The year in music

Best Songs of 1986

Run-DMC and Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”, Metallica’s “Master of Puppets”, Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer”, Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer”, and Paul Simon’s “Graceland”.

Paul Simon's Graceland
Play 1986

52 songs

Livin’ on a Prayer

Livin’ on a Prayer

Bon Jovi
Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

Bon Jovi
Wanted Dead or Alive

Wanted Dead or Alive

Bon Jovi
You Give Love a Bad Name

You Give Love a Bad Name

Bon Jovi
La Isla Bonita

La Isla Bonita

Madonna
Notorious

Notorious

Duran Duran
It's Tricky

It's Tricky

Run-D.M.C.
My Adidas

My Adidas

Run-D.M.C.
Raising Hell

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.
Walk This Way

Walk This Way

Run-D.M.C.
You Be Illin'

You Be Illin'

Run-D.M.C.
Who Made Who

Who Made Who

AC/DC
You Can Leave Your Hat On

You Can Leave Your Hat On

Joe Cocker
Invisible Touch

Invisible Touch

Genesis
Land of Confusion

Land of Confusion

Genesis
Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

Genesis
Control

Control

Janet Jackson
Nasty

Nasty

Janet Jackson
What Have You Done for Me Lately

What Have You Done for Me Lately

Janet Jackson
Missionary Man

Missionary Man

Eurythmics
The Sun Always Shines on TV

The Sun Always Shines on TV

a-ha
Why Can't This Be Love

Why Can't This Be Love

Van Halen
Angel of Death

Angel of Death

Slayer
Carrie

Carrie

Europe
Cherokee

Cherokee

Europe
Don't Get Me Wrong

Don't Get Me Wrong

Pretenders
Goin' Crazy!

Goin' Crazy!

David Lee Roth
Master of Puppets

Master of Puppets

Metallica
Raining Blood

Raining Blood

Slayer
Sometimes

Sometimes

Erasure
The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

Europe
Yankee Rose

Yankee Rose

David Lee Roth
Bizarre Love Triangle

Bizarre Love Triangle

New Order
Dance With Me

Dance With Me

Alphaville
The Light Pours Out of Me

The Light Pours Out of Me

Peter Murphy
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

The Smiths
Human

Human

The Human League
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

Paul Simon
Graceland

Graceland

Paul Simon
Guitar Town

Guitar Town

Steve Earle
Kiss

Kiss

Prince and the Revolution
Manic Monday

Manic Monday

The Bangles
Peace Sells

Peace Sells

Megadeth
Persiana americana

Persiana americana

Soda Stereo
Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer

Peter Gabriel
Songbird

Songbird

Kenny G
Your Wildest Dreams

Your Wildest Dreams

The Moody Blues
Higher Love

Higher Love

Steve Winwood
Life’s What You Make It

Life’s What You Make It

Talk Talk
Push It

Push It

Salt-N-Pepa
Sweet Love

Sweet Love

Anita Baker
Take My Breath Away

Take My Breath Away

Berlin

1986 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 52 songs first released in 1986. Rock, Pop and Synth-Pop lead the year. Run-D.M.C., Bon Jovi and Europe are among the voices of 1986.

Artists of 1986

The sound of 1986

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