CFNY 102.1 FM

TORONTO, ONTARIO

Week: 1986-00-00
Format: Alternative
cfny 102.1
the spirit of radio
Best of '86
1	Peter Gabriel	        So
2 	The Smiths	        The Queen Is Dead
3	New Order	        Brotherhood
4	R.E.M.	                Life's Rich Pageant
5	Depeche Mode	        Black Celebration
6	Paul Simon	        Graceland
7	OMD	                The Pacific Age
8	The Cure	        Standing On A Beach
9	Steve Winwood	        Back In The High Life
10 	Love & Rockets	        Express
11	Talking Heads	        True Stories
12	Pet Shop Boys	        Please
13	Talk Talk	        The Colour Of Spring
14	UB40	                Rat In The Kitchen
15	Art Of Noise            In Visible Silence
16	Level 42	        World Machine
17	Billy Idol	        Whiplash Smile
18	Bananarama	        Venus
19 	A-ha	                Scoundrel Days
20	Chalk Circle	        The Great Lake
21	Chris De Burgh	        Into The Light
22	Genesis	                Invisible Touch
23	Human League	        Human
24	Howard Jones	        One To One
25	INXS	                Listen Like Thieves
26	Pretty In Pink	        Soundtrack
27	Run DMC	                Walk This Way
28	Eurythmics	        Revenge
29	54-40	                54-40
30	Thinkman	        The Formula
31 	Ministry	        Twitch
32	The Police	        Don't Stand So Close to Me '86
33	Kate Bush	        The Whole Story
34	Frankie Goes To 
        Hollywood 	        Liverpool
35	P.I.L.	                Album
36	The Bangles	        Different Light
37	Gene Loves Jezebel	Discover
38	Fine Young Cannibals    Fine Young Cannibals
39	Big Audio Dynamite	No. 10 Upping St.
40	The The	                Infected
41	The Stranglers	        Dreamtime
42	Violent Femmes	        The Blind Leading The Naked
43	Bruce Cockburn	        World Of Wonders
44	Lloyd Cole 
        & The Commotions	Easy Pieces
45	Alphaville	        Afternoons In Utopia
46	Shriekback	        Big Night Music
47	The Pretenders	        Get Close
48	The Jazz Butcher	Bloody Nonsense
49	Dr. & The Medics	Spirit In The Sky
50	Stan Ridgeway	        The Big Heat
51	The Fixx	        Walkabout
52	Images In Vogue	        In The House
53	The Housemartins	London 0 Hull 4
54	David Sylvian	        Gone To Earth
55	It's Immaterial	        Driving Away From Home
56	Simply Red	        Picture Book
57	Joe Jackson	        Big World
58	Sting	                Bring On The Night
59	Skinny Puppy	        Dig It
60	Breeding Ground	        Tales Of Adventure
61	Big Country	        The Seer
62	The Lucy Show	        Mania
63	The Moody Blues	        The Other Side Of Life
64	Psychedelic Furs	Heartbreak Beat
65	Blancmange	        Believe You Me
66	Boys Don't Cry	        I Wanna Be A Cowboy
67	Iggy Pop	        Blah Blah Blah
68	Level 42	        Lessons In Love
69	Peter Murphy	        Should The World Fail To Fall Apart
70	General Public	        Hand To Mouth
71	Duran Duran	        Notorious
72	Spoons	                Bridges Over Borders
73	Feargal Sharkey	        Feargal Sharkey
74	The Rainmakers	        The Rainmakers
75	Tom Robinson	        Still Loving You
76	The Bo Deans	        Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams
77	The Parachute Club	Small Victories
78	Chameleons UK	        Strange Times
79	Hunters & Collectors	Human Frailty
80	The Northern Pikes	Scene In North America
81	Timbuk 3	        Greetings From Timbuk 3
82	Billy Bragg	        Talking With The Taxman About Poetry
83	Elvis Costello	        Blood & Chocolate
84	World Party	        Private Revolution
85	The Woodentops	        Giant
86	The Mission	        Gods Own Medicine


NOTE: CFNY always had a devil-may-care attitude towards charts, freely
listing albums and singles together. Accordingly, the original chart listed
the year's best MUSIC from 1-86, regardless of whether that music was issued in the LP, 7" or 12" format. 

Contributed by: K.A. Scott (Monday, 2015-08-03)