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These are all the Top Songs of 1986.
*Note: Based on the Nolan Method, these are the year-end songs that represented the best songs of 1986. The Nolan Method ranking system was formulated by lead Top40Weekly contributor Jarrett Nolan and is based on a point system for an artistβs chart performance on Billboard charts. Be sure to check out our Year in Music snapshot of what was happening in the world of Top 40 music in this decade. Written by radio and music industry veteran Ed Osborne, each overview highlights the important trends and some of the representative songs and artists that shaped the music landscape and occupied the Top 40 charts during this decade of music.
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Top Songs 1986
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 11th January, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (4 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 PARTY ALL THE TIME ββ’β Eddie Murphy (Columbia)-15 (2)
3 4 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-10 (3)
4 3 ALIVE AND KICKING ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-13 (3)
5 5 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-18 (5)
6 6 SMALL TOWN ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-11 (6)
7 9 TONIGHT SHE COMES ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-11 (7)
8 11 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-9 (8)
9 7 BROKEN WINGS ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-17 (1)
10 13 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-11 (10)
11 8 SEPARATE LIVES ββ’β Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-15 (1)
12 15 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-11 (12)
13 16 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-6 (13)
14 20 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-7 (14)
15 10 ELECTION DAY ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-12 (6)
16 19 ITβS ONLY LOVE ββ’β Bryan Adams & Tina Turner (A&M)-8 (16)
17 17 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE ββ’β Sting (A&M)-10 (17)
18 22 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (18)
19 24 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-8 (19)
20 21 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-13 (20)
21 12 SLEEPING BAG ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-13 (8)
22 23 YOUβRE A FRIEND OF MINE ββ’β Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia)-12 (22)
23 14 PERFECT WAY ββ’β Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers)-19 (11)
24 18 EMERGENCY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-12 (18)
25 27 GOODBYE ββ’β Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-10 (25)
26 31 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-7 (26)
27 28 EVERYBODY DANCE ββ’β Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M)-14 (27)
28 30 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-9 (28)
29 32 SEX AS A WEAPON ββ’β Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-8 (29)
30 33 FACE THE FACE ββ’β Pete Townshend (Atco)-10 (30)
31 36 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-6 (31)
32 29 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-16 (25)
33 38 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-8 (33)
34 37 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-9 (34)
35 39 EVERYTHING IN MY HEART ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-7 (35)
36 44 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-6 (36)
37 43 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-7 (37)
38 46 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-7 (38)
39 50 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-4 (39)
40 45 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-13 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 25 NEVER ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-18 (4)
42 26 WE BUILT THIS CITY ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-19 (1)
43 35 WRAP HER UP ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-12 (20)
46 34 WHOβS ZOOMINβ WHO ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-16 (7)
47 40 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-17 (6)
POWER PLAYS
44 52 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-8 (44)
45 48 THE BIG MONEY ββ’β Rush (Mercury)-10 (45)
48 53 GO ββ’β Asia (Geffen)-6 (48)
49 47 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY ββ’β Glenn Frey (MCA)-18 (2)
50 54 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-6 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
87 β YOUR PERSONAL TOUCH ββ’β Evelyn βChampagneβ King (RCA)-1 (87)
92 β THE SUPERBOWL SHUFFLE ββ’β Chicago Bears Shufflinβ Crew (Red Label)-1 (92)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 18th January, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-11 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (1)
3 2 PARTY ALL THE TIME ββ’β Eddie Murphy (Columbia)-16 (2)
4 4 ALIVE AND KICKING ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-14 (3)
5 5 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-19 (5)
6 6 SMALL TOWN ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-12 (6)
7 8 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-10 (7)
8 12 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-12 (8)
9 10 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-12 (9)
10 7 TONIGHT SHE COMES ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-12 (7)
11 13 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-7 (11)
12 14 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-8 (12)
13 19 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-9 (13)
14 18 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (14)
15 16 ITβS ONLY LOVE ββ’β Bryan Adams & Tina Turner (A&M)-9 (15)
16 26 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-8 (16)
17 20 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-14 (17)
18 22 YOUβRE A FRIEND OF MINE ββ’β Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia)-13 (18)
19 11 SEPARATE LIVES ββ’β Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-16 (1)
20 25 GOODBYE ββ’β Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-11 (20)
21 9 BROKEN WINGS ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-18 (1)
22 28 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-10 (22)
23 31 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-7 (23)
24 27 EVERYBODY DANCE ββ’β Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M)-15 (24)
25 23 PERFECT WAY ββ’β Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers)-20 (11)
26 30 FACE THE FACE ββ’β Pete Townshend (Atco)-11 (26)
27 33 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-9 (27)
28 29 SEX AS A WEAPON ββ’β Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-9 (28)
29 39 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-5 (29)
30 17 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE ββ’β Sting (A&M)-11 (17)
31 34 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-10 (31)
32 36 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-7 (32)
33 38 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-8 (33)
34 35 EVERYTHING IN MY HEART ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-8 (34)
35 15 ELECTION DAY ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-13 (6)
36 37 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-8 (36)
37 21 SLEEPING BAG ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-14 (8)
38 40 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-14 (38)
39 54 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-4 (39)
40 44 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-9 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 32 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-17 (25)
43 24 EMERGENCY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-13 (18)
POWER PLAYS
42 41 NEVER ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-19 (4)
44 50 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-7 (44)
45 66 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-4 (45)
46 48 GO ββ’β Asia (Geffen)-7 (46)
47 52 SOMEWHERE ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-6 (47)
48 55 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-6 (48)
49 45 THE BIG MONEY ββ’β Rush (Mercury)-11 (45)
50 42 WE BUILT THIS CITY ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-20 (1)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
52 β KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-1 (52)
54 β THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-1 (54)
58 β RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-1 (58)
62 β STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-1 (62)
71 β NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-1 (71)
74 β ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-1 (74)
81 β (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-1 (81)
82 β NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-1 (82)
87 β THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-1 (87)
96 β WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 25th January, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-12 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (1)
3 8 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-13 (3)
4 7 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-11 (4)
5 12 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-9 (5)
6 11 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-8 (6)
7 9 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-13 (7)
8 5 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-20 (5)
9 3 PARTY ALL THE TIME ββ’β Eddie Murphy (Columbia)-17 (2)
10 13 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-10 (10)
11 16 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-9 (11)
12 4 ALIVE AND KICKING ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-15 (3)
13 14 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (13)
14 6 SMALL TOWN ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-13 (6)
15 10 TONIGHT SHE COMES ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-13 (7)
16 17 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-15 (16)
17 23 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-8 (17)
18 15 ITβS ONLY LOVE ββ’β Bryan Adams & Tina Turner (A&M)-10 (15)
19 20 GOODBYE ββ’β Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-12 (19)
20 22 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-11 (20)
21 29 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-6 (21)
22 27 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-10 (22)
23 32 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-8 (23)
24 18 YOUβRE A FRIEND OF MINE ββ’β Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia)-14 (18)
25 33 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-9 (25)
26 31 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-11 (26)
27 26 FACE THE FACE ββ’β Pete Townshend (Atco)-12 (26)
28 19 SEPARATE LIVES ββ’β Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-17 (1)
29 39 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-5 (29)
30 40 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-10 (30)
31 34 EVERYTHING IN MY HEART ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-9 (31)
32 36 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-9 (32)
33 28 SEX AS A WEAPON ββ’β Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-10 (28)
34 38 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-15 (34)
35 24 EVERYBODY DANCE ββ’β Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M)-16 (24)
36 21 BROKEN WINGS ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-19 (1)
37 44 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-8 (37)
38 45 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-5 (38)
39 48 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-7 (39)
40 52 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 25 PERFECT WAY ββ’β Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers)-21 (11)
48 30 LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE ββ’β Sting (A&M)-12 (17)
52 37 SLEEPING BAG ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-15 (8)
53 35 ELECTION DAY ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-14 (6)
POWER PLAYS
42 51 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-7 (42)
43 47 SOMEWHERE ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (43)
44 41 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-18 (25)
45 54 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-2 (45)
46 46 GO ββ’β Asia (Geffen)-8 (46)
47 58 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-2 (47)
49 42 NEVER ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-20 (4)
50 62 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-2 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
64 β SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-1 (64)
80 β NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-1 (80)
83 β BOP ββ’β Dan Seals (EMI-America)-1 (83)
86 β MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-1 (86)
88 β LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-1 (88)
89 β PLEASURE AND PAIN ββ’β Divinyls (Chrysalis)-1 (89)
90 β JUST ANOTHER DAY ββ’β Oingo Boingo (MCA)-1 (90)
94 β DO ME BABY ββ’β Meliβsa Morgan (Capitol)-1 (94)
96 β PROVE ME WRONG ββ’β David Pack (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 1st February, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-13 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-14 (2)
3 5 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-10 (3)
4 4 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-12 (4)
5 2 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (1)
6 6 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-9 (6)
7 11 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-10 (7)
8 10 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-11 (8)
9 7 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-14 (7)
10 13 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (10)
11 17 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-9 (11)
12 16 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-16 (12)
13 21 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-7 (13)
14 8 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-21 (5)
15 23 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-9 (15)
16 22 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-11 (16)
17 19 GOODBYE ββ’β Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-13 (17)
18 20 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-12 (18)
19 9 PARTY ALL THE TIME ββ’β Eddie Murphy (Columbia)-18 (2)
20 25 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-10 (20)
21 12 ALIVE AND KICKING ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-16 (3)
22 26 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-12 (22)
23 29 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-6 (23)
24 30 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-11 (24)
25 14 SMALL TOWN ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-14 (6)
26 18 ITβS ONLY LOVE ββ’β Bryan Adams & Tina Turner (A&M)-11 (15)
27 34 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-16 (27)
28 32 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-10 (28)
29 15 TONIGHT SHE COMES ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-14 (7)
30 31 EVERYTHING IN MY HEART ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-10 (30)
31 38 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-6 (31)
32 27 FACE THE FACE ββ’β Pete Townshend (Atco)-13 (26)
33 37 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-9 (33)
34 24 YOUβRE A FRIEND OF MINE ββ’β Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia)-15 (18)
35 40 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-3 (35)
36 39 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-8 (36)
37 45 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-3 (37)
38 47 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-3 (38)
39 42 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-8 (39)
40 35 EVERYBODY DANCE ββ’β Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M)-17 (24)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 28 SEPARATE LIVES ββ’β Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-18 (1)
45 33 SEX AS A WEAPON ββ’β Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-11 (28)
52 36 BROKEN WINGS ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-20 (1)
POWER PLAYS
42 50 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-3 (42)
43 43 SOMEWHERE ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-8 (43)
44 54 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-3 (44)
46 44 OBJECT OF MY DESIRE ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-19 (25)
47 46 GO ββ’β Asia (Geffen)-9 (46)
48 61 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-3 (48)
49 58 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-8 (49)
50 64 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-2 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
54 β R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (54)
64 β GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-1 (64)
75 β NEEDLES AND PINS ββ’β Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks (MCA)-1 (75)
80 β IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-1 (80)
84 β TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-1 (84)
91 β CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-1 (91)
94 β IβD DO IT ALL AGAIN ββ’β Sam Harris (Motown)-1 (94)
97 β LYING ββ’β Peter Frampton (Atlantic)-1 (97)
98 β LIFEβS WHAT YOU MAKE IT ββ’β Talk Talk (EMI-America)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 8th February, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-14 (4 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-15 (2)
3 3 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-11 (3)
4 7 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-11 (4)
5 11 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-10 (5)
6 13 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-8 (6)
7 8 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-12 (7)
8 4 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-13 (4)
9 15 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-10 (9)
10 12 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-17 (10)
11 10 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-12 (10)
12 16 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-12 (12)
13 6 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-10 (6)
14 5 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (1)
15 23 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-7 (15)
16 20 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-11 (16)
17 9 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-15 (7)
18 24 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-12 (18)
19 22 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-13 (19)
20 18 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-13 (18)
21 31 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-7 (21)
22 14 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-22 (5)
23 27 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-17 (23)
24 28 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-11 (24)
25 33 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-10 (25)
26 35 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-4 (26)
27 17 GOODBYE ββ’β Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-14 (17)
28 37 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-4 (28)
29 19 PARTY ALL THE TIME ββ’β Eddie Murphy (Columbia)-19 (2)
30 38 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-4 (30)
31 36 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-9 (31)
32 21 ALIVE AND KICKING ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-17 (3)
33 30 EVERYTHING IN MY HEART ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-11 (30)
34 39 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-9 (34)
35 44 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-4 (35)
36 42 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-4 (36)
37 25 SMALL TOWN ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-15 (6)
38 49 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-9 (38)
39 34 YOUβRE A FRIEND OF MINE ββ’β Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia)-16 (18)
40 50 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
43 29 TONIGHT SHE COMES ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-15 (7)
49 32 FACE THE FACE ββ’β Pete Townshend (Atco)-14 (26)
50 26 ITβS ONLY LOVE ββ’β Bryan Adams & Tina Turner (A&M)-12 (15)
57 40 EVERYBODY DANCE ββ’β Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M)-18 (24)
POWER PLAYS
41 56 THE SUPERBOWL SHUFFLE ββ’β Chicago Bears Shufflinβ Crew (Red Label)-5 (41)
42 48 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-4 (42)
44 54 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-2 (44)
45 53 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-4 (45)
46 43 SOMEWHERE ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-9 (43)
47 55 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-4 (47)
48 60 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-4 (48)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
79 β ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-1 (79)
83 β ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-1 (83)
84 β I LIKE YOU ββ’β Phyllis Nelson (Carrere)-1 (84)
88 β NO FRILLS LOVE ββ’β Jennifer Holliday (Geffen)-1 (88)
91 β THE POWER OF LOVE ββ’β Jennifer Rush (Epic)-1 (91)
92 β JIMMY MACK ββ’β Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-1 (92)
94 β LET ME BE THE ONE ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-1 (94)
95 β I NEED YOU ββ’β Maurice White (Columbia)-1 (95)
97 β WOOD BEEZ (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) ββ’β Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 15th February, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-11 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-12 (2)
3 2 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-16 (2)
4 6 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-9 (4)
5 1 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-15 (1)
6 3 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-12 (3)
7 9 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-11 (7)
8 12 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-13 (8)
9 15 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-8 (9)
10 10 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-18 (10)
11 16 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-12 (11)
12 18 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-13 (12)
13 19 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-14 (13)
14 7 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-13 (7)
15 21 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-8 (15)
16 11 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-13 (10)
17 23 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-18 (17)
18 8 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-14 (4)
19 28 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-5 (19)
20 14 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (1)
21 24 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-12 (21)
22 26 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-5 (22)
23 25 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-11 (23)
24 13 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-11 (6)
25 17 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-16 (7)
26 30 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-5 (26)
27 31 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-10 (27)
28 34 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-10 (28)
29 20 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-14 (18)
30 35 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-5 (30)
31 22 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-23 (5)
32 36 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-5 (32)
33 40 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-4 (33)
34 38 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-10 (34)
35 42 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-5 (35)
36 48 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-5 (36)
37 44 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-3 (37)
38 45 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-5 (38)
39 47 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-5 (39)
40 51 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-8 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
43 27 GOODBYE ββ’β Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-15 (17)
44 29 PARTY ALL THE TIME ββ’β Eddie Murphy (Columbia)-20 (2)
45 32 ALIVE AND KICKING ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-18 (3)
50 39 YOUβRE A FRIEND OF MINE ββ’β Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia)-17 (18)
51 33 EVERYTHING IN MY HEART ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-12 (30)
59 37 SMALL TOWN ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-16 (6)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 THE SUPERBOWL SHUFFLE ββ’β Chicago Bears Shufflinβ Crew (Red Label)-6 (41)
42 52 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-5 (42)
46 55 GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-3 (46)
47 56 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-4 (47)
48 64 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-4 (48)
49 46 SOMEWHERE ββ’β Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-10 (43)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
73 β LE BEL AGE (The Best Years) ββ’β Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-1 (73)
85 β SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-1 (85)
88 β STEREOTOMY ββ’β The Alan Parsons Project (Arista)-1 (88)
89 β ITβS ALRIGHT (Babyβs Coming Back) ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (89)
92 β ALL THE KINGβS HORSES ββ’β The Firm (Atlantic)-1 (92)
94 β YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-1 (94)
95 β SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-1 (95)
96 β ONE SUNNY DAY / DUELING BIKES (Medley) ββ’β Ray Parker, Jr. & Helen Terry (Atlantic)-1 (96)
98 β THE MEN ALL PAUSE ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-1 (98)
99 β IN BETWEEN DAYS ββ’β The Cure (Elektra)-1 (99)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 22nd February, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-12 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-10 (2)
3 2 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-13 (2)
4 9 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-9 (4)
5 7 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-12 (5)
6 8 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-14 (6)
7 11 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-13 (7)
8 12 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-14 (8)
9 3 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-17 (2)
10 5 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-16 (1)
11 15 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-9 (11)
12 13 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-15 (12)
13 6 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-13 (3)
14 19 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-6 (14)
15 10 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-19 (10)
16 17 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-19 (16)
17 22 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-6 (17)
18 28 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-11 (18)
19 26 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-6 (19)
20 21 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-13 (20)
21 23 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-12 (21)
22 30 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-6 (22)
23 32 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-6 (23)
24 33 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-5 (24)
25 27 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-11 (25)
26 37 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-4 (26)
27 35 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 36 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-6 (28)
29 34 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-11 (29)
30 14 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-14 (7)
31 18 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-15 (4)
32 20 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-16 (1)
33 39 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-6 (33)
34 38 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-6 (34)
35 40 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-9 (35)
36 16 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14 (10)
37 25 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-17 (7)
38 42 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-6 (38)
39 48 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-5 (39)
40 56 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 24 MY HOMETOWN ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-12 (6)
42 31 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-24 (5)
45 29 SIDEWALK TALK ββ’β Jellybean featuring Madonna (EMI-America)-15 (18)
POWER PLAYS
43 46 GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-4 (43)
44 47 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-5 (44)
46 54 NEEDLES AND PINS ββ’β Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks (MCA)-4 (46)
47 53 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-4 (47)
48 52 BOP ββ’β Dan Seals (EMI-America)-5 (48)
49 57 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-4 (49)
50 55 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-4 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
52 β KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-1 (52)
60 β I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-1 (60)
74 β I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-1 (74)
76 β OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (76)
93 β IN MY DREAMS ββ’β Dokken (Elektra)-1 (93)
94 β A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-1 (94)
95 β WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 1st March, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-11 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-13 (1)
3 4 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-10 (3)
4 5 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-13 (4)
5 6 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-15 (5)
6 3 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-14 (2)
7 7 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-14 (7)
8 8 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-15 (8)
9 11 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-10 (9)
10 14 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-7 (10)
11 12 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-16 (11)
12 17 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-7 (12)
13 16 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-20 (13)
14 9 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-18 (2)
15 15 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-20 (10)
16 19 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-7 (16)
17 26 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-5 (17)
18 18 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-12 (18)
19 22 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-7 (19)
20 10 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-17 (1)
21 24 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-6 (21)
22 23 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-7 (22)
23 28 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-7 (23)
24 13 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-14 (3)
25 27 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-7 (25)
26 29 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-12 (26)
27 33 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-7 (27)
28 21 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-13 (21)
29 40 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-4 (29)
30 35 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-10 (30)
31 34 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-7 (31)
32 20 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-14 (20)
33 39 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 38 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-7 (34)
35 25 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-12 (25)
36 43 GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-5 (36)
37 46 NEEDLES AND PINS ββ’β Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks (MCA)-5 (37)
38 44 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-6 (38)
39 47 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-5 (39)
40 50 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
42 30 SPIES LIKE US ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-15 (7)
45 32 SAY YOU, SAY ME ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-17 (1)
47 37 WALK OF LIFE ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-18 (7)
49 31 TALK TO ME ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-16 (4)
54 36 GO HOME ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-15 (10)
POWER PLAYS
41 52 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-2 (41)
43 49 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-5 (43)
44 48 BOP ββ’β Dan Seals (EMI-America)-6 (44)
46 57 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-4 (46)
48 60 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-2 (48)
50 42 I MISS YOU ββ’β Klymaxx (Constellation)-25 (5)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
66 β SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-1 (66)
71 β WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-1 (71)
72 β FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-1 (72)
88 β HEARTβS ON FIRE ββ’β John Cafferty (Scotti Brothers)-1 (88)
92 β I FOUND SOMEONE ββ’β Laura Branigan (Atlantic)-1 (92)
93 β TWIST MY ARM ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-1 (93)
94 β NOW AND FOREVER (You And Me) ββ’β Anne Murray (Capitol)-1 (94)
95 β WHERE ARE YOU NOW? ββ’β Synch (Columbia)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 8th March, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-12 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-11 (2)
3 2 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-14 (1)
4 10 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-8 (4)
5 9 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-11 (5)
6 8 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-16 (6)
7 5 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-16 (5)
8 4 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-14 (4)
9 7 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-15 (7)
10 12 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-8 (10)
11 17 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-6 (11)
12 6 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-15 (2)
13 19 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-8 (13)
14 29 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-5 (14)
15 13 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-21 (13)
16 16 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-8 (16)
17 23 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-8 (17)
18 18 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-13 (18)
19 25 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-8 (19)
20 21 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-7 (20)
21 22 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-8 (21)
22 11 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-17 (11)
23 26 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-13 (23)
24 30 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-11 (24)
25 27 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-8 (25)
26 33 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-7 (26)
27 31 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-8 (27)
28 41 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-3 (28)
29 20 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-18 (1)
30 15 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine (Epic)-21 (10)
31 34 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-8 (31)
32 39 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-6 (32)
33 36 GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-6 (33)
34 14 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-19 (2)
35 38 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-7 (35)
36 40 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-6 (36)
37 37 NEEDLES AND PINS ββ’β Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks (MCA)-6 (37)
38 46 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-5 (38)
39 43 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-6 (39)
40 48 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 24 IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-15 (3)
42 28 DIGITAL DISPLAY ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-14 (21)
46 32 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. ββ’β A-Ha (Warner Brothers)-15 (20)
55 35 HEβLL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-13 (25)
POWER PLAYS
43 44 BOP ββ’β Dan Seals (EMI-America)-7 (43)
44 53 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-7 (44)
45 56 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-3 (45)
47 51 DO ME BABY ββ’β Meliβsa Morgan (Capitol)-7 (47)
48 60 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-4 (48)
49 66 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-2 (49)
50 71 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-2 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
73 β I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-1 (73)
76 β BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-1 (76)
81 β IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-1 (81)
86 β FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-1 (86)
87 β GREAT GOSH AβMIGHTY! (Itβs A Matter Of Time) ββ’β Little Richard (MCA)-1 (87)
92 β I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-1 (92)
95 β SHELTER ME ββ’β Joe Cocker (Capitol)-1 (95)
98 β I ENGINEER ββ’β Animotion (Casablanca)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 15th March, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-12 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-9 (2)
3 1 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-13 (1)
4 5 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-12 (4)
5 3 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-15 (1)
6 11 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-7 (6)
7 14 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-6 (7)
8 6 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-17 (6)
9 10 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-9 (9)
10 13 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-9 (10)
11 17 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-9 (11)
12 19 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-9 (12)
13 7 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-17 (5)
14 20 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-8 (14)
15 28 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-4 (15)
16 24 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-12 (16)
17 8 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-15 (4)
18 9 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-16 (7)
19 26 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-8 (19)
20 23 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-14 (20)
21 12 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-16 (2)
22 16 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-9 (16)
23 25 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-9 (23)
24 27 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-9 (24)
25 15 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-22 (13)
26 21 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-9 (21)
27 22 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-18 (11)
28 18 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-14 (18)
29 32 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-7 (29)
30 31 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-9 (30)
31 35 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-8 (31)
32 38 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-6 (32)
33 36 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-7 (33)
34 33 GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-7 (33)
35 40 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-4 (35)
36 39 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-7 (36)
37 29 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-19 (1)
38 44 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-8 (38)
39 45 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-4 (39)
40 50 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 30 CONGA ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-22 (10)
50 34 BURNING HEART ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-20 (2)
53 37 NEEDLES AND PINS ββ’β Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers & Stevie Nicks (MCA)-7 (37)
POWER PLAYS
42 43 BOP ββ’β Dan Seals (EMI-America)-8 (42)
43 48 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-5 (43)
44 49 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-3 (44)
45 51 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4 (45)
46 47 DO ME BABY ββ’β Meliβsa Morgan (Capitol)-8 (46)
47 β HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (47)
48 60 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-4 (48)
49 52 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-3 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
47 β HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (47)
52 β WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-1 (52)
56 β AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-1 (56)
73 β TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-1 (73)
89 β WHISPER IN THE DARK ββ’β Dionne Warwick (Arista)-1 (89)
94 β A GOOD HEART ββ’β Feargal Sharkey (A&M / Virgin)-1 (94)
95 β CALL ME ββ’β Dennis DeYoung (A&M)-1 (95)
97 β RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ββ’β Wax (RCA)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 22nd March, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-10 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-13 (1)
3 4 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-13 (3)
4 7 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-7 (4)
5 6 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-8 (5)
6 3 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-14 (1)
7 10 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-10 (7)
8 9 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-10 (8)
9 11 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-10 (9)
10 15 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-5 (10)
11 12 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 5 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-16 (1)
13 16 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-13 (13)
14 14 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-9 (14)
15 19 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-9 (15)
16 8 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-18 (6)
17 20 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-15 (17)
18 32 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-7 (18)
19 29 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-8 (19)
20 23 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-10 (20)
21 13 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-18 (5)
22 24 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-10 (22)
23 31 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-9 (23)
24 33 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-8 (24)
25 35 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-5 (25)
26 17 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-16 (4)
27 18 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-17 (7)
28 30 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-10 (28)
29 21 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-17 (2)
30 40 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-4 (30)
31 47 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-2 (31)
32 36 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-8 (32)
33 39 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-5 (33)
34 44 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-4 (34)
35 38 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-9 (35)
36 26 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-10 (21)
37 43 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 22 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-10 (16)
39 48 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-5 (39)
40 45 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 28 DAY BY DAY ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-15 (18)
42 25 TARZAN BOY ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-23 (13)
44 27 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-19 (11)
55 37 THATβS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR ββ’β Dionne & Friends (Arista)-20 (1)
56 34 GOODBYE IS FOREVER ββ’β Arcadia (Capitol)-8 (33)
POWER PLAYS
43 52 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-2 (43)
45 49 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-4 (45)
46 51 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-6 (46)
47 73 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-2 (47)
48 56 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-2 (48)
49 55 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-3 (49)
50 42 BOP ββ’β Dan Seals (EMI-America)-9 (42)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
72 β STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-1 (72)
74 β ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-1 (74)
85 β RESTLESS ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-1 (85)
88 β ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-1 (88)
89 β YOUR SMILE ββ’β Rene & Angela (Mercury)-1 (89)
94 β WORKING CLASS MAN ββ’β Jimmy Barnes (Geffen)-1 (94)
95 β SHOT IN THE DARK ββ’β Ozzy Osbourne (CBS Associated)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 29th March, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-11 (1)
3 3 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-14 (3)
4 5 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-9 (4)
5 10 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-6 (5)
6 9 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-11 (6)
7 7 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-11 (7)
8 2 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-14 (1)
9 13 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-14 (9)
10 11 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-11 (10)
11 15 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-10 (11)
12 8 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-11 (8)
13 18 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-8 (13)
14 14 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-10 (14)
15 6 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-15 (1)
16 19 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-9 (16)
17 17 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-16 (17)
18 12 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-17 (1)
19 30 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-5 (19)
20 31 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (20)
21 24 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-9 (21)
22 23 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-10 (22)
23 25 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-6 (23)
24 43 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-3 (24)
25 20 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-11 (20)
26 33 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-6 (26)
27 16 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-19 (6)
28 39 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-6 (28)
29 34 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-5 (29)
30 37 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-7 (30)
31 40 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-6 (31)
32 35 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-10 (32)
33 28 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-11 (28)
34 32 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-9 (32)
35 22 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-11 (22)
36 48 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-3 (36)
37 47 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-3 (37)
38 49 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-4 (38)
39 45 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-5 (39)
40 46 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 21 THE SWEETEST TABOO ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-19 (5)
43 29 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-18 (2)
47 26 LIVING IN AMERICA ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-17 (4)
48 27 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN ββ’β Dream Academy (Warner Brothers)-18 (7)
57 38 RUSSIANS ββ’β Sting (A&M)-11 (16)
62 36 STAGES ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-11 (21)
POWER PLAYS
42 53 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-4 (42)
44 57 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-4 (44)
45 52 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-7 (45)
46 54 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-6 (46)
49 60 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-4 (49)
50 44 A LOVE BIZARRE ββ’β Sheila E. (Paisley Park)-20 (11)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
54 β GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-1 (54)
60 β IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-1 (60)
65 β ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-1 (65)
71 β NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-1 (71)
87 β ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS ββ’β David Bowie (EMI-America)-1 (87)
96 β LOVE AND ROCK AND ROLL ββ’β The Greg Kihn Band (EMI-America)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th April, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-10 (2)
3 5 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-7 (3)
4 3 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-15 (3)
5 2 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-12 (1)
6 6 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-12 (6)
7 11 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-11 (7)
8 9 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-15 (8)
9 13 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-9 (9)
10 7 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-12 (7)
11 16 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-10 (11)
12 19 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-6 (12)
13 10 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-12 (10)
14 20 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (14)
15 8 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-15 (1)
16 24 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-4 (16)
17 17 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-17 (17)
18 21 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-10 (18)
19 23 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-7 (19)
20 12 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-12 (8)
21 28 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-7 (21)
22 14 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-11 (14)
23 30 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-8 (23)
24 26 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-7 (24)
25 15 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-16 (1)
26 18 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-18 (1)
27 29 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-6 (27)
28 22 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-11 (22)
29 36 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-4 (29)
30 31 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (30)
31 37 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-4 (31)
32 32 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-11 (32)
33 38 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-5 (33)
34 40 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-8 (34)
35 44 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-5 (35)
36 39 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-6 (36)
37 42 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-5 (37)
38 45 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-8 (38)
39 49 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-5 (39)
40 54 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-2 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
42 25 (How To Be A) MILLIONAIRE ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-12 (20)
43 27 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-20 (6)
46 33 NIGHT MOVES ββ’β Marilyn Martin (Atlantic)-12 (28)
47 34 IβM NOT THE ONE ββ’β The Cars (Elektra)-10 (32)
48 35 ANOTHER NIGHT ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-12 (22)
POWER PLAYS
41 46 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-7 (41)
44 55 GREAT GOSH AβMIGHTY! (Itβs A Matter Of Time) ββ’β Little Richard (MCA)-5 (44)
45 58 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-3 (45)
49 60 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-2 (49)
50 43 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-19 (2)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
68 β MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-1 (68)
71 β TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-1 (71)
78 β WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-1 (78)
82 β ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-1 (82)
87 β IS THAT IT? ββ’β Katrina & The Waves (Capitol)-1 (87)
88 β HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-1 (88)
89 β JOHNNY COME HOME ββ’β Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.)-1 (89)
90 β I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-1 (90)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th April, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-10 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-8 (2)
3 7 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-12 (3)
4 2 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-11 (2)
5 6 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-13 (5)
6 9 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-10 (6)
7 8 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-16 (7)
8 12 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-7 (8)
9 14 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (9)
10 11 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-11 (10)
11 4 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-16 (3)
12 16 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-5 (12)
13 5 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-13 (1)
14 21 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-8 (14)
15 23 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-9 (15)
16 19 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-8 (16)
17 10 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-13 (7)
18 24 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-8 (18)
19 31 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-5 (19)
20 29 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-5 (20)
21 13 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-13 (10)
22 27 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-7 (22)
23 33 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-6 (23)
24 30 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-8 (24)
25 18 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-11 (18)
26 35 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-6 (26)
27 15 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-16 (1)
28 34 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-9 (28)
29 40 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-3 (29)
30 37 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-6 (30)
31 36 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-7 (31)
32 38 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-9 (32)
33 32 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-12 (32)
34 28 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-12 (22)
35 26 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-19 (1)
36 39 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-6 (36)
37 45 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-4 (37)
38 41 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-8 (38)
39 17 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-18 (17)
40 49 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 20 KING FOR A DAY ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-13 (8)
43 25 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-17 (1)
50 22 SANCTIFY YOURSELF ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-12 (14)
POWER PLAYS
42 44 GREAT GOSH AβMIGHTY! (Itβs A Matter Of Time) ββ’β Little Richard (MCA)-6 (42)
44 51 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-3 (44)
45 55 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-3 (45)
46 60 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-4 (46)
47 56 FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-6 (47)
48 53 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-4 (48)
49 β LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
49 β LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (49)
51 β BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-1 (51)
67 β MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-1 (67)
72 β NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-1 (72)
73 β CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-1 (73)
88 β HANDS ACROSS AMERICA ββ’β Voices Of America (EMI-America)-1 (88) *
89 β SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE ββ’β Platinum Blonde (Epic)-1 (89)
90 β PRETTY IN PINK ββ’β Psychedelic Furs (A&M)-1 (90)
91 β LIVING IN THE BACKGROUND ββ’β Baltimora (Manhattan)-1 (91)
92 β MUTUAL SURRENDER (What A Wonderful World) ββ’β Bourgeois Tagg (Island)-1 (92)
96 β IF YOU WERE A WOMAN (And I Was A Man) ββ’β Bonnie Tyler (Columbia)-1 (96)
* NOTE: One of many charity/benefit singles released during the 1980s, and while this record wasnβt a major hit β peaked at #65 β what made it unusual was its flip side. The B Side of the commercial single (EMI-America 8319) was a reissue of USA For Africaβs βWe Are The World.β That song was originally issued on Columbia in early 1985 and spent 4 weeks at #1 during April and May of that year.
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 19th April, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-9 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 3 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-13 (2)
3 6 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-11 (3)
4 1 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-11 (1)
5 8 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-8 (5)
6 5 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-14 (5)
7 7 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-17 (7)
8 9 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (8)
9 12 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-6 (9)
10 10 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-12 (10)
11 4 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-12 (2)
12 14 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-9 (12)
13 15 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-10 (13)
14 19 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-6 (14)
15 20 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-6 (15)
16 16 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-9 (16)
17 18 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-9 (17)
18 23 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-7 (18)
19 11 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-17 (3)
20 26 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-7 (20)
21 22 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-8 (21)
22 29 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-4 (22)
23 13 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-14 (1)
24 24 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-9 (24)
25 30 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-7 (25)
26 28 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-10 (26)
27 32 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-10 (27)
28 36 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-7 (28)
29 37 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-5 (29)
30 31 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-8 (30)
31 46 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-5 (31)
32 17 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-14 (7)
33 40 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-4 (33)
34 21 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-14 (10)
35 49 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-2 (35)
36 44 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-4 (36)
37 45 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-4 (37)
38 38 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-9 (38)
39 51 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-2 (39)
40 52 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 33 LIVE IS LIFE ββ’β Opus (Polydor)-13 (32)
45 25 CALLING AMERICA ββ’β Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated)-12 (18)
47 35 HOW WILL I KNOW ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-20 (1)
48 27 SARA ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-17 (1)
51 34 NO EASY WAY OUT ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-13 (22)
54 39 BEATβS SO LONELY ββ’β Charlie Sexton (MCA)-19 (17)
POWER PLAYS
42 42 GREAT GOSH AβMIGHTY! (Itβs A Matter Of Time) ββ’β Little Richard (MCA)-7 (42)
43 47 FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-7 (43)
44 48 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-5 (44)
46 53 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-3 (46)
49 54 RESTLESS ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-5 (49)
50 43 KYRIE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-18 (1)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
61 β THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-1 (61)
65 β NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-1 (65)
88 β UNDER THE INFLUENCE ββ’β Vanity (Motown)-1 (88)
91 β THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-1 (91)
92 β ONCE IN A LIFETIME ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-1 (92)
94 β TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-1 (94)
95 β YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-1 (95)
97 β IF YOUR HEART ISNβT IN IT ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 26th April, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-10 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-12 (2)
3 5 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-9 (3)
4 2 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-14 (2)
5 9 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-7 (5)
6 8 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (6)
7 4 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-12 (1)
8 12 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-10 (8)
9 13 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-11 (9)
10 14 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-7 (10)
11 6 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-15 (5)
12 22 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-5 (12)
13 18 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-8 (13)
14 15 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-7 (14)
15 7 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-18 (7)
16 17 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-10 (16)
17 10 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-13 (10)
18 20 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-8 (18)
19 21 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-9 (19)
20 27 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-11 (20)
21 31 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-6 (21)
22 28 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-8 (22)
23 25 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-8 (23)
24 35 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-3 (24)
25 29 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-6 (25)
26 26 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-11 (26)
27 11 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-13 (2)
28 33 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-5 (28)
29 16 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-10 (16)
30 19 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-18 (3)
31 36 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-5 (31)
32 37 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-5 (32)
33 40 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-4 (33)
34 39 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-3 (34)
35 24 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10 (24)
36 23 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-15 (1)
37 44 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-6 (37)
38 43 FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-8 (38)
39 30 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-9 (30)
40 46 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 32 NIKITA ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-15 (7)
50 38 A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-10 (38)
51 34 THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-15 (10)
POWER PLAYS
42 59 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-3 (42)
43 55 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-4 (43)
44 63 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-3 (44)
45 53 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-3 (45)
46 49 RESTLESS ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-6 (46)
47 61 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-2 (47)
48 65 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-2 (48)
49 52 RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ββ’β Wax (RCA)-7 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
57 β A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-1 (57)
64 β RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (64)
70 β VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-1 (70)
75 β WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-1 (75)
90 β OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-1 (90)
94 β INNOCENT EYES ββ’β Graham Nash (Atlantic)-1 (94)
95 β SAY IT, SAY IT ββ’β E.G. Daily (A&M)-1 (95)
96 β LEAD A DOUBLE LIFE ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 3rd May, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-13 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 3 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-10 (2)
3 1 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-11 (1)
4 5 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-8 (4)
5 6 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (5)
6 8 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-11 (6)
7 12 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-6 (7)
8 9 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-12 (8)
9 10 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-8 (9)
10 4 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-15 (2)
11 13 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-9 (11)
12 18 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-9 (12)
13 14 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-8 (13)
14 24 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-4 (14)
15 7 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-13 (1)
16 21 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-7 (16)
17 22 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-9 (17)
18 20 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-12 (18)
19 15 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-19 (7)
20 11 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-16 (5)
21 25 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-7 (21)
22 16 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-11 (16)
23 28 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-6 (23)
24 17 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-14 (10)
25 34 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-4 (25)
26 23 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-9 (23)
27 33 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-5 (27)
28 31 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-6 (28)
29 32 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-6 (29)
30 19 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-10 (19)
31 26 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-12 (26)
32 44 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-4 (32)
33 37 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-7 (33)
34 40 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-5 (34)
35 38 FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-9 (35)
36 42 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-4 (36)
37 47 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-3 (37)
38 45 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-4 (38)
39 43 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-5 (39)
40 48 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 27 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-14 (2)
42 30 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-19 (3)
43 29 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-11 (16)
47 36 THESE DREAMS ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-16 (1)
52 35 OVERJOYED ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-11 (24)
55 39 FOR AMERICA ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-10 (30)
POWER PLAYS
44 57 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-2 (44)
45 49 RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ββ’β Wax (RCA)-8 (45)
46 46 RESTLESS ββ’β Starpoint (Elektra)-7 (46)
48 52 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-5 (48)
49 56 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-5 (49)
50 61 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
75 β LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-1 (75)
83 β THE HEAT OF HEAT ββ’β Patti Austin (Qwest)-1 (83)
84 β I MUST BE DREAMING ββ’β Giuffria (MCA / Camel)-1 (84)
89 β DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-1 (89)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 10th May, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-11 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-14 (1)
3 7 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-7 (3)
4 4 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-9 (4)
5 6 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-12 (5)
6 8 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-13 (6)
7 9 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-9 (7)
8 11 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-10 (8)
9 5 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-9 (5)
10 12 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-10 (10)
11 14 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-5 (11)
12 3 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-12 (1)
13 16 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-8 (13)
14 17 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-10 (14)
15 18 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-13 (15)
16 13 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-9 (13)
17 21 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-8 (17)
18 10 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-16 (2)
19 23 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-7 (19)
20 25 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-5 (20)
21 27 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-6 (21)
22 29 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-7 (22)
23 28 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-7 (23)
24 15 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-14 (1)
25 32 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-5 (25)
26 20 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-17 (5)
27 19 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-20 (7)
28 37 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-4 (28)
29 22 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-12 (16)
30 34 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-6 (30)
31 36 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-5 (31)
32 33 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-8 (32)
33 40 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-4 (33)
34 35 FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-10 (34)
35 38 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-5 (35)
36 39 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-6 (36)
37 44 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-3 (37)
38 24 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-15 (10)
39 26 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-10 (23)
40 50 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 30 SO FAR AWAY ββ’β Dire Straits (Warner Brothers)-11 (19)
46 31 SATURDAY LOVE ββ’β Cherrelle & Alexander OβNeal (Tabu)-13 (26)
POWER PLAYS
42 49 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-6 (42)
43 45 RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ββ’β Wax (RCA)-9 (43)
44 48 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-6 (44)
45 51 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-3 (45)
47 57 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-3 (47)
48 42 SECRET LOVERS ββ’β Atlantic Starr (A&M)-20 (3)
49 54 PRETTY IN PINK ββ’β Psychedelic Furs (A&M)-5 (49)
50 59 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-3 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
74 β WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-1 (74)
80 β IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-1 (80)
82 β DON QUICHOTTE ββ’β Magazine 60 (Baja)-1 (82)
85 β DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-1 (85)
88 β DONβT WALK AWAY ββ’β Robert Tepper (Scotti Brothers)-1 (88)
89 β SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-1 (89)
90 β LIVING ON VIDEO ββ’β Trans-X (Atco)-1 (90)
92 β LISTEN LIKE THIEVES ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-1 (92)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 17th May, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-12 (1)
3 4 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-10 (3)
4 5 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-13 (4)
5 11 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-6 (5)
6 6 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-14 (6)
7 7 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-10 (7)
8 8 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-11 (8)
9 10 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-11 (9)
10 2 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-15 (1)
11 13 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-9 (11)
12 14 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-11 (12)
13 15 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-14 (13)
14 17 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-9 (14)
15 19 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-8 (15)
16 20 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-6 (16)
17 12 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-13 (1)
18 21 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-7 (18)
19 9 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-10 (5)
20 22 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-8 (20)
21 25 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-6 (21)
22 23 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-8 (22)
23 28 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-5 (23)
24 16 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-10 (13)
25 33 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-5 (25)
26 37 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-4 (26)
27 31 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-6 (27)
28 30 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-7 (28)
29 18 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-17 (2)
30 35 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-6 (30)
31 36 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-7 (31)
32 40 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-7 (32)
33 42 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-7 (33)
34 32 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-9 (32)
35 27 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-21 (7)
36 24 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-15 (1)
37 45 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-4 (37)
38 47 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-4 (38)
39 26 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-18 (5)
40 50 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
42 34 FEEL IT AGAIN ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-11 (34)
47 38 TENDER LOVE ββ’β Force M.D.βs (Warner Brothers)-16 (10)
50 29 I THINK ITβS LOVE ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-13 (16)
59 39 I DO WHAT I DOβ¦ (Theme From β9-1/2 Weeksβ) ββ’β John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol)-11 (23)
POWER PLAYS
41 44 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-7 (41)
43 43 RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ββ’β Wax (RCA)-10 (43)
44 53 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-5 (44)
45 49 PRETTY IN PINK ββ’β Psychedelic Furs (A&M)-6 (45)
46 56 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-3 (46)
48 54 THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-5 (48)
49 57 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-5 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
71 β ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-1 (71)
74 β NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-1 (74)
80 β HAS ANYONE EVER WRITTEN ANYTHING FOR YOU ββ’β Stevie Nicks (Modern)-1 (80)
82 β THE FINEST ββ’β The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-1 (82)
86 β MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-1 (86)
87 β I WANT YOU ββ’β Animotion (Casablanca)-1 (87)
88 β PETER GUNN ββ’β Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy (China)-1 (88)
89 β FIRE WITH FIRE ββ’β Wild Blue (Chrysalis)-1 (89)
90 β WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-1 (90)
92 β VANITY KILLS ββ’β ABC (Mercury)-1 (92)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 24th May, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-7 (2)
3 11 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-10 (3)
4 2 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-13 (1)
5 9 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-12 (5)
6 4 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-14 (4)
7 7 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-11 (7)
8 8 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-12 (8)
9 12 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-12 (9)
10 14 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-10 (10)
11 3 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-11 (3)
12 13 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-15 (12)
13 16 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-7 (13)
14 15 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-9 (14)
15 6 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-15 (6)
16 18 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-8 (16)
17 10 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-16 (1)
18 21 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-7 (18)
19 23 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-6 (19)
20 25 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-6 (20)
21 26 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-5 (21)
22 27 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-7 (22)
23 20 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-9 (20)
24 22 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
25 32 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-8 (25)
26 28 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-8 (26)
27 30 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-7 (27)
28 33 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-8 (28)
29 31 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-8 (29)
30 17 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-14 (1)
31 37 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-5 (31)
32 40 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-5 (32)
33 38 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-5 (33)
34 19 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-11 (5)
35 44 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-6 (35)
36 24 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-11 (13)
37 46 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-4 (37)
38 41 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-8 (38)
39 49 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-6 (39)
40 29 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-18 (2)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
44 34 STICK AROUND ββ’β Julian Lennon (Atlantic)-10 (32)
45 36 ROCK ME AMADEUS ββ’β Falco (A&M)-16 (1)
46 35 LETβS GO ALL THE WAY ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-22 (7)
60 39 WHAT YOU NEED ββ’β INXS (Atlantic)-19 (5)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-6 (41)
42 45 PRETTY IN PINK ββ’β Psychedelic Furs (A&M)-7 (42)
43 53 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-3 (43)
47 54 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-5 (47)
48 43 RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES ββ’β Wax (RCA)-11 (43)
49 60 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-3 (49)
50 63 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-3 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
55 β DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-1 (55)
56 β LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-1 (56)
58 β MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-1 (58)
77 β SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-1 (77)
83 β HEADED FOR THE FUTURE ββ’β Neil Diamond (Columbia)-1 (83)
84 β YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-1 (84)
85 β ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-1 (85)
90 β FEMALE INTUITION ββ’β Mai Tai (Critique)-1 (90)
93 β DIVIDED HEARTS ββ’β Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 31st May, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-10 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-8 (2)
3 3 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-11 (3)
4 5 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-13 (4)
5 9 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-13 (5)
6 10 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-11 (6)
7 12 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-16 (7)
8 14 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-10 (8)
9 13 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-8 (9)
10 6 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-15 (4)
11 18 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-8 (11)
12 16 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-9 (12)
13 19 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-7 (13)
14 4 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-14 (1)
15 21 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-6 (15)
16 8 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-13 (8)
17 20 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-7 (17)
18 7 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-12 (7)
19 22 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-8 (19)
20 15 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-16 (6)
21 11 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-12 (3)
22 25 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-9 (22)
23 28 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-9 (23)
24 17 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-17 (1)
25 32 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-6 (25)
26 31 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-6 (26)
27 27 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-8 (27)
28 29 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-9 (28)
29 33 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-6 (29)
30 26 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-9 (26)
31 35 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-7 (31)
32 39 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-7 (32)
33 37 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-5 (33)
34 23 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-10 (20)
35 24 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-10 (22)
36 30 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-15 (1)
37 41 THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-7 (37)
38 56 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-2 (38)
39 51 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-4 (39)
40 43 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
51 38 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO ββ’β The Hooters (Columbia)-9 (38)
52 36 AMERICAN STORM ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-12 (13)
53 34 HARLEM SHUFFLE ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-12 (5)
63 40 MANIC MONDAY ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-19 (2)
POWER PLAYS
41 42 PRETTY IN PINK ββ’β Psychedelic Furs (A&M)-8 (41)
42 53 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-3 (42)
43 49 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-4 (43)
44 47 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-6 (44)
45 β INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (45)
46 50 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-4 (46)
47 52 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-3 (47)
48 55 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-2 (48)
49 58 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-2 (49)
50 54 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
45 β INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (45)
54 β LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (54)
65 β OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-1 (65)
85 β TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-1 (85)
94 β KAREN ββ’β B.E. Taylor Group (Epic)-1 (94)
96 β I STILL WANT YOU ββ’β Del Fuegos (Slash)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 7th June, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-9 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 3 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-12 (2)
3 1 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-11 (1)
4 5 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-14 (4)
5 6 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-12 (5)
6 4 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-14 (4)
7 7 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-17 (7)
8 11 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-9 (8)
9 13 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-8 (9)
10 15 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-7 (10)
11 9 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-9 (9)
12 12 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-10 (12)
13 8 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-11 (8)
14 19 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-9 (14)
15 17 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-8 (15)
16 22 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-10 (16)
17 23 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-10 (17)
18 25 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-7 (18)
19 10 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-16 (4)
20 14 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-15 (1)
21 16 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-14 (8)
22 26 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-7 (22)
23 29 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-7 (23)
24 31 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-8 (24)
25 20 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-17 (6)
26 18 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-13 (7)
27 32 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-8 (27)
28 38 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-3 (28)
29 21 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-13 (3)
30 33 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-6 (30)
31 24 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-18 (1)
32 39 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-5 (32)
33 42 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-4 (33)
34 43 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-5 (34)
35 40 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-5 (35)
36 37 THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-8 (36)
37 45 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-2 (37)
38 28 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-10 (28)
39 27 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-9 (27)
40 44 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
47 30 TOMORROW DOESNβT MATTER TONIGHT ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-10 (26)
53 36 KISS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-16 (1)
58 35 ROUGH BOY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-11 (22)
59 34 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME ββ’β Sade (Portrait)-11 (20)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-4 (41)
42 46 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 48 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-3 (43)
44 49 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-3 (44)
45 50 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-6 (45)
46 54 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-2 (46)
48 41 PRETTY IN PINK ββ’β Psychedelic Furs (A&M)-9 (41)
49 59 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-4 (49)
50 61 THE FINEST ββ’β The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-4 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
54 β MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (54)
62 β GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-1 (62)
76 β ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-1 (76)
80 β HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-1 (80)
85 β SCHOOLβS OUT ββ’β Krokus (Arista)-1 (85)
86 β ONE WAY LOVE ββ’β TKA (Tommy Boy)-1 (86)
88 β JUNGLE BOY ββ’β John Eddie (Columbia)-1 (88)
94 β STAY TRUE ββ’β Sly Fox (Capitol)-1 (94)
95 β IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART ββ’β Jackson Browne (Asylum)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 14th June, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-13 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-10 (1)
3 4 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-15 (3)
4 9 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-9 (4)
5 8 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-10 (5)
6 3 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-12 (1)
7 10 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-8 (7)
8 14 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-10 (8)
9 5 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-13 (5)
10 7 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-18 (7)
11 16 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-11 (11)
12 15 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-9 (12)
13 6 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-15 (4)
14 18 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-8 (14)
15 17 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-11 (15)
16 13 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-12 (8)
17 11 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-10 (9)
18 12 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-11 (12)
19 23 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-8 (19)
20 24 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-9 (20)
21 22 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-8 (21)
22 32 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-6 (22)
23 28 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-4 (23)
24 33 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-5 (24)
25 27 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-9 (25)
26 30 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-7 (26)
27 37 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-3 (27)
28 34 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-6 (28)
29 35 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-6 (29)
30 19 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-17 (4)
31 20 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-16 (1)
32 21 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-15 (8)
33 44 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-4 (33)
34 41 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5 (34)
35 43 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-4 (35)
36 36 THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-9 (36)
37 42 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 40 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-8 (38)
39 45 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-7 (39)
40 46 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 25 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-18 (6)
43 26 TAKE ME HOME ββ’β Phil Collins (Atlantic)-14 (7)
45 31 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-19 (1)
48 29 WHY CANβT THIS BE LOVE ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-14 (3)
53 38 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID ββ’β Simple Minds (A&M)-11 (28)
55 39 MOTHERS TALK ββ’β Tears For Fears (Mercury)-10 (27)
POWER PLAYS
42 49 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-5 (42)
44 51 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-3 (44)
46 54 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-2 (46)
47 50 THE FINEST ββ’β The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-5 (47)
49 62 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-2 (49)
50 55 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-4 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
76 β SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-1 (76)
77 β HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-1 (77)
81 β RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-1 (81)
83 β VOICE OF AMERICAβS SONS ββ’β John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (Scotti Brothers)-1 (83)
84 β WITH YOU ALL THE WAY ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-1 (84)
88 β WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-1 (88)
89 β THE BEST OF ME ββ’β David Foster & Olivia Newton-John (Atlantic)-1 (89)
90 β LAND OF LA LA ββ’β Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-1 (90)
92 β FEEL THE HEAT ββ’β Jean Beauvoir (Columbia)-1 (92)
93 β HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-1 (93)
96 β HEADLINES ββ’β Midnight Star (Solar)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 21st June, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-14 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-10 (2)
3 5 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-11 (3)
4 2 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-11 (1)
5 3 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-16 (3)
6 8 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-11 (6)
7 7 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-9 (7)
8 11 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-12 (8)
9 14 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-9 (9)
10 12 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-10 (10)
11 6 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-13 (1)
12 15 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-12 (12)
13 10 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-19 (7)
14 24 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-6 (14)
15 22 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-7 (15)
16 20 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-10 (16)
17 27 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-4 (17)
18 19 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-9 (18)
19 9 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-14 (5)
20 23 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-5 (20)
21 25 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-10 (21)
22 28 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-7 (22)
23 26 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-8 (23)
24 13 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-16 (4)
25 29 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-7 (25)
26 21 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-9 (21)
27 33 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-5 (27)
28 16 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-13 (8)
29 34 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (29)
30 35 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-5 (30)
31 42 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-6 (31)
32 40 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-4 (32)
33 44 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-4 (33)
34 37 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-7 (34)
35 39 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-8 (35)
36 17 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-11 (9)
37 38 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-9 (37)
38 46 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-3 (38)
39 18 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-12 (12)
40 49 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
43 31 WEST END GIRLS ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-17 (1)
44 30 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-18 (4)
46 36 THE LOVE PARADE ββ’β Dream Academy (Reprise)-10 (36)
47 32 BAD BOY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-16 (8)
POWER PLAYS
41 50 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-5 (41)
42 51 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-6 (42)
45 47 THE FINEST ββ’β The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-6 (45)
48 41 YOUR LOVE ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-19 (6)
49 45 ADDICTED TO LOVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-20 (1)
50 57 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
63 β SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-1 (63)
85 β A KIND OF MAGIC ββ’β Queen (Capitol)-1 (85)
88 β BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-1 (88)
93 β TOUCH AND GO ββ’β Emerson, Lake & Powell (Polydor)-1 (93)
95 β YOU DONβT HAVE TO CRY ββ’β Rene & Angela (Mercury)-1 (95)
96 β TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 28th June, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-15 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-11 (2)
3 3 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-12 (3)
4 8 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-13 (4)
5 6 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-12 (5)
6 9 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-10 (6)
7 7 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-10 (7)
8 17 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-5 (8)
9 14 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-7 (9)
10 15 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-8 (10)
11 4 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-12 (1)
12 5 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-17 (3)
13 12 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-13 (12)
14 22 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-8 (14)
15 16 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-11 (15)
16 10 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-11 (10)
17 20 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-6 (17)
18 21 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-11 (18)
19 23 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-9 (19)
20 18 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-10 (18)
21 25 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-8 (21)
22 11 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-14 (1)
23 33 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-5 (23)
24 27 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-6 (24)
25 31 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-7 (25)
26 30 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-6 (26)
27 32 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-5 (27)
28 29 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (28)
29 13 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-20 (7)
30 38 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (30)
31 35 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-9 (31)
32 40 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-4 (32)
33 34 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-8 (33)
34 19 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-15 (5)
35 42 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-7 (35)
36 41 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-6 (36)
37 24 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-17 (4)
38 37 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-10 (37)
39 50 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-6 (39)
40 51 HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 28 IS IT LOVE ββ’β Mr. Mister (RCA)-14 (8)
45 36 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-12 (9)
49 26 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-10 (21)
57 39 MOVE AWAY ββ’β Culture Club (Virgin)-13 (12)
POWER PLAYS
42 β PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (42)
43 52 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-5 (43)
44 45 THE FINEST ββ’β The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-7 (44)
46 57 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-4 (46)
47 62 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-3 (47)
48 63 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-2 (48)
50 58 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-6 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
42 β PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (42)
78 β RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-1 (78)
85 β TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-1 (85)
88 β IF ANYBODY HAD A HEART ββ’β John Waite (EMI-America)-1 (88)
89 β VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-1 (89)
92 β ROCK βNβ ROLL TO THE RESCUE ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (92)
93 β VICTORY LINE ββ’β Limited Warranty (Atco)-1 (93)
95 β THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-1 (95)
97 β THIS IS THE TIME ββ’β Dennis DeYoung (A&M)-1 (97)
98 β I WOULDNβT LIE ββ’β Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 5th July, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-12 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-14 (2)
3 6 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-11 (3)
4 5 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-13 (4)
5 9 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-8 (5)
6 8 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-6 (6)
7 3 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-13 (3)
8 1 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-16 (1)
9 10 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-9 (9)
10 14 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-9 (10)
11 15 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-12 (11)
12 18 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-12 (12)
13 17 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-7 (13)
14 19 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-10 (14)
15 21 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-9 (15)
16 7 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-11 (7)
17 13 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-14 (12)
18 23 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-6 (18)
19 32 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-5 (19)
20 11 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-13 (1)
21 27 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-6 (21)
22 25 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-8 (22)
23 24 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-7 (23)
24 26 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-7 (24)
25 30 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (25)
26 12 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-18 (3)
27 31 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-10 (27)
28 16 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-12 (10)
29 35 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-8 (29)
30 20 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-11 (18)
31 36 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-7 (31)
32 33 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-9 (32)
33 28 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-8 (28)
34 29 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-21 (7)
35 42 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-2 (35)
36 39 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-7 (36)
37 22 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-15 (1)
38 43 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-6 (38)
39 40 HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-5 (39)
40 47 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
45 34 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-16 (5)
48 38 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT ββ’β The Models (Geffen)-11 (37)
51 37 IF YOU LEAVE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-18 (4)
POWER PLAYS
41 48 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-3 (41)
42 46 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 51 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-4 (43)
44 50 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-7 (44)
46 56 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-4 (46)
47 β THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-1 (47)
49 44 THE FINEST ββ’β The S.O.S. Band (Tabu)-8 (44)
50 52 PETER GUNN ββ’β Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy (China)-8 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
47 β THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-1 (47)
72 β YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-1 (72)
77 β FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-1 (77)
85 β MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-1 (85)
88 β THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-1 (88)
95 β NO PROMISES ββ’β Icehouse (Chrysalis)-1 (95)
96 β BEFORE I GO ββ’β Starship (Grunt)-1 (96)
97 β POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-1 (97)
98 β DO YOU REMEMBER ME? ββ’β Jermaine Jackson (Arista)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 12th July, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-15 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 6 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-7 (2)
3 1 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-13 (1)
4 5 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-9 (4)
5 3 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-12 (3)
6 9 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-10 (6)
7 10 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-10 (7)
8 4 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-14 (4)
9 12 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-13 (9)
10 11 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-13 (10)
11 19 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-6 (11)
12 13 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-8 (12)
13 8 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-17 (1)
14 15 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-10 (14)
15 7 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-14 (3)
16 18 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-7 (16)
17 21 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-7 (17)
18 22 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-9 (18)
19 25 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-6 (19)
20 14 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-11 (14)
21 27 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-11 (21)
22 29 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-9 (22)
23 24 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-8 (23)
24 35 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-3 (24)
25 23 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-8 (23)
26 31 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-8 (26)
27 17 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-15 (12)
28 16 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-12 (7)
29 32 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-10 (29)
30 36 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-8 (30)
31 20 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-14 (1)
32 26 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-19 (3)
33 43 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-5 (33)
34 40 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-5 (34)
35 38 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-7 (35)
36 39 HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-6 (36)
37 41 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-4 (37)
38 44 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-8 (38)
39 46 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-5 (39)
40 42 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
42 28 NOTHINβ AT ALL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-13 (10)
44 33 ONE HIT (To The Body) ββ’β Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-9 (28)
45 34 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-22 (7)
50 37 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL ββ’β Whitney Houston (Arista)-16 (1)
53 30 VIENNA CALLING ββ’β Falco (A&M)-12 (18)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-2 (41)
43 57 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-3 (43)
46 54 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-5 (46)
47 59 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-4 (47)
48 56 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-4 (48)
49 52 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-5 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
74 β WALK LIKE A MAN ββ’β Mary Jane Girls (Motown)-1 (74)
85 β LOVE OF A LIFETIME ββ’β Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers)-1 (85)
86 β DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-1 (86)
89 β TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-1 (89)
94 β WHAT DOES IT TAKE ββ’β Honeymoon Suite (Warner Brothers)-1 (94)
95 β IβM YOUR MAN ββ’β Barry Manilow (RCA)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 19th July, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 6 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-11 (2)
3 4 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-10 (3)
4 7 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 1 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-16 (1)
6 5 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-13 (3)
7 11 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-7 (7)
8 3 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-14 (1)
9 9 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-14 (9)
10 17 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-8 (10)
11 18 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-10 (11)
12 24 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-4 (12)
13 16 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-8 (13)
14 14 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-11 (14)
15 19 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (15)
16 12 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-9 (12)
17 22 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-10 (17)
18 21 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-12 (18)
19 8 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-15 (4)
20 10 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-14 (10)
21 26 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-9 (21)
22 23 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
23 13 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-18 (1)
24 15 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-15 (3)
25 30 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-9 (25)
26 20 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-12 (14)
27 34 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-6 (27)
28 33 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-6 (28)
29 35 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-8 (29)
30 37 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-5 (30)
31 41 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-3 (31)
32 39 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-6 (32)
33 36 HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-7 (33)
34 43 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-4 (34)
35 40 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-7 (35)
36 38 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-9 (36)
37 25 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-9 (23)
38 48 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-5 (38)
39 47 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-5 (39)
40 β DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 27 I WANNA BE A COWBOY ββ’β Boys Donβt Cry (Profile)-16 (12)
43 29 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-11 (29)
44 28 A DIFFERENT CORNER ββ’β George Michael (Columbia)-13 (7)
45 31 LIVE TO TELL ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-15 (1)
54 32 I CANβT WAIT ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-20 (3)
POWER PLAYS
42 46 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-6 (42)
46 49 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-6 (46)
47 60 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-3 (47)
48 51 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-4 (48)
49 55 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-4 (49)
50 58 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-3 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
40 β DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (40)
81 β IF LOOKS COULD KILL ββ’β Heart (Capitol)-1 (81)
86 β ANOTHERLOVERHOLENYOHEAD (Another Lover) ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-1 (86)
87 β MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-1 (87)
88 β OH, PEOPLE ββ’β Patti LaBelle (MCA)-1 (88)
89 β SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-1 (89)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 26th July, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-12 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-12 (2)
3 1 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-9 (1)
4 3 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-11 (3)
5 7 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-8 (5)
6 12 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-5 (6)
7 10 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-9 (7)
8 11 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-11 (8)
9 5 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-17 (1)
10 15 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (10)
11 13 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-9 (11)
12 17 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-11 (12)
13 9 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-15 (9)
14 6 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-14 (3)
15 18 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-13 (15)
16 8 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-15 (1)
17 14 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-12 (14)
18 27 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-7 (18)
19 21 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-10 (19)
20 28 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-7 (20)
21 25 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-10 (21)
22 31 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 34 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-5 (23)
24 32 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-7 (24)
25 19 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-16 (4)
26 29 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-9 (26)
27 30 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 16 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-10 (12)
29 20 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-15 (10)
30 35 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-8 (30)
31 36 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-10 (31)
32 38 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-6 (32)
33 40 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-2 (33)
34 39 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-6 (34)
35 33 HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-8 (33)
36 24 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-16 (3)
37 42 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-7 (37)
38 22 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-10 (22)
39 23 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-19 (1)
40 47 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
44 26 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-13 (14)
54 37 MOUNTAINS ββ’β Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-10 (23)
POWER PLAYS
41 50 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-4 (41)
42 46 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-7 (42)
43 48 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-5 (43)
45 49 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-5 (45)
46 57 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-4 (46)
47 55 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-4 (47)
48 51 A KIND OF MAGIC ββ’β Queen (Capitol)-6 (48)
49 59 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-3 (49)
50 61 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
65 β LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-1 (65)
72 β VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-1 (72)
73 β WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-1 (73)
81 β MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (81)
90 β ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-1 (90)
93 β EVERY LITTLE KISS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-1 (93)
95 β NOTHING IN COMMON ββ’β Thompson Twins (Arista)-1 (95)
96 β HOT WATER ββ’β Level 42 (Polydor)-1 (96)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 2nd August, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 5 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-9 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-13 (1)
3 2 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-13 (2)
4 6 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-6 (4)
5 3 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-10 (1)
6 8 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-12 (6)
7 7 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-10 (7)
8 4 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-12 (3)
9 12 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-12 (9)
10 11 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-10 (10)
11 10 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-9 (10)
12 18 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-8 (12)
13 20 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-8 (13)
14 15 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-14 (14)
15 23 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-6 (15)
16 22 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-5 (16)
17 21 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-11 (17)
18 24 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-8 (18)
19 33 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-3 (19)
20 13 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-16 (9)
21 27 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-7 (21)
22 9 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-18 (1)
23 32 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-7 (23)
24 26 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-10 (24)
25 19 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-11 (19)
26 30 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-9 (26)
27 14 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-15 (3)
28 31 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-11 (28)
29 16 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-16 (1)
30 34 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-7 (30)
31 41 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-5 (31)
32 17 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-13 (14)
33 37 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-8 (33)
34 40 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-5 (34)
35 45 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-6 (35)
36 46 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-5 (36)
37 25 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-17 (4)
38 43 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-6 (38)
39 42 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-8 (39)
40 47 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
45 35 HYPERACTIVE ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-9 (33)
46 29 TUFF ENUFF ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-16 (10)
48 28 LIKE A ROCK ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-11 (12)
49 39 ON MY OWN ββ’β Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA)-20 (1)
51 36 CRUSH ON YOU ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-17 (3)
53 38 DREAMS ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-11 (22)
POWER PLAYS
41 49 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-4 (41)
42 β STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-1 (42)
43 48 A KIND OF MAGIC ββ’β Queen (Capitol)-7 (43)
44 50 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-6 (44)
47 53 WALK LIKE A MAN ββ’β Mary Jane Girls (Motown)-4 (47)
50 57 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-4 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
42 β STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-1 (42)
54 β DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-1 (54)
66 β PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-1 (66)
72 β HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-1 (72)
83 β RUTHLESS PEOPLE ββ’β Mick Jagger (Epic)-1 (83)
84 β SO FAR SO GOOD ββ’β Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-1 (84)
91 β AINβT NOTHINβ GOINβ ON BUT THE RENT ββ’β Gwen Guthrie (Polydor)-1 (91)
95 β SPIRIT IN THE SKY ββ’β Doctor & The Medics (I.R.S.)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 9th August, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-10 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-7 (2)
3 6 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-13 (3)
4 2 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-14 (1)
5 9 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-13 (5)
6 7 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-11 (6)
7 3 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-14 (2)
8 12 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-9 (8)
9 15 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-7 (9)
10 13 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-9 (10)
11 5 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-11 (1)
12 16 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-6 (12)
13 19 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (13)
14 8 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-13 (3)
15 18 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-9 (15)
16 17 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-12 (16)
17 11 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (10)
18 23 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-8 (18)
19 10 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-11 (10)
20 21 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-8 (20)
21 14 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-15 (14)
22 26 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-10 (22)
23 31 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-6 (23)
24 28 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-12 (24)
25 24 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-11 (24)
26 30 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-8 (26)
27 33 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-9 (27)
28 34 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-6 (28)
29 36 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-6 (29)
30 35 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-7 (30)
31 40 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-6 (31)
32 38 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-7 (32)
33 42 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-2 (33)
34 22 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-19 (1)
35 39 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-9 (35)
36 41 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-5 (36)
37 44 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-7 (37)
38 20 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-17 (9)
39 27 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-16 (3)
40 52 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 29 THEREβLL BE SAD SONGS ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-17 (1)
47 25 SECRET SEPARATION ββ’β The Fixx (MCA)-12 (19)
48 37 NO ONE IS TO BLAME ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-18 (4)
50 32 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND ββ’β GTR (Arista)-14 (14)
POWER PLAYS
42 43 A KIND OF MAGIC ββ’β Queen (Capitol)-8 (42)
43 55 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-3 (43)
44 54 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-2 (44)
45 47 WALK LIKE A MAN ββ’β Mary Jane Girls (Motown)-5 (45)
46 50 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-5 (46)
49 57 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-3 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
60 β WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-1 (60)
67 β LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-1 (67)
71 β A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (71)
76 β PRIVATE NUMBER ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-1 (76)
83 β YOU CAN CALL ME AL ββ’β Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-1 (83)
86 β WRAP IT UP ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-1 (86)
88 β LOVE ALWAYS ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-1 (88)
89 β TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-12 (2) *
95 β LONELY IS THE NIGHT ββ’β Air Supply (Arista)-1 (95)
96 β AM I FORGIVEN ββ’β Isle Of Man (Pasha)-1 (96)
* NOTE: Originally charted as Tollie 9001 during the initial phase of Beatlemania in 1964. During that first chart run, this single peaked at #2, spending 4 weeks at that position during April.
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 16th August, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-11 (1)
3 3 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-14 (3)
4 8 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-10 (4)
5 5 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-14 (5)
6 9 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-8 (6)
7 13 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (7)
8 10 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-10 (8)
9 18 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 12 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-7 (10)
11 6 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-12 (6)
12 15 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-10 (12)
13 4 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-15 (1)
14 16 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-13 (14)
15 23 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-7 (15)
16 7 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-15 (2)
17 20 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-9 (17)
18 26 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-9 (18)
19 22 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-11 (19)
20 27 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-10 (20)
21 11 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-12 (1)
22 24 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-13 (22)
23 28 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-7 (23)
24 33 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-3 (24)
25 29 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-7 (25)
26 14 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-14 (3)
27 31 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-7 (27)
28 30 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-8 (28)
29 19 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-12 (10)
30 43 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-4 (30)
31 36 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-6 (31)
32 32 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-8 (32)
33 40 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-4 (33)
34 37 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-8 (34)
35 35 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-10 (35)
36 21 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-16 (14)
37 17 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (10)
38 25 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-12 (24)
39 44 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-3 (39)
40 46 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
45 34 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-20 (1)
51 38 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-18 (9)
60 39 WHOβS JOHNNY ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-17 (3)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 WALK LIKE A MAN ββ’β Mary Jane Girls (Motown)-6 (41)
42 55 OH, PEOPLE ββ’β Patti LaBelle (MCA)-5 (42)
43 49 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-4 (43)
44 56 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-3 (44)
46 60 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-2 (46)
47 51 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-3 (47)
48 57 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-7 (48)
49 61 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-4 (49)
50 52 SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
54 β THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (54)
74 β SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-1 (74)
79 β I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-1 (79)
86 β THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE ββ’β Moody Blues (Polydor)-1 (86)
92 β TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-1 (92)
93 β PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-1 (93)
96 β PLAYING WITH THE BOYS ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-1 (96)
98 β WALK AWAY RENEE ββ’β Southside Johnny & The Jukes (Atlantic)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd August, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-11 (2)
3 6 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-9 (3)
4 3 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-15 (3)
5 2 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-12 (1)
6 7 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-6 (6)
7 9 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-10 (7)
8 5 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-15 (5)
9 8 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-11 (8)
10 10 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-8 (10)
11 12 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-11 (11)
12 15 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-8 (12)
13 14 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-14 (13)
14 18 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-10 (14)
15 24 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-4 (15)
16 20 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-11 (16)
17 11 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-13 (6)
18 23 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-8 (18)
19 13 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-16 (1)
20 30 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-5 (20)
21 25 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-8 (21)
22 27 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-8 (22)
23 31 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-7 (23)
24 33 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-5 (24)
25 19 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-12 (19)
26 16 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-16 (2)
27 34 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-9 (27)
28 39 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-4 (28)
29 28 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-9 (28)
30 17 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-10 (17)
31 40 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-7 (31)
32 32 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-9 (32)
33 21 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-13 (1)
34 22 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-14 (22)
35 35 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-11 (35)
36 46 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-3 (36)
37 42 OH, PEOPLE ββ’β Patti LaBelle (MCA)-6 (37)
38 54 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-2 (38)
39 47 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-4 (39)
40 44 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
42 26 NASTY ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-15 (3)
47 38 TAKE IT EASY ββ’β Andy Taylor (Atlantic)-13 (24)
51 29 OPPORTUNITIES (Letβs Make Lots Of Money) ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-13 (10)
53 37 MODERN WOMAN ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-12 (10)
56 36 DIGGING YOUR SCENE ββ’β Blow Monkeys (RCA)-17 (14)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-5 (41)
43 49 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-5 (43)
44 56 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-3 (44)
45 57 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-5 (45)
46 48 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-8 (46)
48 53 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-6 (48)
49 41 WALK LIKE A MAN * Mary Jane Girls (Motown)-7 (41)
50 50 SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-6 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
67 β HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-1 (67)
71 β EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-1 (71)
84 β GIVE ME THE REASON ββ’β Luther Vandross (Epic)-1 (84)
92 β THE HUNTER ββ’β GTR (Arista)-1 (92)
93 β ANGEL IN MY POCKET ββ’β One To One (Warner Brothers)-1 (93)
95 β WEATHERMAN ββ’β Nick Jameson (Motown)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 30th August, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-12 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 3 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-10 (2)
3 1 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-10 (1)
4 7 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 6 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-7 (5)
6 12 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-9 (6)
7 11 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-12 (7)
8 9 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-12 (8)
9 15 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-5 (9)
10 4 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-16 (3)
11 8 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-16 (5)
12 5 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
13 16 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-12 (13)
14 14 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-11 (14)
15 20 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-6 (15)
16 18 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-9 (16)
17 10 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-9 (10)
18 23 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-8 (18)
19 22 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-9 (19)
20 21 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-9 (20)
21 13 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-15 (13)
22 24 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-6 (22)
23 28 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-5 (23)
24 27 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-10 (24)
25 31 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-8 (25)
26 36 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-4 (26)
27 38 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-3 (27)
28 39 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-5 (28)
29 19 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-17 (1)
30 17 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-14 (6)
31 37 OH, PEOPLE ββ’β Patti LaBelle (MCA)-7 (31)
32 32 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-10 (32)
33 40 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-5 (33)
34 45 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-6 (34)
35 41 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-6 (35)
36 44 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-4 (36)
37 43 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 26 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-17 (2)
39 55 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-15 (2)
40 48 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 25 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-13 (19)
44 29 RUMBLESEAT ββ’β John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)-10 (28)
45 35 HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-12 (35)
47 33 INVISIBLE TOUCH ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-14 (1)
50 30 SUZANNE ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-11 (17)
56 34 ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU ββ’β Gavin Christopher (Manhattan)-15 (22)
POWER PLAYS
42 46 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-9 (42)
43 52 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (43)
46 67 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-2 (46)
48 50 SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-7 (48)
49 β TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-1 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
49 β TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-1 (49)
63 β TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-1 (63)
79 β GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-1 (79)
85 β ANOTHER HEARTACHE ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (85)
86 β IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-1 (86)
87 β IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-1 (87)
90 β LOVE COMES QUICKLY ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-1 (90)
91 β SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-1 (91)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 6th September, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-11 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-12 (2)
3 1 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-13 (1)
4 5 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-8 (4)
5 6 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-10 (5)
6 9 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-6 (6)
7 7 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-13 (7)
8 13 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-13 (8)
9 3 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-11 (1)
10 15 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-7 (10)
11 14 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-12 (11)
12 8 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-13 (8)
13 18 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-9 (13)
14 23 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-6 (14)
15 22 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-7 (15)
16 19 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-10 (16)
17 24 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-11 (17)
18 12 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
19 16 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-10 (16)
20 10 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-17 (3)
21 11 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-17 (5)
22 25 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-9 (22)
23 20 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-10 (20)
24 26 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-5 (24)
25 27 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-4 (25)
26 28 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-6 (26)
27 21 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-16 (13)
28 34 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-7 (28)
29 31 OH, PEOPLE ββ’β Patti LaBelle (MCA)-8 (29)
30 33 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-6 (30)
31 37 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-7 (31)
32 39 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-16 (2)
33 36 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-5 (33)
34 40 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-8 (34)
35 35 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-7 (35)
36 46 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-3 (36)
37 43 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (37)
38 17 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-10 (10)
39 49 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-2 (39)
40 42 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-10 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
42 32 TAKEN IN ββ’β Mike + The Mechanics (Atlantic)-11 (32)
45 29 SLEDGEHAMMER ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-18 (1)
46 30 LOVE TOUCH ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-15 (6)
57 38 DANGER ZONE ββ’β Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-18 (2)
POWER PLAYS
41 52 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-4 (41)
43 53 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-4 (43)
44 63 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-2 (44)
47 55 PRIVATE NUMBER ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-5 (47)
48 54 LOVE ALWAYS ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-5 (48)
49 66 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-3 (49)
50 48 SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ββ’β 38 Special (A&M)-8 (48)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
81 β 25 OR 6 TO 4 ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-1 (81)
87 β EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-1 (87)
90 β WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-1 (90)
91 β EYE OF THE ZOMBIE ββ’β John Fogerty (Warner Brothers)-1 (91)
93 β YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 13th September, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-13 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-9 (2)
3 6 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-7 (3)
4 5 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-11 (4)
5 1 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-12 (1)
6 3 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-14 (1)
7 7 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-14 (7)
8 8 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-14 (8)
9 10 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-8 (9)
10 11 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-13 (10)
11 13 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-10 (11)
12 14 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-7 (12)
13 15 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-8 (13)
14 9 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-12 (1)
15 16 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-11 (15)
16 17 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-12 (16)
17 22 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-10 (17)
18 24 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-6 (18)
19 12 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-14 (8)
20 25 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-5 (20)
21 26 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-7 (21)
22 19 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-11 (16)
23 28 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-8 (23)
24 18 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
25 30 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-7 (25)
26 31 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-8 (26)
27 39 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-3 (27)
28 33 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-6 (28)
29 32 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-17 (2)
30 36 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-4 (30)
31 20 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-18 (3)
32 34 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-9 (32)
33 37 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-6 (33)
34 21 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-18 (5)
35 41 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-5 (35)
36 23 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-11 (20)
37 40 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-11 (37)
38 43 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-5 (38)
39 35 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-8 (35)
40 44 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 29 OH, PEOPLE ββ’β Patti LaBelle (MCA)-9 (29)
43 38 THE EDGE OF HEAVEN ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-11 (10)
44 27 YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) ββ’β Jeffrey Osborne (A&M)-17 (13)
POWER PLAYS
42 49 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-4 (42)
45 48 LOVE ALWAYS ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-6 (45)
46 61 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-3 (46)
47 52 AINβT NOTHINβ GOINβ ON BUT THE RENT ββ’β Gwen Guthrie (Polydor)-7 (47)
48 62 PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-5 (48)
49 53 SO FAR SO GOOD ββ’β Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-7 (49)
50 54 WRAP IT UP ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-6 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
71 β HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-1 (71)
81 β WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-1 (81)
89 β CANβT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-1 (89)
94 β THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-1 (94)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 20th September, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 2 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (2)
3 4 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-12 (3)
4 1 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-14 (1)
5 8 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-15 (5)
6 9 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-9 (6)
7 5 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-13 (1)
8 11 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-11 (8)
9 12 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-8 (9)
10 10 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-14 (10)
11 13 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-9 (11)
12 6 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-15 (1)
13 7 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-15 (7)
14 18 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-7 (14)
15 17 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-11 (15)
16 16 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-13 (16)
17 20 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-6 (17)
18 23 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-9 (18)
19 27 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-4 (19)
20 30 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-5 (20)
21 21 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-8 (21)
22 25 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-8 (22)
23 26 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-9 (23)
24 15 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-12 (15)
25 29 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-18 (2)
26 28 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-7 (26)
27 14 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-13 (1)
28 19 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-15 (8)
29 33 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (29)
30 40 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-4 (30)
31 32 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-10 (31)
32 35 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-6 (32)
33 38 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-6 (33)
34 42 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-5 (34)
35 37 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-12 (35)
36 24 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-16 (1)
37 46 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-4 (37)
38 31 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-19 (3)
39 34 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-19 (5)
40 48 PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 39 VELCRO FLY ββ’β ZZ Top (Warner Brothers)-9 (35)
42 22 YANKEE ROSE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-12 (16)
62 36 THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-12 (20)
POWER PLAYS
43 45 LOVE ALWAYS ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-7 (43)
44 58 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-4 (44)
45 47 AINβT NOTHINβ GOINβ ON BUT THE RENT ββ’β Gwen Guthrie (Polydor)-8 (45)
46 56 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-6 (46)
47 49 SO FAR SO GOOD ββ’β Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-8 (47)
48 59 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-4 (48)
49 53 YOU CAN CALL ME AL ββ’β Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-7 (49)
50 50 WRAP IT UP ββ’β Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated)-7 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
66 β I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-1 (66)
74 β THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-1 (74)
80 β JODY ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-1 (80)
84 β WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-1 (84)
85 β EVERYTIME YOU CRY ββ’β The Outfield (Columbia)-1 (85)
86 β THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-1 (86)
88 β MIDAS TOUCH ββ’β Midnight Star (Solar)-1 (88)
90 β I FEEL THE MAGIC ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-1 (90)
92 β RUNAWAY ββ’β Luis Cardenas (Allied Artists)-1 (92)
93 β CALIFORNIA DREAMINβ ββ’β The Beach Boys (Capitol)-1 (93)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 27th September, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-13 (2)
3 2 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (2)
4 6 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-10 (4)
5 8 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-12 (5)
6 9 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-9 (6)
7 14 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-8 (7)
8 15 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-12 (8)
9 4 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-15 (1)
10 11 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-10 (10)
11 5 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-16 (5)
12 17 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-7 (12)
13 19 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-5 (13)
14 20 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-6 (14)
15 10 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-15 (10)
16 18 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-10 (16)
17 7 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-14 (1)
18 23 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-10 (18)
19 22 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-9 (19)
20 16 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-14 (16)
21 12 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-16 (1)
22 30 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-5 (22)
23 25 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-19 (2)
24 29 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (24)
25 26 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-8 (25)
26 33 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-7 (26)
27 32 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-7 (27)
28 13 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-16 (7)
29 34 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-6 (29)
30 31 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-11 (30)
31 35 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-13 (31)
32 21 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-9 (21)
33 28 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-16 (8)
34 37 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-5 (34)
35 27 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-14 (1)
36 51 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-3 (36)
37 40 PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-7 (37)
38 46 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-7 (38)
39 48 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-5 (39)
40 44 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 24 MAN SIZE LOVE ββ’β Klymaxx (MCA)-13 (15)
45 36 GLORY OF LOVE ββ’β Peter Cetera (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-17 (1)
59 38 MAD ABOUT YOU ββ’β Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.)-20 (3)
67 39 WE DONβT HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-20 (5)
POWER PLAYS
42 45 AINβT NOTHINβ GOINβ ON BUT THE RENT ββ’β Gwen Guthrie (Polydor)-9 (42)
43 47 SO FAR SO GOOD ββ’β Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-9 (43)
44 49 YOU CAN CALL ME AL ββ’β Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-8 (44)
46 56 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-4 (46)
47 68 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-4 (47)
48 55 25 OR 6 TO 4 ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-4 (48)
49 72 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-3 (49)
50 73 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-3 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
51 β AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-1 (51)
61 β JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-1 (61)
81 β FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-1 (81)
82 β WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-1 (82)
85 β GOINβ CRAZY! ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-1 (85)
87 β (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-1 (87)
93 β COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS ββ’β Ashford & Simpson (Capitol)-1 (93)
95 β WHO SAYS ββ’β Device (Chrysalis)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 4th October, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-10 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-14 (2)
3 7 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-9 (3)
4 5 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-13 (4)
5 6 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-10 (5)
6 8 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-13 (6)
7 12 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-8 (7)
8 4 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-11 (4)
9 13 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-6 (9)
10 3 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (2)
11 10 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-11 (10)
12 14 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-7 (12)
13 18 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-11 (13)
14 22 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-6 (14)
15 16 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-11 (15)
16 19 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-10 (16)
17 11 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-17 (5)
18 9 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-16 (1)
19 26 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-8 (19)
20 24 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-9 (20)
21 27 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-8 (21)
22 25 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-9 (22)
23 29 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-7 (23)
24 15 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-16 (10)
25 17 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-15 (1)
26 23 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-20 (2)
27 21 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-17 (1)
28 30 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-12 (28)
29 36 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-4 (29)
30 31 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-14 (30)
31 20 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-15 (16)
32 34 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-6 (32)
33 38 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-8 (33)
34 37 PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-8 (34)
35 39 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-6 (35)
36 28 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-17 (7)
37 40 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 51 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-2 (38)
39 50 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-4 (39)
40 β TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
50 32 PRESS ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-10 (21)
54 33 RUMORS ββ’β Timex Social Club (Jay)-17 (8)
55 35 PAPA DONβT PREACH ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-15 (1)
POWER PLAYS
41 47 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-5 (41)
42 49 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-4 (42)
43 46 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-5 (43)
44 44 YOU CAN CALL ME AL ββ’β Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-9 (44)
45 58 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-3 (45)
46 43 SO FAR SO GOOD ββ’β Sheena Easton (EMI-America)-10 (43)
47 54 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-3 (47)
48 48 25 OR 6 TO 4 ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-5 (48)
49 55 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-6 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
40 β TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (40)
56 β LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (56)
69 β TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-1 (69)
82 β EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-1 (82)
91 β LOVE IS THE HERO ββ’β Billy Squier (Capitol)-1 (91)
93 β STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN ββ’β Far Corporation (Atco)-1 (93)
94 β WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN ββ’β David & David (A&M)-1 (94)
95 β STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-15 (4) *
96 β FALL ON ME ββ’β R.E.M. (I.R.S.)-1 (96)
98 β FOR TONIGHT ββ’β Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)-1 (98)
* Note: Chosen as the Main Title theme for the film of the same name, Atlantic issued this song as a single to coincide with the release of the movie. Originally released on Atco 6194, it spent 14 weeks on the Hot 100 in 1961, peaking at #4.
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 11th October, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-10 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 4 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-14 (2)
3 6 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-14 (3)
4 7 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-9 (4)
5 9 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-7 (5)
6 1 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-11 (1)
7 12 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-8 (7)
8 2 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-15 (2)
9 14 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-7 (9)
10 5 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-11 (5)
11 13 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-12 (11)
12 16 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-11 (12)
13 19 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-9 (13)
14 15 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-12 (14)
15 20 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (15)
16 8 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-12 (4)
17 11 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-12 (10)
18 21 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-9 (18)
19 29 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-5 (19)
20 10 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (2)
21 23 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-8 (21)
22 22 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-10 (22)
23 33 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-9 (23)
24 17 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-18 (5)
25 32 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-7 (25)
26 18 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-17 (1)
27 38 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-3 (27)
28 30 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-15 (28)
29 41 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-6 (29)
30 39 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-5 (30)
31 42 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-5 (31)
32 40 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-2 (32)
33 37 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-7 (33)
34 35 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-7 (34)
35 34 PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-9 (34)
36 26 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-21 (2)
37 47 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-4 (37)
38 43 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-6 (38)
39 45 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-4 (39)
40 51 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 28 MONEYβS TOO TIGHT (To Mention) ββ’β Simply Red (Elektra)-13 (28)
42 25 VENUS ββ’β Bananarama (London)-16 (1)
43 27 HIGHER LOVE ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-18 (1)
44 24 BABY LOVE ββ’β Regina (Atlantic)-17 (10)
46 31 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART ββ’β Double (A&M)-16 (16)
58 36 SWEET FREEDOM ββ’β Michael McDonald (MCA)-18 (7)
POWER PLAYS
45 49 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-7 (45)
47 56 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-2 (47)
48 48 25 OR 6 TO 4 ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-6 (48)
49 60 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-4 (49)
50 44 YOU CAN CALL ME AL ββ’β Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-10 (44)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
75 β WHERE DID YOUR HEART GO? ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-1 (75)
80 β LADY SOUL ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-1 (80)
88 β DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-1 (88)
93 β CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-1 (93)
97 β GOOD MUSIC ββ’β Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (Blackheart)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 18th October, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-11 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 5 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-8 (2)
3 9 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-8 (3)
4 4 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-10 (4)
5 7 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-9 (5)
6 3 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-15 (3)
7 2 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-15 (2)
8 13 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-10 (8)
9 11 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-13 (9)
10 15 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-11 (10)
11 18 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-10 (11)
12 12 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-12 (12)
13 6 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-12 (1)
14 19 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-6 (14)
15 27 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-4 (15)
16 8 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-16 (2)
17 10 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-12 (5)
18 14 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-13 (14)
19 23 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-10 (19)
20 32 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-3 (20)
21 25 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-8 (21)
22 30 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-6 (22)
23 21 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-9 (21)
24 29 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-7 (24)
25 31 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-6 (25)
26 16 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-13 (4)
27 22 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-11 (22)
28 33 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-8 (28)
29 34 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-8 (29)
30 39 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-5 (30)
31 37 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-5 (31)
32 40 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-4 (32)
33 38 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-7 (33)
34 17 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-13 (10)
35 28 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-16 (28)
36 47 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-3 (36)
37 20 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-14 (2)
38 24 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-19 (5)
39 45 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-8 (39)
40 49 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 26 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ββ’β Berlin (Columbia)-18 (1)
43 35 PARANOIMIA ββ’β Art Of Noise With Max Headroom (China)-10 (34)
47 36 TWIST AND SHOUT ββ’β The Beatles (Capitol)-22 (2)
POWER PLAYS
42 β HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-1 (42)
44 52 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-4 (44)
45 55 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-3 (45)
46 57 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-3 (46)
48 51 JODY ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-5 (48)
49 43 HIGHER LOVE β’ Steve Winwood (Island)-19 (1)
50 54 CANβT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-6 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
42 β HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-1 (42)
69 β YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-1 (69)
75 β FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-1 (75)
76 β SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-1 (76)
80 β HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD ββ’β Elton John (Geffen)-1 (80)
90 β NAIL IT TO THE WALL ββ’β Stacy Lattisaw (Motown)-1 (90)
93 β GRAVITY ββ’β James Brown (Scotti Brothers)-1 (93)
94 β THIS LOVE ββ’β Bad Company (Atlantic)-1 (94)
98 β MORE THAN PHYSICAL ββ’β Bananarama (London)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 25th October, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-9 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 2 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-9 (2)
3 1 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-12 (1)
4 8 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-11 (4)
5 5 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-10 (5)
6 15 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-5 (6)
7 4 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-11 (4)
8 9 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-14 (8)
9 14 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-7 (9)
10 11 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-11 (10)
11 6 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-16 (3)
12 10 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-12 (10)
13 20 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-4 (13)
14 7 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-16 (2)
15 19 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-11 (15)
16 24 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-8 (16)
17 22 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-7 (17)
18 25 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-7 (18)
19 21 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-9 (19)
20 12 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-13 (12)
21 13 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-13 (1)
22 28 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-9 (22)
23 30 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-6 (23)
24 31 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-6 (24)
25 33 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-8 (25)
26 29 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-9 (26)
27 36 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (27)
28 16 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-17 (2)
29 32 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-5 (29)
30 40 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-6 (30)
31 39 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-9 (31)
32 23 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-10 (21)
33 18 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-14 (14)
34 17 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-13 (5)
35 42 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-2 (35)
36 45 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-4 (36)
37 46 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-4 (37)
38 44 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-5 (38)
39 27 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-12 (22)
40 35 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-17 (28)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 26 WALK THIS WAY ββ’β Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith (Profile)-14 (4)
46 37 DANCING ON THE CEILING ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-15 (2)
47 38 WORDS GET IN THE WAY ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-20 (5)
54 34 LOVE ZONE ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-14 (10)
POWER PLAYS
42 51 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-6 (42)
43 48 JODY ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-6 (43)
44 54 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-5 (44)
45 50 CANβT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-7 (45)
48 55 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-5 (48)
49 57 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-18 (4)
50 58 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-8 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
74 β IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-1 (74)
76 β DONβT STAND SO CLOSE TO ME β86 ββ’β The Police (A&M)-1 (76)
77 β LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-1 (77)
78 β CRAZAY ββ’β Jesse Johnson Featuring Sly Stone (A&M)-1 (78)
85 β THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-1 (85)
86 β YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-1 (86)
93 β LIKE FLAMES ββ’β Berlin (Geffen)-1 (93)
94 β WHEN THE RAIN COMES DOWN ββ’β Andy Taylor (MCA)-1 (94)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 1st November, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-10 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-10 (2)
3 4 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-12 (3)
4 6 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-6 (4)
5 9 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-8 (5)
6 13 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-5 (6)
7 3 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-13 (1)
8 10 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-12 (8)
9 15 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-12 (9)
10 8 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-15 (8)
11 16 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-9 (11)
12 17 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-8 (12)
13 18 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-8 (13)
14 5 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-11 (5)
15 23 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-7 (15)
16 7 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-12 (4)
17 19 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-10 (17)
18 22 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-10 (18)
19 12 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-13 (10)
20 27 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-5 (20)
21 24 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-7 (21)
22 25 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-9 (22)
23 11 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-17 (3)
24 29 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-6 (24)
25 35 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-3 (25)
26 26 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-10 (26)
27 30 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-7 (27)
28 14 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-17 (2)
29 36 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-5 (29)
30 31 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-10 (30)
31 37 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-5 (31)
32 38 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-6 (32)
33 20 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-14 (12)
34 21 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-14 (1)
35 28 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-18 (2)
36 48 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-6 (36)
37 44 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-6 (37)
38 42 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-7 (38)
39 49 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-19 (4)
40 51 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
45 32 EARTH ANGEL ββ’β New Edition (MCA)-11 (21)
49 40 POINT OF NO RETURN ββ’β Nu Shooz (Atlantic)-18 (28)
53 39 LOVE WALKS IN ββ’β Van Halen (Warner Brothers)-13 (22)
61 34 DREAMTIME ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-14 (5)
62 33 MISSIONARY MAN ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-15 (14)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 CANβT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-8 (41)
42 43 JODY ββ’β Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-7 (42)
43 50 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-9 (43)
44 52 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-3 (44)
46 53 MIDAS TOUCH ββ’β Midnight Star (Solar)-7 (46)
47 63 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-3 (47)
48 58 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-4 (48)
50 59 WHERE DID YOUR HEART GO? ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-4 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
56 β NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-1 (56)
64 β LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-1 (64)
72 β VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-1 (72)
73 β CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-1 (73)
81 β ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-1 (81)
82 β SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-1 (82)
84 β GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-1 (84)
90 β DAYDREAM BELIEVER ββ’β The Monkees (Arista)-13 (1) *
93 β TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) ββ’β Samantha Fox (Jive)-1 (93)
94 β FALLING IN LOVE (Uh-Oh) ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-1 (94)
97 β COMING AROUND AGAIN ββ’β Carly Simon (Arista)-1 (97)
98 β GOINβ TO THE BANK ββ’β Commodores (Polydor)-1 (98)
* Note: After the surprising response to the return of The Monkees, Arista Records decided to reissue one of their biggest hits to help sales of their newer product. This single originally charted in November of 1967 as Colgems 1012. It had 12 weeks on the chart in 1967-1968, peaking at #1 for 4 weeks.
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 8th November, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-7 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 3 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-13 (2)
3 1 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-11 (1)
4 5 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-9 (4)
5 6 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-6 (5)
6 9 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-13 (6)
7 11 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-10 (7)
8 2 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-11 (2)
9 12 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-9 (9)
10 13 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-9 (10)
11 8 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-13 (8)
12 15 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-8 (12)
13 18 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-11 (13)
14 20 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-6 (14)
15 25 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-4 (15)
16 22 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-10 (16)
17 10 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-16 (8)
18 27 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-8 (18)
19 7 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-14 (1)
20 21 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-8 (20)
21 24 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-7 (21)
22 29 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-6 (22)
23 31 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-6 (23)
24 17 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-11 (17)
25 36 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-7 (25)
26 32 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-7 (26)
27 30 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-11 (27)
28 14 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-12 (5)
29 16 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-13 (4)
30 19 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-14 (10)
31 39 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-20 (4)
32 23 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-18 (3)
33 38 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-8 (33)
34 37 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-7 (34)
35 28 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-18 (2)
36 26 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-11 (26)
37 40 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-5 (37)
38 43 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-10 (38)
39 44 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-4 (39)
40 47 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-4 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
51 35 FRIENDS AND LOVERS ββ’β Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (USA Carrere)-19 (2)
52 34 STUCK WITH YOU ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-15 (1)
53 33 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Loverboy (Columbia)-15 (12)
POWER PLAYS
41 41 CANβT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-9 (41)
42 48 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-5 (42)
43 56 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-2 (43)
44 55 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-3 (44)
45 51 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-4 (45)
46 46 MIDAS TOUCH ββ’β Midnight Star (Solar)-8 (46)
47 52 LADY SOUL ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-5 (47)
48 54 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN ββ’β David & David (A&M)-6 (48)
49 64 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-2 (49)
50 50 WHERE DID YOUR HEART GO? ββ’β Wham! (Columbia)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
81 β TALK TO ME ββ’β Chico DeBarge (Motown)-1 (81)
84 β TASTY LOVE ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-1 (84)
86 β STAY THE NIGHT ββ’β Benjamin Orr (Elektra)-1 (86)
90 β IβM FOR REAL ββ’β Howard Hewett (Elektra)-1 (90)
94 β LOVE IN SIBERIA ββ’β Laban (Critique)-1 (94)
95 β NOBODYβS FOOL ββ’β Cinderella (Mercury)-1 (95)
96 β AT THIS MOMENT ββ’β Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino)-4 (79)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 15th November, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-8 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 4 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-10 (2)
3 5 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-7 (3)
4 6 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-14 (4)
5 7 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-11 (5)
6 2 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-14 (2)
7 9 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-10 (7)
8 12 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-9 (8)
9 10 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-10 (9)
10 3 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-12 (1)
11 15 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-5 (11)
12 13 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-12 (12)
13 14 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-7 (13)
14 18 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-9 (14)
15 16 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-11 (15)
16 22 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-7 (16)
17 23 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-7 (17)
18 20 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-9 (18)
19 11 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-14 (8)
20 8 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-12 (2)
21 25 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-8 (21)
22 21 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-8 (21)
23 31 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-21 (4)
24 26 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-8 (24)
25 17 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-17 (8)
26 34 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-8 (26)
27 37 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-6 (27)
28 33 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-9 (28)
29 19 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-15 (1)
30 43 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-3 (30)
31 40 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-5 (31)
32 27 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-12 (27)
33 38 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-11 (33)
34 39 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-5 (34)
35 42 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-6 (35)
36 44 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-4 (36)
37 49 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-3 (37)
38 55 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-4 (38)
39 45 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-5 (39)
40 48 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN ββ’β David & David (A&M)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
44 24 GIRL CANβT HELP IT ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-12 (17)
45 32 TWO OF HEARTS ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-19 (3)
48 30 A MATTER OF TRUST ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-15 (10)
50 28 HEARTBEAT ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-13 (5)
51 29 THROWING IT ALL AWAY ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-14 (4)
52 35 DONβT FORGET ME (When Iβm Gone) ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-19 (2)
59 36 IN YOUR EYES ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-12 (26)
POWER PLAYS
41 57 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-3 (41)
42 46 MIDAS TOUCH ββ’β Midnight Star (Solar)-9 (42)
43 41 CANβT WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE β’ Five Star (RCA)-10 (41)
46 59 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-4 (46)
47 47 LADY SOUL ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-6 (47)
49 62 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-3 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
78 β THIS IS THE TIME ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-1 (78)
85 β WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-1 (85)
86 β STOP TO LOVE ββ’β Luther Vandross (Epic)-1 (86)
87 β MIAMI ββ’β Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (Capitol)-1 (87)
94 β THORN IN MY SIDE ββ’β Eurythmics (RCA)-1 (94)
95 β YOU GOT IT ALL ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-1 (95)
96 β SOME PEOPLE ββ’β Paul Young (Columbia)-1 (96)
97 β STRANGLEHOLD ββ’β Paul McCartney (Capitol)-1 (97)
98 β I WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD TURN AROUND ββ’β Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 22nd November, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-11 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-9 (1)
3 3 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-8 (3)
4 5 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-12 (4)
5 4 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-15 (4)
6 7 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-11 (6)
7 8 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-10 (7)
8 11 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-6 (8)
9 14 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-10 (9)
10 13 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-8 (10)
11 12 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-13 (11)
12 9 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-11 (9)
13 17 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-8 (13)
14 6 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-15 (2)
15 16 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-8 (15)
16 21 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-9 (16)
17 15 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-12 (15)
18 10 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-13 (1)
19 23 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-22 (4)
20 24 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-9 (20)
21 30 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-4 (21)
22 27 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-7 (22)
23 31 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-6 (23)
24 26 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-9 (24)
25 18 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-10 (18)
26 28 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-10 (26)
27 35 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-7 (27)
28 33 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-12 (28)
29 19 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-15 (8)
30 34 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-6 (30)
31 25 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-18 (8)
32 36 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-5 (32)
33 20 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-13 (2)
34 37 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-4 (34)
35 41 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-4 (35)
36 38 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-5 (36)
37 49 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-4 (37)
38 39 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-6 (38)
39 40 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN ββ’β David & David (A&M)-8 (39)
40 46 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 22 JUMPINβ JACK FLASH ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-9 (21)
44 29 WHEN I THINK OF YOU ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-16 (1)
58 32 SOMEBODYβS OUT THERE ββ’β Triumph (MCA)-13 (27)
POWER PLAYS
42 55 SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-4 (42)
43 54 YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-5 (43)
45 β WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-1 (45)
46 42 MIDAS TOUCH ββ’β Midnight Star (Solar)-10 (42)
47 61 ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-4 (47)
48 53 DONβT STAND SO CLOSE TO ME β86 ββ’β The Police (A&M)-5 (48)
49 47 LADY SOUL ββ’β The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (47)
50 62 GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-4 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
45 β WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-1 (45)
72 β TWO PEOPLE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-1 (72)
92 β HEARTACHE AWAY ββ’β Don Johnson (Epic)-1 (92)
94 β THATβS LIFE ββ’β David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-1 (94)
96 β KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF ββ’β Georgia Satellites (Elektra)-1 (96)
98 β FRENCH KISSINβ ββ’β Debbie Harry (Geffen)-1 (98)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 29th November, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-13 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-12 (1)
3 3 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-9 (3)
4 7 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-11 (4)
5 8 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-7 (5)
6 6 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-12 (6)
7 2 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-10 (1)
8 9 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-11 (8)
9 10 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-9 (9)
10 16 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-10 (10)
11 13 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-9 (11)
12 15 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-9 (12)
13 5 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-16 (4)
14 11 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-14 (11)
15 19 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-23 (4)
16 21 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-5 (16)
17 23 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-7 (17)
18 12 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-12 (9)
19 22 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-8 (19)
20 20 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-10 (20)
21 27 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-8 (21)
22 24 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-10 (22)
23 14 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-16 (2)
24 30 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-7 (24)
25 32 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-6 (25)
26 28 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-13 (26)
27 35 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-5 (27)
28 34 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-5 (28)
29 17 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-13 (15)
30 36 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-6 (30)
31 37 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-5 (31)
32 26 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-11 (26)
33 45 WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-2 (33)
34 18 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-14 (1)
35 40 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-6 (35)
36 38 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-7 (36)
37 39 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN ββ’β David & David (A&M)-9 (37)
38 42 SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-5 (38)
39 43 YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-6 (39)
40 47 ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 29 SWEET LOVE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-16 (8)
43 31 ALL CRIED OUT ββ’β Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia)-19 (8)
47 25 I AM BY YOUR SIDE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-11 (18)
52 33 TYPICAL MALE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-14 (2)
POWER PLAYS
42 50 GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-5 (42)
44 52 FOR TONIGHT ββ’β Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)-9 (44)
45 54 COMING AROUND AGAIN ββ’β Carly Simon (Arista)-5 (45)
46 48 DONβT STAND SO CLOSE TO ME β86 ββ’β The Police (A&M)-6 (46)
48 53 NAIL IT TO THE WALL ββ’β Stacy Lattisaw (Motown)-7 (48)
49 59 FALLING IN LOVE (Uh-Oh) ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-5 (49)
50 69 AT THIS MOMENT ββ’β Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino)-7 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
67 β CHANGE OF HEART ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-1 (67)
76 β LOVE YOU DOWN ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-1 (76)
83 β EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART ββ’β Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers)-1 (83)
88 β BIG TIME ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-1 (88)
92 β BRAND NEW LOVER ββ’β Dead Or Alive (Epic)-1 (92)
93 β CAUGHT UP IN THE RAPTURE ββ’β Anita Baker (Elektra)-1 (93)
94 β ITβS NOT YOU, ITβS NOT ME ββ’β The KBC Band (Arista)-1 (94)
95 β IβM NOT PERFECT (But Iβm Perfect For You) ββ’β Grace Jones (Manhattan)-1 (95)
97 β THE BEST MAN IN THE WORLD ββ’β Ann Wilson (Capitol)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 6th December, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-12 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-14 (1)
3 5 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-8 (3)
4 8 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-12 (4)
5 10 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-11 (5)
6 6 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-13 (6)
7 11 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-10 (7)
8 2 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-13 (1)
9 9 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-10 (9)
10 12 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-10 (10)
11 16 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-6 (11)
12 3 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-10 (3)
13 15 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-24 (4)
14 7 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-11 (1)
15 17 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-8 (15)
16 19 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-9 (16)
17 21 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-9 (17)
18 13 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-17 (4)
19 22 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-11 (19)
20 33 WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-3 (20)
21 27 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-6 (21)
22 24 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-8 (22)
23 25 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-7 (23)
24 14 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-15 (11)
25 26 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-14 (25)
26 28 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-6 (26)
27 30 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-7 (27)
28 31 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-6 (28)
29 18 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-13 (9)
30 35 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-7 (30)
31 38 SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-6 (31)
32 20 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-11 (20)
33 36 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-8 (33)
34 40 ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-6 (34)
35 39 YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-7 (35)
36 23 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-17 (2)
37 45 COMING AROUND AGAIN ββ’β Carly Simon (Arista)-6 (37)
38 50 AT THIS MOMENT ββ’β Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino)-8 (38)
39 44 FOR TONIGHT ββ’β Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)-10 (39)
40 42 GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-6 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 37 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN ββ’β David & David (A&M)-10 (37)
44 34 TRUE COLORS ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-15 (1)
46 32 WHAT ABOUT LOVE ββ’β βTil Tuesday (Epic)-12 (26)
49 29 EMOTION IN MOTION ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-14 (15)
POWER PLAYS
42 49 FALLING IN LOVE (Uh-Oh) ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-6 (42)
43 51 TASTY LOVE ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-5 (43)
45 54 TWO PEOPLE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-3 (45)
47 53 THIS IS THE TIME ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (47)
48 55 TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) ββ’β Samantha Fox (Jive)-6 (48)
50 56 TALK TO ME ββ’β Chico DeBarge (Motown)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
51 β OPEN YOUR HEART ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-1 (51)
62 β WEβRE READY ββ’β Boston (MCA)-1 (62)
76 β BALLERINA GIRL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-1 (76)
79 β IβLL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-1 (79)
88 β I NEED YOUR LOVING ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-1 (88)
92 β GRACELAND ββ’β Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-1 (92)
94 β JIMMY LEE ββ’β Aretha Franklin (Arista)-1 (94)
96 β FACTS OF LOVE ββ’β Jeff Lorber Featuring Karyn White (Warner Brothers)-1 (96)
97 β SUBURBIA ββ’β Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 13th December, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 4 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-13 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 5 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-12 (2)
3 3 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-9 (3)
4 1 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-13 (1)
5 7 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-11 (5)
6 2 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-15 (1)
7 10 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-11 (7)
8 11 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (8)
9 15 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-9 (9)
10 13 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-25 (4)
11 9 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-11 (9)
12 6 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-14 (6)
13 16 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-10 (13)
14 17 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-10 (14)
15 20 WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-4 (15)
16 8 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-14 (1)
17 21 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-7 (17)
18 23 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-8 (18)
19 22 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-9 (19)
20 26 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-7 (20)
21 28 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-7 (21)
22 12 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-11 (3)
23 27 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-8 (23)
24 14 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-12 (1)
25 19 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-12 (19)
26 30 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-8 (26)
27 25 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-15 (25)
28 31 SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-7 (28)
29 18 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-18 (4)
30 34 ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-7 (30)
31 35 YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-8 (31)
32 38 AT THIS MOMENT ββ’β Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino)-9 (32)
33 24 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-16 (11)
34 37 COMING AROUND AGAIN ββ’β Carly Simon (Arista)-7 (34)
35 33 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-9 (33)
36 40 GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-7 (36)
37 39 FOR TONIGHT ββ’β Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)-11 (37)
38 51 OPEN YOUR HEART ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-2 (38)
39 42 FALLING IN LOVE (Uh-Oh) ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-7 (39)
40 52 CHANGE OF HEART ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-3 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
45 29 THE RAIN ββ’β Oran βJuiceβ Jones (Def Jam)-14 (9)
54 32 FREEDOM OVERSPILL ββ’β Steve Winwood (Island)-12 (20)
55 36 I DIDNβT MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ββ’β Robert Palmer (Island)-18 (2)
POWER PLAYS
41 45 TWO PEOPLE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-4 (41)
42 47 THIS IS THE TIME ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-5 (42)
43 43 TASTY LOVE ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-6 (43)
44 48 TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) ββ’β Samantha Fox (Jive)-7 (44)
46 50 TALK TO ME ββ’β Chico DeBarge (Motown)-6 (46)
47 41 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN β’ David & David (A&M)-11 (37)
48 60 KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF ββ’β Georgia Satellites (Elektra)-4 (48)
49 62 WEβRE READY ββ’β Boston (MCA)-2 (49)
50 54 STAY THE NIGHT ββ’β Benjamin Orr (Elektra)-6 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
79 β CANβT HELP FALLING IN LOVE ββ’β Corey Hart (EMI-America)-1 (79)
83 β LIVINβ ON A PRAYER ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-1 (83)
88 β BLAME IT ON THE RADIO ββ’β John Parr (Atlantic)-1 (88)
91 β WE CONNECT ββ’β Stacey Q (Atlantic)-1 (91)
92 β DANCIN IN MY SLEEP ββ’β Secret Ties (Night Wave)-1 (92)
97 β THIS IS THE WORLD CALLING ββ’β Bob Geldof (Atlantic)-1 (97)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 20th December, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 2 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-13 (1 Week at #1) (1)
2 1 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-14 (1)
3 5 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-12 (3)
4 8 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-8 (4)
5 9 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-10 (5)
6 7 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-12 (6)
7 3 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-10 (3)
8 14 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-11 (8)
9 10 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-26 (4)
10 4 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-14 (1)
11 15 WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-5 (11)
12 13 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-11 (12)
13 17 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-8 (13)
14 6 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-16 (1)
15 18 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-9 (15)
16 20 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-8 (16)
17 19 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-10 (17)
18 21 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-8 (18)
19 23 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-9 (19)
20 26 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-9 (20)
21 28 SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-8 (21)
22 32 AT THIS MOMENT ββ’β Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino)-10 (22)
23 12 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-15 (6)
24 11 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-12 (9)
25 30 ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-8 (25)
26 16 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-15 (1)
27 38 OPEN YOUR HEART ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-3 (27)
28 34 COMING AROUND AGAIN ββ’β Carly Simon (Arista)-8 (28)
29 31 YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-9 (29)
30 39 FALLING IN LOVE (Uh-Oh) ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-8 (30)
31 44 TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) ββ’β Samantha Fox (Jive)-8 (31)
32 40 CHANGE OF HEART ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-4 (32)
33 36 GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-8 (33)
34 37 FOR TONIGHT ββ’β Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)-12 (34)
35 24 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-13 (1)
36 27 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-16 (25)
37 42 THIS IS THE TIME ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-6 (37)
38 41 TWO PEOPLE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-5 (38)
39 22 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-12 (3)
40 48 KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF ββ’β Georgia Satellites (Elektra)-5 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
43 29 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-19 (4)
50 25 (Forever) LIVE AND DIE ββ’β Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M)-13 (19)
51 33 IβLL BE OVER YOU ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-17 (11)
60 35 FOOLISH PRIDE ββ’β Daryl Hall (RCA)-10 (33)
POWER PLAYS
41 43 TASTY LOVE ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-7 (41)
42 46 TALK TO ME ββ’β Chico DeBarge (Motown)-7 (42)
44 53 WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-6 (44)
45 49 WEβRE READY ββ’β Boston (MCA)-3 (45)
46 52 STOP TO LOVE ββ’β Luther Vandross (Epic)-6 (46)
47 51 YOU GOT IT ALL ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-6 (47)
48 50 STAY THE NIGHT ββ’β Benjamin Orr (Elektra)-7 (48)
49 56 LOVE YOU DOWN ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-4 (49)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
73 β I WANNA GO BACK ββ’β Eddie Money (Columbia)-1 (73)
76 β GIRLFRIEND ββ’β Bobby Brown (MCA)-1 (76)
83 β SOMEWHERE OUT THERE ββ’β Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (MCA)-1 (83)
86 β (You Gotta) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT (To Party!) ββ’β Beastie Boys (Def Jam)-1 (86)
95 β TRUE TO YOU ββ’β Ric Ocasek (Geffen)-1 (95)
US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 27th December, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)- Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 1 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN ββ’β The Bangles (Columbia)-14 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT ββ’β Wang Chung (Geffen)-13 (2)
3 4 NOTORIOUS ββ’β Duran Duran (Capitol)-9 (3)
4 5 SHAKE YOU DOWN ββ’β Gregory Abbott (Columbia)-11 (4)
5 2 THE WAY IT IS ββ’β Bruce Hornsby & The Range (RCA)-15 (1)
6 8 CβEST LA VIE ββ’β Robbie Nevil (Manhattan)-12 (6)
7 13 CONTROL ββ’β Janet Jackson (A&M)-9 (7)
8 11 WAR ββ’β Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-6 (8)
9 9 STAND BY ME ββ’β Ben E. King (Atlantic)-27 (4)
10 12 DONβT GET ME WRONG ββ’β The Pretenders (Sire)-12 (10)
11 6 TO BE A LOVER ββ’β Billy Idol (Chrysalis)-13 (6)
12 15 IS THIS LOVE ββ’β Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-10 (12)
13 16 LAND OF CONFUSION ββ’β Genesis (Atlantic)-9 (13)
14 18 VICTORY ββ’β Kool & The Gang (Mercury)-9 (14)
15 22 AT THIS MOMENT ββ’β Billy Vera & The Beaters (Rhino)-11 (15)
16 19 LOVE IS FOREVER ββ’β Billy Ocean (Jive)-10 (16)
17 17 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUβ¦ DONβT YOU? ββ’β Howard Jones (Elektra)-11 (17)
18 21 SOMEDAY ββ’β Glass Tiger (Manhattan)-9 (18)
19 20 THE FUTUREβS SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES ββ’β Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)-10 (19)
20 7 HIP TO BE SQUARE ββ’β Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis)-11 (3)
21 10 THE NEXT TIME I FALL ββ’β Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-15 (1)
22 27 OPEN YOUR HEART ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-4 (22)
23 25 ALL I WANTED ββ’β Kansas (MCA)-9 (23)
24 14 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-17 (1)
25 28 COMING AROUND AGAIN ββ’β Carly Simon (Arista)-9 (25)
26 32 CHANGE OF HEART ββ’β Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-5 (26)
27 31 TOUCH ME (I Want Your Body) ββ’β Samantha Fox (Jive)-9 (27)
28 30 FALLING IN LOVE (Uh-Oh) ββ’β Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan (Epic)-9 (28)
29 29 YOU BE ILLINβ ββ’β Run-D.M.C. (Profile)-10 (29)
30 40 KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF ββ’β Georgia Satellites (Elektra)-6 (30)
31 38 TWO PEOPLE ββ’β Tina Turner (Capitol)-6 (31)
32 34 FOR TONIGHT ββ’β Nancy Martinez (Atlantic)-13 (32)
33 23 WORD UP ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-16 (6)
34 37 THIS IS THE TIME ββ’β Billy Joel (Columbia)-7 (34)
35 45 WEβRE READY ββ’β Boston (MCA)-4 (35)
36 44 WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? ββ’β Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-7 (36)
37 42 TALK TO ME ββ’β Chico DeBarge (Motown)-8 (37)
38 26 HUMAN ββ’β The Human League (A&M)-16 (1)
39 49 LOVE YOU DOWN ββ’β Ready For The World (MCA)-5 (39)
40 46 STOP TO LOVE ββ’β Luther Vandross (Epic)-7 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 24 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-13 (9)
45 33 GOLDMINE ββ’β The Pointer Sisters (RCA)-9 (33)
51 36 WILD WILD LIFE ββ’β Talking Heads (Sire)-17 (25)
57 39 TRUE BLUE ββ’β Madonna (Sire)-13 (3)
58 35 AMANDA ββ’β Boston (MCA)-14 (1)
POWER PLAYS
42 47 YOU GOT IT ALL ββ’β The Jets (MCA)-7 (42)
43 52 BALLERINA GIRL ββ’β Lionel Richie (Motown)-4 (43)
44 48 STAY THE NIGHT ββ’β Benjamin Orr (Elektra)-8 (44)
46 53 NOBODYβS FOOL ββ’β Cinderella (Mercury)-8 (46)
47 41 TASTY LOVE ββ’β Freddie Jackson (Capitol)-8 (41)
48 56 LIVINβ ON A PRAYER ββ’β Bon Jovi (Mercury)-3 (48)
49 54 IβLL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU ββ’β Journey (Columbia)-4 (49)
50 55 BIG TIME ββ’β Peter Gabriel (Geffen)-5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
77 β WITHOUT YOUR LOVE ββ’β Toto (Columbia)-1 (77)
80 β CANDY ββ’β Cameo (Atlanta Artists)-1 (80)
87 β DONβT LEAVE ME THIS WAY ββ’β Communards (MCA / London)-1 (87)
90 β SOMEONE ββ’β El DeBarge (Gordy)-1 (90)
92 β (I Know) IβM LOSING YOU ββ’β Uptown (Oak Lawn)-1 (92)
93 β A TRICK OF THE NIGHT ββ’β Bananarama (London)-1 (93)
96 β IF I SAY YES ββ’β Five Star (RCA)-1 (96)
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