27 YEARS AGO (Billboard 2/15/1986)

[cheaptrick77]

Billboard Magazine's Top 40 Pop Singles for the week ending February 15, 1986:

#40 “LET’S GO ALL THE WAY” – Sly Fox
#39 “(HOW TO BE A) MILLIONAIRE” – ABC
#38 “ANOTHER NIGHT” – Aretha Franklin
#37 “R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A.” – John Cougar Mellencamp
#36 “WHAT YOU NEED” – INXS
#35 “THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT” – Loverboy
#34 “BEAT’S SO LONELY” – Charlie Sexton
#33 “SANCTIFY YOURSELF” – Simple Minds
#32 “STAGES” – ZZ Top
#31 “I MISS YOU” – Klymaxx
#30 “NIKITA” – Elton John
#29 “SIDEWALK TALK – Jellybean
#28 “DAY BY DAY” – Hooters
#27 “HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (LIKE I DO)” – Freddie Jackson
#26  “RUSSIANS” – Sting
#25 “WALK OF LIFE” – Dire Straits
#24 “MY HOMETOWN” – Bruce Springsteen
#23 “DIGITAL DISPLAY” – Ready For The World
#22 “KING FOR A DAY” – Thompson Twins
#21 “THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.” – a-ha
#20 “SAY YOU, SAY ME” – Lionel Richie
#19 “THESE DREAMS” – Heart
#18 “TALK TO ME” – Stevie Nicks

#17 “TARZAN BOY” – Baltimora

#16 “GO HOME” – Stevie Wonder
#15 “SECRET LOVERS” – Atlantic Starr
#14 “SPIES LIKE US” – Paul McCartney
#13 “A LOVE BIZARRE” – Sheila E.
#12 “SILENT RUNNING” – Mike & The Mechanics
#11 “LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN” – Dream Academy
#10 “CONGA” – Miami Sound Machine
#09 “SARA” – Starship
#08 “THE SWEETEST TABOO” – Sade
#07 “LIVING IN AMERICA” – James Brown
#06 “I’M YOUR MAN” – Wham!
#05 “THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR” – Dionne & Friends
#04  "KYRIE" - Mr. Mister
#03 “BURNING HEART” – Survivor
#02 “WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING” – Billy Ocean
#01 “HOW WILL I KNOW” – Whitney Houston

 

 

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[MUSTANGMANIA]

i remember those days well. Tough times if you wanted to hear hard rock on the radio. Thankfully 98.1 was there!!! BUT, most of the tunes on this list made for good times at "Stars" in the LaBossier.

[cheaptrick77]

Ah - 98 Rocks ... my favorite post-KZEW station ;)