Pop and Rock Chart Archive
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Weekly Rock Top 20 for May 17, 1986

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3 1   Sledgehammer 1  
  Peter Gabriel
    YouTube Amazon  

1 2   Like A Rock 1 12  
  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
    YouTube Amazon  

6 3   Best Of Both Worlds 2    
  Van Halen
    YouTube Amazon  

2 4   When The Heart Rules The Mind 2 18  
  GTR
    YouTube Amazon  

8 5   Your Wildest Dreams 3 2  
  The Moody Blues
    YouTube Amazon  

7 6   Like No Other Night 3 15  
  38 Special
    YouTube Amazon  

11 7   Nothin' At All 8  
  Heart
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9 8   Dreams 2 20  
  Van Halen
    YouTube Amazon  

5 9   One Hit (To The Body) 1 18  
  The Rolling Stones
    YouTube Amazon  

15 10   Secret Separation 2 19  
  The Fixx
    YouTube Amazon  

17 11   Right And Wrong    
  Joe Jackson
    YouTube Amazon  

4 12   Be Good To Yourself 2 13  
  Journey
    YouTube Amazon  

12 13   Why Can't This Be Love 1 7  
  Van Halen
    YouTube Amazon  

- 14   Invisible Touch 1 2  
  Genesis
    YouTube Amazon  

- 15   Listen Like Thieves    
  INXS
    YouTube Amazon  

- 16   Hyperactive    
  Robert Palmer
    YouTube Amazon  

19 17   Left Of Center 13    
  Suzanne Vega Featuring Joe Jackson
    YouTube Amazon  

16 18   I've Been Down So Long 13    
  Sting & Jeff Beck
    YouTube Amazon  

- 19   If She Knew What She Wants 17 9  
  Bangles
    YouTube Amazon  

- 20   No Promises 12    
  Icehouse
    YouTube Amazon  

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Peter Gabriel is on top over this week's song chart with Sledgehammer. Finding a spot at number two this week is Like A Rock by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. Best Of Both Worlds by Van Halen is at number three on the chart.


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