Feel The Heat |
483 | Klymaxx | The Men All Pause |
482 | Joe Jackson | Right and Wrong |
481 | Bob Geldof | This Is The World Calling |
480 | Jackson Browne | For America |
479 | John Fogerty | Eye of the Zombie |
478 | Platinum Blonde | Somebody Somewhere |
477 | Alarm, the | Spirit of '76 |
476 | Dan Seals | Bop |
475 | Haywire | Bad Bad Boy |
474 | Bananarama | More Than Physical |
473 | Colourbox | Baby, I Love You So |
472 | Art Of Noise, the | Legs |
471 | Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne | You're A Friend Of Mine |
470 | Joan Armatrading | Kind Words |
469 | Dhar Braxton | Jump Back (set Me Free) |
468 | Ozzy Osbourne | Lightning Strikes |
467 | Asia | Too Late |
466 | Glass Tiger | Thin Red Line |
465 | One to One | Angel In My Pocket |
464 | Bonnie Tyler | If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) |
463 | Half Pint | Greetings |
462 | Mighty Lemon Drops | My Biggest Thrill |
461 | Stan Ridgway | Drive She Said |
460 | UTFO | Split Personality |
459 | Hooters, the | Where Do The Children Go? |
458 | Magazine 60 | Don Quichotte |
457 | Chalk Circle | April Fool |
456 | Bourgeois Tagg | Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World) |
455 | Don Henley | Who Owns This Place? |
454 | Jackson Browne | In the Shape of A Heart |
453 | Golden Earring | Quiet Eyes |
452 | Prince | Mountains |
451 | Bolshoi, the | A Way |
450 | Cherelle with Alexander O Neal | Saturday Love |
449 | Jellybean | Sidewalk Talk |
448 | New Edition | A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) |
447 | Del Fuegos, the | I Still Want You |
446 | Five Star | Can't Wait Another Minute |
445 | Corey Hart | Eurasian Eyes |
444 | GTR | When The Heart Rules The Mind |
443 | Journey | Girls Can't Help It |
442 | Aretha Franklin | Another Night |
441 | Firm, the | All The King's Horses |
440 | Crime & the City Solution | Six Bells Chime |
439 | Models, the | Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight |
438 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Minutes to Memories |
437 | Tackhead (ft. Gary Clail) | Hard Left |
436 | Billy Idol | Soul Standing By |
435 | Dag Nasty | One To Two |
434 | Pete Townsend | Give Blood |
433 | The The | Sweet Bird Of Truth |
432 | Bronski Beat | C'Mon C'Mon |
431 | Bob Seger | Miami |
430 | Bad Company | This Love |
429 | Screaming Blue Messiahs, the | Wild Blue Yonder |
428 | Steve Winwood | Split Decision |
427 | Dr. Know | Deprogram |
426 | Chicago Bears | Superbowl Shuffle |
425 | Ric Ocasek | True To You |
424 | General Public | In Conversation |
423 | Alan Parsons Project, the | Stereotomy |
422 | Anne Murray | Now And Forever (You and Me) |
421 | Eddie Money | We Should Be Sleeping |
420 | King | Alone Without You |
419 | Cro Mags | We Gotta Know |
418 | ZZ Top | Delirious |
417 | Style Council, the | It Didn't Matter |
416 | Honeymoon Suite | Bad Attitude |
415 | Moody Blues, the | The Other Side of Life |
414 | fIREHOSE | Under the Influence of Meat Puppets |
413 | Rush | Manhattan Project |
412 | S.O.S. Band, the | The Finest |
411 | Arcadia | Say The Word |
410 | Judas Priest | Locked In |
409 | Real Life | Bleeding Babies |
408 | Icehouse | Cross The Border |
407 | Nails, the | Things I Left Behind |
406 | Clan of Xymox | Louise |
405 | Blue Oyster Cult | Dancin' In the Ruins |
404 | Genesis | Anything She Does |
403 | Outfield, the | Everytime You Cry |
402 | Front 242 | Quite Unusual |
401 | Animotion | I Engineer |
400 | Dead Milkmen, the | Beach Party Vietnam |
399 | Lou Reed | No Money Down |
398 | Yngwie Malmsteen | Liar |
397 | Modern English | Ink And Paper |
396 | Easterhouse | Whistling In the Dark |
395 | Suzanne Vega | The Queen and the Soldier |
394 | Jeffrey Osborne | You Should Be Mine (Woo Woo Song) |
393 | Steve Winwood | Freedom Overspill |
392 | Motorhead | Deaf Forever |
391 | Descendents | Sour Grapes |
390 | A-Ha | I've Been Losing You |
389 | Night Ranger | Goodbye |
388 | Thompson Twins, the | Nothing In Common |
387 | B-52s, the | She Brakes For Rainbows |
386 | Emerson, Lake & Powell | Touch and Go |
385 | Swans | Time Is Money (Bastard) |
384 | Stevie Nicks | I Can't Wait |
383 | Fall, the | Living Too Late |
382 | Ready for the World | Digital Display |
381 | Wax | Right Between the Eyes |
380 | Call, the | Everywhere I Go |
379 | David Bowie | Underground |
378 | Alice Cooper | He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) |
377 | MDC | No More Cops |
376 | David Lee Roth | Goin' Crazy |
375 | Dire Straits | Ride Across the River |
374 | Loverboy | This Could Be The Night |
373 | Monkees, the | That Was Then, This Is Now |
372 | Chills, the | Pink Frost |
371 | Stryper | Reason for the Season |
370 | Mike & the Mechanics | Taken In |
369 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | Every Little Kiss |
368 | Joyce Sims | All and All |
367 | Billy Joel | Modern Woman |
366 | Temptations, the | Lady Soul |
365 | Pet Shop Boys | Why Don't We Live Together |
364 | Bodines, the | Therese |
363 | Dream Academy | The Edge of Forever |
362 | Asia | Go |
361 | Erasure | Who Needs Love Like That? |
360 | INXS | Do Wot You Do |
359 | Electric Light Orchestra | Calling America |
358 | Cars, the | I'm Not The One |
357 | Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin Goin' On But The Rent |
356 | Midge Ure | If I Was |
355 | ZZ Top | Velcro Fly |
354 | Bob Seger | It's You |
353 | Device | Hanging On A Heart Attack |
352 | Michael McDonald | Sweet Freedom |
351 | Marshall Jefferson | Move Your Body (House Music Anthem) |
350 | El Debarge | Who's Johnny |
349 | Joe Cocker | You Can Leave Your Hat On |
348 | Sade | Never As Good As The First Time |
347 | Bad Brains | House of Suffering |
346 | Ric Ocasek | Emotion In Motion |
345 | Rolling Stones, the | One Hit (To The Body) |
344 | Madonna | Where's The Party |
343 | Violent Femmes | No Killing |
342 | Kinks, the | Working at the Factory |
341 | Don Johnson | Heartbeat |
340 | Rush | The Big Money |
339 | Concrete Blonde | Still in Hollywood |
338 | Eric Clapton | It's In the Way That You Use It |
337 | Doctor & the Medics | Spirit In the Sky |
336 | Martini Ranch | How Can A Laboring Man Find Time for Self-Culture |
335 | Brian Eno | Backwater |
334 | .38 Special | Like No Other Night |
333 | Queen | A Kind Of Magic |
332 | UB40 | Watchdogs |
331 | General Public | Faults And All |
330 | Megadeth | The Conjuring |
329 | Bolshoi, the | Sunday Morning |
328 | Depeche Mode | Fly On The Windscreen |
327 | Regina | Baby Love |
326 | Tackhead | Mind At the End Of The Tether |
325 | Van Morrison | Ivory Tower |
324 | Arcadia | The Flame |
323 | Culture Club | Move Away |
322 | Gang Green | Skate To Hell |
321 | Til Tuesday | What About Love |
320 | Feargal Sharkey | A Good Heart |
319 | B-52s, the | Girl From Ipanema |
318 | Cure, the | A Man Inside My Mouth |
317 | Venetians, the | So Much For Love |
316 | Jennifer Rush | The Power Of Love |
315 | Fine Young Cannibals | Suspicious Minds |
314 | Sparks | Music That You Can Dance To |
313 | Big Audio Dynamite | C'mon Every Beatbox |
312 | Mr. Mister | Is It Love |
311 | Mantronix | Who Is It? |
310 | Honeymoon Suite | What Does It Take |
309 | David & David | Welcome To the Boomtown |
308 | George Michael | A Different Corner |
307 | Howard Jones | You Know I Love You Don't You? |
306 | Bryan Ferry | Is Your Love Strong Enough |
305 | Loverboy | Heaven In Your Eyes |
304 | fIREHOSE | Choose Any Memory |
303 | Ministry | We Believe |
302 | Lionel Richie | Love Will Conquer All |
301 | Violent Femmes | Children of the Revolution |
300 | Force M.D.'s | Tender Love |
299 | Erasure | Oh L'Amour |
298 | New Order | Paradise |
297 | Swans | A Screw |
296 | Bob Seger | American Storm |
295 | Kool Moe Dee | Go See the Doctor |
294 | Bronski Beat | Hit That Perfect Beat |
293 | Dokken | It's Not Love |
292 | The The | Heartland |
291 | Whodini | One Love |
290 | Tina Turner | Typical Male |
289 | Queen | Who Wants To Live Forever |
288 | Fishbone | When Problems Arise |
287 | Neil Young | Weight of the World |
286 | Clan of Xymox | Medusa |
285 | Farley Jackmaster Funk | Love Can't Turn Around |
284 | Stevie Nicks | Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You |
283 | A-Ha | Cry Wolf |
282 | Leonard Cohen | Take This Waltz |
281 | Journey | Be Good To Yourself |
280 | OMD | (Forever) Live And Die |
279 | ZZ Top | Stages |
278 | Dag Nasty | Values Here |
277 | LL Cool J | You Can't Dance |
276 | George Clinton | Do Fries Go With That Shake? |
275 | XTC | Earn Enough For Us |
274 | Kurtis Blow | I'm Chillin' |
273 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Candyman |
272 | Wedding Present, the | Once More |
271 | Housemartins, the | Caravan Of Love |
270 | Depeche Mode | But Not Tonight |
269 | Oingo Boingo | Pain |
268 | Billy Ocean | Love Zone |
267 | Double | Captain Of Her Heart |
266 | Weather Prophets, the | Almost Prayed |
265 | Call, the | I Still Believe |
264 | Midnight Star | Midas Touch |
263 | Corey Hart | I Am By Your Side |
262 | Shop Assistants | Safety Net |
261 | Bangles, the | If She Knew What She Wants |
260 | Pretenders, the | My Baby |
259 | Art of Noise feat Max Headroom | Paranoimia |
258 | Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring | Friends and Lovers |
257 | Mighty Lemon Drops | The Other Side of You |
256 | Icehouse | No Promises |
255 | Peter Gabriel | That Voice Again |
254 | Weird Al Yankovic | Christmas at Ground Zero |
253 | Pet Shop Boys | Love Comes Quickly |
252 | Aretha Franklin | Jumpin' Jack Flash |
251 | Stevie Wonder | Go Home |
250 | Dead Milkmen, the | The Thing That Eats Hippies |
249 | Fabulous Thunderbirds | Wrap It Up |
248 | Arcadia | Goodbye Is Forever |
247 | Yngwie Malmsteen | You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget |
246 | Gene Loves Jezebel | Heartache |
245 | B-52s, the | Summer of Love |
244 | Kurtis Blow | If I Ruled The World |
243 | Sheila E. | A Love Bizarre |
242 | Outfield, the | All The Love In the World |
241 | Simple Minds | All the Things She Said |
240 | Suzanne Vega | Marlene On the Wall |
239 | Bonnie Raitt | No Way To Treat A Lady |
238 | Big Audio Dynamite | Medicine Show |
237 | Rolling Stones, the | Harlem Shuffle |
236 | Adonis | No Way Back |
235 | Cro-Mags | Hard Times |
234 | Eurythmics | Thorn In My Side |
233 | Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald | On My Own |
232 | Bruce Springsteen | My Hometown |
231 | Fixx, the | Secret Separation |
230 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | Love Missle F1-11 |
229 | dead kennedys, the | Take This Job and Shove It |
228 | Violent Femmes | I Held Her In My Arms |
227 | Heart | Nothin' At All |
226 | INXS | Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain) |
225 | Bad Brains | Hired Gun |
224 | Honeymoon Suite | Feel It Again |
223 | Survivor | Is This Love |
222 | Elton John | Nikita |
221 | Run D.M.C. | Hit It Run |
220 | Blow Monkeys, the | Digging Your Scene |
219 | Queen | Friends Will Be Friends |
218 | Kraftwerk | Tecnno Pop |
217 | Big Country | Look Away |
216 | Van Halen | Summer Nights |
215 | Husker Du | Too Far Down |
214 | Billy Joel | A Matter Of Trust |
213 | Oingo Boingo | Not My Slave |
212 | ZZ Top | Rough Boy |
211 | Spacemen 3 | Walkin' With Jesus |
210 | Stevie Wonder | Overjoyed |
209 | Mantronix | Bassline |
208 | Toto | I'll Be Over You |
207 | Neil Young | Touch The Night |
206 | Ministry | Just Like You |
205 | Ratt | Dance |
204 | Daryl Hall | Dreamtime |
203 | David Lee Roth | Yankee Rose |
202 | Dokken | In My Dreams |
201 | Smiths, the | Cemetary Gates |
200 | Pretenders, the | Hymn To Her |
199 | Megadeth | Devil's Island |
198 | Talk Talk | Life's What You Make It |
197 | Robert Tepper | No Easy Way Out |
196 | Billy Bragg | Levi Stubb's Tears |
195 | David Bowie | Absolute Beginners |
194 | Triffids, the | Wide Open Road |
193 | Talking Heads | Love For Sale |
192 | Hooters, the | Day By Day |
191 | Rod Stewart | Love Touch |
190 | Elvis Costello & the Attractions | I Want You |
189 | Sonic Youth | Starpower / Expressway To Your Skull |
188 | The The | Infected |
187 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | Some Candy Talking |
186 | Pet Shop Boys | Suburbia |
185 | Real Roxanne, the | Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go) |
184 | Van Morrison | In The Garden |
183 | INXS | This Time |
182 | Metallica | Disposable Heroes |
181 | Primal Scream | Velocity Girl |
180 | Damned, the | Eloise |
179 | Frankie Knuckles | Your Love |
178 | Slayer | Angel Of Death |
177 | Tears For Fears | Mother's Talk |
176 | Oran "Juice" Jones | The Rain |
175 | Eurythmics | Missionary Man |
174 | Paul McCartney | Spies Like Us |
173 | fIREHOSE | Brave Captain |
172 | Art Of Noise, the | Peter Gunn |
171 | New Order | Shellshock |
170 | Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush | Don't Give Up |
169 | Van Halen | Best Of Both Worlds |
168 | Weird Al Yankovic | Dare to be Stupid |
167 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Rain On the Scarecrow |
166 | Misfits | Hollywood Babylon |
165 | Big Audio Dynamite | E = MC2 |
164 | Debbie Harry | French Kissing in the USA |
163 | Falco | Vienna Calling |
162 | Love & Rockets | Kundalini Express |
161 | Miami Sound Machine | Words Get In The Way |
160 | Run D.M.C. | Proud To Be Black |
159 | Big Black | Kerosene |
158 | Timbuk3 | The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades |
157 | Suzanne Vega | Left Of Center (w. Joe Jackson) |
156 | Poison | Cry Tough |
155 | Van Halen | Love Walks In |
154 | Iggy Pop | Cry For Love |
153 | Gang Green | Alcohol |
152 | Peter Cetera & Amy Grant | The Next Time I Fall |
151 | Smiths, the | The Queen Is Dead |
150 | Moody Blues, the | Your Wildest Dreams |
149 | Depeche Mode | Stripped |
148 | Dire Straits | Brothers In Arms |
147 | Dag Nasty | Circles |
146 | Robert Palmer | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On |
145 | Billy Ocean | When The Going Gets Tough |
144 | Iron Maiden | Wasted Years |
143 | Fall, the | Mr. Pharmacist |
142 | Run D.M.C. | You Be Illin' |
141 | Atlantic Starr | Secret Lovers |
140 | Wham! | I'm Your Man |
139 | James Brown | Living In America |
138 | Megadeth | Wake Up Dead |
137 | Ramones, the | Somebody Put Something in My Drink |
136 | Starship | Sara |
135 | Phil Collins | Take Me Home |
134 | Husker Du | Sorry Somehow |
133 | Whodini | Funky Beat |
132 | Bob Seger | Like A Rock |
131 | Huey Lewis & the News | Stuck With You |
130 | R.E.M. | Fall On Me |
129 | Camper Van Beethoven | Take The Skinheads Bowling |
128 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | All Cried Out |
127 | Talking Heads | Puzzlin' Evidence |
126 | Smithereens, the | Blood & Roses |
125 | Bad Brains | I Against I |
124 | Biz Markie | Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz |
123 | Miami Sound Machine | Bad Boy |
122 | Smiths, the | Ask |
121 | Kraftwerk | Musique Non Stop |
120 | Misfits | Ghouls Night Out |
119 | Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love |
118 | Fabulous Thunderbirds | Tuff Enuff |
117 | Madonna | True Blue |
116 | Boys Don't Cry | I Wanna Be A Cowboy |
115 | Ratt | Slip of the Lip |
114 | Jermaine Stewart | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off |
113 | Boogie Down Productions | 9mm Goes Bang |
112 | Depeche Mode | A Question Of Lust |
111 | Simple Minds | Sanctify Yourself |
110 | Whitney Houston | Greatest Love Of All |
109 | AC/DC | Who Made Who? |
108 | Ozzy Osbourne | The Ultimate Sin |
107 | Sonic Youth | Shadow Of A Doubt |
106 | Misfits | London Dungeon |
105 | Eric B. & Rakim | Eric B. Is President |
104 | Metallica | Damage Inc. |
103 | Smiths, the | Bigmouth Strikes Again |
102 | Genesis | Land Of Confusion |
101 | Van Halen | Dreams |
100 | Run D.M.C. | My Adidas |
99 | Stevie Nicks | Talk To Me |
98 | Anita Baker | Sweet Love |
97 | Stacey Q | Two Of Hearts |
96 | Baltimora | Tarzan Boy |
95 | Level 42 | Something About You |
94 | John Cougar Mellencamp | R.O.C.K. In The USA |
93 | Smithereens, the | Behind The Wall Of Sleep |
92 | Mike & the Mechanics | All I Need Is A Miracle |
91 | Slayer | Raining Blood |
90 | Billy Ocean | There'll Be Sad Songs |
89 | Opus | Live Is Life |
88 | Billy Idol | To Be A Lover |
87 | Oingo Boingo | Stay |
86 | Pat Benatar | Sex As A Weapon |
85 | Janet Jackson | What Have You Done For Me Lately? |
84 | Belinda Carlisle | Mad About You |
83 | Dionne & Friends | That's What Friends Are For |
82 | Nu Shooz | I Can't Wait |
81 | Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way |
80 | Genesis | Throwing It All Away |
79 | Ministry | Over the Shoulder |
78 | Peter Gabriel | Red Rain |
77 | Ozzy Osbourne | Shot In The Dark |
76 | Duran Duran | Notorious |
75 | Sade | The Sweetest Taboo |
74 | Timex Social Club | Rumors |
73 | Boston | Amanda |
72 | Dire Straits | So Far Away |
71 | R.E.M. | Superman |
70 | Jets, the | Crush On You |
69 | Madonna | Live To Tell |
68 | Depeche Mode | A Question of Time |
67 | Simply Red | Holding Back The Years |
66 | Human League, the | Human |
65 | Survivor | Burning Heart |
64 | Cameo | Word Up |
63 | Dramarama | Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) |
62 | Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
61 | Metallica | Welcome Home (Sanatarium) |
60 | Prince | Kiss |
59 | Cinderella | Shake Me |
58 | Huey Lewis & the News | Hip To Be Square |
57 | Van Halen | Why Can't This Be Love |
56 | Eddie Money | Take Me Home Tonight |
55 | Police, the | Don't Stand So Close To Me ('86) |
54 | Siouxsie & the Banshees | Cities In Dust |
53 | Run D.M.C. | It's Tricky |
52 | Kenny Loggins | Danger Zone |
51 | Husker Du | Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely |
50 | Genesis | Invisible Touch |
49 | Bananarama | Venus |
48 | Housemartins, the | Happy Hour |
47 | Outfield, the | Your Love |
46 | Public Image Ltd. | Rise |
45 | Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You |
44 | Megadeth | Peace Sells |
43 | Bangles, the | Manic Monday |
42 | Dead Milkmen, the | Bitchin' Camaro |
41 | Misfits | Bullet |
40 | Howard Jones | No One Is To Blame |
39 | Glass Tiger | Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone |
38 | Madonna | Open Your Heart |
37 | Pet Shop Boys | West End Girls |
36 | Smiths, the | Panic |
35 | XTC | Dear God |
34 | Steve Winwood | Higher Love |
33 | Metallica | Battery |
32 | Peter Gabriel | In Your Eyes |
31 | Heart | These Dreams |
30 | Robert Palmer | Addicted To Love |
29 | INXS | Listen Like Thieves |
28 | Miami Sound Machine | Conga |
27 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Small Town |
26 | Bangles, the | Walk Like An Egyptian |
25 | Mr. Mister | Kyrie |
24 | OMD | If You Leave |
23 | Berlin | Take My Breath Away |
22 | Boogie Down Productions | South Bronx |
21 | Pretenders, the | Don't Get Me Wrong |
20 | Janet Jackson | Nasty |
19 | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The Way It Is |
18 | Sonic Youth | Into The Groove(y) |
17 | New Order | Bizarre Love Triangle |
16 | Falco | Rock Me Amadeus |
15 | Psychedelic Furs, the | Pretty In Pink |
14 | Cyndi Lauper | True Colors |
13 | Run D.M.C. | Walk This Way |
12 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach |
11 | Misfits | Teenagers From Mars |
10 | Cult, the | She Sells Sanctuary |
9 | Smiths, the | There Is A Light That Never Goes Out |
8 | Peter Gabriel | Sledgehammer |
7 | LL Cool J | Rock The Bells |
6 | Cure, the | Close to Me |
5 | Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name |
4 | Iggy Pop | Real Wild Child (Wild One) |
3 | Talking Heads | Wild Wild Life |
2 | Run D.M.C. | Peter Piper |
1 | Metallica | Master Of Puppets |