Billboard magazine each year releases a Year-End chart of the most popular songs across all genres called the Hot 100 songs of the year. This is the year-end Hot 100 songs of 1986.
№ Title Artist(s)1 "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder)2 "Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie3 "I Miss You" Klymaxx4 "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald5 "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister6 "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston7 "Party All the Time" Eddie Murphy8 "Burning Heart" Survivor9 "Kyrie" Mr. Mister10 "Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer11 "The Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston12 "Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr13 "Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson14 "Glory of Love" Peter Cetera15 "West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys16 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean17 "Alive and Kicking" Simple Minds18 "Never" Heart19 "Kiss" Prince and The Revolution20 "Higher Love" Steve Winwood21 "Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News22 "Holding Back the Years" Simply Red23 "Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel24 "Sara" Starship25 "Human" The Human League26 "I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz27 "Take My Breath Away" Berlin28 "Rock Me Amadeus" Falco29 "Papa Don't Preach" Madonna30 "You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi31 "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean32 "When I Think of You" Janet Jackson33 "These Dreams" Heart34 "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger35 "Live to Tell" Madonna36 "Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle37 "Something About You" Level 4238 "Venus" Bananarama39 "Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie40 "Conga" Miami Sound Machine41 "True Colors" Cyndi Lauper42 "Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins43 "What Have You Done For Me Lately" Janet Jackson44 "No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones45 "Let's Go All the Way" Sly Fox46 "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Robert Palmer47 "Words Get in the Way" Miami Sound Machine48 "Manic Monday" The Bangles49 "Walk of Life" Dire Straits50 "Amanda" Boston51 "Two of Hearts" Stacey Q52 "Crush on You" The Jets53 "If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark54 "Invisible Touch" Genesis55 "The Sweetest Taboo" Sade56 "What You Need" INXS57 "Talk to Me" Stevie Nicks58 "Nasty" Janet Jackson59 "Take Me Home Tonight" Eddie Money60 "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Jermaine Stewart61 "All Cried Out" Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam62 "Your Love" The Outfield63 "I'm Your Man" Wham!64 "Perfect Way" Scritti Politti65 "Living in America" James Brown66 "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cougar Mellencamp67 "Who's Johnny" El DeBarge68 "Word Up!" Cameo69 "Why Can't This Be Love" Van Halen70 "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" Mike + The Mechanics71 "Typical Male" Tina Turner72 "Small Town" John Cougar Mellencamp73 "Tarzan Boy" Baltimora74 "All I Need Is a Miracle" Mike + The Mechanics75 "Sweet Freedom" Michael McDonald76 "True Blue" Madonna77 "Rumors" Timex Social Club78 "Life in a Northern Town" Dream Academy79 "Bad Boy" Miami Sound Machine 80 "Sleeping Bag" ZZ Top81 "Tonight She Comes" The Cars82 "Love Touch" Rod Stewart83 "A Love Bizarre" Sheila E.84 "Throwing It All Away" Genesis85 "Baby Love" Regina86 "Election Day" Arcadia87 "Nikita" Elton John88 "Take Me Home" Phil Collins89 "Walk This Way" Run–D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith90 "Sweet Love" Anita Baker91 "Your Wildest Dreams" Moody Blues92 "Spies Like Us" Paul McCartney93 "Object of My Desire" Starpoint94 "Dreamtime" Daryl Hall95 "Tender Love" Force MDs96 "King for a Day" Thompson Twins97 "Love Will Conquer All" Lionel Richie98 "A Different Corner" George Michael99 "I'll Be Over You" Toto100 "Go Home" Stevie Wonder
See also 1986 in music Billboard Year-End Hot Black Singles of 1986 List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1986 List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1986
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