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Top Adult Contemporary Songs of 1986

1985 <-1986-> 1987
    

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1.
06/1986
410

✫1
US
16
AC


4
dance




✫1
UK
[Sire 28660]
written by Brian Elliot & Madonna
2.
03/1986
409

✫1
US
2
AC




✫1
R&B


2
UK
[MCA 52770]
written by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
3.
06/1986
405

✫1
US
3
AC








✫1
UK
[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1986]
[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1986]
produced by Giorgio Moroder
[Columbia 05903]
written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock
4.
04/1986
384

✫1
US
✫1
AC








2
UK
[Sire 28717]
written by Madonna & Patrick Leonard
5.
10/1986
378

✫1
US
30
AC


6
dance




2
UK
6.
10/1986
361

3
US
5
AC


6
dance




✫1
UK
[Sire 7-28591]
written by Madonna & Stephen Bray
7.
12/1986
359

✫1
US
12
AC


✫1
dance




4
UK
[Sire 28508]
written by Madonna, Gardner Cole & Peter Rafelson
8.
06/1986
359

✫1
US
✫1
AC








3
UK
[from the movie The Karate Kid]
[Full Moon 28662]
written by Peter Cetera, David Foster & Diane Nini
9.
02/1986
359

3
US
38
AC


✫1
dance
2
R&B


2
UK
[Atlantic 89446]
written by John Smith
10.
07/1986
356

3
US
2
AC








✫1
UK
[A&M 2848]
written by Chris de Burgh
11.
08/1986
353

✫1
US
2
AC




✫1
R&B


6
UK
[Columbia 06191]
written by Gregory Abbott
12.
08/1986
350

✫1
US
24
AC


37
dance


4
rock
4
UK
[Virgin 99481]
written by Nick Van Eede
13.
08/1986
349

✫1
US
3
AC


✫1
dance
3
R&B


8
UK
[A&M/Virgin 2861]
written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
14.
10/1986
349

2
US
37
AC


✫1
dance
7
R&B


3
UK
[EMI 50047]
written by Robbie Nevil, Duncan Pain & Mark Holding
15.
01/1986
345

2
US
10
AC






43
rock
2
UK
[Columbia 05757]
written by Prince (as Christopher)
16.
03/1986
331

✫1
US
✫1
AC




3
R&B


8
UK
[Arista 9466]
written by Linda Creed & Michael Masser
17.
08/1986
326

✫1
US
10
AC


✫1
dance
3
R&B


10
UK
[A&M 2855]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson
18.
01/1986
323

4
US
38
AC


2
dance
✫1
R&B


3
UK
[A&M 2812]
written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III), Terry Lewis & Janet Jackson
19.
04/1986
317

✫1
US
✫1
AC




✫1
R&B


12
UK
[Jive 9465]
written by Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite (as Wayne Anton Braithwaite) & Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond)
20.
08/1986
314

✫1
US
✫1
AC






2
rock
12
UK
[Chrysalis 43019]
written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis
21.
05/1986
314

✫1
US
29
AC


✫1
dance




8
UK
produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
[London 886056]
written by Robbie van Leeuwen
22.
04/1986
305

7
US
6
AC








✫1
UK
[Columbia 05888]
written by George Michael
23.
07/1986
302

✫1
US
✫1
AC






3
rock
15
UK
as Bruce Hornsby and The Range
[RCA 5023]
written by Bruce Hornsby
24.
05/1986
302

✫1
US
3
AC






✫1
rock
15
UK
[Atlantic 89407]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
25.
06/1986
301

✫1
US
7
AC






✫1
rock
13
UK
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1987]
[Warner 28710 (Island)]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings
26.
07/1986
299

2
US
3
AC




6
R&B


7
UK
[Motown 1843]
written by Mike Frenchik, Lionel Richie & Carlos Rios
27.
10/1986
285

9
US
10
AC








✫1
UK
[R]
[Atlantic 89361]
written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
28.
08/1986
279

✫1
US
5
AC








12
UK
[Portrait 06247]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg
29.
10/1986
277

6
US
✫1
AC


12
dance




4
UK
[Mercury 888016]
written by Andy Connell, Corinne Drewery & Martin Jackson
30.
11/1986
276

2
US
4
AC








8
UK
[Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1988]
[MCA 52973]
written by James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
31.
06/1986
273

10
US
22
AC








✫1
UK
double A-side with Where Did Your Heart Go in the UK
[Columbia 06182]
written by George Michael
32.
01/1986

These Dreams by Heart

from Heart   Heart
256

✫1
US
✫1
AC






2
rock
62
UK
[Capitol 5541]
written by Martin Page & Bernie Taupin
33.
09/1986
239

✫1
US
13
AC






✫1
rock
84
UK
[MCA 52756]
written by Tom Scholz
34.
06/1986
230

4
US
✫1
AC






✫1
rock
22
UK
[Atlantic 89372]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
35.
09/1986
230

✫1
US
✫1
AC








78
UK
[Full Moon 28597]
written by Bobby Caldwell & Paul Gordon
36.
11/1986
228

✫1
US
✫1
AC
42
country


70
R&B




as Billy Vera & the Beaters
[R]
[live]
[Rhino 74403]
written by Billy Vera
37.
08/1986
228

2
US
23
AC


11
dance
3
R&B


33
UK
charted as Typical Male / Don't Turn Around in US dance charts
[Capitol 5615]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
38.
07/1986
224

3
US
✫1
AC






25
rock
19
UK
[Atlantic 89316]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
39.
03/1986
224

4
US
✫1
AC






20
rock
16
UK
[Elektra 69549]
written by Howard Jones
40.
07/1986
218

3
US
8
AC






9
rock
18
UK
[Atlantic 89290]
written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
41.
09/1986
216

✫1
US
17
AC






10
rock


[Chrysalis 43097]
written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby
42.
07/1986
210

2
US
30
AC






17
rock
29
UK
43.
06/1986
207

7
US
4
AC


8
dance
17
R&B


12
UK
[MCA 52857]
written by Rod Temperton
44.
11/1986
200

3
US
✫1
AC




2
R&B


79
UK
[MCA 52968]
written by Rupert Holmes
45.
07/1986
200

2
US
✫1
AC




54
R&B




[USA Carrere 06122]
written by Jay Gruska & Paul Gordon
46.
06/1986
199

8
US
3
AC




2
R&B


13
UK
[Elektra 69557]
written by Anita Baker, Gary Bias & Louis Johnson
47.
09/1986
195

3
US
20
AC






✫1
rock
41
UK
[Chrysalis 43065]
written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper & Huey Lewis
48.
12/1986
195

7
US
✫1
AC




5
R&B


17
UK
[Motown 1873]
written by Lionel Richie
49.
03/1986
194

12
US
11
AC


4
dance
87
R&B


7
UK
charted as Move Away / Sexuality in US dance charts
[Virgin/Epic 05847]
written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss & Phil Pickett
50.
04/1986
188

3
US
18
AC


10
dance
✫1
R&B




[Gordy 1842]
written by Ina Wolf
51.
10/1986
184

10
US
28
AC






✫1
rock
10
UK
[Sire 28630]
written by Chrissie Hynde
52.
08/1986
173

5
US
24
AC


36
dance


11
rock
28
UK
produced by David A. Stewart
[RCA 14387]
written by John Beeby & Daryl Hall
53.
03/1986
172

8
US
8
AC


10
dance
74
R&B


16
UK
[Epic 05805]
written by Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil
54.
02/1986
169

5
US
7
AC


24
dance


6
rock
53
UK
[Atlantic 7-89450]
written by Mike Rutherford & Christopher Neil
55.
11/1986
168

3
US
2
AC










[Warner/Full Moon 28512]
written by David Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin
56.
05/1986
167

6
US
5
AC






26
rock
27
UK
[Warner 7-28668]
written by Mike Chapman, Gene Black & Holly Knight
57.
01/1986
162

16
US
4
AC








8
UK
[A&M 2838]
written by Felix Haug & Kurt Maloo
58.
05/1986
156

3
US
25
AC


21
dance






59.
08/1986
155

44
US
15
AC






42
rock
4
UK
[Warner 28667]
written by Paul Simon
60.
03/1986
154

4
US
24
AC








48
UK
61.
06/1986
150

5
US
✫1
AC










[Epic 06120]
written by Gloria Estefan
62.
10/1986
150

9
US
✫1
AC




2
R&B


45
UK
[Motown 1866]
written by Greg Phillinganes, Lionel Richie & Cynthia Weil
63.
11/1986
144

15
US
7
AC


27
dance
✫1
R&B


24
UK
[Epic 06523]
written by Luther Vandross & Nat Adderley Jr.
64.
09/1986
142

18
US
5
AC








10
UK
[Arista 9525]
written by Carly Simon
65.
07/1986
137

10
US
5
AC




✫1
R&B


49
UK
[Jive 9510]
written by Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite (as Wayne Anton Braithwaite) & Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond)
66.
11/1986
136

10
US
35
AC


35
dance
2
R&B


30
UK
[Mercury 888074]
written by Ronald Bell (as Khalis Bayyan), Robert Bell (as Robert "Kool" Bell), Kool & The Gang & James "J.T." Taylor
67.
10/1986
135

9
US
2
AC








31
UK
[Virgin 99425]
written by Nick Van Eede
68.
04/1986
135

9
US
✫1
AC






2
rock


[Polydor 883906]
written by Justin Hayward
69.
02/1986
130

24
US
✫1
AC




8
R&B


17
UK
[Tamla 1832]
written by Stevie Wonder
70.
11/1986
129

7
US
4
AC








66
UK
71.
09/1986
125

19
US
25
AC








11
UK
72.
10/1986
118

16
US
✫1
AC




10
R&B


34
UK
[Jive 9540]
written by Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite (as Wayne Anton Braithwaite) & Barry Eastmond (as Barry James Eastmond)
73.
10/1986
116

9
US
24
AC




✫1
R&B




[MCA 52947]
written by Melvin Riley
74.
11/1986
113

13
US
✫1
AC






19
rock
53
UK
[Island 28472]
written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings
75.
05/1986
113

13
US
2
AC




2
R&B




[A&M 2814]
written by Andy Goldmark & Bruce Roberts
76.
08/1986
106

10
US
17
AC






14
rock
52
UK
[Columbia 06108]
written by Billy Joel
77.
04/1986
103

12
US
21
AC






✫1
rock


as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
[Capitol 5592]
written by Bob Seger
78.
04/1986
103

10
US
40
AC






6
rock
76
UK
[Capitol 5572]
written by Mark Mueller
79.
08/1986
101

11
US
✫1
AC










[Columbia 06280]
written by Steve Lukather & Randy Goodrum
80.
09/1986
100

15
US
8
AC






✫1
rock


[Geffen 28617]
written by Ric Ocasek
81.
09/1986
96

9
US
30
AC






25
rock


[Chrysalis 43108]
written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis
82.
02/1986
95

18
US
20
AC






22
rock
28
UK
[Columbia 05766 (CBS Associate)]
written by Jeff Lynne
83.
10/1986
95

9
US
25
AC






27
rock


[Scotti Bros. 4-06381]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik
84.
06/1986
94

10
US
7
AC






34
rock


[from the film Ruthless People]
[Columbia 06118]
written by Billy Joel
85.
01/1986
93

10
US
30
AC






9
rock


[Columbia 05765]
written by Jonathan Cain, Paul Dean, Mike Reno & Bill Wray
86.
01/1986
91

22
US
21
AC


4
dance
9
R&B


54
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9453]
written by Beppe Cantarelli & Roy Freeland
87.
02/1986
87

16
US
5
AC




14
R&B


96
UK
88.
12/1986
86

14
US
33
AC






3
rock


[Columbia 06569]
written by Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey & Ira Walker
89.
11/1986
85

28
US
17
AC


19
dance
2
R&B


46
UK
produced by Narada Michael Walden
[Arista 9546]
written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass & Lisa Walden (as Anukampa Lisa Walden)
90.
11/1986
83

18
US
✫1
AC






32
rock


[Columbia 06526]
written by Billy Joel
91.
12/1986
82

14
US
7
AC






26
rock


[Columbia 38-06301]
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon
92.
03/1986
80

20
US
6
AC




8
R&B


89
UK
[Portrait 05846]
written by Sade Adu & Stuart Matthewman
93.
10/1986
78

24
US
2
AC






6
rock


[Elektra 69506]
written by Benjamin Orr & Diane Grey Page
94.
11/1986
70

19
US
14
AC






10
rock


[MCA 52958]
written by Steve Morse & Steve Walsh
95.
12/1986
66

33
US
3
AC
✫1
country








[RCA 5065]
written by Todd Cerney, Mary Ann Kennedy & Pat Bunch
96.
10/1986
64

23
US
21
AC




5
R&B




[Elektra 69518]
written by Roger (as Roger Troutman) & Billy Beck
97.
11/1986
63

25
US
3
AC








89
UK
[Epic 06352]
written by Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo & Rafael Vigil
98.
04/1986
62

29
US
24
AC








31
UK
[Columbia 05886]
written by Jules Shear
99.
11/1986
62

30
US
12
AC




18
R&B


43
UK
[Capitol 5644]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle
100.
07/1986
61

20
US
24
AC








68
UK

[Arista 9505]
written by Vance Brescia

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