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The Best Of 1986

The Rest Of 1986
The Playlist

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51 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston

52 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Europe

53 LAND OF CONFUSION Genesis

54 OUT OF CONTROL Kids In The Kitchen

55 AND SHE WAS Talking Heads

56 HOLY WORD I'm Talking

57 BRAND NEW LOVER Dead Or Alive

58 MANIC MONDAY The Bangles

59 SEX AS A WEAPON Pat Benatar

60 TRUE COLOURS Cyndi Lauper

61 KYRIE Mr Mister

62 FIND THE TIME Five Star

63 HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood

64 ALL AT ONCE Whitney Houston

65 SO MUCH FOR LOVE Venetians

66 LOVE AN ADVENTURE Pseudo Echo

67 LOVE IS WAR Brilliant

68 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN The Bangles

69 SO MACHO / CRUISIN' Sinitta

70 YOU LITTLE THIEF Feargal Sharkey

71 I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks

72 WORLD SHUT YOUR MOUTH Julian Cope

73 LISTEN LIKE THIEVES / DIFFERENT WORLD INXS

74 NO LIES Noiseworks

75 ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco

76 LIVING IN A DREAM Pseudo Echo

77 SOMEBODY Brilliant

78 WE LOVE YOU O.M.D.

79 MISS THIS TONIGHT Matt Moffitt

80 THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera / Amy Grant

81 DREAMS OF ORDINARY MEN Dragon

82 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE Mike & The Mechanics

83 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Fine Young Cannibals

84 NOTORIOUS Duran Duran

85 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS The Bangles

86 HUMAN Human League

87 DON’T GET ME WRONG Pretenders

88 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi

89 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY Sly Fox

90 TRUE BLUE Madonna

91 STRIPPED Depeche Mode

92 SYSTEM ADDICT Five Star

93 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson

94 SCHOOLGIRL Kim Wilde

95 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean

96 SANCTIFY YOURSELF Simple Minds

97 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House

98 YOU'RE GONNA GET HURT Jenny Morris

99 YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons / Jackson Browne

100 HANDS UP IN THE AIR Boom Crash Opera

101 WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME Chicago

102 I COULD MAKE YOU LOVE ME Wa Wa Nee

103 YOU’RE THE VOICE John Farnham

104 SEX AND FAME Jump Incorporated

105 DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins

106 WILD WILD LIFE Talking Heads

107 NOBODY KNOWS Nik Kershaw

108 OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) Pet Shop Boys

109 KISS THE DIRT (FALLING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN) INXS

110 SWEET LOVE Anita Baker

111 WORD UP Cameo

112 CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE Five Star

113 DREAMTIME Daryl Hall

114 FRIENDS AND LOVERS Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring

115 ALWAYS THE SUN The Stranglers

116 E.S.P. (EXTRA SENSUAL PERSUASION) Hazell Dean

117 IN THE HEAT OF A PASSIONATE MOMENT Princess

118 MAN SIZE LOVE Klymaxx

119 IS THIS LOVE? Alison Moyet

120 STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis & The News

121 MODERN WOMAN Billy Joel

122 BEFORE TOO LONG Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

123 THE WAY IT IS Bruce Hornsby & The Range

124 THIS IS THE TIME Billy Joel

125 WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE Van Halen

126 FEEL IT AGAIN Honeymoon Suite

127 HIP TO BE SQUARE Huey Lewis & The News

128 CROSS THE BORDER Icehouse

129 THESE DREAMS Heart

130 MORE THAN PHYSICAL Bananarama

131 THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND ME Hunters & Collectors

132 ELOISE The Damned

133 CONCRETE AND CLAY Martin Plaza

134 AIN'T NOTHING GOIN' ON BUT THE RENT Gwen Guthrie

135 ABSOLUTELY Eurogliders

136 PRIMITIVE LOVE RITES Mondo Rock

137 BABY, YOU'RE SO STRANGE Icehouse

138 WHEN TOMORROW COMES Eurythmics

139 BEAT'S SO LONELY Charlie Sexton

140 SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND) Mike & The Mechanics

141 IF I SAY YES Five Star

142 SO TOUGH Eurogliders

143 NOW WE’RE GETTING SOMEWHERE Crowded House

144 FOR TONIGHT Nancy Martinez

145 SLEEPING BEAUTY Divinyls

146 LOVE IN THE SHADOWS EG Daily

147 GET SOME HUMOUR Jenny Morris

148 IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COMING BACK) Eurythmics

149 SPEED UP MY HEARTBEAT Jeb Million

150 INNOCENT LOVE Sandra

151 EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART Nick Kamen

152 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) Billy Ocean

153 DO YA DO YA (WANNA PLEASE ME) Samantha Fox

154 PISTOL IN MY POCKET Lana Pellay

155 PART TIME LOVE AFFAIR Geisha

156 STOP TO LOVE Luther Vandross

157 WESTERN GIRLS Dragon

158 A NIGHT LIKE THIS The Cure

159 WEIRD SCIENCE Oingo Boingo

160 DREAMS Van Halen

161 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Eddie Money

162 I DO WHAT I DO John Taylor

163 CONGA Miami Sound Machine

164 VIENNA CALLING Falco

165 PRIVATE NUMBER The Jets

166 DO YOU WANNA BE I'm Talking

167 LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown

168 MOVE AWAY Culture Club

169 BREAKING AWAY Jaki Graham

170 QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST Splash

171 STAY Oingo Boingo

172 IN TOO DEEP Genesis

173 I'M THE ONE WHO REALLY LOVES YOU Austin Howard

174 LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT Talk Talk

175 ANOTHER NIGHT Aretha Franklin

176 WHERE DID YOUR HEART GO? Wham!

177 CRY WOLF a-ha

178 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS The Moody Blues

179 THIS IS THE HOUSE Three Degrees

180 FRENCH KISSIN' IN THE U.S.A. Deborah Harry

181 THROWING IT ALL AWAY Genesis

182 BAD BOY Miami Sound Machine

183 INFECTED The The

184 STATE OF THE NATION New Order

185 LEFT OF CENTER Suzanne Vega featuring Joe Jackson

186 (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE O.M.D.

187 YOU'D BETTER NOT FOOL AROUND Haywoode

188 BABY LOVE Regina

189 NASTY Janet Jackson

190 MIDAS TOUCH Midnight Star

191 OVERJOYED Stevie Wonder

192 I'LL KEEP ON LOVING YOU Princess

193 SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott

194 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Sinitta

195 YOUR LOVE The Outfield

196 DON’T YOU WANT MY LOVE Nicole

197 FEEL THE HEAT Jean Beauvoir

198 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, DON’T YOU? Howard Jones

199 IS IT LOVE Mr Mister

200 SUGAR FREE Wa Wa Nee

201 CRUSH ON YOU The Jets

202 HEARTBREAK BEAT Psychedelic Furs

203 HUNGRY TOWN Big Pig

204 BUT NOT TONIGHT Depeche Mode

205 THE BOTTOM LINE Big Audio Dynamite

206 YOU CAN CALL ME AL Paul Simon

207 TOUGHEN UP Olivia Newton-John

208 THE RAIN Oran ‘Juice’ Jones

209 BORROWED LOVE S.O.S. Band

210 LOVE MISSILE F1-11 Sigue Sigue Sputnik

211 VICTORY Kool & The Gang

212 AIN'T NOTHING BUT A HOUSE PARTY Phil Fearon

213 LET'S KISS Models

214 E = MC2 Big Audio Dynamite

215 A KIND OF MAGIC Queen

216 WALK IN MY SHOES Hazell Dean

217 SAY IT SAY IT EG Daily

218 THE FINEST S.O.S. Band

219 I WANNA BE A COWBOY Boys Don't Cry

220 TRY/LONELY WITHOUT YOU Pseudo Echo

221 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART Double

222 IN YOUR EYES Peter Gabriel

223 MINE ALL MINE Cashflow

224 C'MON, C'MON Bronski Beat

225 THORN IN MY SIDE Eurythmics

226 LOVE WALKS IN Van Halen

227 MR BIG Icehouse

228 CALLING AMERICA ELO

229 SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel

230 AMANDA Boston

231 STAY WITH ME Canton

232 MARLENE ON THE WALL Suzanne Vega

233 TENDER LOVE Force MDs

234 MOUNTAINS Prince & The Revolution

235 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL Lionel Richie

236 I CAN PROVE IT Phil Fearon

237 TELL ME TOMORROW Princess

238 RUMORS Timex Social Club

239 THE MIRACLE OF LOVE Eurythmics

240 STAY THE NIGHT Benjamin Orr

241 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin

242 THE LADY IN RED Chris De Burgh

243 SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr

244 100% PURE PAIN O'Chi Brown

245 KISS Prince & The Revolution

246 REAL WILD CHILD (WILD ONE) Iggy Pop

247 R.O.C.K. IN THE USA John Cougar Mellencamp

248 DARLING IT HURTS Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls

249 CARAVAN OF LOVE Housemartins

250 TO BE A LOVER Billy Idol

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