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" The Edge of Heaven " is a song by British pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single. Read more about the song

" When Tomorrow Comes " is a song recorded by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart and guest keyboardist Pat Seymour. With this single and its parent album Revenge , Lennox and Stewart continued with the rock and R&B sound from their previous album Be Yourself Tonight. Read more about the song

The song was recorded by Scottish singer Owen Paul and released in the United Kingdom on 19 May 1986. It remains his biggest hit single, reaching number 3 on the UK chart in July 1986. Paul is usually considered as a "one-hit wonder" because of the song's popularity and the fact that it was his only UK chart single Read more about the song

 " Venus " had been a part of Bananarama's repertoire for several years before they actually recorded it. The group's three members, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward, had the idea of turning the song into a dance music tune, but they were met with resistance from their producers at the time, Steve Jolley and Tony Swain. Bananarama brought the idea to the production trio of Stock Aitken Waterman, and it became Bananarama's first collaboration with them.   Read more about the song

" Invisible Touch " is the title track and first single from the 1986 album of the same name by the English rock band Genesis. The song is a group composition which featured lyrics written by singer and drummer Phil Collins. Read more about the song

" Bad Boy " was the second single released by the American band Miami Sound Machine led by Gloria Estefan on their second English language album, and ninth overall, Primitive Love . The song enjoyed much success following up on the band's mainstream breakthrough single, " Conga ". Read more about the song

" Who Made Who " is a song and a single by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, taken from their 1986 album, Who Made Who. The 12-inch single format of the single features an extended mix of the song and can be found in the Deluxe Edition of AC/DC's Backtracks Boxset , on Disc 1, Studio Rarities. It was one of only three new tracks on Who Made Wh o, because the album is not only a soundtrack to Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive , but a compilation album featuring tracks from previous albums. The other two new tracks were instrumentals. Read more about the song

" Holding Back the Years " is the 7th track on Simply Red's debut studio album Picture Book (1985). It remains their most successful single, having reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. It is one of two Simply Red songs (the other being their cover of " If You Don't Know Me by Now ") to reach #1 in the US.  The song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. Read more about the song

" Rough Boy " was the third single by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1986 album Afterburner . The song reached No. 5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as No. 23 in the UK Top 40. Unlike the other songs on the album, this song has a much slower tempo and is more of a power ballad. It also shares a similar, though much slower, tune to their song " Leila " from their album El Loco. Read more about the song

" Your Latest Trick " is a song by Dire Straits that appeared on the studio album Brothers in Arms , and also on the live album On the Night ; the same live version is on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits . The full-length studio album version was included on the most recent compilation The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations . Read more about the song

" Boys Don't Cry " was the second single to be released by the Cure, released in June 1979. It was released in the UK as a stand-alone single, and was included as the title track on Boys Don't Cry, the American equivalent to Three Imaginary Boys . Read more about the song

" On My Own " was a Billboard #1 hit duet by singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald when it was released as a single in 1986. It was released from LaBelle's first platinum album, Winner in You and was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his former wife Carole Bayer Sager. The song was originally recorded by singer Dionne Warwick for inclusion on her album Friends . It is unclear why the song was not included on the final tracklist. The song was based on a relationship that had reached its end with both parties going their separate ways in a melancholy state with the occasional option of coming back together again one day. Read more about the song

" Why Can't This Be Love " is a song by Van Halen, off the album 5150 , the band's first with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who had replaced founding member David Lee Roth in late 1985. It was the initial single from that album, released in March 1986. It was released on both 7" and 12" single formats, the 12" single featuring an extended version of the song. Read more about the song

" Live to Tell " is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album True Blue (1986). Originally composed by Patrick Leonard for the score of the film Fire with Fire , the song was shown to Madonna, who decided to use it for then-husband Sean Penn's film At Close Range . Madonna wrote the song's lyrics and co-produced it with Leonard. The song was released as the lead single from True Blue on March 26, 1986 by Sire Records. Read more about the song

The song was further popularized by Whitney Houston under the title " Greatest Love of All ". The song was recorded by the American recording artist for her debut album, self-titled Whitney Houston , which was released in February 1985, by Arista Records. The song became a major hit, topping the charts in Australia, Canada and the US, while reaching the top 20 in most countries, including Italy, Sweden and UK. It remains her third biggest US hit, after "I Will Always Love You" and " I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) " . Read more about the song

"E=MC2" is a 1985 single by Big Audio Dynamite, released as the second single from their debut album This Is Big Audio Dynamite . The song was the group's first Top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 11. Additionally, it peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Read more about the song

A Kind of Magic is the twelfth studio album by British rock band Queen, released in 1986. It was their first studio album to be recorded digitally, and is based on the soundtrack to the film Highlander , the first in a series directed by Russell Mulcahy. Read more about the song

The Rolling Stones' cover version, with Bobby Womack on backing vocals, appeared on their 1986 album Dirty Work , and went to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #13 in the UK. Keith Richards had been looking for songs to possibly include on the album and had been working up songs with Ronnie Wood and Womack while waiting for Jagger to return to the studio in Paris after doing promo work on his solo album. To Richards's surprise, Jagger liked the feel and cut the vocals quickly. It became the first cover song the Stones had released as an opening single off a new studio album since 1965. Read more about the song

" Absolute Beginners " was the theme tune to the film of the same name (itself an adaptation of the book Absolute Beginners ), composed and performed by David Bowie. Bowie was good friends with the film's director, Julien Temple (who had worked with him in 1984 on the Jazzin' for Blue Jean short film), and landed both the supporting role of Vendice Partners , and the deal to record the theme tune. Read more about the song

" These Dreams " is a song by the rock band Heart released in 1986 from their 1985 self-titled album. It was the first song by the band to become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song