HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel
“Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel finished No. 23 on the year-end Top 100 of 1986, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 231986
Year-end charts11986
ArtistPeter Gabriel2 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1986 was “That's What Friends Are For” by Dionne and Friends. Peter Gabriel had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Sledgehammer”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1986 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1986 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood | ▶♪ |
| 21 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis and The News | ▶♪ |
| 22 | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Sara | Starship | ▶♪ |
| 25 | Human | The Human League | ▶♪ |
| 26 | I Can't Wait | Nu Shooz | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.