| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1986 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published in the December 27, 1986, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | HIGHER LOVE – Steve Winwood (Island) |
| 2 | WEST END GIRLS – The Pet Shop Boys (EMI America) |
| 3 | LIVE TO TELL – Madonna (Sire) |
| 4 | THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 5 | KISS – Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park) |
| 6 | STUCK WITH YOU – Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis) |
| 7 | HUMAN – The Human League (A&M) |
| 8 | THESE DREAMS – Heart (Capitol) |
| 9 | WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE – Van Halen (Warner Bros.) |
| 10 | ON MY OWN – Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA) |
| 11 | ADDICTED TO LOVE – Robert Palmer (Island) |
| 12 | AMANDA – Boston (MCA) |
| 13 | GREATEST LOVE OF ALL – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 14 | SLEDGEHAMMER – Peter Gabriel (Geffen) |
| 15 | KYRIE – Mr. Mister (RCA) |
| 16 | GLORY OF LOVE – Peter Cetera (Full Moon) |
| 17 | INVISIBLE TOUCH – Genesis (Atlantic) |
| 18 | PAPA DON’T PREACH – Madonna (Sire) |
| 19 | ROCK ME AMADEUS – Falco (A&M) |
| 20 | THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – Dionne [Warwick] & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) (Arista) |
| 21 | TAKE MY BREATH AWAY – Berlin (Columbia) |
| 22 | SARA – Starship (Grunt) |
| 23 | SAY YOU, SAY ME – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 24 | HOW WILL I KNOW – Whitney Houston (Arista) |
| 25 | DANCING ON THE CEILING – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 26 | BURNING HEART – Survivor (Scotti Bros.) |
| 27 | WHAT YOU NEED – INXS (Atlantic) |
| 28 | WHEN I THINK OF YOU – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 29 | TRUE COLORS – Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) |
| 30 | YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME – Bon Jovi (Mercury) |
| 31 | SECRET LOVERS – Atlantic Starr (A&M) |
| 32 | WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 33 | TYPICAL MALE – Tina Turner (Capitol) |
| 34 | THE NEXT TIME I FALL – Peter Cetera with Amy Grant (Full Moon) |
| 35 | HOLDING BACK THE YEARS – Simply Red (Elektra) |
| 36 | DREAMTIME – Daryl Hall (RCA) |
| 37 | MANIC MONDAY – The Bangles (Columbia) |
| 38 | FRIENDS AND LOVERS – Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere) |
| 39 | I CAN’T WAIT – Nu Shooz (Atlantic) |
| 40 | NO ONE IS TO BLAME – Howard Jones (Elektra) |
| 41 | I’M YOUR MAN – Wham! (Columbia) |
| 42 | R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock) – John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) |
| 43 | VENUS – Bananarama (London) |
| 44 | TALK TO ME – Stevie Nicks (Modern) |
| 45 | TRUE BLUE – Madonna (Sire) |
| 46 | DANGER ZONE – Kenny Loggins (Columbia) |
| 47 | THROWING IT ALL AWAY – Genesis (Atlantic) |
| 48 | NASTY – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 49 | I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON – Robert Palmer (Island) |
| 50 | DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone) – Glass Tiger (Manhattan) |
| 51 | PARTY ALL THE TIME – Eddie Murphy (Columbia) |
| 52 | HARLEM SHUFFLE – The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) |
| 53 | HEARTBEAT – Don Johnson (Epic) |
| 54 | MAD ABOUT YOU – Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.) |
| 55 | ALIVE AND KICKING – Simple Minds (A&M) |
| 56 | THE WAY IT IS – Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA) |
| 57 | CRUSH ON YOU – The Jets (MCA) |
| 58 | WHO’S JOHNNY – El DeBarge (Gordy) |
| 59 | WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY – Janet Jackson (A&M) |
| 60 | LOVE TOUCH – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) |
| 61 | LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – The Dream Academy (Warner Bros.) |
| 62 | SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) – Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic) |
| 63 | TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT – Eddie Money (Columbia) |
| 64 | TWO OF HEARTS – Stacey Q (Atlantic) |
| 65 | LIVING IN AMERICA – James Brown (Scotti Bros.) |
| 66 | HIP TO BE SQUARE – Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis) |
| 67 | BAD BOY – Miami Sound Machine (Epic) |
| 68 | THE SWEETEST TABOO – Sade (Portrait) |
| 69 | SWEET FREEDOM – Michael McDonald (MCA) |
| 70 | TAKE ME HOME – Phil Collins (Atlantic) |
| 71 | WORD UP – Cameo (Atlanta Artists) |
| 72 | BROKEN WINGS – Mr. Mister (RCA) |
| 73 | A DIFFERENT CORNER – George Michael (Columbia) |
| 74 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY – Sly Fox (Capitol) |
| 75 | MY HOMETOWN – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) |
| 76 | EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT – Wang Chung (Geffen) |
| 77 | IF YOU LEAVE – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M) |
| 78 | RUMORS – The Timex Social Club (Jay) |
| 79 | ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE – Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic) |
| 80 | WALK THIS WAY – Run-D.M.C. (Profile) |
| 81 | WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF – Jermaine Stewart (Arista) |
| 82 | LOVE ZONE – Billy Ocean (Jive) |
| 83 | SOMETHING ABOUT YOU – Level 42 (Polydor) |
| 84 | KING FOR A DAY – The Thompson Twins (Arista) |
| 85 | NIKITA – Elton John (Geffen) |
| 86 | ALL CRIED OUT – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia) |
| 87 | BABY LOVE – Regina (Atlantic) |
| 88 | OPPORTUNITIES (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) – The Pet Shop Boys (EMI America) |
| 89 | TENDER LOVE – Force M.D.’s (Warner Bros.) |
| 90 | LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL – Lionel Richie (Motown) |
| 91 | SMALL TOWN – John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) |
| 92 | WALK OF LIFE – Dire Straits (Warner Bros.) |
| 93 | THE EDGE OF HEAVEN – Wham! (Columbia) |
| 94 | SANCTIFY YOURSELF – Simple Minds (A&M) |
| 95 | YOUR LOVE – The Outfield (Columbia) |
| 96 | BE GOOD TO YOURSELF – Journey (Columbia) |
| 97 | MODERN WOMAN – Billy Joel (Epic) |
| 98 | TONIGHT SHE COMES – The Cars (Elektra) |
| 99 | SEPARATE LIVES – Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic) |
| 100 | THE RAIN – Oran “Juice” Jones (Def Jam) |
