This list was to feature the top 150 songs of the year. The first twenty didn't get noted down
due to the effects of gravity on a horizontal body at rest. The countdown took place on 26. December 1986.
Tracks by South African artists are highlighted.
| # | Title | Artist |
|---|
| 130 | Nasty | Janet Jackson |
| 129 | Venus | Bananarama |
| 128 | Oh l'amour | Erasure |
| 127 | I'm Going Down | Bruce Springsteen |
| 126 | Tokyo Rose | Idle Eyes |
| 125 | I Wanna Be A Cowboy | Boys Don't Cry |
| 124 | Like A Fool | Robin Gibb |
| 123 | The Heart Is Not So Smart | El DeBarge |
| 122 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) | Jonathan Butler & Ruby Turner |
| 121 | Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh |
| 120 | It Hurts To Be In Love | Gino Vanelli |
| 119 | This Boy | Sweatband |
| 118 | Wrap Her Up | Elton John & George Michael |
| 117 | Rough Boy | ZZ Top |
| 116 | Is Your Love Strong Enough? | Bryan Ferry |
| 115 | Digging Your Scene | The Blow Monkeys |
| 114 | This Joke Isn't Funny Anymore | The Smiths |
| 113 | They Say It's Gonna Rain | Hazell Dean |
| 112 | I Wanna Wake Up With You | Boris Gardiner |
| 111 | When Love Breaks Down | Prefab Sprout |
| 110 | A Love Bizarre | Sheila E. |
| 109 | Calling America | E.L.O. |
| 108 | The Price | Twisted Sister |
| 107 | Head Over Heels | Tears For Fears |
| 106 | A Question Of Time | Depeche Mode |
| 105 | Move Away | Culture Club |
| 104 | Living In The Past | Drum Theatre |
| 103 | Lonely Love | John Martin |
| 102 | Taken In | Mike And The Mechanics |
| 101 | I Engineer | Animotion |
| 100 | Burning Hearts | Survivor |
| 99 | Trapped | Colonel Abrahams |
| 98 | The Honey Thief | Hipsway |
| 97 | Take Me To The Girl | The Associates |
| 96 | Right Or Wrong | Joe Jackson |
| 95 | Love Is Chemical | Lou Reed |
| 94 | It's Only Love | Bryan Adams & Tina Turner |
| 93 | Every Day | James Taylor |
| 92 | The Edge Of Heaven | Wham! |
| 91 | I Can't Wait | Stevie Nicks |
| 90 | Broken Wings | Mr. Mister |
| 89 | Sanctify Yourself | Simple Minds |
| 88 | What Have You Done For Me Lately? | Janet Jackson |
| 87 | Paranoimia | The Art Of Noise & Max Headroom |
| 86 | Night Moves | Marilyn Martin |
| 85 | You Can Win If You Want | Modern Talking |
| 84 | I'm Not The One | The Cars |
| 83 | Photograph In My Mind | Smokey Robinson |
| 82 | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red |
| 81 | Look Away | Big Country |
| 80 | Saving All My Love For You | Whitney Houston |
| 79 | The Glory Of Love | Peter Cetera |
| 78 | Dreamtime | Daryl Hall |
| 77 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) | Pet Shop Boys |
| 76 | Danger Zone | Kenny Loggins |
| 75 | Slave To The Rhythm | Grace Jones |
| 74 | Some People | Belouis Some |
| 73 | Modern Woman | Billy Joel |
| 72 | Secret Separation | The Fixx |
| 71 | Sarah | Starship |
| 70 | Manic Monday | Bangles |
| 69 | Lessons In Love | Level 42 |
| 68 | Living In America | James Brown |
| 67 | The Name Of The Game | Dan Hartman |
| 66 | Don't Mess With Doctor Dream | Thompson Twins |
| 65 | Secret Lovers | Atlantic Starr |
| 64 | For You | Snowy White |
| 63 | Out In The Fields | Gary Moore & Phil Lynott |
| 62 | Walk Of Life | Dire Straits |
| 61 | Overjoyed | Stevie Wonder |
| 60 | Take My Breath Away | Berlin |
| 59 | Hunting High And Low | A-ha |
| 58 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood |
| 57 | Live To Tell | Madonna |
| 56 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister |
| 55 | Take On Me | A-ha |
| 54 | These Dreams | Heart |
| 53 | Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer |
| 52 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
| 51 | Part-Time Lover | Stevie Wonder |
| 50 | There'll Be Sad Songs | Billy Ocean |
| 49 | Separate Lives | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin |
| 48 | For America | Jackson Browne |
| 47 | How Will I Know | Whitney Houston |
| 46 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys |
| 45 | A Kind Of Magic | Queen |
| 44 | You Can Leave Your Hat On | Joe Cocker |
| 43 | Here Comes The Man | Boom Boom Room |
| 42 | Steal The Light | Q5 |
| 41 | Love Theme From "St. Elmo's Fire" | David Foster |
| 40 | Life's What You Make It | Talk Talk |
| 39 | We Built This City | Starship |
| 38 | Invisible Touch | Genesis |
| 37 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| 36 | Young And Innocent | Elefante |
| 35 | I'm Your Man | Wham! |
| 34 | Alive And Kicking | Simple Minds |
| 33 | You Belong To The City | Glenn Frey |
| 32 | Chain Reaction | Diana Ross |
| 31 | Madonna's Eyes | Jennifer Rush |
| 30 | Love Touch | Rod Stewart |
| 29 | The Whole Of The Moon | The Waterboys |
| 28 | Underground | David Bowie |
| 27 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel |
| 26 | The Sun Always Shines On TV | A-ha |
| 25 | Absolute Beginners | David Bowie |
| 24 | Harlem Shuffle | The Rolling Stones |
| 23 | Sex As A Weapon | Pat Benatar |
| 22 | You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon |
| 21 | Why Can't This Be Love | Van Halen |
| 20 | A Good Heart | Feargal Sharkey |
| 19 | A Different Corner | George Michael |
| 18 | When Your Heart Is Weak | Cock Robin |
| 17 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick and Friends |
| 16 | When The Going Gets Tough | Billy Ocean |
| 15 | Kiss | Prince |
| 14 | Dancing On The Ceiling | Lionel Ritchie |
| 13 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna |
| 12 | Captain Of Her Heart | Double |
| 11 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis And The News |
| 10 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle & Michael MacDonald |
| 9 | Isn't It You | Channel 5 |
| 8 | Love Missile F1-11 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik |
| 7 | Parisienne Walkways | Gary Moore |
| 6 | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | Eurythmics |
| 5 | Sunset Grill | Don Henley |
| 4 | Nikita | Elton John |
| 3 | Lonely Ole Nights | John "Cougar" Mellencamp |
| 2 | Something About You | Level 42 |
| 1 | Say You, Say Me | Lionel Ritchie |
