1986 Number One Singles U.S. Pop
Title / Artist / Weeks at #1:
- Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (4 weeks)
- How Will I Know - Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
- Kyrie - Mr. Mister (2 weeks)
- Sara - Starship (1 week)
- These Dreams - Heart (1 week)
- Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (3 weeks)
- Kiss - Prince & The Revolution (2 weeks)
- Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer (1 week)
- West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1 week)
- Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston (3 weeks)
- Live To Tell - Madonna (1 week)
- On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (3 weeks)
- There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean (1 week)
- Holding Back The Years - Simply Red (1 week)
- Invisble Touch - Genesis (1 week)
- Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1 week)
- Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera (2 weeks)
- Papa Don't Preach - Madonna (2 weeks)
- Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1 week)
- Venus - Bananarama (1 week)
- Take My Breath Away - Berlin (1 week)
- Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News (3 weeks)
- When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson (2 weeks)
- True Colors - Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks)
- Amanda - Boston (2 weeks)
- Human - The Human League (1 week)
- You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi (1 week)
- The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (1 week)
- The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1 week)
- Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles (2 weeks)
1986 Number One Singles U.K.
Title / Artist / Weeks at #1:
- West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (2 weeks)
- The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha (2 weeks)
- When The Going Gets Tough... - Billy Ocean (4 weeks)
- Chain Reaction - Diana Ross (3 weeks)
- Living Doll - Cliff Richards & The Young Ones (3 weeks)
- A Different Corner - George Michael (3 weeks)
- Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (1 week)
- The Chicken Song - The Splitting Image (3 weeks)
- Spirit In The Sky - Doctor & The Medics (3 weeks)
- The Edge Of Heaven - Wham! (2 weeks)
- Papa Don't Preach - Madonna (3 weeks)
- The Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh (3 weeks)
- I Want To Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner (3 weeks)
- Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards (4 weeks)
- True Blue - Madonna (1 week)
- Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry (3 weeks)
- Take My Breath Away - Berlin (4 weeks)
- The Final Countdown - Europe (2 weeks)
- Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins (1 week)
- Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (4 weeks)
1986 Best Selling Singles
Based on Worldwide Sales
1 Berlin / Take My Breath Away
2 Falco / Rock Me Amadeus
3 Dionne Warwick & Friends / That's What Friends Are For
4 Madonna / Papa Don't Preach
5 The Bangles / Walk Like an Egyptian
6 The Pet Shop Boys / West End Girls
7 Peter Gabriel / Sledgehammer
8 Chris de Burgh / The Lady in Red
9 Europe / The Final Countdown
10 Prince / Kiss
11 Madonna / Live to Tell
12 Billy Ocean / When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
13 Bananarama / Venus
14 Whitney Houston / Greatest Love of All
15 Steve Winwood / Higher Love
16 The Bangles / Manic Monday
17 Robert Palmer / Addicted to Love
18 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald / On My Own
19 Madonna / True Blue
20 Peter Cetera / Glory of Love
21 Cutting Crew / (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
22 Run DMC & Aerosmith / Walk This Way
23 George Michael / A Different Corner
24 Cyndi Lauper / True Colors
25 Level 42 / Lessons in Love
26 Samantha Fox / Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
27 Survivor / Burning Heart
28 Bruce Hornsby & The Range / The Way it Is
29 Lionel Richie / Dancing On the Ceiling
30 The Human League / Human
31 Duran Duran / Notorious
32 Mr Mister / Kyrie
33 Jefferson Starship / Sara
34 A-Ha / The Sun Always Shines On TV
35 Wham! / The Edge of Heaven
36 Huey Lewis & The News / Stuck With You
37 Whitney Houston / How Will I Know
38 Dire Straits / Walk of Life
39 Nu Shooz / I Can't Wait
40 Simply Red / Holding Back the Years
41 Billy Ocean / There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
42 Genesis / Invisible Touch
43 Oran 'Juice' Jones / The Rain
44 Janet Jackson / When I Think of You
45 Tina Turner / Typical Male
46 Glass Tiger / Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
47 The Pet Shop Boys / Suburbia
48 MC Miker G & DJ Sven / Holiday Rap
49 The Communards / Don't Leave Me This Way
50 James Brown / Living in America
51 Cameo / Word Up
52 Wang Chung / Everybody Have Fun Tonight
53 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones / Living Doll
54 Miami Sound Machine / Conga
55 David Bowie / Absolute Beginners
56 Janet Jackson / What Have You Done For Me Lately
57 Janet Jackson / Nasty
58 Status Quo / In the Army Now
59 Miami Sound Machine / Bad Boy
60 Heart / These Dreams
61 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / If You Leave
62 Diana Ross / Chain Reaction
63 Double / The Captain of Her Heart
64 Eddie Murphy / Party All The Time
65 Modern Talking / Brother Louie
66 Level 42 / Something About You
67 Bon Jovi / You Give Love a Bad Name
68 Boston / Amanda
69 The Rolling Stones / Harlem Shuffle
70 Klymaxx / I Miss You
71 Michael McDonald / Sweet Freedom
72 Stacey Q / Two Of Hearts
73 Van Halen / Why Can't This Be Love?
74 Kenny Loggins / Danger Zone
75 Sly Fox / Let's Go All the Way
76 Atlantic Starr / Secret Lovers
77 Boris Gardiner / I Want to Wake Up With You
78 Modern Talking / Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)
79 Falco / Jeanny Part I
80 Mel & Kim / Showing Out (Get Fresh At the Weekend)
81 Mike & The Mechanics / All I Need is a Miracle
82 Doctor & The Medics / Spirit in the Sky
83 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Rage Hard
84 Timex Social Club / Rumors
85 Bronski Beat / Hit That Perfect Beat
86 Peter Cetera & Amy Grant / The Next Time I Fall
87 Sheila E / A Love Bizarre
88 Belinda Carlisle / Mad About You
89 Paul Simon / You Can Call Me Al
90 El DeBarge / Who's Johnny
91 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / (Forever) Live & Die
92 Don Johnson / Heartbeat
93 Culture Club / Move Away
94 The Pretenders / Don't Get Me Wrong
95 Sigue Sigue Sputnik / Love Missile F1-11
96 Queen / A Kind of Magic
97 A-Ha / I've Been Losing You
98 Howard Jones / No One is to Blame
99 Jermaine Stewart / We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
100 INXS / What You Need
1986 Best Selling Albums
Based on Worldwide Sales
1 Paul Simon / Graceland
2 Bon Jovi / Slippery When Wet
3 Madonna / True Blue
4 Peter Gabriel / So
5 The Beastie Boys / Licensed To Ill
6 Janet Jackson / Control
7 Original Soundtrack / Top Gun
8 Huey Lewis & The News / Fore!
9 Genesis / Invisible Touch
10 Metallica / Master Of Puppets
11 Lionel Richie / Dancing On The Ceiling
12 The Smiths / The Queen Is Dead
13 Bruce Springsteen / Live 1975-1985
14 Van Halen / 5150
15 Prince / Parade
16 The Eurythmics / Revenge
17 Tina Turner / Break Every Rule
18 Barbra Streisand / The Broadway Album
19 Mr Mister / Welcome To The Real World
20 The Rolling Stones / Dirty Work
21 Simply Red / Picture Book
22 The Police / Every Breath You Take - The Singles
23 Run DMC / Raising Hell
24 Boston / Third Stage
25 Europe / The Final Countdown
26 Original Soundtrack / Rocky IV
27 Depeche Mode / Black Celebration
28 Queen / A Kind Of Magic
29 Bruce Hornsby & The Range / The Way It Is
30 Billy Idol / Whiplash Smile
31 The Pet Shop Boys / Please
32 Cyndi Lauper / True Colors
33 Steve Winwood / Back In The High Life
34 Patti LaBelle / Winner In You
35 The Bangles / Different Light
36 Falco / Falco 3
37 Anita Baker / Rapture
38 Chris de Burgh / Into The Light
39 Wham! / The Final
40 Talking Heads / True Stories
41 David Lee Roth / Eat 'Em & Smile
42 Iron Maiden / Somewhere In Time
43 Billy Joel / The Bridge
44 AC/DC / Who Made Who
45 REM / Life's Rich Pageant
46 Billy Ocean / Love Zone
47 Modern Talking / Ready For Romance
48 A-Ha / Scoundrel Days
49 Talk Talk / The Colour Of Spring
50 Ozzy Osbourne / The Ultimate Sin
51 Cameo / Word Up
52 Duran Duran / Notorious
53 The Cure / Standing On A Beach - The Singles
54 Rod Stewart / Every Beat Of My Heart
55 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / Like A Rock
56 The Housemartins / London 0 Hull 4
57 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Liverpool
58 Stevie Nicks / Rock A Little
59 Journey / Raised On Radio
60 Roxy Music / Street Life - 20 Greatest Hits
61 Robert Cray Band / Strong Persuader
62 Chris Rea / On The Beach
63 Samantha Fox / Touch Me
64 Modern Talking / The Middle Of Nowhere
65 Elvis Costello / Blood & Chocolate
66 Elvis Costello / The Costello Show: King Of America
67 The Pretenders / Get Close
68 Eric Clapton / August (-)
69 XTC / Skylarking
70 The The / Infected
71 Grace Jones / Island Life
72 Joe Cocker / Cocker
73 Steve Earle / Guitar Town
74 Kate Bush / The Whole Story
75 The Pet Shop Boys / Disco
76 Herbert Gronemeyer / Sprunge
77 Al Jarreau / L Is For Lover
78 Luther Vandross / Give Me The Reason
79 Toto / Fahrenheit
80 New Order / Brotherhood
81 The Moody Blues / The Other Side Of Life
82 Falco / Emotional
83 Jefferson Starship / Knee Deep In The Hoopla
84 The Communards / Communards
85 Poison / Look What The Cat Dragged In
86 Jean-Michel Jarre / Rendez-vous
87 Jackson Browne / Lives In The Balance
88 Cutting Crew / Broadcast
89 Status Quo / In The Army Now
90 Five Star / Silk & Steel
91 Billy Bragg / Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
92 Peter Cetera / Solitude / Solitaire
93 Judas Priest / Turbo
94 Paul Young / Between Two Fires
95 Bob Geldof / Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere
96 Matt Bianco / Matt Bianco
97 Slayer / Reign in Blood
98 Bonnie Tyler / Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire
99 Electric Light Orchestra / Balance Of Power
100 Aretha Franklin / Aretha
