We now come to the end of this countdown and we finish with a song that nobody thought back then would become as massive a song as it has. A prime example of a track that gets dropped and marinates in the music subconscious year and year and, like a fine wine, gets more memorable and tasty than before. While they had a boat load of other classic tunes, this is their more widely-known song and it’s a fitting champion as the #1 song released in 1996 and turning 30 years old today. It’s Champagne Supernova by Oasis.

And now we come to the end of this 1986 countdown with a track that continues to get airplay everywhere you go, year in and year out. This artist had such a plethora of rock hits years ago, he didn’t need another one, and yet delivers one here. The chorus, production, everything about this track is awesome and deserves its place at the top. The #1 song turning 40 years old this year is Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money.

The last two tracks on this countdown of the top 1986-released songs were very tough to place. This track has a title that once you mention it, people know what it is. It was a huge hit back then, and it remains a well-known hit today. Having less airplay than the top track might have hurt it, but its power is still strong to this day. Coming in at #2 is Walk Like An Egyptian by The Bangles.

Look, a lot can be said and has been said of this artist’s legal trouble (to put it mildly). However, there is no denying the man had a knack for writing songs (The Closet opus?). At this time, he was everywhere on the R&B scene. This one is arguably his biggest track, and it has remained a major song to this day, so much so that I still hear my kids sing the chorus every now and then. Coming in at #2 is I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly.

There was not a club or party in 1996 that did not have this song jammin’, and it’s one of my favorite dance songs still to this day. The song a few years later would disappear only for it to return in places enough to keep it relevant and popular. I still hear it played at ball parks and at school functions. It’s hard to not groove or feel energy as this song plays, and this train charges in at #3 in this countdown. C’mon n Ride It by The Quad City DJs.

This track is the most stripped down of any recording you’ll hear on this list. It’s also another classic in a sea of classics written by this artist. It’s not enough that he wrote one of the biggest pop songs of all time without a bass guitar, he went ahead and did it again with this one. This funky track will get you grooving in your seat. For the top songs turning 40 years old this year, at #3 it’s Kiss by Prince.