# Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1986

Billboard magazine each year releases a Year-End chart of the most popular songs across all genres called the Hot 100 songs of the year. This is the year-end Hot 100 songs of 1986.
| № | Title | Artist(s) |
| 1 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne and Friends (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder) |
| 2 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie |
| 3 | "I Miss You" | Klymaxx |
| 4 | "On My Own" | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald |
| 5 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister |
| 6 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston |
| 7 | "Party All the Time" | Eddie Murphy |
| 8 | "Burning Heart" | Survivor |
| 9 | "Kyrie" | Mr. Mister |
| 10 | "Addicted to Love" | Robert Palmer |
| 11 | "The Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston |
| 12 | "Secret Lovers" | Atlantic Starr |
| 13 | "Friends and Lovers" | Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson |
| 14 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera |
| 15 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys |
| 16 | "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Billy Ocean |
| 17 | "Alive and Kicking" | Simple Minds |
| 18 | "Never" | Heart |
| 19 | "Kiss" | Prince and The Revolution |
| 20 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood |
| 21 | "Stuck with You" | Huey Lewis and the News |
| 22 | "Holding Back the Years" | Simply Red |
| 23 | "Sledgehammer" | Peter Gabriel |
| 24 | "Sara" | Starship |
| 25 | "Human" | The Human League |
| 26 | "I Can't Wait" | Nu Shooz |
| 27 | "Take My Breath Away" | Berlin |
| 28 | "Rock Me Amadeus" | Falco |
| 29 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna |
| 30 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bon Jovi |
| 31 | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean |
| 32 | "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson |
| 33 | "These Dreams" | Heart |
| 34 | "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" | Glass Tiger |
| 35 | "Live to Tell" | Madonna |
| 36 | "Mad About You" | Belinda Carlisle |
| 37 | "Something About You" | Level 42 |
| 38 | "Venus" | Bananarama |
| 39 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie |
| 40 | "Conga" | Miami Sound Machine |
| 41 | "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper |
| 42 | "Danger Zone" | Kenny Loggins |
| 43 | "What Have You Done For Me Lately" | Janet Jackson |
| 44 | "No One Is to Blame" | Howard Jones |
| 45 | "Let's Go All the Way" | Sly Fox |
| 46 | "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" | Robert Palmer |
| 47 | "Words Get in the Way" | Miami Sound Machine |
| 48 | "Manic Monday" | The Bangles |
| 49 | "Walk of Life" | Dire Straits |
| 50 | "Amanda" | Boston |
| 51 | "Two of Hearts" | Stacey Q |
| 52 | "Crush on You" | The Jets |
| 53 | "If You Leave" | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
| 54 | "Invisible Touch" | Genesis |
| 55 | "The Sweetest Taboo" | Sade |
| 56 | "What You Need" | INXS |
| 57 | "Talk to Me" | Stevie Nicks |
| 58 | "Nasty" | Janet Jackson |
| 59 | "Take Me Home Tonight" | Eddie Money |
| 60 | "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" | Jermaine Stewart |
| 61 | "All Cried Out" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
| 62 | "Your Love" | The Outfield |
| 63 | "I'm Your Man" | Wham! |
| 64 | "Perfect Way" | Scritti Politti |
| 65 | "Living in America" | James Brown |
| 66 | "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 67 | "Who's Johnny" | El DeBarge |
| 68 | "Word Up!" | Cameo |
| 69 | "Why Can't This Be Love" | Van Halen |
| 70 | "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" | Mike + The Mechanics |
| 71 | "Typical Male" | Tina Turner |
| 72 | "Small Town" | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 73 | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora |
| 74 | "All I Need Is a Miracle" | Mike + The Mechanics |
| 75 | "Sweet Freedom" | Michael McDonald |
| 76 | "True Blue" | Madonna |
| 77 | "Rumors" | Timex Social Club |
| 78 | "Life in a Northern Town" | Dream Academy |
| 79 | "Bad Boy" | Miami Sound Machine |
| 80 | "Sleeping Bag" | ZZ Top |
| 81 | "Tonight She Comes" | The Cars |
| 82 | "Love Touch" | Rod Stewart |
| 83 | "A Love Bizarre" | Sheila E. |
| 84 | "Throwing It All Away" | Genesis |
| 85 | "Baby Love" | Regina |
| 86 | "Election Day" | Arcadia |
| 87 | "Nikita" | Elton John |
| 88 | "Take Me Home" | Phil Collins |
| 89 | "Walk This Way" | Run–D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith |
| 90 | "Sweet Love" | Anita Baker |
| 91 | "Your Wildest Dreams" | Moody Blues |
| 92 | "Spies Like Us" | Paul McCartney |
| 93 | "Object of My Desire" | Starpoint |
| 94 | "Dreamtime" | Daryl Hall |
| 95 | "Tender Love" | Force MDs |
| 96 | "King for a Day" | Thompson Twins |
| 97 | "Love Will Conquer All" | Lionel Richie |
| 98 | "A Different Corner" | George Michael |
| 99 | "I'll Be Over You" | Toto |
| 100 | "Go Home" | Stevie Wonder |