08 May 1986 (TOTP)

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Of The Pops
; Station
*BBC One (TV)
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1986-05-08
; Comments
*This was the third of six programs hosted by John Peel and Janice Long during 1986. This was the week's singles chart.
*Long : “Doesn’t this sound like an old Bucks Fizz song? At 22, it’s Van Halen and “Why Can’t This Be Love?”. Peel : “Sounds even worse than a Bucks Fizz song if you ask me, Janice!”
== Tracklisting ==
*The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry (23 in the chart as of the date of broadcast)
*Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald – On My Own (4) (video)
*Matchroom Mob with Chas & Dave – Snooker Loopy (37) (with video inserts)
*Force MDs – Tender Love (34) (breaker)
*Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love? (22) (breaker)
*Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer (15) (breaker)
*Spitting Image – The Chicken Song (11) (video)
*Billy Ocean – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) (27)
*Falco – Rock Me Amadeus (1) (repeat from 03 April 1986)
*Whitney Houston – The Greatest Love Of All (10) (video / audience dancing / end credits)
== Video ==
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Category:1986
Category:TV