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Top Pop Hits of 1986

For each song, enter the artist or band. Answers must correspond to the yellow box. Source: Billboard.
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Rank
Song Title
Artist or Band
1
That's What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick
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
The Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston
12
Secret Lovers
Atlantic Starr
13
Friends and Lovers
Gloria Loving/Carl Anderson
14
Glory of Love
Peter Cetera
15
West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys
16
There Will Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
Billy Ocean
17
Alive and Kicking
Simple Minds
18
Never
Heart
19
Kiss
Prince
20
Higher Love
Steve Winwood
21
Stuck With You
Huey Lewis and the News
22
Holding Back the Years
Simply Red
23
Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel
24
Sara
Starship
25
Human
The Human League
26
I Can't Wait
Nu Shooz
27
Take My Breath Away
Berlin
28
Rock Me Ammadeus
Falco
29
Papa Don't Preach
Madonna
30
You Give Love a Bad Name
Bon Jovi
31
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
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 Celiling
Lionel Richie
40
Conga
Miami Sound Machine
41
True Colors
Cyndi Lauper
42
Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins
43
What Have You Done For Me Lately
Janet Jackson
44
No One Is To Blame
Howard Jones
45
Let's Go All the Way
Sly Fox
46
I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
Robert Palmer
47
Words Get In The Way
Miami Sound Machine
48
Manic Monday
The Bangles
49
Walk of Life
Dire Straits
50
Amanda
Boston
Rank
Song Title
Artist or Band
51
Two of Hearts
Stacy Q
52
Crush on You
The Jets
53
If You Leave
Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark (OMD)
54
Invisible Touch
Genesis
55
The Sweetest Taboo
Sade
56
What You Need
INXS
57
Talk To Me
Stevie Nicks
58
Nasty
Janet Jackson
59
Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money
60
We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
Jermaine Stewart
61
All Cried Out
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
62
Your Love
The Outfield
63
I'm Your Man
Wham!
64
Perfect Way
Scritti Politti
65
Living In America
James Brown
66
R.O.C.K. in the USA
John Cougar Mellencamp
67
Who's Johnny
El DeBarge
68
Word Up
Cameo
69
Why Can't This Be Love
Van Halen
70
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)
Mike and The Mechanics
71
Typical Male
Tina Turner
72
Small Town
John Cougar Mellencamp
73
Tarzan Boy
Baltimora
74
All I Need Is A Miracle
Mike and The Mechanics
75
Sweet Freedom
Michael McDonald
76
True Blue
Madonna
77
Rumors
Timex Social Club
78
Life In A Northern Town
Dream Academy
79
Bad Boy
Miami Sound Machine
80
Sleeping Bag
ZZ Top
81
Tonight She Comes
The Cars
82
Love Touch
Rod Stewart
83
A Love Bizarre
Shelia E.
84
Throwing It All Away
Genesis
85
Baby Love
Regina
86
Election Day
Arcadia
87
Nikita
Elton John
88
Take Me Home
Phil Collins
89
Walk This Way
Run DMC/Aerosmith
90
Sweet Love
Anita Baker
91
Your Wildest Dreams
Moody Blues
92
Spies Like Us
Paul McCartney
93
Object of My Desire
Starpoint
94
Dreamtime
Darryl Hall
95
Tender Love
Force MDs
96
King For A Day
Thompson Twins
97
Love Will Conquer All
Lionel Richie
98
A Different Corner
George Michael
99
I'll Be Over You
Toto
100
Go Home
Stevie Wonder
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2 Comments
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Level 62
Apr 28, 2026
I LOVE this quiz! I think it would be a little better if you allowed answers like "Dionne Warwick" without having to name all of the singers, "Aerosmith" rather than Aerosmith and RUN DMC," because those of us who know these answers are getting old enough to forget the exact details!
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Level 71
Apr 28, 2026
I agree with you entirely. Check it again. I thought I'd fixed it so that it'll accept either Aerosmith or Run DMC - same with Dionne Warwick. (I usually have it accept either answer if the artist is a duet, trio, etc.) I also fixed Mike and the Mechanics, replacing the "+" sign with an "and." I'm a bit rusty at creating these quizzes. It's a learning process for me.

Thanks for the compliment.

(PS: I'm going to try to create more pop hit quizzes for each year as time allows. Might even try to do the same for country music, too.)