HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“When The Going Gets Tough” by Billy Ocean
“When The Going Gets Tough” by Billy Ocean finished No. 31 on the year-end Top 100 of 1986, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 311986
Year-end charts11986
ArtistBilly Ocean6 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. Billy Ocean had 6 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “When The Going Gets Tough”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1986 chart.
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More hits by Billy Ocean
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car | Billy Ocean | 1988 #15 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | There'll Be Sad Songs | Billy Ocean | 1986 #16 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Loverboy | Billy Ocean | 1985 #28 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Caribbean Queen | Billy Ocean | 1984 #51 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Suddenly | Billy Ocean | 1985 #52 | ▶♪ |
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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.