10/31/2026
It was 40 years ago this week in October of 1986 that the radio waves were bringing these tunes to our ears.
1 TRUE COLORS - Cyndi Lauper
2 TYPICAL MALE - Tina Turner
3 I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - Robert Palmer
4 AMANDA - Boston
5 HUMAN - The Human League
6 TRUE BLUE - Madonna
7 WHEN I THINK OF YOU - Janet Jackson
8 SWEET LOVE - Anita Baker
9 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - Eddie Money
10 ALL CRIED OUT - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force
11 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - Bon Jovi
12 WORD UP - Cameo
13 THE RAIN - Oran “Juice” Jones
14 HEARTBEAT - Don Johnson
15 THE NEXT TIME I FALL - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
16 THROWING IT ALL AWAY - Genesis
17 GIRL CAN’T HELP IT - Journey
18 I’LL BE OVER YOU - Toto
19 A MATTER OF TRUST - Billy Joel
20 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL - Lionel Richie