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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Dance Songs of 1986

1985 <-

1986

-> 1987

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

01/1986

Rock Me Amadeus by Falco

from Falco 3

417

✫1
US

4
dance

6
R&B

✫1
UK

charted as Rock Me Amadeus / Vienna Calling in US dance charts
[A&M 2821]
written by Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland & Falco

06/1986

Papa Don't Preach by Madonna

from True Blue

410

✫1
US

16
AC

4
dance

✫1
UK

[Sire 28660]
written by Brian Elliot & Madonna

04/1986

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

from So

379

✫1
US

✫1
dance

61
R&B

✫1
rock

4
UK

[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1987]
[Geffen 28718]
written by Peter Gabriel

10/1986

You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde

from Another Step

378

✫1
US

30
AC

6
dance

2
UK

[MCA 53024]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.

10/1986

True Blue by Madonna

from True Blue

361

3
US

5
AC

6
dance

✫1
UK

[Sire 7-28591]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray

12/1986

Open Your Heart by Madonna

from True Blue

359

✫1
US

12
AC

✫1
dance

4
UK

[Sire 28508]
written by Madonna, Gardner Cole & Peter Rafelson

02/1986

I Can't Wait by Nu Shooz

from Poolside

359

3
US

38
AC

✫1
dance

2
R&B

2
UK

[Atlantic 89446]
written by John Smith

02/1986

Kiss by Prince

from Parade

357

✫1
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

6
UK

with The Revolution
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #461]
[Paisley Park 28751]
written by Prince

08/1986

(I Just) Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew

from Broadcast

350

✫1
US

24
AC

37
dance

4
rock

4
UK

[Virgin 99481]
written by Nick Van Eede

10.

08/1986

Human by The Human League

from Crash

350

✫1
US

3
AC

✫1
dance

3
R&B

8
UK

[A&M/Virgin 2861]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

11.

10/1986

C'est la vie by Robbie Nevil

from Robbie Nevil

349

2
US

37
AC

✫1
dance

7
R&B

3
UK

[EMI 50047]
written by Robbie Nevil, Duncan Pain & Mark Holding

12.

02/1986

Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer

from Riptide

342

✫1
US

36
dance

✫1
rock

5
UK

produced by Bernard Edwards
[Island 7-99570]
written by Robert Palmer

13.

09/1986

Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles

from Different Light

337

✫1
US

46
dance

3
UK

[Columbia 06257]
written by Liam Sternberg

14.

08/1986

When I Think of You by Janet Jackson

from Control

326

✫1
US

10
AC

✫1
dance

3
R&B

10
UK

[A&M 2855]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson

15.

01/1986

What Have You Done for Me Lately by Janet Jackson

from Control

323

4
US

38
AC

2
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[A&M 2812]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson

16.

05/1986

Venus by Bananarama

from True Confessions

314

✫1
US

29
AC

✫1
dance

8
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[London 886056]
written by Robbie van Leeuwen

17.

08/1986

Word Up by Cameo

from Word Up!

302

6
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

3
UK

[Atlanta Artists 884933 ]
written by Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins

18.

03/1986

Crush on You by The Jets [pop band]

from The Jets

295

3
US

4
dance

4
R&B

5
UK

[MCA 52774]
written by Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman

19.

02/1986

We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off by Jermaine Stewart

from Frantic Romantic

287

5
US

41
dance

64
R&B

2
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9424]
written by Narada Michael Walden & Preston Glass

20.

10/1986

Breakout by Swing Out Sister

from It's Better to Travel

277

6
US

✫1
AC

12
dance

4
UK

[Mercury 888016]
written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery & Martin Jackson

21.

03/1986

Touch Me (I Want Your Body) by Samantha Fox

from Touch Me

273

4
US

41
dance

3
UK

[Jive 1006]
written by Jon Astrop, Pete Q. Harris & Mark Shreeve

22.

11/1986

Notorious by Duran Duran

from Notorious

271

2
US

26
dance

7
UK

co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[Capitol 5648]
written by Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon & John Taylor

23.

07/1986

I Didn't Mean to Turn You On by Robert Palmer

from Riptide

257

2
US

26
dance

41
rock

9
UK

produced by Bernard Edwards
[Island 7-99537]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis

24.

07/1986

The Rain by Oran Juice Jones

from Juice

254

9
US

7
dance

✫1
R&B

4
UK

[Def Jam 06209]
written by Vincent F. Bell

25.

07/1986

Walk This Way by Run-DMC

from Raising Hell

250

4
US

6
dance

8
R&B

8
UK

featuring Steve Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #287]
[Profile 5112]
written by Steven Tyler & Joe Perry

26.

04/1986

Nasty by Janet Jackson

from Control

240

3
US

2
dance

✫1
R&B

19
UK

[A&M 2830]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson

27.

08/1986

Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards

from Communards

234

40
US

✫1
dance

✫1
UK

with Sarah Jane Morris
[MCA 52928]
written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert

28.

08/1986

Typical Male by Tina Turner

from Break Every Rule

228

2
US

23
AC

11
dance

3
R&B

33
UK

charted as Typical Male / Don't Turn Around in US dance charts
[Capitol 5615]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle

29.

03/1986

Harlem Shuffle by The Rolling Stones

from Dirty Work

227

5
US

4
dance

2
rock

13
UK

[Columbia 05802 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Bob Relf (as Bobby Relf) & Earl Nelson

30.

04/1986

Lessons in Love by Level 42

from Running in the Family

215

12
US

12
dance

3
UK

[Polydor 883 956-7]
written by Wally Badarou, Boon Gould & Mark King

31.

04/1986

Rumors by Timex Social Club

from Vicious Rumors

208

8
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

13
UK

charted as Rumors / Vicious Rumors in US dance charts
[Jay 7001]
written by Marcus Thompson, Michael Marshall & Alex Hill

32.

06/1986

Sweet Freedom by Michael McDonald

from Running Scared: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

207

7
US

4
AC

8
dance

17
R&B

12
UK

[MCA 52857]
written by Rod Temperton

33.

10/1986

Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Everybody Wang Chung Tonight) by Wang Chung

from Mosaic

202

2
US

4
dance

25
rock

76
UK

written by Nick Feldman & Jack Hues

34.

05/1986

Spirit in the Sky by Doctor and the Medics

from Laughing at the Pieces

202

69
US

27
dance

✫1
UK

written by Norman Greenbaum

35.

03/1986

Move Away by Culture Club

from From Luxury to Heartache

194

12
US

11
AC

4
dance

87
R&B

7
UK

charted as Move Away / Sexuality in US dance charts
[Virgin/Epic 05847]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss & Phil Pickett

36.

07/1986

Jack Your Body by J.M. Silk

from Hold on to Your Dream

192

25
dance

✫1
UK

written by Steve "Silk" Hurley

37.

11/1986

Control by Janet Jackson

from Control

192

5
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

42
UK

[A&M 2877]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson

38.

04/1986

Who's Johnny by El DeBarge

from El DeBarge

188

3
US

18
AC

10
dance

✫1
R&B

[Gordy 1842]
written by Ina Wolf

39.

06/1986

Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent by Gwen Guthrie

from Good to Go Lover

187

42
US

✫1
dance

✫1
R&B

5
UK

[Polydor 885106]
written by Gwen Guthrie

40.

10/1986

Sometimes by Erasure

from The Circus

179

4
dance

2
UK

charted as Sometimes / It Doesn't Have to Be in US dance charts
written by Vince Clarke & Andy Bell

41.

09/1986

Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) by Mel and Kim

from F.L.M.

176

78
US

✫1
dance

23
R&B

3
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman ; charted as Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend) / System in US dance charts
[Atlantic 89329]
written by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken & Pete Waterman

42.

08/1986

Dreamtime by Daryl Hall

from Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine

173

5
US

24
AC

36
dance

11
rock

28
UK

produced by David A. Stewart
[RCA 14387]
written by John Beeby & Daryl Hall

43.

03/1986

Bad Boy by Miami Sound Machine

from Primitive Love

172

8
US

8
AC

10
dance

74
R&B

16
UK

[Epic 05805]
written by Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil

44.

11/1986

Change of Heart by Cyndi Lauper

from True Colors

171

3
US

4
dance

67
UK

[Portrait 37-06431]
written by Cyndi Lauper & Essra Mohawk

45.

02/1986

All I Need Is a Miracle by Mike + the Mechanics

from Mike + the Mechanics

169

5
US

7
AC

24
dance

6
rock

53
UK

[Atlantic 7-89450]
written by Mike Rutherford & Christopher Neil

46.

05/1986

Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) by Pet Shop Boys

from Please

166

10
US

3
dance

11
UK

[R]
[EMI America 8330]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

47.

07/1986

Two of Hearts by Stacey Q

from Better Than Heaven

165

3
US

4
dance

56
R&B

[Atlantic 89381]
written by John Mitchell [hip hop and electro songwriter], Sue Gatlin & Tim Greene

48.

01/1986

What You Need by INXS

from Listen Like Thieves

162

5
US

20
dance

3
rock

51
UK

[Atlantic 89460]
written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence

49.

12/1986

Come Go with Me by Exposé

from Exposure

157

5
US

✫1
dance

14
R&B

[Arista 9555]
written by Lewis Martineé

50.

05/1986

Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle

from Belinda

156

3
US

25
AC

21
dance

[I.R.S. 52815]
written by Paula Jean Brown, James Whelan & Mitchel Young Evans

51.

04/1986

Can't Wait Another Minute by Five Star

from Silk and Steel

144

41
US

5
dance

7
R&B

7
UK

[RCA 14421]
written by Sue Sheridan & Paul Chiten

52.

11/1986

Stop to Love by Luther Vandross

from Give Me the Reason

144

15
US

7
AC

27
dance

✫1
R&B

24
UK

[Epic 06523]
written by Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr.

53.

01/1986

Vienna Calling by Falco

from Falco 3

143

18
US

4
dance

10
UK

charted as Rock Me Amadeus / Vienna Calling in US dance charts
[A&M 2832]
written by Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland & Falco

54.

02/1986

Digging Your Scene by The Blow Monkeys

from Animal Magic

143

14
US

7
dance

12
UK

[RCA 14326]
written by Dr. Robert

55.

12/1986

Cry Wolf by a-ha

from Scoundrel Days

139

50
US

14
dance

5
UK

[Warner 28500]
written by Mags & Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (as Pål Waaktaar)

56.

03/1986

Love Missile F1-11 by Sigue Sigue Sputnik

from Flaunt It

138

50
dance

3
UK

written by Martin Degville, Tony James (as Anthony Edward James) & Neal X (as Neal Whitmore)

57.

11/1986

Victory by Kool & The Gang

from Forever

136

10
US

35
AC

35
dance

2
R&B

30
UK

[Mercury 888074]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor

58.

11/1986

Each Time You Break My Heart by Nick Kamen

from Nick Kamen

132

5
dance

5
UK

written by Madonna & Stephen Bray

59.

07/1986

Missionary Man by Eurythmics

from Revenge

130

14
US

6
dance

✫1
rock

31
UK

[RCA 14414]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

60.

03/1986

Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise

from In Visible Silence

124

50
US

2
dance

8
UK

featuring Duane Eddy
written by Henry Mancini

61.

07/1986

Sing Our Own Song by UB40

from Rat in the Kitchen

121

22
dance

5
UK

written by Astro, Jimmy Brown, Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Ali Campbell & Mickey Virtue

62.

04/1986

I Love My Radio by Taffy

120

6
dance

6
UK

written by Claudio Cecchetto, Graziano Pegoraro & Miko Mission (as Pier Michele Bozzetti)

63.

11/1986

Candy by Cameo

from Word Up!

114

21
US

10
dance

✫1
R&B

27
UK

[Atlanta Artists 888193 ]
written by Larry Blackmon & Tomi Jenkins

64.

09/1986

Brand New Lover by Dead or Alive

from Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

114

15
US

✫1
dance

31
UK

produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[Columbia 06374 (Epic)]
written by Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy & Steve Coy

65.

05/1986

Baby Love by Regina [Regina Richards]

from Curiosity

110

10
US

✫1
dance

30
R&B

[Atlantic 89417]
written by Stephen Bray, Regina [Regina Richards] & Mary Kessler

66.

02/1986

(Nothin' Serious) Just Buggin' by Whistle

from Whistle

109

18
dance

17
R&B

7
UK

[Select 62267]
written by Whistle, Kangol Kid (as The Kangol Kid) & Howie Tee

67.

03/1986

The Finest by The S.O.S. Band

from Sands of Time

104

44
US

8
dance

2
R&B

17
UK

with Alexander O'Neal
[Tabu 05848]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

68.

05/1986

Set Me Free by Jaki Graham

from Breaking Away

103

15
dance

7
UK

[Capitol 5628]
written by Derek Bramble

69.

06/1986

Paranoimia by The Art of Noise

from In Visible Silence

34
US

14
dance

12
UK

featuring Max Headroom
written by Anne Dudley, Gary Langan & J. J. Jeczalik (as Jonathan Jeczalik)

70.

10/1986

Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys

from Please

70
US

46
dance

8
UK

[EMI America 8355]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

71.

01/1986

Suspicious Minds by Fine Young Cannibals

from Fine Young Cannibals

23
dance

8
UK

[MCA 52836 (i.r.s.)]
written by Mark James [songwriter]

72.

11/1986

So Cold the Night by The Communards

from Communards

25
dance

8
UK

written by Jimmy Somerville & Richard Coles

73.

02/1986

Don't Waste My Time by Paul Hardcastle

from Paul Hardcastle

31
dance

65
R&B

8
UK

featuring Carol Kenyon
[Chrysalis 42965]
written by Paul Hardcastle

74.

01/1986

Another Night by Aretha Franklin

from Who's Zoomin' Who?

22
US

21
AC

4
dance

9
R&B

54
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9453]
written by Beppe Cantarelli & Roy Freeland

75.

12/1986

Ever Fallen in Love? by Fine Young Cannibals

from Something Wild: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

11
dance

9
UK

written by Pete Shelley

76.

05/1986

Headlines by Midnight Star

from Headlines

69
US

34
dance

3
R&B

16
UK

[Solar 69547]
written by Bill Simmons, Vincent Calloway, Belinda Lipscomb, Reggie Calloway, Melvin Gentry & Bobby Lovelace

77.

11/1986

Jimmy Lee by Aretha Franklin

from Aretha [1986 album]

28
US

17
AC

19
dance

2
R&B

46
UK

produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9546]
written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass & Lisa Walden (as Anukampa Lisa Walden)

78.

11/1986

If I Say Yes by Five Star

from Silk and Steel

67
US

26
dance

13
R&B

15
UK

[RCA 5083]
written by Michael Margules (as Michael Jay) & Marvin Morrow

79.

07/1986

Love Can't Turn Around by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Jessie Saunders

15
dance

10
UK

written by Farley "Jackmaster" Funk & Vince Lawrence

80.

09/1986

Freedom Overspill by Steve Winwood

from Back in the High Life

20
US

28
dance

4
rock

69
UK

charted as Freedom Overspill / Higher Love in US dance charts
[Warner 28595 (Island)]
written by Steve Winwood, George Fleming & James Hooker

81.

02/1986

I'm Not Gonna Let You (Get the Best of Me) by Colonel Abrams

from Colonel Abrams

✫1
dance

7
R&B

24
UK

[MCA 52773]
written by Colonel Abrams & Marston Freeman

82.

07/1986

Point of No Return by Nu Shooz

from Poolside

28
US

✫1
dance

36
R&B

48
UK

[Atlantic 89392]
written by John Smith & Valerie Day

83.

07/1986

Man Size Love by Klymaxx

from Klymaxx

15
US

18
dance

43
R&B

86
UK

[from the movie Running Scared]
[MCA 52841]
written by Rod Temperton

84.

08/1986

Girls & Boys by Prince

from Parade

21
dance

11
UK

with The Revolution
charted as Anotherloverholeinyohead / Girls & Boys in US dance charts
written by Prince

85.

05/1986

Mountains by Prince

from Parade

23
US

11
dance

15
R&B

45
UK

with The Revolution
[Paisley Park 28711]
written by Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman & Prince

86.

10/1986

Once Bitten Twice Shy by Vesta Williams

from Vesta

45
dance

9
R&B

14
UK

[A&M 2880]
written by Vesta Williams & Dean Gant

87.

03/1986

E=MC² by Big Audio Dynamite

from This Is Big Audio Dynamite

37
dance

11
UK

written by Mick Jones [The Clash] & Don Letts

88.

01/1986

Life's What You Make It by Talk Talk

from The Colour of Spring

90
US

22
dance

26
rock

16
UK

[EMI America 8303]
written by Tim Friese-Greene & Mark Hollis

89.

02/1986

(You Are My) All and All by Joyce Sims

from Come into My Life

6
dance

69
R&B

16
UK

[Sleeping Bag 17]
written by Joyce Sims

90.

11/1986

Don't Need a Gun by Billy Idol

from Whiplash Smile

37
US

33
dance

10
rock

26
UK

[Chrysalis 43087]
written by Billy Idol

91.

09/1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash by Aretha Franklin

from Aretha [1986 album]

21
US

33
dance

20
R&B

36
rock

58
UK

produced by Keith Richards
[Arista 9528]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

92.

09/1986

Talk to Me by Chico DeBarge

from Chico DeBarge

21
US

11
dance

7
R&B

[Motown 1858]
written by Nick Mundy, Franne Golde & Paul Fox

93.

05/1986

Sinful by Pete Wylie

from Sinful

26
dance

13
UK

written by Pete Wylie

94.

09/1986

Nail It to the Wall by Stacy Lattisaw

from Take Me All The Way

48
US

2
dance

4
R&B

76
UK

produced by Jellybean
[Motown 1859]
written by Arnie Roman & Stephen Lunt (as Stephen Broughton Lunt)

95.

10/1986

Facts of Love by Jeff Lorber & Karyn White

27
US

9
country

9
dance

17
R&B

as Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White
[Warner 28588]
written by Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers

96.

10/1986

Heartbreak Beat by The Psychedelic Furs

from Midnight to Midnight

26
US

14
dance

11
rock

79
UK

written by Richard Butler, John Ashton & Tim Butler

97.

09/1986

Slow Down by Loose Ends

from Zagora

42
dance

✫1
R&B

27
UK

[MCA 52976]
written by Carl McIntosh, Jane Eugene & Steve Nichol

98.

04/1986

One Step Closer to You by Gavin Christopher

from One Step Closer

22
US

9
dance

25
R&B

[Manhattan 50028]
written by Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Jeff Pescetto & David Grant

99.

10/1986

You Be Illin' by Run-DMC

from Raising Hell

29
US

44
dance

12
R&B

42
UK

[Profile 5119]
written by DJ Run (as Joseph Simmons), DMC (as Darryl McDaniels) & Jam Master Jay (as Jason Mizell)

100.

11/1986

Goldmine by The Pointer Sisters

from Hot Together

33
US

27
AC

7
dance

17
R&B

78
UK

charted as Goldmine / Sexual Power in US dance charts
[RCA 5062]
written by Andy Goldmark & Bruce Roberts

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