Top Songs From the Year 1986

1986 was a pretty cool year. The TV show Miami Vice was atop the charts, the fashion was out of this world, and the music scene was in the middle of the 2nd wave of British artists; i.e. Duran Duran, Howard Jones, and Peter Gabriel the solo artist. Can you believe it’s already been 30 years? Here are the top songs from 1986…

1.) Dione Warwick and Friends was the best with “That’s What Friends Are For”
2.) Lionel Ritchie and “Say You Say Me”
3.) Klymaxx scored with “I Miss You”
4.) Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald collaborated with “On My Own”
5.) Mr. Mister had another hit with “Broken Wings”
6.) Whitney Houston hit it big with “How Will I Know”
7.) Eddie Murphy of all people had a top rated song called “Party All The Time”
8.) Survivor was still on the charts with “Burning Heart”
9.) Mr. Mister had another Top 10 song with “Kyrie”
10.) Robert Palmer hit the top of the charts with “Addicted To Love”

Prologue: Whitney, Robert Palmer, Survivor’s lead singer Jimi Jamison, and Eddie Murphy’s singing career all died since 1986.

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