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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:42:44 GMT 1
The Pet Shop Boys just about edge out Madonna in a close fought battle. Given their success on here it's only fair that they wind up the year as the top act of 1986. With a couple of years left in their 'imperial phase' we may see a similar battle next year!
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:43:27 GMT 1
Here's a summary of the top Retro-chart acts over each of the last four years:
1983 Michael Jackson 3400 points
1984 Frankie Goes To Hollywood 2615 points
1985 Madonna 5008 points
1986 Pet Shop Boys 4243 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:43:53 GMT 1
And here are the individual Top 50 acts of the year...
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:44:13 GMT 1
Andy's Top 50 acts of 1986:
50 Icicle Works 86
49 Doctor and The Medics 87
48 Siouxsie and The Banshees 88
47 A-Ha 89
46 Genesis 90
45 Dexy's Midnight Runners 93
44 Five Star 93
43 Mel and Kim 93
42 David Bowie 96
41 Julian Cope 96
40 Cactus World News 97
39 Hooters 99
38 Jesus and Mary Chain 100
37 Status Quo 101
36 Paul Simon 104
35 Housemartins 106
34 Prince 108
33 It Bites 111
32 Fine Young Cannibals 114
31 Robert Palmer 115
30 Bruce Springsteen 117
29 B-52's 126
28 We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It 128
27 ZZ Top 130
26 Billy Bragg 132
25 Dire Straits 132
24 Hipsway 134
23 Psychedelic Furs 135
22 Falco 143
21 Bananarama 151
20 Kate Bush 151
19 Talking Heads 152
18 Lick The Tins 155
17 Europe 158
16 Eurythmics 168
15 Depeche Mode 173
14 Sly Fox 185
13 Kenny Loggins 197
12 Run DMC 203
11 Talk Talk 220
10 Peter Gabriel 225
9 Madonna 228
8 Bangles 246
7 Bon Jovi 255
6 Smiths 288
5 Pet Shop Boys 303
4 New Order 334
3 Big Country 339
2 INXS 446
1 John Cougar Mellencamp 475
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:44:38 GMT 1
Andy's Retro-chart history:
1983 New Order 650 points
1984 Depeche Mode 459 points
1985 Bryan Adams 557 points
1986 John Cougar Mellencamp 475 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:45:02 GMT 1
Cool Christie's Top 50 Acts of 1986:
50 Randy Crawford 88
49 Talking Heads 88
48 Belinda Carlisle 89
47 Anita Dobson 90
46 Marti Webb 90
45 Sophia George 91
44 Van Halen 91
43 Glass Tiger 92
42 Spitting Image 92
41 Suzanne Vega 93
40 Patti Labelle 95
39 Kim Wilde 96
38 Bucks Fizz 99
37 It Bites 101
36 Erasure 105
35 Midnight Star 109
34 Blow Monkeys 110
33 Bruce Hornsby and The Range 113
32 Young Ones 116
31 Communards 119
30 Lulu 119
29 Jennifer Rush 121
28 Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk 126
27 Nu Shooz 128
26 Berlin 135
25 Joyce Sims 139
24 Bangles 143
23 Miami Sound Machine 146
22 Cock Robin 148
21 Michael McDonald 150
20 Sarah Brightman 152
19 Housemartins 158
18 Amazulu 161
17 A-Ha 166
16 Mr Mister 167
15 Simon May Orchestra 180
14 Wham! 190
13 Eurythmics 194
12 Whitney Houston 203
11 Samanatha Fox 204
10 Five Star 206
9 Amy Grant 215
8 Peter Cetera 215
7 Cliff Richard 232
6 Madonna 233
5 Sinitta 265
4 Janet Jackson 281
3 Diana Ross 314
2 Audrey Hall 340
1 Jaki Graham 369
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:45:28 GMT 1
Cool Christie's Retro-Chart history:
1983 Eurythmics 352 points
1984 Diana Ross 468 points
1985 Diana Ross 492 points
1986 Jaki Graham 369 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:45:49 GMT 1
Darkstar's Top 50 Acts of 1986:
50 Nicole 67
49 Timmy Thomas 67
48 Mel and Kim 68
47 Dexy's Midnight Runners 69
46 Madness 71
45 Spitting Image 72
44 Stacey Q 79
43 Jesus and Mary Chain 81
42 Smiths 82
41 Cameo 90
40 Yarborough and Peoples 91
39 Masquerade 94
38 Millie Scott 95
37 New Order 95
36 Loose Ends 96
35 Sir Mix-a-Lot 102
34 Full Force 107
33 Diana Ross 117
32 Juicy 117
31 Madonna 117
30 Force MD's 120
29 DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince 122
28 Aretha Franklin 143
27 George Clinton 144
26 Lovebug Starksi 144
25 Temptations 145
24 Joeski Love 160
23 Whistle 168
22 Mantronix 174
21 Nu Shooz 182
20 Oran 'Juice' Jones 189
19 Alexander O'Neal 198
18 Hollywood Beyond 199
17 Princess 200
16 SOS Band 200
15 Cherrelle 203
14 Billy Ocean 204
13 Lonnie Hill 212
12 Stephanie 228
11 T La Rock 239
10 Janet Jackson 250
9 Kurtis Blow 265
8 Joyce Sims 286
7 Anita Baker 287
6 Tavares 297
5 Housemartins 389
4 Gwen Guthrie 412
3 Run DMC 627
2 Five Star 650
1 Pet Shop Boys 660
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:46:12 GMT 1
Earl Purple's Top 50 Acts of 1986:
50 El DeBarge 79
49 Steve Winwood 81
48 Young Ones 82
47 Freddie Mercury 83
46 Blow Monkeys 84
45 Bruce Hornsby and The Range 84
44 Pretenders 84
43 Run DMC 84
42 Communards 86
41 Michael McDonald 88
40 Prince 89
39 Billy Ocean 91
38 Suzanne Vega 92
37 Mike and The Mechanics 93
36 Outfield 93
35 B-52's 94
34 Whitney Houston 94
33 Five Star 96
32 Peter Cetera 96
31 Heart 101
30 Cyndi Lauper 103
29 Moody Blues 106
28 Europe 109
27 Double 110
26 Frank Sinatra 111
25 It Bites 111
24 Damned 122
23 Big Audio Dynamite 123
22 Paul Simon 125
21 Cutting Crew 126
20 Dire Straits 130
19 Cock Robin 131
18 Spandau Ballet 147
17 Housemartins 148
16 GTR 149
15 Bangles 163
14 Sarah Brightman 176
13 Cliff Richard 184
12 David Bowie 188
11 Bon Jovi 189
10 A-Ha 200
9 Huey Lewis and The News 215
8 Pet Shop Boys 238
7 Kate Bush 257
6 Madonna 271
5 Peter Gabriel 281
4 Smiths 282
3 Eurythmics 283
2 Queen 302
1 Genesis 362
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:46:36 GMT 1
Earl Purple's Retro-Chart History:
1983 Michael Jackson 344 points
1984 Thompson Twins 509 points
1985 Bryan Adams 428 points
1986 Genesis 362 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:46:57 GMT 1
Kingpin's Top 50 Acts of 1986:
50 Nick Kamen 74
49 Shooting Party 76
48 Survivor 76
47 Housemartins 80
46 Daryl Hall 81
45 Flaming Mussolinis 81
44 Hollywood Beyond 83
43 Human League 83
42 Genesis 84
41 Device 85
40 Nu Shooz 88
39 Jeffrey Osborne 89
38 Joyce Sims 89
37 Belouis Some 91
36 Mr Mister 93
35 Europe 97
34 James Brown 97
33 Diana Ross 98
32 Cameo 100
31 Grace Jones 101
30 Owen Paul 104
29 Communards 107
28 Gwen Guthrie 108
27 Mel and Kim 112
26 Bananarama 131
25 Billy Ocean 131
24 Brilliant 135
23 Kim Wilde 139
22 Level 42 142
21 Samanatha Fox 148
20 Alexander O'Neal 151
19 Wham! 151
18 Belinda Carlisle 157
17 Falco 158
16 Heart 160
15 Sam Harris 173
14 Sinitta 174
13 Erasure 184
12 Bangles 186
11 Whitney Houston 189
10 Miami Sound Machine 192
9 Modern Talking 202
8 Bon Jovi 203
7 Jaki Graham 220
6 Cyndi Lauper 221
5 Janet Jackson 239
4 A-Ha 303
3 Pet Shop Boys 304
2 Five Star 346
1 Madonna 514
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:47:21 GMT 1
Kingpin's Retro-Chart History
1983 Michael Jackson 547 points
1984 Madonna 676 points
1985 Madonna 881 points
1986 Madonna 514 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:47:40 GMT 1
Mark's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Spitting Image 82
49 Alexander O'Neal 84
48 David Bowie 85
47 Owen Paul 90
46 Kim Wilde 91
45 Dire Straits 94
44 Chris De Burgh 95
43 Prince 96
42 Kate Bush 98
41 Nu Shooz 98
40 Cutting Crew 99
39 Feargal Sharkey 100
38 Haywoode 104
37 Rod Stewart 104
36 Boris Gardiner 107
35 Mel and Kim 109
34 Level 42 111
33 Nick Berry 114
32 Bananarama 117
31 Su Pollard 118
30 Peter Cetera 122
29 Double 125
28 Bon Jovi 127
27 Patti Labelle 127
26 Berlin 128
25 Human League 130
24 Young Ones 131
23 Daryl Hall 132
22 Cliff Richard 138
21 Status Quo 138
20 Michael McDonald 139
19 Genesis 140
18 Queen 141
17 Simply Red 145
16 Sinitta 151
15 George Michael 157
14 Communards 161
13 Peter Gabriel 172
12 Doctor and The Medics 191
11 Housemartins 191
10 Billy Ocean 224
9 Wham! 238
8 Eurythmics 254
7 A-Ha 287
6 Bangles 307
5 Janet Jackson 311
4 Pet Shop Boys 317
3 Whitney Houston 435
2 Madonna 632
1 Five Star 664
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:47:59 GMT 1
Mark's Retro-Chart History
1983 Michael Jackson 527 points
1984 Madonna 500 points
1985 Madonna 767 points
1986 Five Star 664 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:48:28 GMT 1
Pop Chart Freak's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Lulu 74
49 Sigue Sigue Sputnik 74
48 Damned 77
47 Double 77
46 Steve Winwood 81
45 Anita Baker 82
44 Hitman Howie Tee 82
43 Real Roxanne 82
42 Mud 83
41 Sandie Shaw 87
40 Mr Mister 88
39 Bananarama 89
38 Sandra 89
37 Sarah Brightman 89
36 Tears For Fears 93
35 Status Quo 94
34 Mel and Kim 95
33 Sly Fox 96
32 Blow Monkeys 100
31 Debbie Harry 100
30 Marvin Gaye 100
29 Peter Gabriel 100
28 Erasure 103
27 Nu Shooz 107
26 Real Thing 111
25 Shakin' Stevens 117
24 Jaki Graham 128
23 Cliff Richard 129
22 Patti Labelle 132
21 Berlin 134
20 Bon Jovi 135
19 Big Audio Dynamite 137
18 Electric Light Orchestra 139
17 Cameo 145
16 Bangles 154
15 Kate Bush 163
14 Beatles 165
13 George Michael 169
12 Janet Jackson 182
11 Bucks Fizz 183
10 Wham! 191
9 Doctor and The Medics 198
8 Eurythmics 202
7 Falco 207
6 Human League 231
5 Five Star 239
4 Diana Ross 240
3 A-Ha 261
2 Pet Shop Boys 415
1 Madonna 468
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:48:53 GMT 1
Pop Chart Freak's Retro-Chart History
1985 Madonna 424 points
1986 Madonna 468 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:49:14 GMT 1
Raliverpool's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Lionel Richie 75
49 Diana Ross 76
48 Wham! 76
47 Damned 77
46 Jermaine Stewart 78
45 Madness 78
44 Cyndi Lauper 79
43 Kissing The Pink 79
42 Communards 80
41 Pretenders 83
40 Simply Red 83
39 George Michael 84
38 Julian Cope 84
37 The The 86
36 Erasure 88
35 Belinda Carlisle 89
34 Housemartins 90
33 Depeche Mode 91
32 R.E.M. 91
31 Stan Ridgway 92
30 Level 42 94
29 Public Image Limited 95
28 Young Ones 99
27 Belouis Some 101
26 Cliff Richard 106
25 Talk Talk 107
24 Talking Heads 109
23 Grace Jones 110
22 Miami Sound Machine 117
21 Furniture 119
20 Janet Jackson 125
19 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 125
18 Howard Jones 129
17 Pet Shop Boys 137
16 Falco 139
15 Genesis 143
14 INXS 144
13 Whitney Houston 151
12 Queen 156
11 Spandau Ballet 161
10 Bangles 168
9 Prince 170
8 Five Star 175
7 Eurythmics 211
6 Kate Bush 218
5 David Bowie 238
4 Peter Gabriel 269
3 Madonna 321
2 Smiths 336
1 A-Ha 340
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:49:32 GMT 1
Raliverpool's Retro-Chart History
1983 Michael Jackson 374 points
1984 Nik Kershaw 312 points
1985 Prince 516 points
1986 A-Ha 340 points
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:49:49 GMT 1
Rubcale's Top 50 Acts of 1986
50 Fine Young Cannibals 92
49 Katrina and The Waves 92
48 Young Ones 93
47 Gwen Guthrie 94
46 Nana Mouskouri 94
45 Daryl Hall 95
44 Sam Cooke 95
43 Communards 98
42 Nick Kamen 100
41 Paul Simon 102
40 Jim Diamond 107
39 Sarah Brightman 107
38 Haywoode 108
37 Erasure 112
36 Wham! 113
35 Jermaine Stewart 114
34 Spitting Image 114
33 Bucks Fizz 116
32 Swing Out Sister 117
31 Robert Palmer 119
30 Lionel Richie 120
29 Peter Gabriel 122
28 Pet Shop Boys 134
27 Berlin 138
26 Level 42 138
25 Mel and Kim 138
24 Stan Ridgway 138
23 Red Box 140
22 Real Thing 142
21 Owen Paul 143
20 Modern Talking 144
19 Amazulu 147
18 Europe 148
17 Sly Fox 160
16 Whitney Houston 164
15 Bon Jovi 165
14 Alexander O'Neal 168
13 Shakin' Stevens 168
12 Falco 172
11 Peter Cetera 188
10 Janet Jackson 190
9 Cutting Crew 201
8 Status Quo 206
7 Eurythmics 227
6 Billy Ocean 230
5 Sinitta 230
4 Cliff Richard 261
3 Five Star 295
2 A-Ha 303
1 Diana Ross 319
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Post by Kingpin on Dec 23, 2018 19:50:20 GMT 1
Rubcale's Retro-Chart History
1983 Cliff Richard 508 points
1984 Nik Kershaw 364 points
1985 Jennifer Rush 340 points
1986 Diana Ross 319 points
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