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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1986.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1986.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1985 | |||||
| November 30 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder | 1 | January 11 | 13 |
| December 7 | "I Miss You" | Klymaxx | 3 | January 11 | 8 |
| December 14 | "Go Home" | Stevie Wonder | 1 | January 25 | 10 |
| December 21 | "Walk of Life" | Dire Straits | 4 | January 18 | 8 |
| December 28 | "Somewhere" | Barbara Streisand | 5 | February 15 | 10 |
| Singles from 1986 | |||||
| January 11 | "The Sweetest Taboo" | Sade | 1 | February 8 | 9 |
| January 18 | "My Hometown" | Bruce Springsteen | 1 | February 1 | 6 |
| January 25 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | 1 | February 15 | 9 |
| February 1 | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean | 2 | February 15 | 7 |
| "Life in a Northern Town" | The Dream Academy | 2 | March 1 | 7 | |
| February 8 | "Sara" | Starship | 1 | February 22 | 9 |
| February 15 | "Nikita" | Elton John | 3 | March 8 | 10 |
| February 22 | "These Dreams" | Heart | 1 | March 15 | 10 |
| March 1 | "Secret Lovers" | Atlantic Starr | 1 | April 5 | 9 |
| "Only One" | James Taylor | 6 | March 22 | 6 | |
| March 8 | "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" | Mike & the Mechanics | 7 | March 22 | 4 |
| March 15 | "Overjoyed" | Stevie Wonder | 1 | April 12 | 8 |
| March 22 | "Tender Love" | Force MDs | 2 | April 12 | 7 |
| "Now and Forever (You and Me)" | Anne Murray | 7 | April 5 | 4 | |
| March 29 | "Bop" | Dan Seals | 10 | March 29 | 1 |
| April 5 | "I Think It's Love" | Jermaine Jackson | 5 | April 26 | 6 |
| "Whisper in the Dark" | Dionne Warwick | 7 | April 12 | 4 | |
| April 12 | "Take Me Home" | Phil Collins | 2 | April 26 | 8 |
| "Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston | 1 | April 26 | 11 | |
| April 19 | "So Far Away" | Dire Straits | 3 | May 3 | 5 |
| April 26 | "Manic Monday" | The Bangles | 10 | April 26 | 2 |
| May 3 | "Call Me" | Dennis DeYoung | 5 | May 10 | 3 |
| "Never as Good as the First Time" | Sade | 6 | May 10 | 4 | |
| "Holding Back the Years" | Simply Red | 4 | May 24 | 10 | |
| May 10 | "Live to Tell" | Madonna | 1 | May 31 | 9 |
| "On My Own" | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 2 | May 24 | 10 | |
| "Bad Boy" | Miami Sound Machine | 8 | May 24 | 3 | |
| May 17 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Billy Ocean | 1 | June 21 | 12 |
| May 24 | "Your Wildest Dreams" | The Moody Blues | 1 | July 5 | 12 |
| "A Different Corner" | George Michael | 6 | June 7 | 7 | |
| May 31 | "No One Is to Blame" | Howard Jones | 1 | June 28 | 9 |
| "Something About You" | Level 42 | 10 | May 31 | 2 | |
| June 7 | "All I Need Is a Miracle" | Mike & the Mechanics | 7 | June 21 | 4 |
| June 14 | "That's Why I'm Here" | James Taylor | 8 | July 5 | 5 |
| June 28 | "Headed for the Future" | Neil Diamond | 10 | June 28 | 2 |
| July 5 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera | 1 | July 19 | 11 |
| July 12 | "The Best of Me" | David Foster & Olivia Newton-John | 6 | July 12 | 2 |
| "Invisible Touch" | Genesis | 3 | July 26 | 6 | |
| "Modern Woman" | Billy Joel | 7 | July 19 | 3 | |
| "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" | Jeffrey Osborne | 2 | August 2 | 7 | |
| July 19 | "Love Touch" | Rod Stewart | 5 | August 2 | 5 |
| "The Captain of Her Heart" | Double | 4 | August 23 | 8 | |
| July 26 | "Words Get in the Way" | Miami Sound Machine | 1 | August 23 | 11 |
| August 2 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie | 3 | August 23 | 10 |
| "In the Shape of a Heart" | Jackson Browne | 10 | August 2 | 1 | |
| August 9 | "Sweet Freedom" | Michael McDonald | 4 | August 30 | 8 |
| "Friends and Lovers" | Carl Anderson | 1 | September 6 | 12 | |
| August 16 | "Taken In" | Mike & the Mechanics | 7 | August 23 | 5 |
| August 23 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | 7 | September 13 | 5 |
| "Stuck with You" | Huey Lewis & the News | 1 | September 20 | 11 | |
| August 30 | "Take My Breath Away" | Berlin | 3 | September 20 | 7 |
| September 13 | "Throwing It All Away" | Genesis | 1 | October 11 | 10 |
| September 20 | "Sweet Love" | Anita Baker | 3 | October 11 | 9 |
| "Love Zone" | Billy Ocean | 5 | October 4 | 5 | |
| September 27 | "Love Always" | El DeBarge | 8 | October 11 | 3 |
| October 4 | "I'll Be Over You" | Toto | 1 | October 25 | 10 |
| October 11 | "Coming Around Again" | Carly Simon | 5 | November 1 | 7 |
| "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper | 5 | October 18 | 5 | |
| October 18 | "The Next Time I Fall" | Peter Cetera & Amy Grant | 1 | November 8 | 13 |
| "Love Will Conquer All" | Lionel Richie | 1 | November 22 | 12 | |
| October 25 | "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson | 10 | October 25 | 2 |
| November 1 | "Human" | The Human League | 3 | November 15 | 8 |
| November 8 | "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby | 1 | December 6 | 11 |
| "True Blue" | Madonna | 5 | November 22 | 5 | |
| November 15 | "California Dreamin" | The Beach Boys | 8 | November 15 | 2 |
| November 22 | "Love Is Forever" | Billy Ocean | 1 | December 20 | 12 |
| "Emotion in Motion" | Ric Ocasek | 8 | November 29 | 4 | |
| November 29 | "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" | Miami Sound Machine | 3 | December 20 | 9 |
| "They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" | Kenny Rogers | 10 | November 29 | 1 | |
| December 13 | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | 10 | December 13 | 2 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | 1 | November 16 | 12 |
| November 2 | "You Belong to the City" | Glenn Frey | 2 | November 23 | 10 |
| November 9 | "Everyday" | James Taylor | 3 | December 7 | 11 |
| November 16 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie | 1 | December 7 | 12 |
| November 30 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | 3 | December 21 | 9 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 6 | "Stay the Night" | Benjamin Orr | 2 | January 10 | 10 |
| December 13 | "This Is the Time" | Billy Joel | 1 | January 10 | 12 |
| December 20 | "Shake You Down" | Gregory Abbott | 2 | January 17 | 9 |
| December 27 | "Somewhere Out There" | Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram | 4 | February 7 | 15 |
| "Will You Still Love Me?" | Chicago | 2 | February 14 | 14 |
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).
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