Global Top 100 of 1986

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01

"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"

Billy Ocean

02

"Rock Me Amadeus"

Falco

03

"Papa Don't Preach"

Madonna

04

"True Blue"

Madonna

05

"West End Girls"

Pet Shop Boys

06

"Chain Reaction"

Diana Ross

07

"Living Doll"

Cliff Richard & The Young Ones

08

"A Different Corner"

George Michael

09

"Don't Leave Me This Way"

The Communards

10

"I Want to Wake Up with You"

Boris Gardiner

11

"The Lady in Red"

Chris de Burgh

12

"Every Loser Wins"

Nick Berry

13

"The Sun Always Shines on TV"

a-ha

14

"Take My Breath Away"

Berlin

15

"Spirit in the Sky"

Doctor and the Medics

16

"On My Own"

Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald

17

"The Chicken Song"

Spitting Image

18

"The Final Countdown"

Europe

19

"The Edge of Heaven"

Wham!

20

"Caravan of Love"

The Housemartins

21

"Glory of Love"

Peter Cetera

22

"Sledgehammer"

Peter Gabriel

23

"Holding Back the Years"

Simply Red

24

"I Can't Wait"

Nu Shooz

25

"Let's Go All the Way"

Sly Fox

26

"That's What Friends Are For"

Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder)

27

"Merry Christmas Everyone"

Shakin' Stevens

28

"Say You, Say Me"

Lionel Richie

29

"I Miss You"

Klymaxx

30

"Broken Wings"

Mr. Mister

31

"Manic Monday"

The Bangles

32

"How Will I Know"

Whitney Houston

33

"Party All the Time"

Eddie Murphy

34

"Burning Heart"

Survivor

35

"Kyrie"

Mr. Mister

36

"Addicted to Love"

Robert Palmer

37

"The Greatest Love of All"

Whitney Houston

38

"Secret Lovers"

Atlantic Starr

39

"Friends and Lovers"

Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson

40

"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"

Billy Ocean

41

"Alive and Kicking"

Simple Minds

42

"Never"

Heart

43

"Walk of Life"

Dire Straits

44

"Kiss"

Prince and The Revolution

45

"Higher Love"

Steve Winwood

46

"Stuck with You"

Huey Lewis and the News

47

"Reet Petite"

Jackie Wilson

48

"Sara"

Starship

49

"Word Up!"

Cameo

50

"Human"

The Human League

51

"Take My Breath Away" (Love Theme from Top Gun)

Berlin

52

"You Give Love a Bad Name"

Bon Jovi

53

"So Macho"/"Cruising"

Sinitta

54

A Kind of Magic

Queen

55

"When I Think of You"

Janet Jackson

56

"These Dreams"

Heart

57

"Dancing on the Ceiling"

Lionel Richie

58

"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"

Glass Tiger

59

"We Don't Have to..."

Jermaine Stewart

60

"Live to Tell"

Madonna

61

"Mad About You"

Belinda Carlisle

62

"Something About You"

Level 42

63

"Venus"

Bananarama

64

"Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)"

Jackie Wilson

65

Invisible Touch

Genesis

66

"Rain or Shine"

Five Star

67

"Conga"

Miami Sound Machine

68

"True Colors"

Cyndi Lauper

69

"Danger Zone"

Kenny Loggins

70

"What Have You Done For Me Lately"

Janet Jackson

71

"No One Is to Blame"

Howard Jones

72

"Walk Like an Egyptian"

The Bangles

73

"In the Army Now"

Status Quo

74

"Lessons in Love"

Level 42

75

"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"

Robert Palmer

76

"Words Get in the Way"

Miami Sound Machine

77

"Amanda"

Boston

78

"All I Ask of You"

Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman

79

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"

Samantha Fox

80

"Two of Hearts"

Stacey Q

81

"Wonderful World"

Sam Cooke

82

"Crush on You"

The Jets

83

"If You Leave"

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

84

"You Keep Me Hangin' On"

Kim Wilde

85

"The Sweetest Taboo"

Sade

86

"What You Need"

INXS

87

"Talk to Me"

Stevie Nicks

88

"Nasty"

Janet Jackson

89

"Take Me Home Tonight"

Eddie Money

90

"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"

Jermaine Stewart

91

"My Favourite Waste of Time"

Owen Paul

92

"All Cried Out"

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

93

"You Can Call Me Al"

Paul Simon

94

"Livin' on a Prayer"

Bon Jovi

95

"Your Love"

The Outfield

96

"Sometimes"

Erasure

97

"I'm Your Man"

Wham!

98

"Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)"

Mel & Kim

99

"Perfect Way"

Scritti Politti

100

"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"

Cutting Crew

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