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Top 40 Chart List – 1986
1. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends 2. Say You – Say Me – Lionel Richie 3. I Miss You – Klymaxx 4. On My Own – Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald 5. Broken Wings – Mr. Mister 6. How Will I Know – Whitney Houston 7. Party All The Time – Eddie Murphy 8. Burning Heart – Survivor 9. Kyrie – Mr. Mister 10. Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer 11. Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston 12. Secret Lovers – Atlantic Starr 13. Friends And Lovers – Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring 14. Glory Of Love – Peter Cetera 15. West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys 16. There’ll Be Sad Songs – Billy Ocean 17. Alive And Kicking – Simple Minds 18. Never – Heart 19. Kiss – Prince & The Revolution 20. Higher Love – Steve Winwood 21. Stuck With You – Huey Lewis & The News 22. Holding Back The Years – Simply Red 23. Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel 24. Sara – Starship 25. Human – Human League 26. I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz 27. Take My Breath Away – Berlin 28. Rock Me Amadeus – Falco 29. Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna 30. You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi 31. When The Going Gets Tough – Billy Ocean 32. When I Think Of You – Janet Jackson 33. These Dreams – Heart 34. Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) – Glass Tiger 35. Live To Tell – Madonna 36. Mad About You – Belinda Carlisle 37. Something About You – Level 42 38. Venus – Bananarama 39. Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Richie 40. Conga – Miami Sound Machine
Top 40 Chart List – 1987
1. Walk Like An Egyptian – Bangles 2. Alone – Heart 3. Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott 4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston 5. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship 6. C’est La Vie – Robbie Nevil 7. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake 8. The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby & The Range 9. Shakedown – Bob Seger 10. Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi 11. La Bamba – Los Lobos 12. Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung 13. Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House 14. Always – Atlantic Starr 15. With Or Without You – U2 16. Looking For A New Love – Jody Watley 17. Head To Toe – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 18. I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany 19. Mony Mony – Billy Idol 20. At This Moment – Billy Vera & The Beaters21. The Lady In Red – Chris De Burgh 22. Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston 23. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2 24. I Want Your Sex – George Michael 25. Notorious – Duran Duran 26. Only In My Dreams – Debbie Gibson 27. (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes 28. The Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera & Amy Grant 29. Lean On Me – Club Nouveau 30. Open Your Heart – Madonna 31. Lost In Emotion – Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam 32. (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew 33. Heart And Soul – T’pau 34. You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde 35. Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites 36. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin & George Michael37. Control – Janet Jackson 38. Somewhere Out There – Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram 39. U Got The Look – Prince 40. Land Of Confusion – Genesis
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