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“Why Can't This Be Love” by Van Halen

“Why Can't This Be Love” by Van Halen finished No. 69 on the year-end Top 100 of 1986, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 691986
Year-end charts11986
ArtistVan Halen6 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. Van Halen had 6 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).

Play “Why Can't This Be Love”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1986 chart.

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Around it on the 1986 chart

#SongArtistListen
66R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.John Cougar Mellencamp▶♪
67Who's JohnnyEl Debarge▶♪
68Word UpCameo▶♪
69Why Can't This Be LoveVan Halen▶♪
70Silent RunningMike and The Mechanics▶♪
71Typical MaleTina Turner▶♪
72Small TownJohn Cougar Mellencamp▶♪

More hits by Van Halen

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1JumpVan Halen1984 #6▶♪
2When It's LoveVan Halen1988 #82▶♪
3(Oh) Pretty WomanVan Halen1982 #88▶♪
4Dance The Night AwayVan Halen1979 #95▶♪
5Can't Stop Lovin' YouVan Halen1995 #100▶♪

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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.