The chart called Rock Tracks was initially called Top Tracks in 1981, then Top Rock Tracks in 1984. On April 12th 1986, it became Album Rock Tracks.
What is a track? Billboard contended it is an individual song “played on the raw merits of popularity regardless of its mechanical configuration, meaning regardless of whether it was a 45RPM, a single, an LP cut, or whatever.”
I Want To Make The World Turn Around – Steve Miller Band, six weeks at #1
All The King’s Horses – The Firm, four weeks at #1
*Higher Love – Steve Winwood, four weeks at #1; one week at #1 pop
Why Can’t This Be Love – Van Halen, three weeks at #1
Stick Around – Julian Lennon, three weeks at #1
*Invisible Touch – Genesis, three weeks at #1; one week at #1 pop
Throwing It All Away – Genesis, three weeks at #1
*Amanda – Boston, three weeks at #1; two weeks at #1 pop
Don’t Get Me Wrong – The Pretenders, three weeks at #1. I liked the Pretenders a lot in their various iterations, but I don’t recall seeing this video.
Stages – ZZ Top, two weeks at #1
*Addicted to Love – two weeks at #1; #1 for one week pop
Like A Rock – Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, two weeks at #1; suddenly I feel like buying a Chevy truck
*Sledgehammer- Peter Gabriel, two weeks at #1;one week at #1 pop
Secret Separation – The Fixx, two weeks at #1
Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money, two weeks at #1. Wikipedia: “The song’s chorus interpolates the Ronettes‘ 1963 hit “Be My Baby“, with original vocalist Ronnie Spector providing uncredited vocals.” This jump-started Ronnie’s career.
The rest are one week at number one
*Kyrie- Mr. Mister; two weeks at #1 pop
Missionary Men – Eurythmics. I was a big Eurythmics fan. I saw Annie Lennox’s art show at MASS MoCA in 2019.
In Your Eyes– Peter Gabriel. I own a LOT of Gabriel. But I have never seen the 1989 film Say Anything, directed by Cameron Crowe, though I’ve watched the scene when Lloyd Dobler (played by John Cusack) holds the boombox.
Emotion In Motion – Ric Ocasek
Hip To Be Square – Huey Lewis and the News
