| Cover | | Date  | Title • Artist  Album | Points  | Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
 | 1. | 10/1986 | | 343
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US rock ✫1 | [Polygram 888184 (Mercury)] written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child |
 | 2. | 04/1986 | | 342
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US dance ✫1 US R&B 61 US rock ✫1 | [MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1987] [Geffen 28718] written by Peter Gabriel |
 | 3. | 02/1986 | | 322
 | US ✫1 UK 5 US dance 36 US rock ✫1 | produced by Bernard Edwards [Island 7-99570] written by Robert Palmer |
 | 4. | 06/1986 | | 317
 | US ✫1 UK 13 US AC 7 US rock ✫1 | [Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1987] [Warner 28710 (Island)] written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings |
 | 5. | 05/1986 | | 307
 | US ✫1 UK 15 US AC 3 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 89407] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
 | 6. | 03/1986 | | 292
 | US 3 UK 8 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 28740] written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen |
 | 7. | 08/1986 | | 291
 | US ✫1 UK 4 US AC 24 US dance 37 US rock 4 | [Virgin 99481] written by Nick Van Eede |
 | 8. | 08/1986 | | 289
 | US ✫1 UK 12 US AC ✫1 US rock 2 | [Chrysalis 43019] written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis |
 | 9. | 06/1986 | | 284
 | US 4 UK 22 US AC ✫1 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 89372] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 10. | 07/1986 | | 276
 | US ✫1 UK 15 US AC ✫1 US rock 3 | [RCA Victor 5023] written by Bruce Hornsby |
 | 11. | 09/1986 | | 270
 | US ✫1 UK 84 US AC 13 US rock ✫1 | [MCA 52756] written by Tom Scholz |
 | 12. | 10/1986 | | 258
 | US 10 UK 10 US AC 28 US rock ✫1 | [Sire 28630] written by Chrissie Hynde |
 | 13. | 03/1986 | | 248
 | US 5 UK 13 US dance 4 US rock 2 | [Columbia 05802 (Rolling Stone)] written by Bobby Relf & Earl Nelson |
 | 14. | 09/1986 | | 247
 | US 3 UK 41 US AC 20 US rock ✫1 | [Chrysalis 43065] written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper & Huey Lewis |
 | 15. | 01/1986 | | 247
 | US ✫1 UK 62 US AC ✫1 US rock 2 | [Capitol 5541] written by Martin Page & Bernie Taupin |
 | 16. | 08/1986 | | 241
 | US 4 US rock ✫1 | featuring Ronnie Spector [Columbia 38-06231] written by Mike Leeson, Peter Vale, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry & Phil Spector (as Phillip Spector) |
| 17. | 10/1986 | | 235
 | US 2 US rock 2 | [Elektra 69502] written by Dan Baird |
 | 18. | 02/1986 | | 233
 | US ✫1 UK ✫1 US dance 4 US R&B 6 | charted as Rock Me Amadeus / Vienna Calling in US dance charts [A&M 2821] written by Rob Bolland, Ferdi Bolland & Falco |
 | 19. | 08/1986 | | 224
 | US ✫1 UK 14 US rock 9 | [Polygram 884953 (Mercury)] written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child |
 | 20. | 06/1986 | | 215
 | US 4 UK 14 US rock 11 | [Atlantic 89336] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
 | 21. | 07/1986 | | 214
 | US 3 UK ✫1 US AC 2 | [A&M 2848] written by Chris de Burgh |
| 22. | 10/1986 | | 214
 | US 6 UK 22 US rock 2 | [Chrysalis 43024] written by W. Bell & B.T. Jones |
 | 23. | 01/1986 | | 213
 | US 2 UK 2 US AC 10 US rock 43 | [Columbia 05757] written by Prince (as Christopher) |
 | 24. | 01/1986 | | 211
 | US 5 UK 51 US dance 20 US rock 3 | [Atlantic 89460] written by Andrew Farriss & Michael Hutchence |
 | 25. | 03/1986 | | 211
 | US 3 UK 2 US AC 38 US dance ✫1 US R&B 2 | [Atlantic 89446] written by John Smith |
 | 26. | 11/1986 | | 210
 | US 8 UK 13 US rock 3 | [R] [Geffen 7-28503] written by Peter Gabriel |
 | 27. | 10/1986 | | 208
 | US 8 UK ✫1 US rock 18 | [Epic 34-06416] written by Joey Tempest |
 | 28. | 09/1986 | | 206
 | US ✫1 UK 3 US dance 46 | [Columbia 06257] written by Liam Sternberg |
 | 29. | 04/1986 | | 205
 | US ✫1 UK 2 US R&B 29 | [R] [Elektra 69564] written by Mick Hucknall & Neil Moss |
 | 30. | 07/1986 | | 204
 | US 14 UK 31 US dance 6 US rock ✫1 | [RCA 14414] written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart] |
 | 31. | 09/1986 | | 203
 | US ✫1 US AC 17 US rock 10 | written by Bruce Hornsby & John Hornsby |
 | 32. | 10/1986 | | 201
 | US 2 UK 3 US AC 37 US dance ✫1 US R&B 7 | [EMI 50047] written by Robbie Nevil, Duncan Pain & Mark Holding |
 | 33. | 11/1986 | | 198
 | US 8 UK 18 US rock 4 | as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band [live] [Columbia 06432] written by Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong |
 | 34. | 02/1986 | | 195
 | US 5 UK 53 US AC 7 US dance 24 US rock 6 | [Atlantic 7-89450] written by Mike Rutherford & Christopher Neil |
| 35. | 10/1986 | | 195
 | US 9 US rock 2 | [MCA 52985] written by Tom Scholz |
 | 36. | 04/1986 | | 194
 | US 9 US AC ✫1 US rock 2 | [Polydor 883906] written by Justin Hayward |
 | 37. | 04/1986 | | 190
 | US 12 US AC 21 US rock ✫1 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band [Capitol 5592] written by Bob Seger |
 | 38. | 05/1986 | | 185
 | US 2 UK 45 US rock 7 | produced by Giorgio Moroder [Columbia 38-05893] written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock |
| 39. | 09/1986 | | 184
 | US 15 US AC 8 US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 28617] written by Ric Ocasek |
 | 40. | 03/1986 | | 181
 | US 4 UK 16 US AC ✫1 US rock 20 | [Elektra 69549] written by Howard Jones |
| 41. | 05/1986 | | 181
 | US 19 UK 83 US rock ✫1 | written by Dan K. Brown, Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jeannette Obstoj, Jamie West-Oram & Adam Woods |
 | 42. | 11/1986 | | 177
 | US 7 UK 13 US rock 13 | written by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora |
| 43. | 05/1986 | | 175
 | US ✫1 UK 8 US AC 29 US dance ✫1 | produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman [Polygram 886056 (London)] written by Robbie van Leeuwen |
| 44. | 06/1986 | | 174
 | US 26 US rock ✫1 | [Geffen 28622] written by Peter Gabriel |
| 45. | 02/1986 | | 174
 | US 10 US rock 4 | produced by Dave Edmunds written by Kim Wilson |
| 46. | 03/1986 | | 171
 | US 32 UK 86 US rock ✫1 | [Atlantic 7-89437] written by Julian Lennon |
| 47. | 07/1986 | | 170
 | US 3 UK 19 US AC ✫1 US rock 34 | [Atlantic 89316] written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 48. | 08/1986 | | 169
 | US 5 UK 28 US AC 24 US dance 36 US rock 11 | produced by David A. Stewart [RCA 14387] written by John Beeby & Daryl Hall |
| 49. | 04/1986 | | 168
 | US 9 US rock 2 | [Columbia 38-05869] written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon |
| 50. | 11/1986 | | 168
 | US 97 UK 86 US rock ✫1 | [Capitol 5646] written by Steve Miller |
 | 51. | 07/1986 | | 164
 | US 2 UK 29 US AC 30 US rock 17 | [Manhattan 50037] written by Alan Frew, Al Connelly, Sam Reid, Wayne Parker, Michael Hanson & Jim Vallance |
| 52. | 11/1986 | | 162
 | US 64 UK 84 US rock ✫1 | written by Chrissie Hynde |
| 53. | 03/1986 | | 162
 | US 13 UK 77 US rock 2 | as Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band written by Bob Seger |
| 54. | 02/1986 | | 161
 | US 61 US rock ✫1 | written by Paul Rodgers |
| 55. | 07/1986 | | 161
 | US 2 UK 9 US dance 26 US rock 41 | produced by Bernard Edwards [Island 7-99537] written by Jimmy Jam (as James Harris III) & Terry Lewis |
 | 56. | 01/1986 | | 160
 | US 6 UK 83 US rock 7 | [Columbia 05796] written by John Spinks (as John Frederick Spinks) |
 | 57. | 03/1986 | | 158
 | US 53 UK 2 US rock 9 | [EMI America 8308] written by David Bowie |
| 58. | 11/1986 | | 158
 | US 22 US rock 2 | written by David Amy, Richard Cousins & Robert Cray |
 | 59. | 10/1986 | | 156
 | US 2 UK 76 US dance 4 US rock 25 | written by Nick Feldman & Jack Hues |
 | 60. | 12/1986 | | 156
 | US 14 US AC 33 US rock 3 | [Columbia 06569] written by Monty Byrom, Danny Chauncey & Ira Walker |
 | 61. | 08/1986 | | 156
 | US ✫1 UK 12 US AC 5 | [Portrait 06247] written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg |
 | 62. | 01/1986 | | 155
 | US 22 UK 23 US rock 5 | [Warner 28733] written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard |
| 63. | 04/1986 | | 152
 | US 14 US rock 3 | [Arista 1-9470] written by Steve Hackett & Steve Howe |
 | 64. | 07/1986 | | 148
 | US 3 UK 18 US AC 8 US rock 45 | written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford |
| 65. | 04/1986 | | 147
 | US 22 US rock 4 | [Warner 28626] written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen |
 | 66. | 04/1986 | | 147
 | UK 7 US rock 5 | written by Stuart Adamson |
| 67. | 11/1986 | | 145
 | UK 77 US rock ✫1 | [Warner 28514 (Duck)] written by Eric Clapton & Robbie Robertson |
| 68. | 09/1986 | | 143
 | US 20 UK 69 US dance 28 US rock 4 | charted as Freedom Overspill / Higher Love in US dance charts [Warner 28595 (Island)] written by Steve Winwood, George Fleming & James Hooker |
| 69. | 05/1986 | | 142
 | US 6 UK 27 US AC 5 US rock 26 | [Warner 7-28668] written by Mike Chapman, Gene Black & Holly Knight |
| 70. | 05/1986 | | 141
 | US 14 US rock 4 | [A&M 2831] written by Don Barnes, John Bettis & Jim Vallance |
 | 71. | 08/1986 | | 141
 | US 25 UK 43 US rock 4 | [Sire 7-28629] written by David Byrne |
 | 72. | 04/1986 | | 139
 | US 28 UK 80 US rock 3 | [Columbia 05906 (Rolling Stone)] written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood |
| 73. | 03/1986 | | 139
 | US 28 UK 9 US rock 9 | [A&M 2828] written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Mel Gaynor & John Giblin |
| 74. | 04/1986 | | 138
 | US 10 UK 76 US AC 40 US rock 6 | [Capitol 5572] written by Mark Mueller |
| 75. | 01/1986 | | 135
 | US 10 US AC 30 US rock 9 | [Columbia 05765] written by Jonathan Cain, Paul Dean, Mike Reno & Bill Wray |
| 76. | 12/1986 | | 134
 | US 27 UK 42 US rock 5 | written by Karl Wallinger |
 | 77. | 08/1986 | | 134
 | US 40 UK ✫1 US dance ✫1 | with Sarah Jane Morris [MCA 52928] written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & Cary Gilbert |
| 78. | 10/1986 | | 131
 | US 24 US AC 2 US rock 6 | [Elektra 69506] written by Benjamin Orr & Diane Grey Page |
| 79. | 04/1986 | | 130
 | US 22 UK 62 US rock 6 | [Warner 28702] written by Michael Anthony, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen & Alex Van Halen |
| 80. | 03/1986 | | 129
 | US 30 US AC 31 US rock 3 | [Elektra 69566 (Asylum)] written by Jackson Browne |
| 81. | 05/1986 | | 128
 | US 60 US rock 2 | as Emerson, Lake & Powell written by Keith Emerson & Greg Lake |
| 82. | 09/1986 | | 126
 | US ✫1 UK 78 US AC ✫1 | & Amy Grant [Full Moon 28597] written by Bobby Caldwell & Paul Gordon |
| 83. | 03/1986 | | 125
 | US 8 UK 87 US rock 17 | [RCA 14312] written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang |
| 84. | 06/1986 | | 122
 | US 28 US rock 4 | as John Cougar Mellencamp written by John Mellencamp |
| 85. | 08/1986 | | 121
 | US 5 US rock 26 | written by E. Kaz & W. Waldman |
 | 86. | 06/1986 | | 119
 | UK 46 US rock 3 | written by Peter Gabriel |
 | 87. | 08/1986 | | 116
 | US 10 UK 52 US AC 17 US rock 14 | [Columbia 06108] written by Billy Joel |
| 88. | 07/1986 | | 114
 | US rock 3 | written by Steve Winwood & Joe Walsh |
| 89. | 05/1986 | | 114
 | US 17 US rock 9 | [Columbia 38-06302] written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon |
| 90. | 10/1986 | | 113
 | US rock 4 | written by Tom Scholz, Brad Delp & Fran Sheehan |
| 91. | 03/1986 | | 111
 | US 12 UK 7 US AC 11 US dance 4 US R&B 87 | charted as Move Away / Sexuality in US dance charts [Virgin/Epic 34-05847] written by Boy George, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay, Jon Moss & Phil Pickett |
| 92. | 01/1986 | | 111
 | US 74 UK 100 US rock 4 | [Atlantic 7-89463] written by Peter Frampton |
| 93. | 11/1986 | | 110
 | US rock 3 | [Geffen PRO-A-2612] written by Don Henley, Danny Kootch (as Danny Kortchmar) & J.D. Souther |
| 94. | 09/1986 | | 110
 | US rock 3 | [Warner 28535] written by John Fogerty |
 | 95. | 07/1986 | | 110
 | US 3 US dance 4 US R&B 56 | [Atlantic 89381] written by John Mitchell, Sue Gatlin & Tim Greene |
| 96. | 09/1986 | | 109
 | US 19 UK 21 US rock 14 | [I.R.S. 52940] written by Pat MacDonald |
 | 97. | 09/1986 | | 109
 | US 9 US AC 30 US rock 25 | written by Chris Hayes & Huey Lewis |
| 98. | 08/1986 | | 109
 | US 81 US rock 3 | [Warner 28657] written by John Fogerty |
| 99. | 11/1986 | | 108
 | US 3 US AC 2 | written by David Foster, Tom Keane & Richard Baskin |
| 100. | 11/1986 | | 108
 | US 13 UK 53 US AC ✫1 US rock 19 | written by Steve Winwood & Will Jennings |