Top Artists of 1986 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1985 <-

1986

-> 1987

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Madonna	1791	01/1986 • Borderline • 172 pts • from The First Album 04/1986 • Live to Tell • 409 pts • from True Blue 06/1986 • Papa Don't Preach • 436 pts • from True Blue 10/1986 • True Blue • 385 pts • from True Blue 12/1986 • Open Your Heart • 382 pts • from True Blue
2.	Genesis	1253	05/1986 • Invisible Touch • 319 pts • from Invisible Touch 06/1986 • Throwing It All Away • 243 pts • from Invisible Touch 06/1986 • Land of Confusion • 217 pts • from Invisible Touch 07/1986 • In Too Deep • 237 pts • from Invisible Touch 07/1986 • Tonight, Tonight, Tonight • 229 pts • from Invisible Touch
3.	Janet Jackson	1158	01/1986 • What Have You Done for Me Lately • 344 pts • from Control 04/1986 • Nasty • 256 pts • from Control 08/1986 • When I Think of You • 347 pts • from Control 11/1986 • Control • 205 pts • from Control
4.	Huey Lewis & the News	883	08/1986 • Stuck with You • 333 pts • from Fore! 09/1986 • Hip to Be Square • 206 pts • from Fore! 09/1986 • Jacob's Ladder • 227 pts • from Fore!
5.	Bon Jovi	843	08/1986 • You Give Love a Bad Name • 284 pts • from Slippery When Wet 10/1986 • Livin' on a Prayer • 374 pts • from Slippery When Wet 11/1986 • Wanted Dead or Alive • 184 pts • from Slippery When Wet
6.	The Bangles	802	01/1986 • Manic Monday • 366 pts • from Different Light 09/1986 • Walk Like an Egyptian • 357 pts • from Different Light
7.	Lionel Richie	709	07/1986 • Dancing on the Ceiling • 319 pts • from Dancing on the Ceiling 10/1986 • Love Will Conquer All • 159 pts • from Dancing on the Ceiling 12/1986 • Ballerina Girl • 207 pts • from Dancing on the Ceiling
8.	Peter Gabriel	703	04/1986 • Sledgehammer • 403 pts • from So 11/1986 • Big Time • 186 pts • from So
9.	Robert Palmer	687	02/1986 • Addicted to Love • 364 pts • from Riptide 07/1986 • I Didn't Mean to Turn You On • 273 pts • from Riptide
10.	Five Star	658	01/1986 • System Addict • 145 pts • from Luxury of Life 04/1986 • Can't Wait Another Minute • 153 pts • from Silk and Steel 09/1986 • Rain or Shine • 172 pts • from Silk and Steel
11.	Billy Ocean	631	04/1986 • There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) • 336 pts • from Love Zone 07/1986 • Love Zone • 143 pts • from Love Zone 10/1986 • Love Is Forever • 125 pts • from Love Zone
12.	Falco	625	01/1986 • Rock Me Amadeus • 444 pts • from Falco 3 01/1986 • Vienna Calling • 153 pts • from Falco 3
13.	Prince	587	02/1986 • Kiss • 378 pts • from Parade
14.	The Jets [pop band]	548	03/1986 • Crush on You • 314 pts • from The Jets 11/1986 • You Got It All • 213 pts • from The Jets
15.	Steve Winwood	548	06/1986 • Higher Love • 319 pts • from Back in the High Life 11/1986 • Back in the High Life Again • 120 pts • from Back in the High Life
16.	Cutting Crew	515	08/1986 • (I Just) Died in Your Arms • 373 pts • from Broadcast 10/1986 • I've Been in Love Before • 142 pts • from Broadcast
17.	Cyndi Lauper	478	08/1986 • True Colors • 297 pts • from True Colors 11/1986 • Change of Heart • 182 pts • from True Colors
18.	Berlin	473	06/1986 • Take My Breath Away • 430 pts • from Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
19.	Nu Shooz	466	02/1986 • I Can't Wait • 380 pts • from Poolside
20.	a-ha	455	06/1986 • Hunting High and Low • 123 pts • from Hunting High and Low 12/1986 • Cry Wolf • 148 pts • from Scoundrel Days
21.	Kim Wilde	453	10/1986 • You Keep Me Hangin' On • 400 pts • from Another Step
22.	Cameo	442	08/1986 • Word Up • 320 pts • from Word Up! 11/1986 • Candy • 122 pts • from Word Up!
23.	Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald	434	03/1986 • On My Own • 434 pts • from Winner in You
24.	Samantha Fox	430	03/1986 • Touch Me (I Want Your Body) • 290 pts • from Touch Me
25.	Van Halen	426	03/1986 • Why Can't This Be Love • 273 pts • from 5150
26.	Chris de Burgh	426	07/1986 • The Lady in Red • 377 pts • from Into the Light
27.	Eurythmics	422	07/1986 • Missionary Man • 139 pts • from Revenge 09/1986 • Thorn in My Side • 134 pts • from Revenge
28.	Bananarama	417	05/1986 • Venus • 333 pts • from True Confessions
29.	Simply Red	410	04/1986 • Holding Back the Years • 385 pts • from Picture Book
30.	The Housemartins	409	06/1986 • Happy Hour • 145 pts • from London 0 Hull 4 12/1986 • Caravan of Love • 199 pts
31.	Miami Sound Machine	407	03/1986 • Bad Boy • 181 pts • from Primitive Love 06/1986 • Words Get in the Way • 158 pts • from Primitive Love
32.	The Human League	400	08/1986 • Human • 371 pts • from Crash
33.	Heart	397	01/1986 • These Dreams • 273 pts • from Heart 04/1986 • Nothin' at All • 109 pts • from Heart
34.	Rod Stewart	393	05/1986 • Love Touch • 175 pts • from Every Beat of My Heart 07/1986 • Every Beat of My Heart • 179 pts • from Every Beat of My Heart
35.	Boston	388	09/1986 • Amanda • 254 pts • from Third Stage 10/1986 • We're Ready • 114 pts • from Third Stage
36.	Peter Cetera	382	06/1986 • Glory of Love • 382 pts • from Solitude/Solitaire
37.	The Communards	377	08/1986 • Don't Leave Me This Way • 249 pts • from Communards
38.	Gregory Abbott	375	08/1986 • Shake You Down • 375 pts • from Shake You Down
39.	Robbie Nevil	372	10/1986 • C'est la vie • 372 pts • from Robbie Nevil
40.	Status Quo	369	10/1986 • In the Army Now • 172 pts • from In the Army Now
41.	Pet Shop Boys	366	05/1986 • Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) • 177 pts • from Please 10/1986 • Suburbia • 105 pts • from Please
42.	Run-DMC	364	07/1986 • Walk This Way • 264 pts • from Raising Hell
43.	Glass Tiger	360	07/1986 • Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) • 223 pts • from The Thin Red Line 11/1986 • Someday • 137 pts • from The Thin Red Line
44.	Jermaine Stewart	359	02/1986 • We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off • 306 pts • from Frantic Romantic
45.	Bruce Hornsby	357	07/1986 • The Way It Is • 320 pts • from The Way It Is
46.	Whitney Houston	350	03/1986 • Greatest Love of All • 350 pts • from Whitney Houston
47.	Howard Jones	347	03/1986 • No One Is to Blame • 236 pts • from Dream into Action
48.	Journey	344	04/1986 • Be Good to Yourself • 114 pts • from Raised on Radio
49.	The Pretenders	338	10/1986 • Don't Get Me Wrong • 194 pts • from Get Close
50.	Wham!	323	06/1986 • The Edge of Heaven • 288 pts • from Music from the Edge of Heaven