AT40 The 80s August 8th 2010

AT40 this week August 9th 1986

10 - Rumors - Timex Social Club
9 - Venus - Bananarama
8 - Higher Love - Steve Winwood
7 - Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
6 - Love Touch (Theme from "Legal Eagles") - Rod Stewart
5 - We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
4 - Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
3 - Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
2 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
1 - Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
(2nd of 2 weeks at #1)


The Top 10 Albums this week in 1986

10- Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
9- Raising Hell - Run D.M.C.
8- Eat'em and Smile - David Lee Roth
7- Winner in You - Patti Labelle
6- Love Zone - Billy Ocean
5- Control - Janet Jackson
4- Invisible Touch - Genesis
3- True Blue - Madonna
2- So - Peter Gabriel
1- Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack

(3rd of 5 non consecutive weeks at #1)

The only soundtrack album to reach the top of Billboards Album chart in 1986 and had 2 major hit singles with "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins (this week's #7 song)

"Take My Breath Away" by Berlin and that song would win the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.