List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1986 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1986.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1985 |
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November 30 |
"That's What Friends Are For" |
Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder |
1 |
January 11 |
13 |
|
December 7 |
"I Miss You" |
Klymaxx |
3 |
January 11 |
8 |
|
December 14 |
"Go Home" |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
January 25 |
10 |
|
December 21 |
"Walk of Life" |
Dire Straits |
4 |
January 18 |
8 |
|
December 28 |
"Somewhere" |
Barbara Streisand |
5 |
February 15 |
10 |
|
Singles from 1986 |
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January 11 |
"The Sweetest Taboo" |
Sade |
1 |
February 8 |
9 |
|
January 18 |
"My Hometown" |
Bruce Springsteen |
1 |
February 1 |
6 |
|
January 25 |
"How Will I Know" |
Whitney Houston |
1 |
February 15 |
9 |
|
February 1 |
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" |
Billy Ocean |
2 |
February 15 |
7 |
|
"Life in a Northern Town" |
The Dream Academy |
2 |
March 1 |
7 |
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February 8 |
"Sara" |
Starship |
1 |
February 22 |
9 |
|
February 15 |
"Nikita" |
Elton John |
3 |
March 8 |
10 |
|
February 22 |
"These Dreams" |
Heart |
1 |
March 15 |
10 |
|
March 1 |
"Secret Lovers" |
Atlantic Starr |
1 |
April 5 |
9 |
|
"Only One" |
James Taylor |
6 |
March 22 |
6 |
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March 8 |
"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" |
Mike & the Mechanics |
7 |
March 22 |
4 |
|
March 15 |
"Overjoyed" |
Stevie Wonder |
1 |
April 12 |
8 |
|
March 22 |
"Tender Love" |
Force MDs |
2 |
April 12 |
7 |
|
"Now and Forever (You and Me)" |
Anne Murray |
7 |
April 5 |
4 |
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March 29 |
"Bop" |
Dan Seals |
10 |
March 29 |
1 |
|
April 5 |
"I Think It's Love" |
Jermaine Jackson |
5 |
April 26 |
6 |
|
"Whisper in the Dark" |
Dionne Warwick |
7 |
April 12 |
4 |
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April 12 |
"Take Me Home" |
Phil Collins |
2 |
April 26 |
8 |
|
"Greatest Love of All" |
Whitney Houston |
1 |
April 26 |
11 |
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April 19 |
"So Far Away" |
Dire Straits |
3 |
May 3 |
5 |
|
April 26 |
"Manic Monday" |
The Bangles |
10 |
April 26 |
2 |
|
May 3 |
"Call Me" |
Dennis DeYoung |
5 |
May 10 |
3 |
|
"Never as Good as the First Time" |
Sade |
6 |
May 10 |
4 |
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"Holding Back the Years" |
Simply Red |
4 |
May 24 |
10 |
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May 10 |
"Live to Tell" |
Madonna |
1 |
May 31 |
9 |
|
"On My Own" |
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
2 |
May 24 |
10 |
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"Bad Boy" |
Miami Sound Machine |
8 |
May 24 |
3 |
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May 17 |
"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" |
Billy Ocean |
1 |
June 21 |
12 |
|
May 24 |
"Your Wildest Dreams" |
The Moody Blues |
1 |
July 5 |
12 |
|
"A Different Corner" |
George Michael |
6 |
June 7 |
7 |
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May 31 |
"No One Is to Blame" |
Howard Jones |
1 |
June 28 |
9 |
|
"Something AbOUT You" |
Level 42 |
10 |
May 31 |
2 |
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June 7 |
"All I Need Is a Miracle" |
Mike & the Mechanics |
7 |
June 21 |
4 |
|
June 14 |
"That's Why I'm Here" |
James Taylor |
8 |
July 5 |
5 |
|
June 28 |
"Headed for the Future" |
Neil Diamond |
10 |
June 28 |
2 |
|
July 5 |
"Glory of Love" |
Peter Cetera |
1 |
July 19 |
11 |
|
July 12 |
"The Best of Me" |
David Foster & Olivia Newton-John |
6 |
July 12 |
2 |
|
"Invisible Touch" |
Genesis |
3 |
July 26 |
6 |
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"Modern Woman" |
Billy Joel |
7 |
July 19 |
3 |
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"You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" |
Jeffrey Osborne |
2 |
August 2 |
7 |
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July 19 |
"Love Touch" |
Rod Stewart |
5 |
August 2 |
5 |
|
"The Captain of Her Heart" |
Double |
4 |
August 23 |
8 |
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July 26 |
"Words Get in the Way" |
Miami Sound Machine |
1 |
August 23 |
11 |
|
August 2 |
"Dancing on the Ceiling" |
Lionel Richie |
3 |
August 23 |
10 |
|
"In the Shape of a Heart" |
Jackson Browne |
10 |
August 2 |
1 |
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August 9 |
"Sweet Freedom" |
Michael McDonald |
4 |
August 30 |
8 |
|
"Friends and Lovers" |
Carl Anderson |
1 |
September 6 |
12 |
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August 16 |
"Taken In" |
Mike & the Mechanics |
7 |
August 23 |
5 |
|
August 23 |
"Higher Love" |
Steve Winwood |
7 |
September 13 |
5 |
|
"Stuck with You" |
Huey Lewis & the News |
1 |
September 20 |
11 |
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August 30 |
"Take My Breath Away" |
Berlin |
3 |
September 20 |
7 |
|
September 13 |
"Throwing It All Away" |
Genesis |
1 |
October 11 |
10 |
|
September 20 |
"Sweet Love" |
Anita Baker |
3 |
October 11 |
9 |
|
"Love Zone" |
Billy Ocean |
5 |
October 4 |
5 |
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September 27 |
"Love Always" |
El DeBarge |
8 |
October 11 |
3 |
|
October 4 |
"I'll Be Over You" |
Toto |
1 |
October 25 |
10 |
|
October 11 |
"Coming Around Again" |
Carly Simon |
5 |
November 1 |
7 |
|
"True Colors" |
Cyndi Lauper |
5 |
October 18 |
5 |
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October 18 |
"The Next Time I Fall" |
Peter Cetera & Amy Grant |
1 |
November 8 |
13 |
|
"Love Will Conquer All" |
Lionel Richie |
1 |
November 22 |
12 |
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October 25 |
"When I Think of You" |
Janet Jackson |
10 |
October 25 |
2 |
|
November 1 |
"Human" |
The Human League |
3 |
November 15 |
8 |
|
November 8 |
"The Way It Is" |
Bruce Hornsby |
1 |
December 6 |
11 |
|
"True Blue" |
Madonna |
5 |
November 22 |
5 |
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November 15 |
"California Dreamin" |
The Beach Boys |
8 |
November 15 |
2 |
|
November 22 |
"Love Is Forever" |
Billy Ocean |
1 |
December 20 |
12 |
|
"Emotion in Motion" |
Ric Ocasek |
8 |
November 29 |
4 |
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November 29 |
"Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)" |
Miami Sound Machine |
3 |
December 20 |
9 |
|
"They Don't Make Them Like They Used To" |
Kenny Rogers |
10 |
November 29 |
1 |
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December 13 |
"Stand by Me" |
Ben E. King |
10 |
December 13 |
2 |
|
1985 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 26 |
"Separate Lives" |
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin |
1 |
November 16 |
12 |
|
November 2 |
"You Belong to the City" |
Glenn Frey |
2 |
November 23 |
10 |
|
November 9 |
"Everyday" |
James Taylor |
3 |
December 7 |
11 |
|
November 16 |
"Say You, Say Me" |
Lionel Richie |
1 |
December 7 |
12 |
|
November 30 |
"Broken Wings" |
Mr. Mister |
3 |
December 21 |
9 |
1987 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 6 |
"Stay the Night" |
Benjamin Orr |
2 |
January 10 |
10 |
|
December 13 |
"This Is the Time" |
Billy Joel |
1 |
January 10 |
12 |
|
December 20 |
"Shake You Down" |
Gregory Abbott |
2 |
January 17 |
9 |
|
December 27 |
"Somewhere Out There" |
Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram |
4 |
February 7 |
15 |
|
"Will You Still Love Me?" |
Chicago |
2 |
February 14 |
14 |
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1986 (U.S.)