RADIO AND RECORDS (USA) MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) POP/ADULT TOP 86 SINGLES OF 1986*

No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month
 1 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS-MOODY BLUES-POLYDOR-JULY
 2 GLORY OF LOVE-PETER CETERA-WARNER BROTHERS-July
 3 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS-BILLY OCEAN-JIVE-June
 4 STUCK WITH YOU-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-Chrysalis-September
 5 WORDS GET IN THE WAY-MIAMI SOUND MACHINE-Epic-September
 6 SWEET LOVE-ANITA BAKER-Elektra-October
 7 NO ONE IS TO BLAME-HOWARD JONES-Elektra-June
 8 THESE DREAMS-Heart-Capitol-March
 9 SARA-Starship-Grunt-March
10 I'LL BE OVER YOU-Toto-Columbia-November
11 On My Own-Patti Austin & Michael McDonald-MCA-June
12 How Will I Know-Whitney Houston-Arista-February
13 Nikita-Elton John-Geffen-April
14 Friends & Lovers-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson-USA Carrere-October
15 Throwing It All Away-Genesis-Atlantic-October
16 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-A&M-March
17 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-Elektra-July
18 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade-Portrait-March
19 The Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-Arista-May
20 Live To Tell-Madonna-Sire-May
21 Coming Around Again-Carly Simon-Arista-December
22 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-Jive-February
23 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-May
24 The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera & Amy Grant-Warner Brothers-December
25 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends-Arista-January
26 Love Will Conquer All-Lionel Richie-Motown-November
27 Go Home-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-February
28 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-December
29 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown-September
30 You Should Be Mine(The Woo Woo Song)-Jeffrey Osborne-A&M-August
31 The Captain Of Her Heart-Double-A&M-September
32 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-March
33 Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald-MCA-September
34 Tender Love-Force MDs-Warner Brothers-April
35 Overjoyed-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-April
36 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-Columbia-September
37 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-Jive-September
38 I Think It's Love-Jermaine Jackson-Arista-April
39 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-Motown-January
40 My Hometown-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January
41 Taken In-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-August
42 Higher Love-Steve Winwood-Island-August
43 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-January
44 Love Touch-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August
45 Somewhere-Barbra Streisand-Columbia-January
46 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-October
47 A Different Corner-George Michael-Columbia-June
48 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-July
49 Human-Human League-A&M-November
50 Silent Running-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-March
51 lf Your Heart Isn't In It-Atlantic Starr-A&M-May
52 Love Always-El DeBarge-Gordy-September
53 So Far Away-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-April
54 The Best Of Me-David Foster & Olivia Newton-John-Atlantic-July
55 Only One-James Taylor-Columbia-January
56 Never As Good As The First Time-Sade-Portrait-May
57 Call Me-Dennis DeYoung-A&M-April
58 True Blue-Madonna-Sire-November
59 Something About You-Level 42-Polydor-June
60 When I Think Of You-Janet Jackson-A&M-October
61 Now And Forever (You And Me)-Anne Murray-Capitol-March
62 I Miss You-Klymaxx-MCA-January
63 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-June
64 Move Away-Culture Club-Virgin/Epic-May
65 Headed For The Future-Neil Diamond-Columbia-June
66 In The Shape Of A Heart-Jackson Browne-Asylum-June
67 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-May
68 Modern Woman-Billy Joel-Epic-August
69 Whisper In The Dark-Dionne Warwick-Arista-March
70 That's Why I'm Here-James Taylor-Columbia-January
71 Love Is Forever-Billy Ocean-Jive-December
72 Lonely Is The Night-Air Supply-Arista-September
73 You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon-Warner Brothers-December
74 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-March
75 The Other Side Of Life-Moody Blues-Polydor-July
76 Broken Wings-Mr. Mister-RCA-January
77 California Dreamin'-Beach Boys-Capitol-October
78 King For A Day-Thompson Twins-Arista-March
79 I'm Your Man-Wham!-Columbia-February
80 Caravan Of Love-Isley,Jasper,Isley-CBS Associated-January
81 Talk To Me-Stevie Nicks-Modern-February
82 The Story Of My Life-Neil Diamond-Columbia-June
83 Just Can't Let Go-David Pack-Warner Brothers-January
84 Bop-Dan Seals-EMI America-March
85 Emotion In Motion-Ric Ocasek-Geffen-November
86 Manic Monday-Bangels-Columbia-April

* As published in the December 12,1986 issue of Radio And Records Magazine.