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Regional Hits of 1986

Other Years: 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993

The standard page for 1986 lists the biggest hit songs across the World. This page compares that with the top 20 biggest hits of the year in North America and Europe. The region index explains how these results were generated and the long term trends.

  North America   World   Europe  
# Artist Song Title Artist Song Title Artist Song Title #
1 Dionne Warwick & Friends That's What Friends Are For Moves -8 Moves -5 Falco Rock Me Amadeus Moves -1 Moves -3 Europe The Final Countdown 1
2 Steve Winwood Higher Love Moves -29 Moves -11 Madonna Papa Don't Preach Moves -1 Moves 1 Falco Rock Me Amadeus 2
3 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer Moves -7 Moves -2 Berlin Take My Breath Away Moves -1 Moves 1 Madonna Papa Don't Preach 3
4 Robert Palmer Addicted to Love Moves -21 Moves -92 Europe The Final Countdown Moves 3 Moves 1 Berlin Take My Breath Away 4
5 Berlin Take My Breath Away Moves 2 Moves -3 The Pet Shop Boys West End Girls Moves -17 Moves -15 Status Quo In the Army Now 5
6 Falco Rock Me Amadeus Moves 5 Moves -25 Billy Ocean When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going Moves 0 Moves 0 Billy Ocean When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going 6
7 Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All Moves -14 Moves -2 The Bangles Walk Like an Egyptian Moves -17 Moves -8 Wham! The Edge of Heaven 7
8 The Pet Shop Boys West End Girls Moves 3 Moves -18 Chris de Burgh The Lady in Red Moves -1 Moves -9 A-Ha The Sun Always Shines On TV 8
9 The Bangles Walk Like an Egyptian Moves 2 Moves 8 Dionne Warwick & Friends That's What Friends Are For Moves -75 Moves 1 Chris de Burgh The Lady in Red 9
10 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald On My Own Moves -23 Moves 7 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer Moves -21 Moves -6 George Michael A Different Corner 10
11 Whitney Houston How Will I Know Moves -33 Moves -23 Bananarama Venus Moves -16 Moves -21 MC Miker G & DJ Sven Holiday Rap 11
12 Prince Kiss Moves 0 Moves 0 Prince Kiss Moves -31 Moves -12 Level 42 Lessons in Love 12
13 Madonna Papa Don't Preach Moves 11 Moves -2 Madonna Live to Tell Moves -16 Moves -28 Modern Talking Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love) 13
14 Peter Cetera Glory of Love Moves -16 Moves -49 Samantha Fox Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Moves -2 Moves -12 Jackie Wilson Reet Petite 14
15 Madonna Live to Tell Moves 2 Moves -92 Wham! The Edge of Heaven Moves 8 Moves -25 Mel & Kim Showing Out (Get Fresh At the Weekend) 15
16 The Human League Human Moves -34 Moves -51 George Michael A Different Corner Moves 6 Moves 2 Samantha Fox Touch Me (I Want Your Body) 16
17 Nu Shooz I Can't Wait Moves -22 Moves -63 A-Ha The Sun Always Shines On TV Moves 9 Moves -19 David Bowie Absolute Beginners 17
18 Wang Chung Everybody Have Fun Tonight Moves -51 Moves -22 Survivor Burning Heart Moves 0 Moves 0 Survivor Burning Heart 18
19 Peter Cetera & Amy Grant The Next Time I Fall Moves -77 Moves -17 Madonna True Blue Moves -2 Moves -16 The Communards Don't Leave Me This Way 19
20 Belinda Carlisle Mad About You Moves -71 Moves -100 Status Quo In the Army Now Moves 15 Moves -26 Modern Talking Brother Louie 20
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