Non Yearbook Songs 1986

Non Yearbook Songs 1986

• Songs Released in 1986
• Chart Peak in 1986
• Billboard Songs Released in 1986
• Billboard Chart Peak in 1986

Song	First UK Chart Appearance	Highest Chart Position	Peak UK Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
Arcadia - The Flame	13 July 1986	58	20 July 1986	1
Archie Bell and the Drells - Don't Let Love Get You Down	22 June 1986	49	29 June 1986	0
The Art of Noise - Legacy	2 November 1986	95	2 November 1986	0
The Art of Noise with Max Headroom - Paranoimia	21 June 1986	12		1
Aurra - You and Me Tonight	13 April 1986	12	27 April 1986	1
The B-52's - Planet Claire	4 May 1986	12	18 May 1986	1
Barbra Streisand - Somewhere	5 January 1986	88	12 January 1986	0
Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox	5 October 1986	51	12 October 1986	0
Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show	1 June 1986	29	8 June 1986	1
Big Country - One Great Thing	14 September 1986	19	21 September 1986	1
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette	2 November 1986	58	9 November 1986	1
Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust	7 September 1986	52	21 September 1986	1
Billy Joel - She's Always a Woman	9 February 1986	29	2 May 2010	0
Billy Ocean - Love Is Forever	28 December 1986	34	25 January 1987	0
Bob Dylan & the Heartbreakers - Band of the Hand	17 August 1986	96	17 August 1986	0
Bruce Springsteen - War	23 November 1986	18	30 November 1986	0
Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day	14 September 1986	85	14 September 1986	1
Cameo - Candy	23 November 1986	27	30 November 1986	0
Cameo - A Goodbye	16 March 1986	65	23 March 1986	0
Cashflow - Mine All Mine	18 May 1986	15	1 June 1986	2
Chris Rea - On the Beach	18 May 1986	12	21 August 1988	2
Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling	30 November 1986	40	28 December 1986	13
The Colourfield - Things Could Be Beautiful	19 January 1986	83	19 January 1986	0
The Communards - Disenchanted	18 May 1986	29	1 June 1986	0
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors	7 September 1986	12	19 October 1986	1
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble	28 September 1986	21	19 October 1986	0
Damian - The Time Warp	23 March 1986	7	10 September 1989	3
Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin - The Locomotion	1 June 1986	70	8 June 1986	0
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners	9 March 1986	2	16 March 1986	5
David Bowie - Underground	15 June 1986	21	22 June 1986	0
Depeche Mode - Stripped	16 February 1986	15	23 February 1986	0
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction	12 January 1986	1	2 March 1986	7
Diana Ross - Experience	27 April 1986	47	4 May 1986	0
Dire Straits - Walk of Life	5 January 1986	2	19 January 1986	1
Doctor and the Medics/Roy Wood - Waterloo	22 November 1986	45		1
Don Johnson - Heartbeat	5 October 1986	46	19 October 1986	1
Double - Captain Of Her Heart	25 January 1986	8		1
El DeBarge - Who's Johnny	15 June 1986	60	29 June 1986	1
Electric Light Orchestra - Getting to the Point	10 August 1986	97	10 August 1986	0
Electric Light Orchestra - So Serious	20 April 1986	77	27 April 1986	0
Elton John & Cliff Richard - Slow Rivers	23 November 1986	44	21 December 1986	0
Elton John - Cry to Heaven	23 February 1986	47	2 March 1986	0
Erasure - Oh l'Amour	27 April 1986	13	19 October 2003	0
Erasure - Sometimes	12 October 1986	2	7 December 1986	3
Eurythmics - The Miracle of Love	23 November 1986	23	28 December 1986	0
Five Star - If I Say Yes	16 November 1986	15	23 November 1986	0
Freddie Mercury - Time	11 May 1986	32	1 June 1986	0
Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Far Away	14 December 1986	20	4 January 1987	1
Genesis - In Too Deep	24 August 1986	19	28 September 1986	1
Genesis - Invisible Touch	25 May 1986	15	8 June 1986	2
Genesis - Land Of Confusion	16 November 1986	14	28 December 1986	1
George Benson - Kisses in the Moonlight	10 August 1986	60	17 August 1986	0
George Benson - Shiver	23 November 1986	19	7 December 1986	0
Go West - True Colours	23 November 1986	48	30 November 1986	1
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)	9 November 1986	56	16 November 1986	1
Grace Jones - La Vie en rose	12 January 1986	12	2 February 1986	0
Grace Jones - Love Is the Drug	23 February 1986	35	2 March 1986	3
Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be ) Close To You	11 October 1986	25		1
Hazell Dean - E.S.P. (Extra Sensual Persuasion)	4 May 1986	98	4 May 1986	0
Hazell Dean - Stand Up	14 September 1986	79	14 September 1986	0
Heart - Nothin' at All	29 June 1986	38	23 October 1988	0
The Housemartins - Think For A Minute	28 September 1986	18	26 October 1986	1
Howard Jones - All I Want	28 September 1986	35	5 October 1986	0
Howard Jones - You Know I Love You... Don't You?	23 November 1986	43	23 November 1986	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square	16 November 1986	41	21 December 1986	0
Jaki Graham - Breaking Away	3 August 1986	16	24 August 1986	2
James Brown - Gravity	28 September 1986	65	12 October 1986	0
James Brown - How Do You Stop	14 December 1986	90	21 December 1986	0
James Brown - Soul Power	27 April 1986	78	27 April 1986	0
Janet Jackson - Control	26 October 1986	42	9 November 1986	0
Janet Jackson - Nasty	25 May 1986	19	15 June 1986	0
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	16 March 1986	3	27 April 1986	1
Janet Jackson - When I Think of You	3 August 1986	10	31 August 1986	0
Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver	9 February 1986	5	16 March 1986	0
John Mellencamp - Rock in the USA	20 April 1986	67	11 May 1986	0
Joyce Sims - All and All	13 April 1986	16	11 May 1986	1
Katrina and the Waves - Is That It	20 April 1986	82	20 April 1986	0
King - Torture	5 January 1986	23	12 January 1986	0
Kissing The Pink - Never Too Late to Love You	12 October 1986	87	26 October 1986	0
Kissing The Pink - One Step	16 February 1986	79	9 March 1986	0
Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House on the Hill)	18 May 1986	12	22 June 1986	1
Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train	2 November 1986	18	16 November 1986	1
Madonna - Live to Tell	20 April 1986	2	4 May 1986	0
Madonna - Open Your Heart	7 December 1986	4	14 December 1986	0
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach	22 June 1986	1	6 July 1986	0
Madonna - True Blue	28 September 1986	1	5 October 1986	0
Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X	22 June 1986	95	22 June 1986	0
Midge Ure - Call of the Wild	1 June 1986	27	22 June 1986	1
Midnight Star - Headlines	22 June 1986	16	6 July 1986	1
The Mission - Garden of Delight	20 July 1986	49	20 July 1986	0
The Mission - Serpent's Kiss	1 June 1986	70	22 June 1986	0
The Mission - Stay With Me	12 October 1986	30	19 October 1986	0
New York Skyy - Givin' It (To You)	25 May 1986	83	25 May 1986	0
Nick Heyward - Goodbye Yesterday	6 July 1986	82	6 July 1986	0
Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows	5 October 1986	44	12 October 1986	0
Nik Kershaw - Radio Musicola	7 December 1986	43	7 December 1986	0
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - We Love You	9 November 1986	54	30 November 1986	0
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own	3 May 1986	2		2
Paul Hardcastle - Don't Waste My Time	26 January 1986	8	23 February 1986	2
Paul McCartney - Only Love Remains	7 December 1986	34	14 December 1986	0
Paul McCartney - Press	20 July 1986	25	10 August 1986	0
Paul McCartney - Pretty Little Head	2 November 1986	76	2 November 1986	0
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly	2 March 1986	19	23 March 1986	1
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)	25 May 1986	11	8 June 1986	2
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	20 April 1986	4	18 May 1986	8
Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush - Don't Give Up	1 November 1986	9		2
Prince - Kiss	2 March 1986	6	16 March 1986	0
Prince/The Revolution - Kiss	8 March 1986	6		1
Ramones - Crummy Stuff	24 August 1986	98	24 August 1986	0
Ramones - Somebody Put Something in My Drink	4 May 1986	69	4 May 1986	0
Ramones - Something to Believe In	4 May 1986	69	4 May 1986	0
Ray Parker Jr. - Girls Are More Fun	5 January 1986	46	19 January 1986	0
The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee - (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go	22 June 1986	11	13 July 1986	1
The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix)	18 May 1986	6	8 June 1986	0
The Real Thing - You to Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix '76-'86)	2 March 1986	5		1
Robert Palmer - Riptide	12 January 1986	85	12 January 1986	0
Rod Stewart - Every Beat of My Heart	6 July 1986	2	13 July 1986	0
Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby - Field Work	2 March 1986	98	2 March 1986	0
Simply Red - Jericho	2 March 1986	53	9 March 1986	0
Sinitta - Cruising	2 March 1986	2	3 August 1986	0
Stacey Q - Two of Hearts	28 September 1986	87	1 February 1987	1
Status Quo - Dreamin'	30 November 1986	15	28 December 1986	0
Status Quo - Red Sky	20 July 1986	19	3 August 1986	0
Status Quo - Rollin' Home	11 May 1986	9	18 May 1986	0
Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed	2 March 1986	17	30 March 1986	0
Sting - Moon Over Bourbon Street	9 February 1986	44	16 February 1986	0
Su Pollard - Starting Together	19 January 1986	2	16 February 1986	0
Suzanne Vega - Gypsy	2 November 1986	77	9 November 1986	0
Suzanne Vega - Left of Centre	1 June 1986	32	6 July 1986	0
Taffy - I Love My Radio	23 November 1986	6	8 February 1987	2
Talk Talk - Give It Up	11 May 1986	59	18 May 1986	0
Talk Talk - I Don't Believe in You	16 November 1986	96	16 November 1986	0
Talk Talk - Living in Another World	9 March 1986	48	16 March 1986	1
Talking Heads - And She Was	2 February 1986	17	2 March 1986	1
Tavares - It Only Takes a Minute	27 April 1986	46	4 May 1986	0
The Temptations - I'm Fascinated	13 April 1986	84	20 April 1986	0
Timex Social Club - Rumors	7 September 1986	13	21 September 1986	2
Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love	30 March 1986	8	18 May 1986	0
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight	19 October 1986	76	9 November 1986	2
The Ward Brothers - Cross That Bridge	21 December 1986	32	1 February 1987	1
Whistle - Just Buggin'	23 February 1986	7		2
Yello - Goldrush	27 July 1986	54	17 August 1986	0

Song	First UK Chart Appearance	Highest Chart Position	Peak UK Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
52nd Street - You're My Last Chance	29 December 1985	49	19 January 1986	0
Alexander O'Neal - A Broken Heart Can Mend	12 May 1985	53	30 March 1986	0
Amii Stewart & Deon Estus - My Guy, My Girl	15 December 1985	63	19 January 1986	0
Arcadia - The Flame	13 July 1986	58	20 July 1986	1
Archie Bell and the Drells - Don't Let Love Get You Down	22 June 1986	49	29 June 1986	0
Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love	30 June 1985	51	11 May 1986	2
The Art of Noise - Legacy	2 November 1986	95	2 November 1986	0
Aurra - Like I Like It	28 April 1985	43	29 June 1986	1
Aurra - You and Me Tonight	13 April 1986	12	27 April 1986	1
The B-52's - Planet Claire	4 May 1986	12	18 May 1986	1
The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool	14 April 1985	56	6 July 1986	0
Barbra Streisand - Somewhere	5 January 1986	88	12 January 1986	0
Belouis Some - Some People	14 July 1985	33	27 April 1986	0
Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox	5 October 1986	51	12 October 1986	0
Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show	1 June 1986	29	8 June 1986	1
Big Country - One Great Thing	14 September 1986	19	21 September 1986	1
Billy Bragg - Days Like These	22 December 1985	43	12 January 1986	0
Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette	2 November 1986	58	9 November 1986	1
Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust	7 September 1986	52	21 September 1986	1
Bob Dylan & the Heartbreakers - Band of the Hand	17 August 1986	96	17 August 1986	0
Bruce Springsteen - War	23 November 1986	18	30 November 1986	0
Buddy Holly - That'll Be the Day	14 September 1986	85	14 September 1986	1
Cameo - Candy	23 November 1986	27	30 November 1986	0
Cameo - A Goodbye	16 March 1986	65	23 March 1986	0
Cashflow - Mine All Mine	18 May 1986	15	1 June 1986	2
Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling	30 November 1986	40	28 December 1986	13
The Colourfield - Things Could Be Beautiful	19 January 1986	83	19 January 1986	0
The Communards - Disenchanted	18 May 1986	29	1 June 1986	0
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors	7 September 1986	12	19 October 1986	1
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble	28 September 1986	21	19 October 1986	0
Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin - The Locomotion	1 June 1986	70	8 June 1986	0
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners	9 March 1986	2	16 March 1986	5
David Bowie - Underground	15 June 1986	21	22 June 1986	0
Depeche Mode - Stripped	16 February 1986	15	23 February 1986	0
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction	12 January 1986	1	2 March 1986	7
Diana Ross - Experience	27 April 1986	47	4 May 1986	0
Dio - Hungry for Heaven	13 October 1985	56	18 May 1986	0
Dire Straits - Walk of Life	5 January 1986	2	19 January 1986	1
Don Johnson - Heartbeat	5 October 1986	46	19 October 1986	1
El DeBarge - Who's Johnny	15 June 1986	60	29 June 1986	1
Electric Light Orchestra - Getting to the Point	10 August 1986	97	10 August 1986	0
Electric Light Orchestra - So Serious	20 April 1986	77	27 April 1986	0
Elton John & Cliff Richard - Slow Rivers	23 November 1986	44	21 December 1986	0
Elton John - Cry to Heaven	23 February 1986	47	2 March 1986	0
Erasure - Sometimes	12 October 1986	2	7 December 1986	3
Eurythmics - The Miracle of Love	23 November 1986	23	28 December 1986	0
Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief	29 December 1985	5	12 January 1986	0
Five Star - If I Say Yes	16 November 1986	15	23 November 1986	0
Frank Sinatra - Theme from New York, New York	3 August 1980	4	9 March 1986	0
Freddie Mercury - Time	11 May 1986	32	1 June 1986	0
Full Force - Alice, I Want You Just for Me	15 December 1985	9	19 January 1986	0
Genesis - In Too Deep	24 August 1986	19	28 September 1986	1
Genesis - Invisible Touch	25 May 1986	15	8 June 1986	2
Genesis - Land Of Confusion	16 November 1986	14	28 December 1986	1
George Benson - Kisses in the Moonlight	10 August 1986	60	17 August 1986	0
George Benson - Shiver	23 November 1986	19	7 December 1986	0
Go West - True Colours	23 November 1986	48	30 November 1986	1
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)	9 November 1986	56	16 November 1986	1
Grace Jones - La Vie en rose	12 January 1986	12	2 February 1986	0
Grace Jones - Love Is the Drug	23 February 1986	35	2 March 1986	3
Hazell Dean - E.S.P. (Extra Sensual Persuasion)	4 May 1986	98	4 May 1986	0
Hazell Dean - Stand Up	14 September 1986	79	14 September 1986	0
Hipsway - Ask the Lord	18 August 1985	50	18 May 1986	0
The Housemartins - Think For A Minute	28 September 1986	18	26 October 1986	1
Howard Jones - All I Want	28 September 1986	35	5 October 1986	0
Howard Jones - You Know I Love You... Don't You?	23 November 1986	43	23 November 1986	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square	16 November 1986	41	21 December 1986	0
Jaki Graham - Breaking Away	3 August 1986	16	24 August 1986	2
James Brown - Gravity	28 September 1986	65	12 October 1986	0
James Brown - How Do You Stop	14 December 1986	90	21 December 1986	0
James Brown - Soul Power	27 April 1986	78	27 April 1986	0
Janet Jackson - Control	26 October 1986	42	9 November 1986	0
Janet Jackson - Nasty	25 May 1986	19	15 June 1986	0
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	16 March 1986	3	27 April 1986	1
Janet Jackson - When I Think of You	3 August 1986	10	31 August 1986	0
Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver	9 February 1986	5	16 March 1986	0
John Anderson Band - Glenn Miller Medley	8 December 1985	61	12 January 1986	0
John Mellencamp - Rock in the USA	20 April 1986	67	11 May 1986	0
Joyce Sims - All and All	13 April 1986	16	11 May 1986	1
Katrina and the Waves - Is That It	20 April 1986	82	20 April 1986	0
King - Torture	5 January 1986	23	12 January 1986	0
Kissing The Pink - Never Too Late to Love You	12 October 1986	87	26 October 1986	0
Kissing The Pink - One Step	16 February 1986	79	9 March 1986	0
Lovebug Starski - Amityville (The House on the Hill)	18 May 1986	12	22 June 1986	1
Madness - (Waiting For) The Ghost Train	2 November 1986	18	16 November 1986	1
Madonna - Borderline	27 May 1984	2	9 February 1986	0
Madonna - Live to Tell	20 April 1986	2	4 May 1986	0
Madonna - Open Your Heart	7 December 1986	4	14 December 1986	0
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach	22 June 1986	1	6 July 1986	0
Madonna - True Blue	28 September 1986	1	5 October 1986	0
Marvin Gaye - The World Is Rated X	22 June 1986	95	22 June 1986	0
Masquerade - One Nation	8 December 1985	54	12 January 1986	0
Midge Ure - Call of the Wild	1 June 1986	27	22 June 1986	1
Midnight Star - Headlines	22 June 1986	16	6 July 1986	1
The Mission - Garden of Delight	20 July 1986	49	20 July 1986	0
The Mission - Serpent's Kiss	1 June 1986	70	22 June 1986	0
The Mission - Stay With Me	12 October 1986	30	19 October 1986	0
New York Skyy - Givin' It (To You)	25 May 1986	83	25 May 1986	0
Nick Heyward - Goodbye Yesterday	6 July 1986	82	6 July 1986	0
Nicole with Timmy Thomas - New York Eyes	15 December 1985	41	19 January 1986	0
Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows	5 October 1986	44	12 October 1986	0
Nik Kershaw - Radio Musicola	7 December 1986	43	7 December 1986	0
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - We Love You	9 November 1986	54	30 November 1986	0
Paul Hardcastle - Don't Waste My Time	26 January 1986	8	23 February 1986	2
Paul McCartney - Only Love Remains	7 December 1986	34	14 December 1986	0
Paul McCartney - Press	20 July 1986	25	10 August 1986	0
Paul McCartney - Pretty Little Head	2 November 1986	76	2 November 1986	0
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly	2 March 1986	19	23 March 1986	1
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)	25 May 1986	11	8 June 1986	2
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	20 April 1986	4	18 May 1986	8
Precious Wilson - I'll Be Your Friend	22 September 1985	87	12 January 1986	0
Prince - Kiss	2 March 1986	6	16 March 1986	0
Ramones - Crummy Stuff	24 August 1986	98	24 August 1986	0
Ramones - Somebody Put Something in My Drink	4 May 1986	69	4 May 1986	0
Ramones - Something to Believe In	4 May 1986	69	4 May 1986	0
Ray Parker Jr. - Girls Are More Fun	5 January 1986	46	19 January 1986	0
The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee - (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go	22 June 1986	11	13 July 1986	1
The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You (The Second Decade Remix)	18 May 1986	6	8 June 1986	0
Robert Palmer - Discipline of Love	20 October 1985	68	26 October 1986	0
Robert Palmer - Riptide	12 January 1986	85	12 January 1986	0
Rod Stewart - Every Beat of My Heart	6 July 1986	2	13 July 1986	0
Run DMC - King of Rock	10 March 1985	80	19 October 1986	0
Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby - Field Work	2 March 1986	98	2 March 1986	0
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World	7 July 1960	2	30 March 1986	0
Simply Red - Jericho	2 March 1986	53	9 March 1986	0
Sinitta - Cruising	2 March 1986	2	3 August 1986	0
Sophia George - Girlie Girlie	1 December 1985	7	5 January 1986	2
Status Quo - Dreamin'	30 November 1986	15	28 December 1986	0
Status Quo - Red Sky	20 July 1986	19	3 August 1986	0
Status Quo - Rollin' Home	11 May 1986	9	18 May 1986	0
Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed	2 March 1986	17	30 March 1986	0
Sting - Moon Over Bourbon Street	9 February 1986	44	16 February 1986	0
Su Pollard - Starting Together	19 January 1986	2	16 February 1986	0
Survivor - Burning Heart	17 November 1985	5	23 February 1986	0
Suzanne Vega - Gypsy	2 November 1986	77	9 November 1986	0
Suzanne Vega - Left of Centre	1 June 1986	32	6 July 1986	0
Talk Talk - Give It Up	11 May 1986	59	18 May 1986	0
Talk Talk - I Don't Believe in You	16 November 1986	96	16 November 1986	0
Talk Talk - Living in Another World	9 March 1986	48	16 March 1986	1
Talking Heads - And She Was	2 February 1986	17	2 March 1986	1
Tavares - It Only Takes a Minute	27 April 1986	46	4 May 1986	0
The Temptations - I'm Fascinated	13 April 1986	84	20 April 1986	0
Timex Social Club - Rumors	7 September 1986	13	21 September 1986	2
Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love	30 March 1986	8	18 May 1986	0
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight	19 October 1986	76	9 November 1986	2
Yello - Goldrush	27 July 1986	54	17 August 1986	0

Song	First US Chart Appearance	Highest US Chart Position	Peak US Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
ABC - Vanity Kills	17 May 1986	91	24 May 1986	1
Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee	6 December 1986	28	7 February 1987	0
Bananarama - Trick of the Night	27 December 1986	76	24 January 1987	0
The Beach Boys - California Dreamin'	20 September 1986	57	25 October 1986	0
The Beach Boys - Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue	28 June 1986	68	19 July 1986	0
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You	17 May 1986	3	9 August 1986	1
Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust	9 August 1986	10	18 October 1986	1
Bruce Springsteen - War	22 November 1986	8	27 December 1986	0
Cameo - Candy	27 December 1986	21	21 March 1987	0
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again	1 November 1986	18	24 January 1987	0
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors	30 August 1986	1	25 October 1986	1
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners	29 March 1986	53	3 May 1986	5
Dionne Warwick - Whisper in the Dark	15 March 1986	72	29 March 1986	0
Dire Straits - So Far Away	1 March 1986	19	26 April 1986	0
Don Johnson - Heartbeat	23 August 1986	5	18 October 1986	1
El DeBarge - Who's Johnny	26 April 1986	3		1
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Your Personal Touch	11 January 1986	86	18 January 1986	0
Five Star - If I Say Yes	27 December 1986	67	31 January 1987	0
Genesis - Invisible Touch	31 May 1986	1	19 July 1986	2
Genesis - Land Of Confusion	1 November 1986	4	31 January 1987	1
Genesis - Throwing It All Away	16 August 1986	4	11 October 1986	0
Glass Tiger - Someday	1 November 1986	7	24 January 1987	0
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect for You)	29 November 1986	69	10 January 1987	1
Heart - Nothin' at All	19 April 1986	10	21 June 1986	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square	18 October 1986	3	6 December 1986	0
James Brown - Gravity	18 October 1986	93	18 October 1986	0
Janet Jackson - Control	1 November 1986	5	24 January 1987	0
Janet Jackson - Nasty	17 May 1986	3	19 July 1986	0
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	22 February 1986	4	17 May 1986	1
Janet Jackson - When I Think of You	9 August 1986	1	11 October 1986	0
Madonna - Live to Tell	12 April 1986	1	7 June 1986	0
Madonna - Open Your Heart	6 December 1986	1	7 February 1987	0
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach	28 June 1986	1	16 August 1986	0
Madonna - True Blue	4 October 1986	3	15 November 1986	0
Midnight Star - Headlines	14 June 1986	69	5 July 1986	1
The Moody Blues - The Other Side of Life	16 August 1986	58	20 September 1986	0
The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams	19 April 1986	9	12 July 1986	0
Oingo Boingo - Just Another Day	25 January 1986	85	8 February 1986	0
Opus - Live Is Life	25 January 1986	32	29 March 1986	0
Paul McCartney - Press	2 August 1986	21	13 September 1986	0
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly	30 August 1986	62	4 October 1986	1
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)	31 May 1986	10	2 August 1986	2
Peter Gabriel - Big Time	29 November 1986	8	7 March 1987	0
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	10 May 1986	1	26 July 1986	8
Phil Collins - Take Me Home	15 March 1986	7	10 May 1986	0
Phyllis Nelson - I Like You	8 February 1986	61	1 March 1986	0
Rod Stewart - Every Beat of My Heart	29 November 1986	83	29 November 1986	0
Stacey Q - Two of Hearts	12 July 1986	3	11 October 1986	1
Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed	22 February 1986	24	12 April 1986	0
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime	19 April 1986	91	3 May 1986	0
Timex Social Club - Rumors	14 June 1986	8	16 August 1986	2
Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love	15 March 1986	3	17 May 1986	0
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight	4 October 1986	2	27 December 1986	2

Song	First US Chart Appearance	Highest US Chart Position	Peak US Chart Date	UK 'Now' Appearances
ABC - Vanity Kills	17 May 1986	91	24 May 1986	1
The Alarm - Strength	28 December 1985	61	8 February 1986	0
Alisha - Baby Talk	21 December 1985	68	8 February 1986	0
Asia - Go	7 December 1985	46	18 January 1986	0
Barbra Streisand - Somewhere	14 December 1985	43	25 January 1986	0
The Beach Boys - California Dreamin'	20 September 1986	57	25 October 1986	0
The Beach Boys - Rock 'n' Roll to the Rescue	28 June 1986	68	19 July 1986	0
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You	17 May 1986	3	9 August 1986	1
Billy Joel - A Matter of Trust	9 August 1986	10	18 October 1986	1
Bruce Springsteen - War	22 November 1986	8	27 December 1986	0
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love	23 November 1985	15	18 January 1986	1
Chaka Khan - Own the Night	21 December 1985	57	25 January 1986	0
Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely	14 December 1985	17	22 March 1986	0
Clarence Clemons - You're a Friend of Mine	26 October 1985	18	18 January 1986	0
Corey Hart - Everything in My Heart	30 November 1985	30	1 February 1986	0
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors	30 August 1986	1	25 October 1986	1
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners	29 March 1986	53	3 May 1986	5
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction	30 November 1985	66	24 May 1986	7
Dionne Warwick - Whisper in the Dark	15 March 1986	72	29 March 1986	0
Dire Straits - So Far Away	1 March 1986	19	26 April 1986	0
Dire Straits - Walk of Life	2 November 1985	7	25 January 1986	1
Don Johnson - Heartbeat	23 August 1986	5	18 October 1986	1
El Debarge with Debarge - The Heart Is Not So Smart	7 December 1985	75	4 January 1986	0
Eugene Wilde - Don't Say No	7 December 1985	76	11 January 1986	0
Evelyn "Champagne" King - Your Personal Touch	11 January 1986	86	18 January 1986	0
Fortune - Stacy	21 December 1985	80	11 January 1986	0
Freddie Jackson - He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)	14 December 1985	25	22 February 1986	0
Genesis - Invisible Touch	31 May 1986	1	19 July 1986	2
Genesis - Throwing It All Away	16 August 1986	4	11 October 1986	0
Heart - Nothin' at All	19 April 1986	10	21 June 1986	0
The Hooters - Day By Day	14 December 1985	18	22 February 1986	0
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square	18 October 1986	3	6 December 1986	0
Isley-Jasper-Isley - Caravan of Love	7 December 1985	51	25 January 1986	0
James Brown - Gravity	18 October 1986	93	18 October 1986	0
Janet Jackson - Nasty	17 May 1986	3	19 July 1986	0
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately	22 February 1986	4	17 May 1986	1
Janet Jackson - When I Think of You	9 August 1986	1	11 October 1986	0
Joni Mitchell - Good Friends	28 December 1985	85	11 January 1986	0
Madonna - Live to Tell	12 April 1986	1	7 June 1986	0
Madonna - Papa Don't Preach	28 June 1986	1	16 August 1986	0
Madonna - True Blue	4 October 1986	3	15 November 1986	0
Midnight Star - Headlines	14 June 1986	69	5 July 1986	1
The Moody Blues - The Other Side of Life	16 August 1986	58	20 September 1986	0
The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams	19 April 1986	9	12 July 1986	0
Nick Lowe - I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)	30 November 1985	77	11 January 1986	0
Night Ranger - Goodbye	9 November 1985	17	1 February 1986	0
Oingo Boingo - Just Another Day	25 January 1986	85	8 February 1986	0
Opus - Live Is Life	25 January 1986	32	29 March 1986	0
Paul McCartney - Press	2 August 1986	21	13 September 1986	0
Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly	30 August 1986	62	4 October 1986	1
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)	31 May 1986	10	2 August 1986	2
Pete Townshend - Face the Face	9 November 1985	26	18 January 1986	0
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	10 May 1986	1	26 July 1986	8
Phil Collins - Take Me Home	15 March 1986	7	10 May 1986	0
Phyllis Nelson - I Like You	8 February 1986	61	1 March 1986	0
Ready for the World - Digital Display	7 December 1985	21	22 February 1986	0
Rod Stewart - Every Beat of My Heart	29 November 1986	83	29 November 1986	0
Roger Daltrey - Let Me Down Easy	28 December 1985	86	11 January 1986	0
Rush - The Big Money	9 November 1985	45	11 January 1986	0
Stacey Q - Two of Hearts	12 July 1986	3	11 October 1986	1
Starship - Sara	28 December 1985	1	15 March 1986	0
Stevie Nicks - Talk to Me	16 November 1985	4	25 January 1986	0
Stevie Wonder - Go Home	23 November 1985	10	1 February 1986	0
Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed	22 February 1986	24	12 April 1986	0
Survivor - Burning Heart	2 November 1985	2	1 February 1986	0
Ta Mara - Everybody Dance	12 October 1985	24	18 January 1986	0
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime	19 April 1986	91	3 May 1986	0
Timex Social Club - Rumors	14 June 1986	8	16 August 1986	2
Twisted Sister - Leader of the Pack	30 November 1985	53	11 January 1986	0
Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love	15 March 1986	3	17 May 1986	0
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight	4 October 1986	2	27 December 1986	2

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