De VARA zond in de jaren 80 wekelijks de Verrukkelijke 15 uit.
Aan het eind van het jaar kwam een jaarlijst.
Verrukkelijke 85 van 1986
| 1 | Seven into the sea | In Tua Nua |
| 2 | Ti sento | Matia Bazar |
| 3 | Big mouth strikes again | The Smiths |
| 4 | Six different ways | The Cure |
| 5 | Don't give up | Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush |
| 6 | Panic | The Smiths |
| 7 | Alle geprobeerd | Goede Doel |
| 8 | Talk talk talk | Blue Murder |
| 9 | I want you | Elvis Costello |
| 10 | Rise | P.I.L. |
| 11 | The promise you made | Cock Robin |
| 12 | Look away | Big Country |
| 13 | The way it is | Bruce Hornsby & the Range |
| 14 | I still believe | The Call |
| 15 | Kiss | Prince |
| 16 | Living in another world | Talk Talk |
| 17 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel |
| 18 | All the things she said | Simple Minds |
| 19 | I still want you | Del Fuegos |
| 20 | The whole of the moon | Waterboys |
| 21 | Walk this way | Run DMC |
| 22 | Something to believe in | Ramones |
| 23 | Promises | Secret Sounds |
| 24 | Underground | David Bowie |
| 25 | You can call me Al | Paul Simon |
| 26 | Forever live and die | O.M.D. |
| 27 | Absolute beginners | David Bowie |
| 28 | Sally | Carmel |
| 29 | Boys don't cry | The Cure |
| 30 | No promises | Icehouse |
| 31 | Left of center | Suzanne Vega & Joe Jackson |
| 32 | Always the sun | Stranglers |
| 33 | Happy hour | Housemartins |
| 34 | The lady in red | Chris deBurgh |
| 35 | Walk like an Egyptian | Bangles |
| 36 | Sanctify yourself | Simple Minds |
| 37 | Taking the veil | David Sylvian |
| 38 | Adorations | Killing Joke |
| 39 | Driving away from home | It's Immaterial |
| 40 | Jericho | Simply Red |
| 41 | Revolution | The Cult |
| 42 | True colours | Cyndi Lauper |
| 43 | The great train robbery | Black Uhuru |
| 44 | E = MC2 | B.A.D. |
| 45 | Bring on the night | Sting |
| 46 | Southside girl | Don Dixon |
| 47 | And she was | Talking Heads |
| 48 | Digging your scene | Blow Monkeys |
| 49 | Forget the cold sweat | Arno Hintjens |
| 50 | No more I love you's | Lover Speaks |
| 51 | Fall on me | R.E.M. |
| 52 | Suburbia | Pet Shop Boys |
| 53 | I didn't mean to turn you on | Robert Palmer |
| 54 | Living doll | Cliff Richard & Young Ones |
| 55 | Life's what you make it | Talk Talk |
| 56 | Cabins | The Nits |
| 57 | Stripped | Depeche Mode |
| 58 | Give it up | Talk Talk |
| 59 | I've slipped her mind | Robert Cray |
| 60 | I can't dance | It's a Secret |
| 61 | Suspicious minds | Fine Young Cannibals |
| 62 | One step | Kissing the Pink |
| 63 | Living for your lover | Chris Isaac |
| 64 | What you need | INXS |
| 65 | Big wheel | Mental as Anything |
| 66 | Heartland | The The |
| 67 | Rage hard | Frankie goes to Hollywood |
| 68 | Here comes the man | Boom Boom Room |
| 69 | Everywhere I go | The Call |
| 70 | Down town trains | Tom Waits |
| 71 | Who wants to live forever | Queen |
| 72 | Think for a minute | Housemartins |
| 73 | Welcome to the boomtown | David & David |
| 74 | Tanzen | Herbert Grönemeyer |
| 75 | Zwijgen | Goede Doel |
| 76 | Silver moon | David Sylvian |
| 77 | Big drum | Martin Ansell |
| 78 | Grass | XTC |
| 79 | Higher love | Steve Winwood |
| 80 | Don't get me wrong | Pretenders |
| 81 | Cry for love | Iggy Pop |
| 82 | Sweet bird of truth | The The |
| 83 | What have you done for me lately? | Janet Jackson |
| 84 | Ik dans dus ik besta | Goede Doel |
| 85 | Man overboard | Do Re Mi |