In 2026, we’ll be taking things back to the 1980s! So here’s a short playlist to help us all get settled in, featuring 10 songs that were listed in Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart exactly 40 years ago today, the first week of January 1986.

There’s no talking in this episode. Just the music. Happy ’80s, guys!

The Cars – Tonight She Comes
Bruce Springsteen – My Hometown
The Hooters – Day by Day
The Dream Academy – Life in a Northern Town
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star
Simple Minds – Alive and Kicking
Survivor – Burning Heart
Starship – Sara
John Cougar Mellencamp – Small Town
Night Ranger – Goodbye

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