MTV Top 100 Music Videos of 1986

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MTV Top 100 Music Videos of 1986


Source: Recap of the Top 100 from YouTube  

100. Is It Love - Mr. Mister
99. Manic Monday - Bangles
98. To Be A Lover - Billy Idol
97. Heartbeat - Don Johnson
96. Stages - ZZ Top
95. Everything In My Heart - Cory Hart
94. Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
93. Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
92. So You Want To Be A Rockroll Star - Tom Petty
91. Its Only Love - Adams/Turner
90. Jumpin Jack Flash - Aretha Franklin
89. Stuck With You - Huey Lewis
88. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
87. True Blue (contest video) - Madonna
86. Venus - Bananarama
85. The Wild & The Young - Quiet Riot
84. Freedom Overspill - Steve Winwood
83. Throwing It All Away - Genesis
82. Feel It Again - Honeymoon Suite
81. Something About You - Level 42
80. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
79. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
78. Welcome To The Boomtown - David & David
77. Rumble Seat - John Cougar
76. So Far Away - Dire Straits
75. If She Knew What She Wants - Bangles
74. Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
73. All The Love In The World - Outfield
72. Going Crazy - David Roth
71. Wrap It Up - Thunderbirds
70. Where Do The Children Go - Hooters
69. Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds
68. Shot In The Dark - Ozzy Osbourne
67. I'm Your Man - WHAM
66. Take Me Home - Phil Collins
65. Dreams - Van Halen
64. Your Wildest Dreams - Moody Blues
63. When The Going Gets Tough - Billy Ocean
62. All The Things She Said - Simple Minds
61. Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy
60. Calling America - ELO
59. I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
58. My Home Town - Bruce Springstein
57. When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson
56. Don't Forget Me - Glass Tiger
55. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
54. One Hit (to the body) - Rolling Stones
53. Kiss - Prince
52. Nikita - Elton John
51. Velcro Fly - ZZTop

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50. The Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
49. Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle
48. Girl Can Help It - Journey
47. Rain On The Scarecrow - John Cougar
46. Missionary Man - Eurythmics
45. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
44. Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
43. No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
42. Nothing At All - Heart
41. Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
40. Sara - Starship
39. Like No Other Night - 38 Special
38. Heaven In Your Eyes - Loverboy
37. Touch And Go - Emerson Lake Powell
36. Goodbye - Night Ranger
35. Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
34. Somebody Like You - 38 Special
33. Rock In The USA - John Cougar
32. Burning Heart - Survivor
31. When The Heart Rules The Mind - GTR
30. All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
29. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
28. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
27. Dreamtime - Daryl Hall
26. How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
25. Yankee Rose - David Roth
24. Day By Day - Hooters
23. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
22. Kyrie - Mr. Mister
21. A Matter Of Trust - Billy Joel
20. Walk This Way - Run-DMC
19. Stick Around - Julian Lenon
18. I Didn't Mean To Turn You On - Robert Palmer
17. What You Need - INXS
16. Your Love - Outfield
15. Take It Easy - Andy Taylor
14. This Could Be The Night - Loverboy
13. Tuf Enuff - Thunderbirds
12. Live To Tell - Madonna
11. Love Touch - Rod Stewart
10. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
9. Invisible Touch - Genesis
8. Rough Boy - ZZtop
7. These Dreams - Heart
6. Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
5. Higher Love - Steve Winwood
4. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
3. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
2. You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
1. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

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Only one  from Janet Jackson, Cinderella and nothing from "Pretty In Pink" soundtrack, Beastie Boys (well, "Fight For Your Right" was probably given more exposure in 1987)... though wasn't "Home Sweet Home" (Motley Crue) from 1985?

No argument that "Sledgehammer" is #1.


Top 40 of 1986


40. Artists United Against Apartheid "Sun City"
39. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "All Cried Out"
38. Billy Idol "To Be A Lover"
37. The Jets "Crush On You"
36. Belinda Carlisle "Mad About You"
35. Gene Loves Jezebel "Desire"
34. Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
33. Kiss "Uh! All Night"
32. ZZ Top "Rough Boy"
31. Talking Heads "Wild Wild Life"
30. Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
29. Heart "These Dreams"
28. Level 42 "Something About You"
27. Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
26. Bangles "Manic Monday"
25. Janet Jackson "When I Think Of You"
24. David Lee Roth "Yankee Rose"
23. AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long" (re-release)
22. Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
21. The Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
20. INXS "Listen Like Thieves"
19. Oran "Juice" Jones "The Rain"
18. Madonna "True Blue"
17. Ratt "Dance"
16. Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink" (re-release)
15. Robert Palmer "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
14. Cinderella "Nobody's Fool"
13. Bananarama "Venus"
12. Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"
11. David Lee Roth "Going Crazy"
10. INXS "What You Need"
9. Janet Jackson "What Have You Done For Me Lately"
8. Rolling Stones "Harlem Shuffle"
7. OMD "If You Leave"
6. Cinderella "Shake Me"
5. Beastie Boys "Fight For Your Right (To Party)"
4. Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
3. Run DMC "Walk This Way"
2. Janet Jackson "Nasty"
1. Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"

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Top 10 Worst Music Videos of 1986 (from what I've seen on tv & YouTube)




10. Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"

Good song, though horrible video and could cause seizures with the fast movement...


9. Lionel Richie "Dancing On The Ceiling"

Despite that there's good special effects (simialar to Fred Astaire's dance routine in "Royal Wedding"), the video is just plain cheesy.
 
8. Steve Perry "Oh Sherry"

An attempt of self parody since he refuses to film a music video since his band Journey weren't known to have good music videos...


7. Starship "Sara"

Well, not as atrocious as "We Built This City", but still corny


6. Huey Lewis & The News "Hip To Be Square"

Mostly unnessary close-ups of Huey Lewis' mouth...

5. Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone"

Mainly Loggins laying on bed wearing shades...
 
4. Yello "Oh Yeah"

Good song, though the mind tripping video is best forgotten...

3. Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"

Even by '80's standards the video's cheesy. Not to mention the cover song is just as bad.

2. Don Johnson "Heartbeat"

Confusing storyline and bland singing, which is pretty much a cash-in with Don Johnson's popularity

1. Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"

An annoying ode to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with people dressed  18th century costume, bikers, and corny rapping.

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Just got the "MTV Video Music Awards Collection" video tape, which featured 7 videos that have won the 1986 VMAs feauturing brief clips of the winners & presenters and also Video of the Year from the 1985 VMAs. 

Clips: David Lee Roth, Mark Goodman, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson presenting Best Choreography, Downtown Julie Brown, Bobcat Goldthwait (dressed as Prince or Martha Quinn's Worst Nightmare!), Robert Palmer, Pet Shop Boys, Don Henley, a-ha, Belinda Carlisle presenting, and several brief clips of Motley Crue, Martha Quinn, Alan Hunter, to name a few.



Also interesting considering that there's only one "VMA Collection" tape released and from 1986 since there wasn't one for 1985 or 1984. More likely due to rights, though a video from Prince was included since his songs hardly ever appear on compilations.

1 out of 10: 9

Several classic videos & rare clips of the VMAs. Non appeared on the MTV 30 retrospect from several weeks ago.

The selection is decent, though a performance could've been added. Atleast there's another video from a-ha, their second & lesser known hit "The Sun Always Shine On TV".   

Track listing:

1. Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" (Video of the Year & Best Group Video)
2. Tina Turner & Bryan Adams "It's Only Love" (Best Stage Performance in a Video)
3. Prince "Raspberry Beret" (Best Choreography) 
4. Pet Shop Boys "Opportunities" (Video Vangaurd, for Zbigniew Rybczynski, a Polish director.)
5. Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" (Best Male Video)
6. Don Henley "The Boys of Summer" (Special: Video of the Year for 1985)
7. a-ha "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (Best Cinetography & Best Editing)
8. a-ha "Take On Me" (6 awards: Best New Artist, Best Experimental Video, Best Direction, Best Concept, Best Special Effects, & Viewers' Choice)

More info on the 1986 VMAs