1986

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Song Highest UK Chart Main Anniversary Millennium Yearbook
A-Ha - Cry Wolf 5 YB 1987
A-Ha - Hunting High And Low 5 7 YB X 1986
A-Ha - I've Been Losing You 8 YB 1986
Alison Moyet - Is This Love? 3 YB 1987
Anita Baker - Sweet Love 13 YB X 1986
Art of Noise/Max Headroom - Paranoimia 12 7
Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers 10 YB X 1986
Aurra - You And Me Tonight 12 7
The B-52's - Planet Claire 12
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
Berlin - Take My Breath Away 1 9 YB 1986
Big Country - Look Away 7 7
Big Country - One Great Thing 19 8
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette 58 8
Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust 52
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
Black - Wonderful Life 8 1987 A 1987 M YB 1987
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene 12 YB 1986
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer 4 9,100 YB 1986
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name 14 YB X 1986
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
Chris Rea - On the Beach 57
Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red 1 7 1986 A 1986 M YB 1986
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
The Communards - So Cold The Night 8 9
Culture Club - God Thank You Woman 31 YB X 1986
Culture Club - Move Away 7 YB 1986
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry 22 YB 1979
Curiosity Killed the Cat - Down To Earth 3 9 1987 A 1986 M YB 1987
Curiosity Killed the Cat - Misfit 7 10 YB X 1987
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms 4 8 1986 A 1986 M YB X 1986
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors 12
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
Duran Duran - Notorious 7 8 1986 M YB 1986
El DeBarge - Who's Johnny 60
Elkie Brooks - No More the Fool 5 YB 1987
Elton John - Heartache All Over The World 45 YB X 1986
Erasure - Oh l'Amour 13
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
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds 8 1986 M YB 1986
Five Star - Can't Wait Another Minute 7 YB 1986
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
The Gap Band - Big Fun 4 9 YB X 1987
Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away 20 9
Genesis - In Too Deep 19 8
Genesis - Invisible Touch 15 7 1986 A
Genesis - Land Of Confusion 14 9
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 - Love Is the Drug 35
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
Heart - These Dreams 8 12 1988 A 1988 M YB 1988
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
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One) 10 YB 1987
Jaki Graham - Breaking Away 16
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
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off 2 8 1986 A 1986 M YB 1986
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 18 YB 1986
Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On 2 8 1986 A 1986 M YB 1986
Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling 7 YB 1986
Love Bug Starski - Amityville The House On The Hill 12 7
Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train 18 8
Man 2 Man - Male Stripper 4 YB 1987
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
Midnight Star - Midas Touch 8
Modern Talking - Brother Louie 4 YB X 1986
Mr. Mister - Kyrie 11 YB X 1986
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
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
Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald - On My Own 2
Paul Hardcastle - Don't Waste My Time 8
Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard 15 8 YB 1986
Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble 26 YB 1987
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
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
Pretenders - Hymn To Her 8 9 YB 1987
Prince/The Revolution - Kiss 6 1986 A
Public Image Ltd - Rise 11 1986 A YB 1986
Queen - A Kind Of Magic 3 7 1986 A 1986 M YB X 1986
Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever? 24
Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie 3 9 1987 M YB X 1987
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
Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre (Part I) 76 YB X 1985
Simple Minds - All The Things She Said 9 7 YB 1986
Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself 10 YB X 1986
Sinitta - So Macho 2 YB 1986
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way 3 7 1986 A 1986 M YB X 1986
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
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
The Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue 14 YB X 1986
Suzanne Vega/Joe Jackson - Left Of Center 32 YB X 1986
Swing Out Sister - Breakout 4 8 1986 A 1986 M YB 1986
Taffy - I Love My Radio 6 9
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It 16 1986 M YB 1986
Talking Heads - And She Was 17 1986 M
Tina Turner - Two People 43 YB X 1986
Tina Turner - Typical Male 33 YB 1986
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song 5 7 YB 1986
Vesta Williams - Once Bitten Twice Shy 14 YB X 1987
The Ward Brothers - Cross That Bridge 32 9
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
ZZ Top - Rough Boy 23 YB X 1986