Thursday, November 17, 2011

1986

The Top 150 Hits of… 1986

A few things of note for this one:

There were certain years, like this one and the previous, in which if a song hadn’t finished it’s chart run by the end of the chart year, but had already reached its peak position, Billboard would make a prediction as to how they thought the song would continue to perform, and that prediction would be used in placing the song on the year-end chart. That’s what happened to “Separate Lives” when it was named the #50 song for 1985. Oops.

Billboard’s emphasis on how long a song appeared on the Hot 100 continued to skew their year-end chart in favor of those that lasted a bit longer, even if they hung around in the bottom half of the weekly chart. So “Conga,” “A Love Bizarre,” “Object of My Desire,” “Tarzan Boy” and others are far higher on Billboard’s list than mine.

If Princess Diana had not been tragically killed, this year’s #1 song would still be the biggest hit ever for all four artists. You wouldn’t have thought, would you?

  1. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Gladys Knight) 305
  2. Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie 298
  3. Separate Lives – Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin 277
  4. Broken Wings – Mr. Mister 272
  5. On My Own – Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald 271
  6. I Miss You – Klymaxx 265.5
  7. Party All the Time – Eddie Murphy 261
  8. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston 258.5
  9. Burning Heart – Survivor 247
  10. Alive and Kicking – Simple Minds 245
  11. Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston 243
  12. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys 242.5
  13. Kyrie – Mr. Mister 242
  14. Friends and Lovers – Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson 242
  15. You Give Love a Bad Name – Bon Jovi 239
  16. Addicted to Love – Robert Palmer 237.5
  17. Secret Lovers – Atlantic Starr 237.5
  18. There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) – Billy Ocean 237
  19. Glory of Love – Peter Cetera 232.5
  20. Higher Love – Steve Winwood 232.5
  21. Kiss – Prince and the Revolution 232
  22. Live to Tell – Madonna 231.5
  23. Human – Human League 231
  24. Dancing on the Ceiling – Lionel Richie 230
  25. Stuck with You – Huey Lewis & the News 229.5
  26. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel 229.5
  27. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna 229.5
  28. Sara – Starship 228.5
  29. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco 224
  30. The Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera and Amy Grant 223
  31. Holding Back the Years – Simply Red 221.5
  32. I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz 221.5
  33. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going – Billy Ocean 222
  34. Take My Breath Away – Berlin 220.5
  35. Mad About You – Belinda Carlisle 218
  36. When I Think of You – Janet Jackson 217.5
  37. These Dreams – Heart 217.5
  38. Venus – Bananarama 217.5
  39. Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) – Glass Tiger 216.5
  40. What Have You Done for Me Lately – Janet Jackson 208
  41. Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins 207.5
  42. Amanda – Boston 206.5
  43. I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On – Robert Palmer 204
  44. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper 201.5
  45. Invisible Touch – Genesis 201.5
  46. What You Need – INXS 201.5
  47. Talk to Me – Stevie Nicks 200.5
  48. Manic Monday – Bangles 200
  49. Word Up – Cameo 199.5
  50. Something About You – Level 42 198
  51. No One Is to Blame – Howard Jones 197.5
  52. Crush on You – The Jets 197.5
  53. Nasty – Janet Jackson 194
  54. Walk of Life – Dire Straits 193.5
  55. If You Leave – Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark 193.5
  56. R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. – John (Cougar) Mellencamp 192.5
  57. Two of Hearts – Stacey Q 191.5
  58. Typical Male – Tina Turner 191.5
  59. Small Town – John (Cougar) Mellencamp 191
  60. I’m Your Man – Wham! 190.5
  61. Why Can’t This Be Love – Van Halen 190
  62. Let’s Go All the Way – Sly Fox 189.5
  63. Who’s Johnny – El DeBarge 187.5
  64. Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money 186.5
  65. The Sweetest Taboo – Sade 186
  66. Your Love – The Outfield 186
  67. Conga – Miami Sound Machine 185.5
  68. True Blue – Madonna 185
  69. Words Get in the Way – Miami Sound Machine 184.5
  70. We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off – Jermaine Stewart 184.5
  71. All Cried Out – Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force 178.5
  72. Living in America – James Brown 177.5
  73. Sweet Freedom – Michael McDonald 176.5
  74. Election Day – Arcadia 176
  75. Silent Running – Mike + the Mechanics 174
  76. All I Need Is a Miracle – Mike + the Mechanics 169
  77. Throwing It All Away – Genesis 169
  78. Rumors – Timex Social Club 167
  79. Love Touch – Rod Stewart 165.5
  80. Bad Boy – Miami Sound Machine 164
  81. Tonight She Comes – The Cars 164
  82. Perfect Way – Scritti Politti 163.5
  83. Sleeping Bag – ZZ Top 162
  84. Take Me Home – Phil Collins 161
  85. Walk This Way – Run-DMC 161
  86. Life in a Northern Town – The Dream Academy 160
  87. Nikita – Elton John 157.5
  88. Baby Love – Regina 153.5
  89. Dreamtime – Daryl Hall 153.5
  90. Spies Like Us – Paul McCartney 153
  91. Sweet Love – Anita Baker 151.5
  92. Love Will Conquer All – Lionel Richie 151.5
  93. Harlem Shuffle – The Rolling Stones 149
  94. Your Wildest Dreams – The Moody Blues 147
  95. Heartbeat – Don Johnson 146.5
  96. King for a Day – Thompson Twins 145.5
  97. A Different Corner – George Michael 145.5
  98. I’ll Be Over You – Toto 145.5
  99. A Love Bizarre – Sheila E. 144.5
  100. Tarzan Boy – Baltimora 142.5
  101. My Hometown – Bruce Springsteen 140
  102. Go Home – Stevie Wonder 135
  103. Tender Love – Force M.D.’s 132.5
  104. Is It Love – Mr. Mister 132.5
  105. The Rain – Oran “Juice” Jones 132
  106. Love Zone – Billy Ocean 131.5
  107. This Could Be the Night – Loverboy 131.5
  108. Tuff Enuff – Fabulous Thunderbirds 128
  109. A Matter of Trust – Billy Joel 126
  110. You Should Be Mine – Jeffrey Osborne 125
  111. Heaven in Your Eyes – Loverboy 122.5
  112. Nothin’ At All – Heart 121.5
  113. I Wanna Be a Cowboy – Boys Don’t Cry 120.5
  114. You’re a Friend of Mine – Clarence Clemmons with Jackson Browne 119
  115. Object of My Desire – Starpoint 119
  116. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Pet Shop Boys 117.5
  117. Be Good to Yourself – Journey 115.5
  118. Goodbye – Night Ranger 111
  119. Digging your Scene – The Blow Monkeys 109.5
  120. When the Heart Rules the Mind – GTR 109.5
  121. Beat’s So Lonely – Charlie Sexton 109.5
  122. Sidewalk Talk – Jellybean 108.5
  123. Modern Woman – Billy Joel 106.5
  124. The Edge of Heaven – Wham! 106.5
  125. The Captain of Her Heart – Double 105.5
  126. Move Away – Culture Club 103.5
  127. Everybody Dance – Ta Mara and the Seen 103.5
  128. Sanctify Yourself – Simple Minds 102.5
  129. Missionary Man – Eurythmics 102.5
  130. Like a Rock – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 100.5
  131. American Storm – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 100.5
  132. Like No Other Night – 38 Special 98.5
  133. Emotion in Motion – Ric Ocasek 98.5
  134. It’s Only Love – Bryan Adams with Tina Turner 98.5
  135. Emergency – Kool & the Gand 98
  136. Point of No Return – Nu Shooz 97.5
  137. The Sun Always Shines on TV – a-ha 95.5
  138. I Think It’s Love – Jermaine Jackson 94.5
  139. Day by Day – The Hooters 93.5
  140. Love Is the Seventh Wave – Sting 93
  141. Man Size Love – Klymaxx 92
  142. Wrap Her Up – Elton John with George Michael 91
  143. Wild Wild Life – Talking Heads 90.5
  144. Yankee Rose – Daivd Lee Roth 89.5
  145. Love Walks In – Van Halen 88.5
  146. I Can’t Wait– Stevie Nicks 87.5
  147. Girl Can’t Help It – Journey 87
  148. Vienna Calling – Falco 86.5
  149. (Forever) Live and Die – Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark 86.5
  150. All the Love in the World – The Outfield 86.5

And Billboard’s version

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1986

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