Billboard's Year-End Top Hits (1974-1986)!!!!!

[discodoc]

:o The biggest suprise to me on these 1985 charts is the ommission of "Take On Me" by A-ha!

Thanks, as usual for the VERY informative and intriguing info!

[markydefad]

Here's the Billboard year-end charts for 1986.

(If anyone has the charts for 1987, 1988, and 1989--please let me know. E-mail them to me and I'll transcribe. It would be nice to have it all here in one place for easy reference.) :)

BILLBOARD 1986 NUMBER ONE AWARDS

1986 TOP DANCE SALES SINGLES/ALBUMS:

1) I LIKE YOU - Phyllis Nelson (Carrere)
2) RUMORS/ VICIOUS RUMORS - Timex Social Club (Jay)
3) TWO OF HEARTS - Stacey Q (Atlantic)
4) I CAN'T WAIT - Nu Shooz (Atlantic)
5) ON MY OWN - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)
6) VENUS (REMIX) - Bananarama (London)
7) KISS (REMIX) - Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)
8. BABY TALK - Alisha (Vanguard)
9) THE FINEST - The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)
10) SATURDAY LOVE (REMIX) - Cherrelle & Alexander O'Neal (Tabu)

11) LOVE'S GONNA GET YOU - Jocelyn Brown (WB)
12) CONGA - Miami Sound Machine (Epic)
13) (YOU ARE MY) ALL AND ALL - Joyce Sims (Sleeping Bag)
14) DOWN AND COUNTING - Claudja Barry (Epic)
15) WEST END GIRLS (REMIX) - Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)
16) JUMP BACK (SET ME FREE) - Dhar Braxton (Sleeping Bag)
17) AIN'T NOTHIN' GOIN' ON BUT THE RENT - Gwen Guthrie (Polydor)
18. ROCK ME AMADEUS/ VIENNA CALLING - Falco (A&M)
19) BABY LOVE - Regina (Atlantic)
20) I'LL BE ALL YOU EVER NEED - Trinere (Jam Packed)

21) WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - Janet Jackson (A&M)
22) SLEDGEHAMMER (REMIX) - Peter Gabriel (Geffen)
23) NASTY (REMIX) - Janet Jackson (A&M)
24) WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) - Janet Jackson (A&M)
25) POINT OF NO RETURN (REMIX) - Nu Shooz (Atlantic)
26) CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)
27) NO FRILLS LOVE (REMIX) - Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)
28. IF YOU SHOULD EVER BE LONEY (REMIX) - Val Young(Gordy)
29) PAPA DON'T PREACH - Madonna (Sire)
30) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM - Grace Jones (Manhattan/Island)

31) I'M NOT GONNA LET (REMIX) - Colonel Abrams (MCA)
32) SWEETHEART - Rainy Davis (Supertronics)
33) WHAT I LIKE - Anthony & The Camp (WB)
34) I'LL TAKE YOU ON/ HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE - Hanson & Davis (Fresh)
35) GO HOME (REMIX) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
36) THE RAIN (REMIX) - Oran "Juice" Jones (Def Jam)
37) LIVE TO TELL - Madonna (Sire)
38. BAD BOY (REMIX) - Miami Sound Machine (Epic)
39) LIVING IN AMERICA - James Brown (Scotti Bros.)
40) HUMAN - The Human League (A&M)

41) HOW WILL I KNOW (REMIX) - Whitney Houston (Arista)
42) FOR TONIGHT - Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)
43) SUMMER OF LOVE (REMIX) - The B-52's
44) SAY IT, SAY IT - E.G. Daily (A&M)
45) CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - Suzy (Atlantic)
46) FEEL THE SPIN - Debbie Harry (Geffen)
47) WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO? (REMIX) - Aretha Franklin (Arista)
48. WORD UP - Cameo (Atlanta Artists)
49) THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV (REMIX) - A-Ha (WB)
50) NOBODY'S BUSINESS - Billie (Fleetwood)




1986 TOP CLUB PLAY SINGLES/ALBUMS:

1) AIN'T NOTHIN' GOIN' ON BUT THE RENT - Gwen Guthrie (Polydor)
2) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM (LP CUTS) - Grace Jones (Manhattan/Island)
3) LOVE'S GONNA GET YOU - Jocelyn Brown (WB)
4) BABY TALK - Alisha (Vanguard)
5) GOTTA SEE YOU TONIGHT - Barbara Roy (RCA)
6) WEST END GIRLS (REMIX) - Pet Shop Boys (EMI- America)
7) DOWN AND COUNTING - Claudja Barry (Epic)
8. JUMP BACK (SET ME FREE) - Dhar Braxton (Sleeping Bag)
9) NO FRILLS LOVE (REMIX) - Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)
10) POINT OF NO RETURN (REMIX) - Nu Shooz (Atlantic)

11) WHAT I LIKE - Anthony & The Camp (WB)
12) I CAN'T WAIT - Nu Shooz (Atlantic)
13) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU (REMIX) - Level 42 (Polydor)
14) BABY LOVE - Regina (Atlantic)
15) PETER GUNN - The Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy (Chrysalis)
16) RUMORS/ VICIOUS RUMORS - Timex Social Club (Jay)
17) TAKES A LITTLE TIME - Total Contrast (London)
18. IF YOU SHOULD EVER BE LONELY (REMIX) - Val Young(Gordy)
19) LOSE YOUR LOVE/ AVE MARIA - Blancmange (Sire)
20) KISS (REMIX)/ LOVE OR MONEY - Prince & The New Revolution (Paisley Park)

21) VENUS (REMIX) - Bananarama (London)
22) WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) - Janet Jackson (A&M)
23) NASTY (REMIX) - Janet Jackson (A&M)
24) COLONEL ABRAMS (LP CUTS) - Colonel Abrams (MCA)
25) WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY - O'Chi Brown (Mercury)
26) FOR TONIGHT - Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)
27) SAY IT, SAY IT - E.G. Daily (A&M)
28. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - Janet Jackson (A&M)
29) GO HOME (REMIX) - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
30) ALL PLAYED OUT - L.I.F.E. (Dance-Sing)

31) I LIKE YOU - Phyllis Nelson (carrere)
32) DIGITAL DISPLAY (REMIX) - Ready For The World (MCA)
33) SLEDGEHAMMER (REMIX) - Peter Gabriel (Geffen)
34) OH L'AMOUR (REMIX)/ WALK ON DOWN THE LINE - Erasure (Sire)
35) SUMMER OF LOVE (REMIX) - The B-52's (WB)
36) ROCK ME AMADEUS/ VIENNA CALLING - Falco (A&M)
37) SHADOWS OF YOUR LOVE - J.M. Silk (D.J. International)
38. CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)
39) TWO OF HEARTS - Stacey Q (Atlantic)
40) LIVING FOR THE CITY - Sylvester (Megatone)

41) A LOVE BIZARRE - Sheila E. (Paisley Park)
42) NAIL IT TO THE WALL (REMIX) - Stacy Lattisaw (Motown)
43) PAPA DON'T PREACH - Madonna (Sire)
44) SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME - Nocera (Sleeping Bag)
45) YOUR PERSONAL TOUCH - Evelyn "Champagne" King (RCA)
46) HOW WILL I KNOW (REMIX) - Whitney Houston (Arista)
47) OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)
48. HARLEM SHUFFLE (REMIX) -The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)
49) (YOU ARE MY) ALL AND ALL - Joyce Sims (Sleeping Bag)
50) TARZAN BOY - Baltimora (Manhattan)



1986 TOP DANCE SALES ARTISTS:

1) JANET JACKSON (4) A&M
2) NU SHOOZ (2) Atlantic
3) MADONNA (4) Sire
4) PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (4) Paisley Park
5) MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (2) Epic
6) PHYLLIS NELSON (1) Carrere
7) COLONEL ABRAMS (5) MCA
8. PET SHOP BOYS (3) EMI-America
9) THE S.O.S. BAND (2) Tabu
10) TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB (1) Jay

11) STACEY Q (1) Atlantic
12) STEVIE WONDER (2) Tamla
13) BANANARAMA (2) London
14) PATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD (1) MCA
15) VAL YOUNG (2) Gordy
16) TRINERE (2) Jam Packed
17) FALCO (2) A&M; (1) Sire
18. ALISHA (2) Vanguard
19) ANTHONY & THE CAMP (2) WB
20) ARETHA FRANKLIN (3) Arista

21) E.G. DAILY (2) A&M
22) CHERRELLE WITH ALEXANDER O'NEAL (1) Tabu
23) JOCELYN BROWN (1) WB
24) JOYCE SIMS (1) Sleeping Bag
25) CLAUDJA BARRY (1) Epic


1986 TOP CLUB PLAY ARTISTS

1) JANET JACKSON (4) A&M
2) PET SHOP BOYS (3) EMI-America
3) NU SHOOZ (2) Atlantic
4) COLONEL ABRAMS (4) MCA
5) ARETHA FRANKLIN (4) Arista
6) TOTAL CONTRAST (3) London
7) FIVE STAR (3) RCA
8. PRINCE & THE NEW REVOLUTION (3) Paisley Park
9) E. G. DAILY (2) A&M
10) ALISHA (2) Vanguard

11) ERASURE (2) Sire
12) ANTHONY & THE CAMP (2) WB
13) J.M. SILK (2) D.J. International; (1) RCA
14) VAL YOUNG (2) Gordy
15) BRONSKI BEAT (3) MCA
16) STEVIE WONDER (2) Tamla
17) EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING (2) RCA
18. BANANARAMA (2) London
19) ABC (2) Mercury
20) GWEN GUTHRIE (1) Polydor

21) GRACE JONES (1) Manhattan/Island
22) JOCELYN BROWN (1) WB
23) FALCO (1) A&M; (1) Sire
24) THE FLIRTS (3) CBS Associated
25) O'CHI BROWN (2) Mercury



1986 TOP DANCE SALES LABELS:

1) MCA (29)
2) A&M (21)
3) ATLANTIC (12)
4) WARNER BROS. (17)
5) EPIC (17)
6) SIRE (13)
7) COLUMBIA (16)
8. GEFFEN (7)
9) TABU (5)
10) SLEEPING BAG (5)
11) RCA (15)
12) ARISTA (8 )
13) MERCURY (7)
14) PAISLEY PARK (5)
15) LONDON (4)


1986 TOP DANCE CLUB PLAY LABELS:

1) A&M (24)
2) MCA (26)
3) ATLANTIC (18 )
4) RCA (17)
5) WARNER BROS. (18 )
6) COLUMBIA (21)
7) SIRE (11)
8. MERCURY (10)
9) EPIC (12)
10) ARISTA (12)
11) EMI-AMERICA (11)
12) GEFFEN (6)
13) SLEEPING BAG (6)
14) LONDON (5)
15) PAISLEY PARK (5)

[markydefad]

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[SandraDee]

Just a quick query marky, my copy of 'If You Should Ever be Lonely' is by Val Young on Gordy records. Is this a different version/song or did she go under a different name in the US?

[markydefad]

Good catch, S.D.!!!!

Mea culpa!!!! I went into typing O.D. I guess. :roll:

Yeah it was Val Young...Val Garay was a producer of stuff like "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes.

I corrected it.

[markydefad]

OK, I found it. Read it now before it disappears into the bowels once again!!!! :P

[FreestylePete]

thansk this was very informative i like how freestyle was born in 1984 and took over as artist of the year and 4 of the top 50 songs where freestyle.

[markydefad]

Someone was looking for this info--so I'm bringing it forward from the bowels of this section.

[efunk_adelic]

back to page one where it belongs :icon_biggrin:

[efunk_adelic]

hmmmm... this one doesn't contain the early charts that marky put together????