Ultimate Songs of 1986
These
are some of the songs that we were dancing to, talking about, and singing
along with in 1986. They were released and/or hit the pop charts
in that year. While you will see many top hits, they are not all
well known, and a few never even made a mark on the U.S. pop charts.
You may find the list helpful in
reunion planning, trivia games, or simply for browsing.
Just click on the song title for
lyrics and for a list of compilation albums on which the song appears.
You can also get a list of all Ultimate
'80s Songs sorted by
artist or by song title.
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Robert Palmer/Addicted To Love
Boston/Amanda
Simply Red/Holding Back the Years
Human League/Human
Mr. Mister/Kyrie
Falco/Rock Me Amadeus
Starship/Sara
Peter Gabriel/Sledgehammer
Berlin/Take My Breath Away
Heart/These Dreams
Cyndi Lauper/True Colors
Bananarama/Venus
Bangles/Walk Like an Egyptian
Bruce Hornsby & the Range/The Way It Is
Pet Shop Boys/West End Girls
Wang Chung/Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Bangles/Manic Monday
Nu Shooz/I Can't Wait
Belinda Carlisle/Mad About You
Howard Jones/No One is to Blame
OMD/If You Leave
Mike + the Mechanics/Silent Running
Outfield/Your Love
Dream Academy/Life in a Northern Town
Level 42/Something About You
Dire Straits/Walk of Life
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam/All Cried Out
Oran "Juice" Jones/The Rain
Moody Blues/Your Wildest Dreams
Pet Shop Boys/Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
Toto/I'll Be Over You
Boys Don't Cry/I Wanna Be a Cowboy
Double/Captain of Her Heart
Sting/Russians
Night Ranger/Goodbye
Outfield/All the Love in the World
Timbuk 3/The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Monkees/That Was Then, This Is Now
Van Halen/Dreams
Van Halen/Love Walks In
Peter Gabriel/In Your Eyes
Mike + the Mechanics/Taken In
Psychedelic Furs/Pretty in Pink
Del Fuegos/I Still Want You
Smithereens/Behind the Wall of Sleep
XTC/Dear God
The Call/I Still Believe
Tones on Tail/Slender Fungus
Billy Joel/This is the Time
Pet Shop Boys/Suburbia
Pretenders/Don't Get Me Wrong
