| Billboard & Cashbox Year End Charts | |||||||
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| 1986 | Billboard | Cashbox | |||
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| Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
| 1 | That's What Friends Are For ▲ | Dionne & Friends | 1(4) | 01/18-02/08 | 20 |
| 2 | Say You, Say Me (Title Song From White Nights) ▲ | Lionel Richie | 1(4) | 85/12/21-01/11 | 23 |
| 3 | I Miss You | Klymaxx | 5(4) | 85/12/28-01/18 | / |
| 4 | On My Own ▲ | Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald | 1(3) | 06/14-06/28 | 10 |
| 5 | Broken Wings | Mr. Mister | 1(2) | 85/12/07-12/14 |
52('84) 72 |
| 6 | How Will I Know ● | Whitney Houston | 1(2) | 02/15-02/22 | 24 |
| 7 | Party All The Time ▲ | Eddie Murphy | 2(3) | 85/12/28-01/11 | 51 |
| 8 | Burning Heart | Survivor | 2(2) | 02/01-02/08 | 26 |
| 9 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister | 1(2) | 03/01-03/08 | 15 |
| 10 | Addicted To Love ● | Robert Palmer | 1 | 05/03 | 11 |
| 11 | Greatest Love Of All ● | Whitney Houston | 1(3) | 05/17-05/31 | 13 |
| 12 | Secret Lovers | Atlantic Starr | 3(2) | 03/22-03/29 | 31 |
| 13 | Friends And Lovers | Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring | 2(2) | 09/27-10/04 | 38 |
| 14 | Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II") | Peter Cetera | 1(2) | 08/02-08/09 | 16 |
| 15 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys | 1 | 05/10 | 2 |
| 16 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) | Billy Ocean | 1 | 07/05 | 4 |
| 17 | Alive And Kicking | Simple Mind | 3(2) | 85/12/28-01/04 |
100('85) 55 |
| 18 | Never | Heart | 4 | 85/12/07 | 71('85) |
| 19 | Kiss ▲ | Prince & Revolution | 1(2) | 04/19-04/26 | 5 |
| 20 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood | 1 | 08/30 | 1 |
| 21 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis & The News | 1(3) | 09/20-10/04 | 6 |
| 22 | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red | 1 | 07/12 | 35 |
| 23 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | 1 | 07/26 | 14 |
| 24 | Sara | Starship | 1 | 03/15 | 22 |
| 25 | Human | The Human League | 1 | 11/22 | 7 |
| 26 | I Can't Wait ● | Nu Shooz | 3 | 06/14 | 39 |
| 27 | Take My Breath Away (Love Them From "Top Gun") ● | Berlin | 1 | 09/13 | 21 |
| 28 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco | 1(3) | 03/29-04/12 | 19 |
| 29 | Papa Don't Preach ● | Madonna | 1(2) | 08/16-08/23 | 18 |
| 30 | You Give Love A Bad Name | Bon Jovi | 1 | 11/29 | 30 |
| 31 | When The Going Gets Tough (Jewel Of The Nile Theme) | Billy Ocean | 2 | 02/15 | 32 |
| 32 | When I Think Of You ● | Janet Jackson | 1(2) | 10/11-10/18 | 28 |
| 33 | These Dreams | Heart | 1 | 03/22 | 8 |
| 34 | Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) | Glass Tiger | 2 | 10/11 | 50 |
| 35 | Live To Tell | Madonna | 1 | 06/07 | 3 |
| 36 | Mad About You | Belinda Carlisle | 3(2) | 08/09-08/16 | 54 |
| 37 | Something About You | Level 42 | 7(2) | 05/31-06/07 | 83 |
| 38 | Venus | Bananarama | 1 | 09/06 | 43 |
| 39 | Dancing On The Ceiling | Lionel Richie | 2(2) | 09/13-09/20 | 25 |
| 40 | Conga ● | Miami Sound Machine | 10(2) | 02/08-02/15 | / |
| 41 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper | 1(2) | 10/25-11/01 | 29 |
| 42 | Danger Zone | Kenny Loggins | 2 | 07/26 | 46 |
| 43 | What Have You Done For Me Lately ● | Janet Jackson | 4 | 05/17 | 59 |
| 44 | No One Is To Blame | Howard Jones | 4 | 07/05 | 40 |
| 45 | Let's Go All The Way | Sly Fox | 8 | 04/05 | 74 |
| 46 | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On | Robert Palmer | 2 | 11/18 | 49 |
| 47 | Words Get In The Way | Miami Sound Machine | 5 | 09/20 | / |
| 48 | Manic Monday | Bangles | 2 | 04/19 | 37 |
| 49 | Walk Of Life | Dire Straits | 7 | 01/25 | 92 |
| 50 | Amanda | Boston | 1(2) | 11/08-11/15 | 12 |
| 51 | Two Of Hearts | Stacey Q | 3 | 10/11 | 64 |
| 52 | Crush On You | The Jets | 3(2) | 06/21-06/28 | 57 |
| 53 | If You Leave | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | 4 | 05/31 | 77 |
| 54 | Invisible Touch | Genesis | 1 | 07/19 | 17 |
| 55 | The Sweetest Taboo | Sade | 5 | 03/01 | 68 |
| 56 | What You Need | Inxs | 5 | 04/12 | 27 |
| 57 | Talk To Me | Stevie Nicks | 4(2) | 01/25-02/01 | 44 |
| 58 | Nasty ● | Janet Jackson | 3 | 07/19 | 48 |
| 59 | Take Me Home Tonight | Eddie Money | 4 | 11/15 | 63 |
| 60 | We Don't Need To Take Our Clothes Off | Jermaine Stewart | 5(2) | 08/09-08/16 | 81 |
| 61 | All Cried Out ● | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force | 8 | 10/25 | 86 |
| 62 | Your Love | The Outfield | 6(2) | 05/10-05/17 | 95 |
| 63 | I'm Your Man | Wham! | 3(2) | 02/01-02/08 | 41 |
| 64 | Perfect Way | Scritti Politti | 11 | 85/12/21 | / |
| 65 | Living In America | James Brown | 4 | 03/01 | 65 |
| 66 | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60'S) | John Cougar Mellencamp | 2 | 04/05 | 42 |
| 67 | Who's Johnny "Short Circuit Theme" | El Debarge | 3 | 07/05 | 58 |
| 68 | Word Up | Cameo | 6(3) | 11/22-12/06 | 71 |
| 69 | Why Can't This Be Love | Van Halen | 3 | 05/17 | 9 |
| 70 | Silent Running | Mike & The Mechanics | 6 | 03/08 | 62 |
| 71 | Typical Male | Tina Turner | 2(3) | 10/18-11/01 | 33 |
| 72 | Small Town | John Cougar Mellencamp | 6(4) | 85/12/28-01/18 | 91 |
| 73 | Tarzan Boy | Baltimora | 13 | 03/01 | / |
| 74 | All I Need Is A Miracle | Mike & The Mechanics | 5 | 06/07 | 79 |
| 75 | Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared") | Michael McDonald | 7(3) | 08/30-09/13 | 69 |
| 76 | True Blue ● | Madonna | 3(3) | 11/15-11/29 | 45 |
| 77 | Rumors | Timex Social Club | 8(2) | 08/16 08/30 | 78 |
| 78 | Life In A Northern Town | The Dream Academy | 7(2) | 02/22-03/01 | 61 |
| 79 | Bad Boy ● | Miami Sound Machine | 8(3) | 05/10-05/24 | 67 |
| 80 | Sleeping Bags | ZZ Top | 8 | 85/12/14 | 83('85) |
| 81 | Tonight She Comes | The Cars | 7 | 01/11 | 98 |
| 82 | Love Touch (Theme From "Legal Eagles") | Rod Stewart | 6 | 08/09 | 60 |
| 83 | A Love Bizarre | Sheila E. | 11 | 03/01 | |
| 84 | Throwing It All Away | Genesis | 4(2) | 10/11-10/18 | 47 |
| 85 | Baby Love | Regina | 10(2) | 09/13-09/20 | 87 |
| 86 | Election Day | Arcadia | 6(2) | 85/12/14-12/21 | / |
| 87 | Nikita | Elton John | 7(2) | 03/22-03/29 | 85 |
| 88 | Take Me Home | Phil Collins | 7(3) | 05/10-05/24 | 70 |
| 89 | Walk This Way | Run D.M.C. | 4 | 09/27 | 80 |
| 90 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker | 8 | 11/01 | / |
| 91 | Your Wildest Dreams | The Moody Blues | 9(2) | 07/12-07/19 | / |
| 92 | Spies Like Us | Paul McCartney | 7 | 02/08 | / |
| 93 | Object Of My Desire | Starpoint | 25 | 85/12/14 | / |
| 94 | Dreamtime | Daryl Hall | 5 | 10/04 | 36 |
| 95 | Tender Love | Force M.D.'S | 10(2) | 04/12-04/19 | 89 |
| 96 | King For A Day | Thompson Twins | 8 | 03/22 | 84 |
| 97 | Love Will Conquer All | Lionel Richie | 9(2) | 11/29-12/06 | 90 |
| 98 | A Different Corner | George Michael | 7(3) | 06/14-06/28 | 73 |
| 99 | I'll Be Over You | Toto | 11 | 11/22 | / |
| 100 | Go Home | Stevie Wonder | 10 | 02/01 | / |
| Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart | |||||
| Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
| - | Harlem Shuffle | The Rolling Stones | 5 | 05/03 | 52 |
| - | Heartbeat | Don Johnson | 5(2) | 10/18-10/25 | 53 |
| - | My Hometown ● | Bruce Springsteen | 6(2) | 01/25-02/01 | 75 |
| - | Love Zone | Billy Ocean | 10 | 09/27 | 82 |
| - | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) | The Pet Shop Boys | 10 | 08/02 | 88 |
| - | The Edge Of Heaven | Wham! | 10(2) | 08/16-08/23 | 93 |
| - | Sanctify Yourself | Simple Minds | 14(3) | 03/15-03/29 | 94 |
| - | Be Good To Yourself | Journey | 9 | 05/31 | 96 |
| - | Modern Woman | Billy Joel | 10 | 07/26 | 97 |
| - | The Rain | Oran "Juice" Jones | 9 | 11/15 | 100 |
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Billboard top 11 hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart | |||||
| Rank | Title | Artist | Peak | Date | Rank |
| - | This Could Be the Night | Loverboy | 10 | 03/29 | / |
| - | Is It Love | Mr. Mister | 8 | 05/31 | / |
| - | Nothin' At All | Heart | 10 | 06/21 | / |
| - | Tuff Enuff | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | 10 | 07/12 | / |
| - | A Matter of Trust | Billy Joel | 10 | 10/18 | / |
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Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s). |
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