List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1986

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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1986.

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All #1 singles that had all top ten weeks in 1986 had either only six or seven weeks in the top ten. Janet Jackson scored four top ten hits during the year with "What Have You Done for Me Lately", "Nasty", "When I Think of You", and "Control", the most among all other artists.

Top-ten singles


List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1986
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Singles from 1985
December 21"That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends1January 1810
December 28"Tonight She Comes" The Cars 7January 11 [1] 4
Singles from 1986
January 11"Talk to Me" [1] Stevie Nicks 4January 255
"Walk of Life" Dire Straits 7January 254
January 18"Burning Heart" Survivor 2February 16
January 25"I'm Your Man" Wham! 3February 14
"My Hometown" Bruce Springsteen 6January 252
"Spies Like Us" Paul McCartney 7February 83
February 1"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean 2February 155
"Go Home" Stevie Wonder 10February 11
February 8"How Will I Know" Whitney Houston 1February 156
"Kyrie" Mr. Mister 1March 17
"Living in America" James Brown 4March 15
"Conga" Miami Sound Machine 10February 82
February 15"The Sweetest Taboo" Sade 5March 14
"Sara" Starship 1March 157
February 22"Life in a Northern Town" The Dream Academy 7February 223
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" Mike + the Mechanics 6March 84
March 1"Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr 3March 226
"These Dreams" Heart 1March 226
March 8"King for a Day" Thompson Twins 8March 223
March 15"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)" John Cougar Mellencamp 2April 55
"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco 1March 297
"Nikita" Elton John 7March 224
March 22"What You Need" INXS 5April 125
"Kiss" Prince and the Revolution 1April 197
March 29"Let's Go All the Way" Sly Fox 7April 124
"This Could Be the Night" Loverboy 10March 291
April 5"Manic Monday" The Bangles 2April 195
"Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer 1May 37
April 12"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys 1May 107
"Harlem Shuffle" The Rolling Stones 5May 35
"Tender Love" Force M.D.'s 10April 122
April 19"Why Can't This Be Love" Van Halen 3May 175
April 26"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson 4May 176
"Your Love" The Outfield 6May 104
"Take Me Home" Phil Collins 7May 105
May 3"Greatest Love of All"Whitney Houston1May 177
May 10"Bad Boy"Miami Sound Machine8May 103
"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 4May 315
May 17"Live to Tell" Madonna 1June 76
May 24"On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald 1June 147
"I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz 3June 145
"All I Need Is a Miracle"Mike + the Mechanics5June 74
May 31"Something About You" Level 42 7May 313
"Is It Love"Mr. Mister8May 311
"Be Good to Yourself" Journey 9May 311
June 7"Crush on You" The Jets 3June 215
"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"Billy Ocean1July 57
"A Different Corner" George Michael 7June 144
June 14"No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones 4July 55
June 21"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red 1July 126
"Who's Johnny" El DeBarge 3July 55
"Nothin' at All"Heart10June 211
June 28"Invisible Touch" Genesis 1July 196
"Nasty"Janet Jackson3July 196
"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel 1July 267
July 5"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins 2July 266
July 12"Your Wildest Dreams" The Moody Blues 9July 122
"Tuff Enuff" The Fabulous Thunderbirds 10July 121
July 19"Glory of Love" Peter Cetera 1August 26
"Love Touch" Rod Stewart 6August 94
July 26"Papa Don't Preach"Madonna1August 167
"Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle 3August 96
"Modern Woman" Billy Joel 10July 261
August 2"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Jermaine Stewart 5August 94
"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)"Pet Shop Boys10August 21
August 9"Higher Love" Steve Winwood 1August 306
"Venus" Bananarama 1September 67
"Rumors" Timex Social Club 8August 164
August 16"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie 2September 138
"Take My Breath Away" Berlin 1September 137
"The Edge of Heaven"Wham!10August 162
August 30"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson 2September 277
"Sweet Freedom"Michael McDonald7August 303
"Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News 1September 207
September 6"Words Get in the Way"Miami Sound Machine5September 203
"Walk This Way" Run–D.M.C. 4September 275
September 13"Baby Love" Regina 10September 132
September 20"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger 2October 115
"Dreamtime" Daryl Hall 5October 44
September 27"When I Think of You"Janet Jackson1October 116
"Two of Hearts" Stacey Q 3October 114
"Love Zone"Billy Ocean10September 271
October 4"Throwing It All Away"Genesis4October 114
"Typical Male" Tina Turner 2October 186
October 11"Heartbeat" Don Johnson 5October 183
"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper 1October 256
October 18"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"Robert Palmer2November 85
"All Cried Out" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam 8October 253
"A Matter of Trust"Billy Joel10October 181
October 25"Amanda" Boston 1November 86
"Human" The Human League 1November 227
"Sweet Love" Anita Baker 8November 12
November 1"True Blue"Madonna3November 155
"Take Me Home Tonight" Eddie Money 4November 154
November 8"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi 1November 296
"Word Up!" Cameo 6November 225
"The Rain" Oran "Juice" Jones 9November 152
November 15"The Next Time I Fall"Peter Cetera and Amy Grant 1December 66
November 22"Hip to Be Square"Huey Lewis and the News3December 65
"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range 1December 138
"Love Will Conquer All"Lionel Richie9November 293
November 29"Walk Like an Egyptian"The Bangles1December 208
December 6"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung 2December 277
"To Be a Lover" Billy Idol 6December 203
December 13"Stand by Me" Ben E. King 9December 204
December 27"War"Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 8December 273
"Don't Get Me Wrong" The Pretenders 10December 272

1985 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1986 which peaked in 1985
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
November 9"Separate Lives"Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin 1November 309
November 16"Broken Wings"Mr. Mister1December 79
November 30"Election Day" Arcadia 6December 146 [1]
"Party All the Time" Eddie Murphy 2December 289
December 7"Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie 1December 219
December 14"Alive and Kicking" Simple Minds 3December 286
"I Miss You" Klymaxx 5December 287
December 21"Small Town"John Cougar Mellencamp6December 285

1987 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1986 which peaked in 1987
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
December 13"Notorious" Duran Duran 2January 106
"Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott 1January 178
December 20"C'est la Vie" Robbie Nevil 2January 177
December 27"Control"Janet Jackson5January 246

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The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, online streaming, and radio play in the U.S.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hot 100 Singles chart". Billboard. January 11, 1986. p. 69. Retrieved September 25, 2014.Note: "Last week" (January 4, 1986) and "two weeks ago" (December 28, 1985) columns on chart show the exact same positions for any entry, except debuts, indicating January 4, 1986, was a frozen week.

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