Billboard Top 40 of 1986

The following songs made their debut in the Billboard Top 40 in 1986;^[1] they are listed in alphabetical order.

• "Addicted to Love" – Robert Palmer (#1)
• "All Cried Out" – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force (#8)
• "All I Need Is a Miracle" – Mike + The Mechanics (#5)
• "All I Wanted" – Kansas (#19)
• "All the Love in the World" – The Outfield (#19)
• "All the Things She Said" – Simple Minds (#28)
• "Amanda" – Boston (#1)
• "American Storm" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#13)
• "Another Night" – Aretha Franklin (#22)
• "At This Moment – Billy Vera & The Beaters (#1)
• "Baby Love" – Regina (#10)
• "Bad Boy" – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (#8)
• "Be Good to Yourself" – Journey (#9)
• "Beats So Lonely" – Charlie Sexton (#17)
• "The Captain of Her Heart" – Double (#16)
• "C'est La Vie" – Robbie Nevil (#2)
• "Calling America" – Electric Light Orchestra (#18)
• "Change of Heart" – Cyndi Lauper (#3)
• "Coming Around Again"/"Itsy Bitsy Spider" – Carly Simon (#18)
• "Control" – Janet Jackson (#5)
• "Crush on You" – The Jets (#3)
• "Dancing on the Ceiling" – Lionel Richie (#2)
• "Danger Zone" – Kenny Loggins (#2)
• "Day by Day" – Hooters (#18)
• "A Different Corner" – George Michael (#7)
• "Digital Display" – Ready for the World (#21)
• "Digging Your Scene" – The Blow Monkeys (#14)
• "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" – Glass Tiger (#2)
• "Don't Get Me Wrong" – The Pretenders (#10)
• "Dreams" – Van Halen (#22)
• "Dreamtime" – Daryl Hall (#5)
• "Earth Angel" – New Edition (#21)
• "The Edge of Heaven – Wham! (#10)
• "Emotion in Motion" – Ric Ocasek (#15)
• "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" – Wang Chung (#2)
• "Everything in My Heart" – Corey Hart (#30)
• "Feel It Again" – Honeymoon Suite (#34)
• "Foolish Pride" – Daryl Hall (#33)
• "For America" – Jackson Browne (#30)
• "For Tonight" – Nancy Martinez (#32)
• "(Forever) Live and Die" – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (#19)
• "Freedom Overspill" – Steve Winwood (#20)
• "Friends and Lovers" – Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (#2)
• "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" – Timbuk 3 (#19)
• "The Girl Can't Help It" – Journey (#17)
• "Glory of Love" – Peter Cetera (#1)
• "Goldmine" – Pointer Sisters (#33)
• "Goodbye Is Forever" – Arcadia (#33)
• "The Greatest Love of All" – Whitney Houston (#1)
• "Hanging on a Heart Attack" – Device (#35)
• "Harlem Shuffle – The Rolling Stones (#5)
• "Heartbeat" – Don Johnson (#5)
• "Heaven in Your Eyes" – Loverboy (#12)
• "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" – Freddie Jackson (#25)
• "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (#1)
• "Hip to Be Square" – Huey Lewis & The News (#3)
• "Holding Back the Years" – Simply Red (#1)
• "(How to Be a) Millionaire" – ABC (#20)
• "Human" – The Human League (#1)
• "Hyperactive" – Robert Palmer (#33)
• "I Am by Your Side" – Corey Hart (#18)
• "I Can't Wait" – Stevie Nicks (#16)
• "I Can't Wait" – Nu Shooz (#3)
• "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" – Robert Palmer (#2)
• "I Do What I Do (Theme for 9 1/2 Weeks)" – John Taylor (#23)
• "I Think It's Love" – Jermaine Jackson (#16)
• "I Wanna Be a Cowboy" – Boys Don't Cry (#12)
• "I'll Be Over You" – Toto (#11)
• "I'm Not the One" – The Cars (#32)
• "If She Knew What She Wants" – Bangles (#29)
• "If You Leave" – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (#4)
• "In Your Eyes" – Peter Gabriel (#26)
• "Invisible Touch" – Genesis (#1)
• "Is It Love" – Mr. Mister (#8)
• "Is This Love" – Survivor (#9)
• "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – Aretha Franklin (#21)
• "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" – Georgia Satellites (#2)
• "King for a Day" – Thompson Twins (#8)
• "Kyrie" – Mr. Mister (#1)
• "Kiss" – Prince & The Revolution (#1)
• "Land of Confusion" – Genesis (#4)
• "Let's Go All The Way – Sly Fox (#7)
• "Life in A Northern Town" – The Dream Academy (#7)
• "Like a Rock" – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (#12)
• "Like No Other Night" – 38 Special (#14)
• "A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)" – New Edition (#38)
• "Live Is Life" – Opus (#32)
• "Live To Tell" – Madonna (#1)
• "Living in America" – James Brown (#4)
• "Love Is Forever" – Billy Ocean (#16)
• "The Love Parade" – The Dream Academy (#36)
• "Love Touch" – Rod Stewart (#6)
• "Love Walks In" – Van Halen (#22)
• "Love Will Conquer All" – Lionel Richie (#9)
• "Love You Down" – Ready for the World (#9)
• "Love Zone" – Billy Ocean (#10)
• "Mad About You" – Belinda Carlisle (#3)
• "Man Size Love" – Klymaxx (#15)
• "Manic Monday" – The Bangles (#2)
• "A Matter of Trust" – Billy Joel (#10)
• "Missionary Man" – Eurythmics (#14)
• "Modern Woman" – Billy Joel (#10)
• "Money$ Too Tight (to Mention)" – Simply Red (#28)
• "Mothers Talk" – Tears for Fears (#27)
• "Mountains" – Prince & The Revolution (#23)
• "Move Away" – Culture Club (#12)
• "Nasty" – Janet Jackson (#3)
• "Needles and Pins" – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks (#37)
• "Never as Good as the First Time" – Sade (#20)
• "Next Time I Fall" – Peter Cetera with Amy Grant (#1)
• "Night Moves" – Marilyn Martin (#28)
• "Nikita" – Elton John (#7)
• "No Easy Way Out" – Robert Tepper (#22)
• "No One Is to Blame" – Howard Jones (#4)
• "Nothin' At All" – Heart (#10)
• "Notorious" – Duran Duran (#2)
• "Oh, People" – Patti LaBelle (#29)
• "On My Own" – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (#1)
• "One Hit (to the Body)" – The Rolling Stones (#28)
• "One Step Closer to You" – Gavin Christopher (#22)
• "Open Your Heart" – Madonna (#1)
• "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" – Pet Shop Boys (#10)
• "Out of Mind Out of Sight" – Models (#37)
• "Overjoyed" – Stevie Wonder (#24)
• "Papa Don't Preach" – Madonna (#1)
• "Paranoimia" – The Art of Noise with Max Headroom (#34)
• "Point of No Return" – Nu Shooz (#28)
• "Press" – Paul McCartney (#21)
• "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)"" – John Cougar Mellencamp (#2)
• "The Rain" – Oran "Juice" Jones (#9)
• "Rain on the Scarecrow" – John Cougar Mellencamp (#21)
• "Rock Me Amadeus" – Falco (#1)
• "Rough Boy" – ZZ Top (#22)
• "Rumbleseat" – John Cougar Mellencamp (#28)
• "Rumors" – Timex Social Club (#8)
• "Russians" – Sting (#16)
• "Sanctify Yourself" – Simple Minds (#14)
• "Sara" – Starship (#1)
• "Saturday Love" – Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal (#26)
• "Secret Lovers" – Atlantic Starr (#3)
• "Secret Separation" – The Fixx (#19)
• "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" – Mike + The Mechanics (#6)
• "Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel (#1)
• "So Far Away" – Dire Straits (#19)
• "Somebody's Out There" – Triumph (#27)
• "Someday" – Glass Tiger (#7)
• "Something About You" – Level 42 (#7)
• "Stages" – ZZ Top (#21)
• "Stand By Me" – Ben E. King (#9)
• "Stick Around" – Julian Lennon (#32)
• "Stop to Love" – Luther Vandross (#15)
• "Stuck With You" – Huey Lewis & The News (#1)
• "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – A-Ha (#20)
• "Suzanne" – Journey (#17)
• "Sweet Freedom" – Michael McDonald (#7)
• "Sweet Love" – Anita Baker (#8)
• "Take It Easy" – Andy Taylor (#24)
• "Take Me Home" – Phil Collins (#7)
• "Take Me Home Tonight" – Eddie Money (#4)
• "Take My Breath Away" – Berlin (#1)
• "Taken In" – Mike + The Mechanics (#32)
• "Tarzan Boy" – Baltimora (#13)
• "Tender Love" – Force M.D.'s (#10)
• "That Was Then, This Is Now" – Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork (of The Monkees) (#20)
• "There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry)" – Billy Ocean (#1)
• "These Dreams" – Heart (#1)
• "This Could Be the Night" – Loverboy (#10)
• "This Is the Time" – Billy Joel (#18)
• "Throwing It All Away" – Genesis (#4)
• "To Be a Lover" – Billy Idol (#6)
• "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" – Starship (#26)
• "True Blue" – Madonna (#3)
• "True Colors" – Cyndi Lauper (#1)
• "Tuff Enuff" – The Fabulous Thunderbirds (#10)
• "Twist and Shout" – The Beatles (#23)
• "Two of Hearts – Stacey Q (#3)
• "Two People – Tina Turner (#30)
• "Typical Male" – Tina Turner (#2)
• "Velcro Fly" – ZZ Top (#35)
• "Venus" – Bananarama (#1)
• "Victory" – Kool & The Gang (#10)
• "Vienna Calling" – Falco (#18)
• "Walk Like An Egyptian" – Bangles (#1)
• "Walk This Way" – Run-D.M.C. (#4)
• "War" – Bruce Springsteen (#8)
• "The Way It Is" – Bruce Hornsby & The Range (#1)
• "We Connect" – Stacey Q (#35)
• "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" – Jermaine Stewart (#5)
• "Welcome to the Boomtown" – David & David (#37)
• "We're Ready" – Boston (#9)
• "West End Girls" – Pet Shop Boys (#1)
• "What About Love?" – 'Til Tuesday (#26)
• "What Have You Done for Me Lately" – Janet Jackson (#4)
• "What You Need" – Inxs (#5)
• "When I Think of You" – Janet Jackson (#1)
• "When the Heart Rules the Mind" – GTR (#14)
• "Where Do the Children Go" – Hooters (#38)
• "Who's Johnny" – El DeBarge (#3)
• "Why Can't This Be Love" – Van Halen (#3)
• "Wild Wild Life" – Talking Heads (#25)
• "Will You Still Love Me?" – Chicago (#3)
• "Word Up" – Cameo (#6)
• "Words Get in the Way" – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine (#5)
• "Yankee Rose" – David Lee Roth (#16)
• "You Be Illin'" – Run-D.M.C. (#29)
• "You Give Love a Bad Name" – Bon Jovi (#1)
• "You Got It All" – The Jets (#3)
• "You Know I Love You... Don't You?" – Howard Jones (#17)
• "You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)" – Jeffrey Osborne (#13)
• "Your Love" – The Outfield (#6)
• "Your Wildest Dreams" – The Moody Blues (#9)

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