Witness the AOR charts: Where Bon Jovi, Dokken and Aerosmith seamlessly rubbed shoulders with Stevie Nicks, Mike + the Mechanics, and various members of The Who. I join Tim Durling from Tim’s Vinyl Confessions and we explore this chart from forty years ago. RADIO & RECORDS TOP 30 AOR CHART JAN 17/86.
What was wild about this show was how different the AOR list was from the Top 40 charts. Some items falling down the AOR list were one of the top songs in the Top 40 which shows that the AOR radio stations got the best songs faster. A very diverse list of arts so come join the fun.
It will be live at 5pm on January 19, 2026 over on YouTube. Check it out!!
Here is the chart we walk through…












James Blunt – Who We Used to Be – (Atlantic Records / Warner Music)
Duran Duran – Danse Macabre – (Tape Modern / BMG Rights Mgmt)
Dokken – Heaven Comes Down – (Silver Lining Music)
Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil (40th Anniversary) – (BMG Rights Mgmt)
Mark Tremonti – Mark Tremonti Christmas Classics New & Old – (Mark Tremonti Music)
Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond – (ATO Records)
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – The Silver Cord – (KGLW)



Steve Vai – Vai / Gash – (Favored Nations / Mascot Label Group)
Elle King – Come Get Your Wife – (RCA Records / Sony Music)

