
1986. Ronald Reagan was in the White House, and Harold Washington was Chicago’s mayor. XRT introduced debut albums from The Bodeans, Steve Earle, Bruce Hornsby, The Smithereens, Timbuk 3, and Crowded House. Yet another year for great music!
Next week: 1969
1986
- Song – Artist
- I Still Believe – [lastfm]The Call[/lastfm]
- That Voice Again – [lastfm]Peter Gabriel[/lastfm]
- Brilliant Mistake – [lastfm]Elvis Costello[/lastfm]
- Bizarre Love Triangle – [lastfm]New Order[/lastfm]
- Welcome to the Boomtown – [lastfm]David and David[/lastfm]
- The Finer Things – [lastfm]Steve Winwood[/lastfm]
- The Jet Set – [lastfm]Joe Jackson[/lastfm]
- Earn Enough for Us – [lastfm]XTC[/lastfm]
- Wild Wild Life – [lastfm]Talking Heads[/lastfm]
- Guitar Town – [lastfm]Steve Earle[/lastfm]
- Memphis Thing – [lastfm]Rob Jungklas[/lastfm]
- Left of Center – [lastfm]Suzanne Vega[/lastfm]
- I Know What I Know – [lastfm]Paul Simon[/lastfm]
- One Hit (To the Body) – [lastfm]Rolling Stones[/lastfm]
- Keep Your Hands to Yourself – [lastfm]The Georgia Satellites[/lastfm]
- Right Next Door – [lastfm]Robert Cray[/lastfm]
- Don’t Dream It’s Over – [lastfm]Crowded House[/lastfm]
- Pretty in Pink – [lastfm]Psychedelic Furs[/lastfm]
- Still the Night – [lastfm]The Bodeans[/lastfm]
- Superman – [lastfm]R.E.M.[/lastfm]
- Ship of Fools – [lastfm]World Party[/lastfm]
- Big Time – [lastfm]Peter Gabriel[/lastfm]
- Missionary Man – [lastfm]Eurythmics[/lastfm]
- The Devil is my Friend – [lastfm]The Jazz Butcher[/lastfm]
- It’s in the Way That You Use It – [lastfm]Eric Clapton[/lastfm]
- Real Wild Child – [lastfm]Iggy Pop[/lastfm]
- The Future’s so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – [lastfm]Timbuk 3[/lastfm]
- Echo Wars – [lastfm]Peter Case[/lastfm]
- Change in the Weather – [lastfm]John Fogerty[/lastfm]
- Don’t Get me Wrong – [lastfm]Pretenders[/lastfm]
- Blood and Roses – [lastfm]Smithereens[/lastfm]
- Valerie – [lastfm]Richard Thompson[/lastfm]
- You Can Leave Your Hat On – [lastfm]Joe Cocker[/lastfm]
- Next Time Around – [lastfm]Elvis Costello[/lastfm]
- Cities in Dust – [lastfm]Siouxsie & the Banshees[/lastfm]
- The Way It Is – [lastfm]Bruce Hornsby & the Range[/lastfm]
- I Touch Roses – [lastfm]Book of Love[/lastfm]
- Johnny Come Home – [lastfm]Fine Young Cannibals[/lastfm]
- Fire (live) – [lastfm]Bruce Springsteen[/lastfm]
- Kiss – [lastfm]Prince[/lastfm]
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