THE MBG TOP FORTY
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NOVEMBER 3, 1985 THRU NOVEMBER 1, 1986
THE 17TH CHART YEAR
A Brief Explanation: I have chosen to incorporate what I call 'Chart Years' into The MBG Top 40. Each year, the new chart year will begin on Sunday of the first week of November and run through Saturday of the last week of October. All singles which made their debut within those dates will become eligible for the Top Hits for that chart year; 244 singles qualified during the 1986 chart year.
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 100. | You Should Be Mine - Jeffrey Osborne | #9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 99. | Perfect Way - Scritti Politti | #9 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 98. | Walk Of Life - Dire Straits | #9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 97. | Tuff Enuff - Fabulous Thunderbirds | #9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 96. | Sweet Love - Anita Baker | #9 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 95. | Love Touch - Rod Stewart | #8 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 94. | Tender Love - Force MD's | #8 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 93. | Everything In My Heart - Corey Hart | #8 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 92. | You're A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons | #8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 91. | Silent Running - Mike & The Mechanics | #8 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 90. | All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force |
#8 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 89. | Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald | #8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 88. | Opportunities - Pet Shop Boys | #7 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 87. | Heart Beat - Don Johnson | #7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 86. | Let's Go All The Way - Slyfox | #7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 85. | Words Get In The Way - Miami Sound Machine | #7 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 84. | King For Just One Day - Thompson Twins | #7 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 83. | Taken In - Mike & The Mechanics | #7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 82. | Nikita - Elton John | #7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 81. | Crush On You - Jets | #6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 80. | Throwing It All Away - Janet Jackson | #6 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 79. | Don't Forget About Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger |
#6 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 78. | Dreamtime - Daryl Hall | #6 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 77. | I'm Your Man - Wham | #6 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 76. | Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine | #6 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 75. | Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen | #6 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 74. | Who's Johnny - El Debarge | #6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 73. | Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins | #6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 72. | Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy | #6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 71. | Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones | #5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 70. | Go Home - Stevie Wonder | #5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 69. | Word Up - Cameo | #5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 68. | Nothing At All - Heart | #5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 67. | Something About You - Level 42 | #5 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 66. | If You Leave - OMD | #5 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 65. | Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy | #5 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 64. | Smalltown - John Mellencamp | #5 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 63. | Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie | #5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 62. | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On - Robert Palmer | #5 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 61. | Digging Your Scene - Blow Monkeys | #5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 60. | You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi | #5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 59. | What You Need - Inxs | #5 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 58. | Love Zone - Billy Ocean | #5 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 57. | Baby Love - Regina | #4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 56. | Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News | #4 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 55. | Move Away - Culture Club | #4 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 54. | Take Me Home - Phil Collins | #4 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 53. | I Miss You - Klymaxx | #4 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 52. | Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle | #4 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 51. | Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top | #4 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 50. | A Different Corner - George Michael | #4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 49. | Two Of Hearts - Stacy Q | #4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 48. | Living In America - James Brown | #3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 47. | My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen | #3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 46. | Amanda - Boston | #3 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 45. | What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson |
#3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 44. | Typical Male - Tina Turner | #3 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 43. | Don't Get Me Wrong - Pretenders | #3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 42. | Invisible Touch - Genesis | #3 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 41. | Venus - Bananarama | #3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 40. | No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones | #3 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 39. | I Can't Wait - Nushooz | #3 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 38. | Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money with Ronnie Spector |
#3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 37. | When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean | #2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 36. | Manic Monday - Bangles | #2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 35. | Friends & Lovers - Gloria Lorring & Carl Anderson |
#2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 34. | Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr | #2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 33. | To Be A Lover - Billy Idol | #2 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 32. | Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks | #2 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 31. | The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant |
#2 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 30. | Nasty - Janet Jackson | #2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 29. | The Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera | #2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 28. | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Mellencamp | #2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 27. | When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson | #2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 26. | Live To Tell - Madonna | #2 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 25. | West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys | #2 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 24. | The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston | #2 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 23. | Higher Love - Steve Winwood | #2 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 22. | Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie | #2 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 21. | Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles | #1 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 20. | The Sweetest Taboo - Sade | #1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 19. | Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer | #1 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 18. | Kyrie - Mr. Mister | #1 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 17. | Stuck On You - Huey Lewis & The News | #1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 16. | There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean | #1 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 15. | Sara - Jefferson Starship | #1 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 14. | These Dreams - Heart | #1 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 13. | Holding Back The Years - Simply Red | #1 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 12. | True Colors - Cyndi Lauper | #1 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 11. | True Blue - Madonna | #1 | 1 | 11 | 13 |
| # | SINGLE/ARTIST | PEAK | WEEKS @PEAK |
WEEKS TOP 10 |
WEEKS TOP 40 |
| 10. | Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel | #1 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 9. | How Will I Know - Whitney Houston | #1 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8. | The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range | #1 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7. | Kiss - Prince & The Revolution | #1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 6. | Rock Me Amadeus - Falco | #1 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 5. | Papa Don't Preach - Madonna | #1 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4. | Take My Breath Away - Berlin | #1 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 3. | That What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight, & Stevie Wonder | #1 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 2. | Human - Human League | #1 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
| 1. | On My Own - Patti LaBelle with Michael McDonald |
#1 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
