1986 Songs Comparison

Now That's What I Call Music 7 (UK)
(Aug 11 1986)

Now Dance 86 (The 12" Mixes) (UK)
(Oct 27 1986)

Now That's What I Call Music '86 (UK)
(Oct 27 1986)

Now That's What I Call Music 8 (UK)
(Nov 24 1986)

Now That's What I Call Music! 1986 (UK)
(Jul 11 1993)

Now That's What I Call Music! 1986 (UK)
(Jun 21 1999)

Now Yearbook 1986 (UK)
(Feb 24 2023)

Now Yearbook Extra 1986 (UK)
(Apr 7 2023)

Tracks

Song	Highest UK Chart	Main	Anniversary	Millennium	Yearbook	Dance
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday	1				YB 1978
A-Ha - Hunting High And Low	5	7			YB X 1986
A-Ha - I've Been Losing You	8				YB 1986
A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines on T.V.	1				YB 1986
Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten		7			YB 1986
Anita Baker - Sweet Love	13				YB X 1986
Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who?	11				YB 1986
Art of Noise/Max Headroom - Paranoimia	12	7
Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers	10				YB X 1986
Aurra - You And Me Tonight	12	7
Bananarama - Venus	8	7	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
The Bangles - Manic Monday	2		1986 A		YB 1986
The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian	3				YB X 1986
The Barracudas - Summer Fun	37				YB X 1980
The Beach Boys - California Girls	26
The Beach Boys - Do It Again	1
The Beatles - All You Need Is Love	1
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun	58
Belouis Some - Imagination				1986 M	YB 1986	D 12", D 80s
Berlin - Take My Breath Away	1	9			YB 1986
Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2					YB 1986
Big Country - Look Away	7	7
Big Country - One Great Thing	19	8
Bill Withers - Lovely Day	7				YB 1978
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette	58	8
Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)	12				YB X 1986
Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going	1	7	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene	12				YB 1986
Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time)	9				YB 1973
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer	4	9,100			YB 1986
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name	14				YB X 1986
Boris Gardiner - I Wanna Wake Up With You		8			YB 1986	D 80s
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is	15				YB X 1986
Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough?	22				YB X 1986
Bucks Fizz - New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)	8	7			YB 1986
Cameo - Word Up!	3	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Cherrelle/Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love	6				YB X 1986
Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red	1	7	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Cliff Richard - The Day I Met Marie	10
Cliff Richard/The Shadows - Summer Holiday	1
Cock Robin - The Promise You Made	28				YB X 1986
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way	1	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986	D 80s
Culture Club - God Thank You Woman	31				YB X 1986
Culture Club - Move Away	7				YB 1986
Curiosity Killed the Cat - Down To Earth	3	9	1987 A	1986 M	YB 1987
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms	4	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB X 1986
The Damned - Eloise	3				YB 1986
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners	2		1986 A	1986 M
Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover	31				YB X 1986
Debbie Harry - French Kissin' In The USA	8	8		1986 M	YB 1986
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction	1
Dire Straits - Walk of Life	2		1986 A
Doctor and the Medics - Spirit In The Sky	1	7			YB 1986
Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo	45	8
Double - Captain Of Her Heart	8			1986 M
The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk	45
Duran Duran - Notorious	7	8		1986 M	YB 1986
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues	18
Elton John - Heartache All Over The World	45				YB X 1986
Elton John - Island Girl	14
Erasure - Sometimes	2	9	1986 A	1986 M
Europe - The Final Countdown	1	9	1986 A		YB 1986
Eurythmics - Thorn in My Side	5		1986 A		YB 1986
Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes	30				YB X 1986
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus					YB 1986
Falco - Vienna Calling					YB X 1986
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds	8			1986 M	YB 1986
Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute	7				YB 1986	D 80s
Five Star - Rain or Shine	2		1986 A		YB 1986
Five Star - System Addict	3				YB X 1986
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard	4				YB 1986
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors of the Wasteland	19				YB X 1986
Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)	18				YB X 1986
Furniture - Brilliant Mind		7			YB 1986
Genesis - In Too Deep	19	8
Genesis - Invisible Touch	15	7	1986 A
George Michael - A Different Corner	1		1986 A		YB 1986
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)	56	8
Grace Jones - Pull Up to the Bumper	12				YB X 1986
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down	6				YB X 1986
Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be ) Close To You	25	8
Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent	5		1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986	D 80s
Haircut 100 - Fantastic Day	9				YB 1982,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Haywoode - Roses					YB X 1986
Hipsway - The Honeythief					YB X 1986
The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love	1	9			YB 1986
The Housemartins - Happy Hour	3	7	1986 A		YB X 1986
The Housemartins - Think For A Minute	18	8
Howard Jones - No One Is to Blame	16				YB 1986
Huey Lewis and the News - Stuck With You	12	8	1986 A	1986 M
The Human League - Human	8	8		1986 M	YB 1986
The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze (Part 1)	16				YB 1974
It Bites - Calling All The Heroes		8		1986 M	YB X 1986
It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)					YB 1986
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite	1	9	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Jaki Graham - Set Me Free	7	7			YB 1986
Jaki Graham - Step Right Up	15	8			YB X 1986
James Brown - Living in America	5		1986 A	1986 M	YB X 1986
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	3	8
Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk	47				YB X 1986
Jennifer Rush - Ring of Ice					YB X 1986
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off	2	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986	D 80s
Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer	1
Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth				1986 M	YB X 1986
KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up	1	1	1983 A	1983 M	YB 1983,YB 80-84 Vinyl X
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love	18				YB 1986
Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine	8	5	1985 A	1985 M	YB 1985
Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone					YB X 1986
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On	2	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon	1
Latin Quarter - Radio Africa					YB X 1986
Level 42 - Lessons In Love	3	7	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)	10		1983 A	1983 M	YB X 1983
Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling	7				YB 1986
Love Bug Starski - Amityville The House On The Hill	12	7
The Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream	2
The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City	8
Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train	18	8
The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'	9
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach				1980 M	YB 1980
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine	1			1986 M	YB X 1986
Mel and Kim - Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)	3	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy	16				YB 1986
Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild	27	7
Midnight Star - Headlines	16	7
Modern Talking - Brother Louie	4				YB X 1986
The Monkees - Daydream Believer	5
Mr. Mister - Broken Wings	4		1986 A		YB 1986
Mr. Mister - Kyrie	11				YB X 1986
Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime	1
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle	56				YB 1986
New Order - Shellshock	28				YB X 1986
Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins	1	8			YB 1986
Nick Heyward - Over the Weekend	43				YB X 1986
Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break My Heart	5				YB 1986
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait		7			YB 1986
Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain					YB X 1986
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live And Die	11	8			YB 1986
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave	48				YB X 1986
Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time		7	1986 A		YB 1986
Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon					YB X 1986
Patti LaBelle - Oh, People					YB X 1986
Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald - On My Own	2
Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard	15	8			YB 1986
Paul Simon - Graceland	98				YB X 1986
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al	4		1986 A		YB 1986
Paul Young - Wonderland	24				YB X 1986
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)	11	7
Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia	8	8		1986 M
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls	1		1985 A	1985 M
Pete Wylie - Sinful		7			YB 1986
Peter Cetera - Glory of Love					YB X 1986
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	4	7	1986 A	1986 M
Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't Give Up	9	8
The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me '86	24				YB 1986
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong	10		1986 A		YB 1986
Prince/The Revolution - Kiss	6		1986 A
The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink					YB X 1981,YB 1986
Public Image Ltd - Rise	11		1986 A		YB 1986
Queen - A Kind Of Magic	3	7	1986 A	1986 M	YB X 1986
Red Box - For America					YB 1986
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love	5		1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On	9	8			YB X 1986
The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle	13				YB 1986
Run DMC/Aerosmith - Walk This Way	8	8			YB 1986
The S.O.S. Band - The Finest	17				YB X 1986
Sade - Never as Good as the First Time	89				YB X 1986
Samantha Fox - Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)	10				YB X 1986
Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)	3				YB 1986
Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)	1
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 21st Century Boy					YB X 1986
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11					YB 1986
Simple Minds - All The Things She Said	9	7			YB 1986
Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself	10				YB X 1986
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years	2	7	1986 A		YB 1986
Sinitta - So Macho	2				YB 1986
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way	3	7	1986 A	1986 M	YB X 1986
Small Faces - Lazy Sunday	2
The Smiths - Ask	14				YB X 1986
The Smiths - Panic	11		1986 A		YB 1986
Spandau Ballet - Fight for Ourselves	15				YB X 1986
Spandau Ballet - Through the Barricades	6				YB 1986
Stan Getz/João Gilberto/Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema	29
Stan Ridgway - Camouflage		7			YB X 1986
Status Quo - In The Army Now	2	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Steve Winwood - Higher Love	13	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Sting - Russians	12				YB X 1986
The Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue	14				YB X 1986
Suzanne Vega - Marlene on the Wall	83				YB 1986
Suzanne Vega/Joe Jackson - Left Of Center	32				YB X 1986
Swing Out Sister - Breakout	4	8	1986 A	1986 M	YB 1986
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It	16			1986 M	YB 1986
Talking Heads - And She Was	17			1986 M
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World	2		1985 A	1985 M	YB 1985
Tina Turner - Two People	43				YB X 1986
Tina Turner - Typical Male	33				YB 1986
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song	5	7			YB 1986
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven	1	7	1986 A		YB 1986
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All	8				YB 1986
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know	5				YB 1986
The Young Rascals - Groovin'	8
ZZ Top - Rough Boy	23				YB X 1986