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“Word Up” by Cameo

“Word Up” by Cameo finished No. 68 on the year-end Top 100 of 1986, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.

Year-end peakNo. 681986
Year-end charts11986
ArtistCameo2 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. Cameo had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.

Play “Word Up”. 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
65Living In AmericaJames Brown▶♪
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▶♪

More hits by Cameo

#SongArtistYear-endListen
1LoverboyMariah Carey feat. Cameo2001 #80▶♪

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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.