Now That's What I Call Music '86 (UK 1986)
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call Music '86 (UK 1986 CD) | 27 October 1986 | 16 |
Boris Gardiner - I Wanna Wake Up With You
- Title: I Wanna Wake Up With You
- Artist: Boris Gardiner
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 July 1986
- UK Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 9
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
- Title: Don't Leave Me This Way
- Artist: The Communards, Sarah Jane Morris
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 August 1986
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 7 September 1986)
- US First Charted: 27 December 1986
- US Peak: #40
- UK Now Appearances: 25
Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
- Title: (I Just) Died In Your Arms
- Artist: Cutting Crew
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 August 1986
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 14 September 1986)
- US First Charted: 7 March 1987
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 11
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
- Title: Absolute Beginners
- Artist: David Bowie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 March 1986
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 16 March 1986)
- US First Charted: 29 March 1986
- US Peak: #53
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
- Title: Chain Reaction
- Artist: Diana Ross
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 January 1986
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 2 March 1986)
- US First Charted: 30 November 1985
- US Peak: #66
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' on but the Rent
- Title: Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent
- Artist: Gwen Guthrie
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 13 July 1986
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 10 August 1986)
- US First Charted: 2 August 1986
- US Peak: #42
- UK Now Appearances: 12
Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
- Title: We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
- Artist: Jermaine Stewart
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 July 1986
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 14 September 1986)
- US First Charted: 17 May 1986
- US Peak: #5
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Level 42 - Lessons in Love
- Title: Lessons In Love
- Artist: Level 42
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 26 April 1983
- UK Peak: #3
- US First Charted: 4 April 1987
- US Peak: #12
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Patti LaBelle/Michael McDonald - On My Own
- Title: On My Own
- Artist: Patti LaBelle, Michael McDonald
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 May 1986
- UK Peak: #2
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
- Title: West End Girls
- Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 November 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 5 January 1986)
- US First Charted: 1 March 1986
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
- Title: Sledgehammer
- Artist: Peter Gabriel
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 20 April 1986
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 18 May 1986)
- US First Charted: 10 May 1986
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Queen - A Kind Of Magic
- Title: A Kind Of Magic
- Artist: Queen
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 23 March 1986
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 20 April 1986)
- US First Charted: 21 June 1986
- US Peak: #42
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
- Title: Let's Go All The Way
- Artist: Sly Fox
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 18 May 1986
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 July 1986)
- US First Charted: 28 December 1985
- US Peak: #7
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Status Quo - In The Army Now
- Title: In The Army Now
- Artist: Status Quo
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 September 1986
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 26 October 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Title: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Artist: Tears for Fears
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 14 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 16 March 1985
- US Peak: #1
- UK Now Appearances: 16
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
- Title: Sing Our Own Song
- Artist: UB40
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 July 1986
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 20 July 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 3