Top 100 Songs of 1986
As Ranked by Fred Bronson in
"Billboards Hottest Hot 100 Hits," (2003 ed.)
- That's What Friends Are for-Dionne and Friends
- Walk Like an Egyptian-Bangles
- On My Own-Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
- Greatest Love of All-Whitney Houston
- Kiss-Prince & the Revolution
- Kyrie-Mr. Mister
- Stuck with You-Huey Lewis & the News
- Rock Me Amadeus-Falco
- Papa Don't Preach-Madonna
- There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)-Billy Ocean
- How Will I Know-Whitney Houston
- Live to Tell-Madonna
- West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys
- Sara-Starship
- When I Think of You-Janet Jackson
- Addicted to Love-Robert Palmer
- Human-Human League
- Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel
- Glory of Love-Peter Cetera
- Amanda-Boston
- True Colors-Cyndi Lauper
- Burning Heart-Survivor
- These Dreams-Heart
- Higher Love-Steve Winwood
- The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby
- You Give Love a Bad Name-Bon Jovi
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight-Wang Chung
- Friends and Lovers-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
- Venus-Bananarama
- Take My Breath Away-Berlin
- Dancing on the Ceiling-Lionel Richie
- Invisible Touch-Genesis
- Holding Back the Years-Simply Red
- Typical Male-Tina Turner
- The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera
- Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr
- When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going-Billy Ocean
- Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins
- Manic Monday-Bangles
- I Didn't Mean to Turn You On-Robert Palmer
- Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle
- True Blue-Madonna
- R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.-John Cougar Mellencamp
- Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)-Glass Tiger
- Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen
- Crush On You-The Jets
- Hip to Be Square-Huey Lewis & the News
- I'm Your Man-Wham!
- I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz
- Nasty-Janet Jackson
- Talk to Me-Stevie Nicks
- What Have You Done for Me Lately?-Janet Jackson
- Throwing It All Away-Genesis
- Who's Johnny-El DeBarge
- Conga-Miami Sound Machine
- Two of Hearts-Stacey Q
- If You Leave-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
- No One Is to Blame-Howard Jones
- What You Need-INXS
- Walk of Life-Dire Straits
- Take Me Home Tonight-Eddie Money
- Walk This Way-Run D.M.C.
- Word Up-Cameo
- To Be a Lover-Billy Idol
- Your Love-The Outfield
- Something About You-Level 42
- Let's Go All the Way-Sly Fox
- Tonight She Comes-Cars
- Living in America-James Brown
- We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off-Jermaine Stewart
- The Sweetest Taboo-Sade
- Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald
- Words Get in the Way-Miami Sound Machine
- All I Need Is a Miracle-Mike + the Mechanics
- Love Touch-Rod Stewart
- Rumors-Timex Social Club
- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)-Mike + the Mechanics
- All Cried Out-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force
- Don't Get Me Wrong-Pretenders
- Baby Love-Regina
- Spies Like Us-Paul McCartney
- Take Me Home-Phil Collins
- Dreamtime-Daryl Hall
- Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine
- Heartbeat-Don Johnson
- Nikita-Elton John
- King for a Day-Thompson Twins
- A Different Corner-George Michael
- Love Will Conquer All-Lionel Richie
- Life in a Northern Town-The Dream Academy
- Go Home-Stevie Wonder
- Sweet Love-Anita Baker
- Your Wildest Dreams-The Moody Blues
- Is It Love?-Mr. Mister
- You Should Be Mine-Jeffrey Osborne
- Harlem Shuffle-The Rolling Stones
- Stand By Me-Ben E. King
- My Hometown-Bruce Springsteen
- Love Zone-Billy Ocean
- The Rain-Oran "Juice" Jones