RE-LIVE THIS WEEK IN TOP 40 HISTORY 

This is a limited edition of the top 40 countdown show as heard on The Oldies Collection Internet radio station on Sunday's.  The show is hosted, produced and recorded here in the studio of The Oldies Collection by myself in Stratford, CT.  The show is burned on 3 compact discs.         

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The Oldies Collection Top 40 Countdown
Show #395 – Chart Date: April 19, 1986
Hour 1 - CD 1 -- Broadcast Date: April 19, 2020
 
Segment 1:  24:32
        #40 – Move Away – The Culture Club
        #39 – Be Good To Yourself – Journey
        #38 – A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes) - Ned Edition
        #37 – Never As Good As the First Time – Sade
        #36 – Rough Boy – ZZ Top
 
      
 
Segment 2:  26:04
        #35 – Live To Tell – Madonna
        #34 – This Could Be the Night – Loverboy
        This week in events:
        #33 – Is It Love – Mr. Mister
        #32 – Nikita – Elton John
        #31 – On My Own – Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald
        1986 TV AD – American Express Travelers Checks (Karl Malden) (:30)
 
Segment 3:  24:04
        #30 – For America – Jackson Browne
        #29 – All I Need Is a Miracle – Mike and the Mechanics
        #28 – I Can’t Wait – Nu Shooz
        #1 COUNTRY – Cajun Moon – Ricky Scaggs
        #27 – Something About You – Level 42
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 1:  1:14:40


Hour 2 - CD 2 
 
Segment 1:  23:00
        #26 – Saturday Love – Cherelle & Alexander O’Neil
        #25 – I Do What I Do – John Taylor
        #24 – Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder
        #23 – These Dreams – Heart
       
       
 
Segment 2:  27:30
        #22 – Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston
        #1 LP – Hold Me – Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass (Whitney Houston)
        #21 – So Far Away – Dire Straits
        This week in events:
        #20 – If You Leave – Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
        #19 – Secret Lovers – Atlantic Starr
        1986 TV AD: AT&T (:30)
 
Segment 3:  25:47
        #18 – Bad Boy – Miami Sound Machine
        #17 – I Think it’s Love – Jermaine Jackson
        #16 – I Can’t Wait – Stevie Nicks
        #15 – American Storm – Bob Seger
        #14 – Take Me Home – Phil Collins
        Recap of the songs that fell off the top 40:
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 2:  1:16:17


Hour 3 - CD 3 
 
Segment 1:  17:23
        #13 – Your Love – The Outfield
        #12 – What Have You Done For Me Lately – Janet Jackson
        #11 – R.O.CK in the USA – John Cougar Mellencamp
        #10 – Tender Love – Force MD’s
       
    
 
Segment 2: 24:00
        #9 – Why Can’t This Be Love – Van Halen
        FABULOUS FLIPSIDE: Get up – Van Halen
        #8 – Harlem Shuffle – The Rolling Stones
        #7 – Let’s Go All The Way – Sly Fox
        #6 – What You Need – INXS
        1986 TV THEME: Touch Cookies (1:00)
 
Segment 3:  28:37
        #5 – West End Girls – The Pet Shop Boys
        #4 – Rock Me Amadeus – Falco
        #3 – Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
        #2 – Manic Monday – The Bangles
        #1 – Kiss – Prince
 
TOTAL OF HOUR 3:  1:10:00
 
TOTAL DURATION OF SHOW:  3:40:57