US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending May 31, 1986

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending May 31st, 1986.

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TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 1 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL –•– Whitney Houston – 10 (1)
2 2 LIVE TO TELL –•– Madonna – 8 (2)
3 3 ON MY OWN –•– Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald – 11 (3)
4 5 IF YOU LEAVE –•– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 13 (4)
5 9 I CAN’T WAIT –•– Nu Shooz – 13 (5)
6 10 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE –•– Mike + The Mechanics – 11 (6)
7 12 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU –•– Level 42 – 16 (7)
8 14 IS IT LOVE –•– Mr. Mister – 10 (8)
9 13 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF –•– Journey – 8 (9)
10 6 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY –•– Janet Jackson – 15 (4)

11 18 CRUSH ON YOU –•– The Jets – 8 (11)
12 16 MOVE AWAY –•– Culture Club – 9 (12)
13 19 THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS –•– Billy Ocean – 7 (13)
14 4 WEST END GIRLS –•– Pet Shop Boys – 14 (1)
15 21 A DIFFERENT CORNER –•– George Michael – 6 (15)
16 8 BAD BOY –•– Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan – 13 (8)
17 20 NOTHIN’ AT ALL –•– Heart – 7 (17)
18 7 TAKE ME HOME –•– Phil Collins – 12 (7)
19 22 NO ONE IS TO BLAME –•– Howard Jones – 8 (19)
20 15 YOUR LOVE –•– The Outfield – 16 (6)

21 11 WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE –•– Van Halen – 12 (3)
22 25 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS –•– Simply Red – 9 (22)
23 28 I WANNA BE A COWBOY –•– Boys Don’t Cry – 9 (23)
24 17 ADDICTED TO LOVE –•– Robert Palmer – 17 (1)
25 32 WHO’S JOHNNY –•– El DeBarge – 6 (25)
26 31 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 6 (26)
27 27 MOTHERS TALK –•– Tears For Fears – 8 (27)
28 29 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID –•– Simple Minds – 9 (28)
29 33 VIENNA CALLING –•– Falco – 6 (29)
30 26 TOMORROW DOESN’T MATTER TONIGHT –•– Starship – 9 (26)

31 35 TUFF ENUFF –•– Fabulous Thunderbirds – 7 (31)
32 39 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS –•– Moody Blues – 7 (32)
33 37 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT –•– .38 Special – 5 (33)
34 23 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME –•– Sade – 10 (20)
35 24 ROUGH BOY –•– ZZ Top – 10 (22)
36 30 KISS –•– Prince & The Revolution – 15 (1)
37 41 THE LOVE PARADE –•– Dream Academy – 7 (37)
38 56 LIKE A ROCK –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 2 (38)
39 51 SLEDGEHAMMER –•– Peter Gabriel – 4 (39)
40 43 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND –•– GTR – 4 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS

51 38 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO –•– The Hooters – 9 (38)
52 36 AMERICAN STORM –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 12 (13)
53 34 HARLEM SHUFFLE –•– Rolling Stones – 12 (5)
63 40 MANIC MONDAY –•– The Bangles – 19 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 42 PRETTY IN PINK –•– Psychedelic Furs – 8 (41)
42 53 NASTY –•– Janet Jackson – 3 (42)
43 49 DANGER ZONE –•– Kenny Loggins – 4 (43)
44 47 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT –•– The Models – 6 (44)
45 — INVISIBLE TOUCH –•– Genesis – 1 (45)
46 50 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS –•– The Bangles – 4 (46)
47 52 ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) –•– Rolling Stones – 3 (47)
48 55 DREAMS –•– Van Halen – 2 (48)
49 58 MOUNTAINS –•– Prince & The Revolution – 2 (49)
50 54 DIGGING YOUR SCENE –•– Blow Monkeys – 5 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS

45 — INVISIBLE TOUCH –•– Genesis – 1 (45)
54 — LOVE TOUCH –•– Rod Stewart – 1 (54)
65 — OPPORTUNITIES –•– Pet Shop Boys – 1 (65)
85 — TAKE IT EASY –•– Andy Taylor – 1 (85)
94 — KAREN –•– B.E. Taylor Group – 1 (94)
96 — I STILL WANT YOU –•– Del Fuegos – 1 (96)