Top 100 Songs Of 1986

The DPG Songs of the Year are based on my personal favourites. For a less biased look at this year, review the Chartjunkie Mega Chart Top Songs of 1986

1	Van Halen	Why Can't This Be Love	Napster
2	New Order	Weirdo	Napster
3	The Smiths	Bigmouth Strikes Again	Napster
4	Van Halen	Dreams	Napster
5	New Order	Way Of Life	Napster
6	Van Halen	Summer Nights	Napster
7	Run D.M.C. & Aerosmith	Walk This Way	Napster
8	Van Halen	Love Walks In	Napster
9	R.E.M.	Superman	Napster
10	Moody Blues	Your Wildest Dreams	Napster
11	New Order	Bizarre Love Triangle	Napster
12	Howard Jones	No One Is To Blame	Napster
13	Cameo	Candy	Napster
14	Zz Top	Rough Boy	Napster
15	Bon Jovi	Living On A Prayer	Napster
16	Phil Collins	Take Me Home	Napster
17	Pet Shop Boys	West End Girls	Napster
18	Outfield	Your Love	Napster
19	Dream Academy	Life In A Northern Town	Napster
20	Bon Jovi	You Give Love A Bad Name	Napster
21	Book Of Love	I Touch Roses	Napster
22	Pet Shop Boys	Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)	Napster
23	Nu Shooz	I Can't Wait	Napster
24	Psychedelic Furs	Pretty In Pink	Napster
25	Inxs	What You Need	Napster
26	Prince & The Revolution	Kiss	Napster
27	Cameo	Word Up	Napster
28	Bruce Hornsby And The Range	The Way It Is	Napster
29	Bananarama	Venus	Napster
30	Peter Gabriel	In Your Eyes	Napster
31	Georgia Satellites	Battleship Chains	Napster
32	Fine Young Cannibals	Johnny Come Home
33	Beastie Boys	No Sleep Till Brooklyn	Napster
34	Electric Light Orchestra	Calling America	Napster
35	Beastie Boys	She's Crafty	Napster
36	Van Halen	5150	Napster
37	Cyndi Lauper	True Colors	Napster
38	Public Image Ltd.	Rise
39	Tears For Fears	Mothers Talk	Napster
40	Eurythmics	Thorn In My Side	Napster
41	Xtc	Dear God
42	Run D.M.C.	You Be Illin'	Napster
43	Bangles	Manic Monday	Napster
44	Honeymoon Suite	What Does It Take
45	Sade	The Sweetest Taboo
46	Tom Cochrane	Boy Inside The Man	Allmusic
47	The Smiths	Panic	Allmusic
48	Chalk Circle	April Fool
49	Robert Palmer	I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
50	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	Secret	Napster
51	Fine Young Cannibals	Suspicious Minds
52	Tom Cochrane	The Untouchable One	Allmusic
53	Dire Straits	So Far Away	Napster
54	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	(Forever) Live And Die	Napster
55	Pretenders	Don't Get Me Wrong
56	54-40	Baby Ran	Napster
57	Boston	Amanda	Napster
58	Run Dmc	Peter Piper	Napster
59	Wham!	The Edge Of Heaven
60	Peter Gabriel	Sledgehammer	Napster
61	Triumph	Somebody's Out There	Napster
62	Firm	All The King's Horses
63	'til Tuesday	What About Love
64	Beastie Boys	Girls	Napster
65	Bryan Adams With Tina Turner	It's Only Love	Napster
66	New Order	Shellshock	Napster
67	Run Dmc	Raising Hell	Napster
68	Talking Heads	Wild Wild Life
69	Madonna	Papa Don't Preach	Napster
70	Dr. And The Medics	Spirit In The Sky
71	Kim Mitchell	Patio Lanterns
72	Simply Red	Holding Back The Years
73	Janet Jackson	Nasty	Allmusic
74	Queen	Who Want`S To Live Forever	Napster
75	Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band	Like A Rock	Allmusic
76	Queen	Princes Of The Universe	Napster
77	Sting	Russians
78	Iggy Pop	Real Wild Child
79	Dead Or Alive	Brand New Lover
80	Peter Gabriel	Red Rain	Napster
81	Eddie Money	Take Me Home Tonight
82	A-Ha	The Sun Always Shines On Tv
83	ABC	How To Be A Millionaire	Napster
84	Steve Winwood	Higher Love	Napster
85	Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	If You Leave	Napster
86	Rod Stewart	Love Touch	Allmusic
87	John Cougar Mellencamp	Rumbleseat	Napster
88	Stacey Q	Two Of Hearts
89	Level 42	Something About You
90	Stevie Nicks	Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
91	Heart	These Dreams	Napster
92	Opus	Live Is Life
93	Eight Seconds	I Kiss You When It's Dangerous
94	Falco	Rock Me Amadeus
95	Iron Maiden	Wasted Years	Napster
96	Double	The Captain Of Her Heart
97	Blow Monkeys	Digging Your Scene
98	Pete Townshend	Face The Face
99	John Mellencamp	R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.	Napster
100	Bangles	Walk Like An Egyptian	Napster