US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending December 6, 1986
These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending December 6th, 1986.
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TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 4 THE NEXT TIME I FALL –•– Peter Cetera & Amy Grant – 12 (1)
2 1 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME –•– Bon Jovi – 14 (1)
3 5 HIP TO BE SQUARE –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 8 (3)
4 8 THE WAY IT IS –•– Bruce Hornsby & The Range – 12 (4)
5 10 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN –•– The Bangles – 11 (5)
6 6 WORD UP –•– Cameo – 13 (6)
7 11 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT –•– Wang Chung – 10 (7)
8 2 HUMAN –•– Human League – 13 (1)
9 9 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL –•– Lionel Richie – 10 (9)
10 12 TO BE A LOVER –•– Billy Idol – 10 (10)
11 16 NOTORIOUS –•– Duran Duran – 6 (11)
12 3 TRUE BLUE –•– Madonna – 10 (3)
13 15 STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King – 10 (13)
14 7 AMANDA –•– Boston – 11 (1)
15 17 SHAKE YOU DOWN –•– Gregory Abbott – 8 (15)
16 19 DON’T GET ME WRONG –•– Pretenders – 9 (16)
17 21 C’EST LA VIE –•– Robbie Nevil – 9 (17)
18 13 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT –•– Eddie Money – 17 (4)
19 22 (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE –•– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 11 (19)
20 33 WAR –•– Bruce Springsteen – 3 (20)
21 27 CONTROL –•– Janet Jackson – 6 (21)
22 24 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU… DON’T YOU? –•– Howard Jones – 8 (22)
23 25 IS THIS LOVE –•– Survivor – 7 (23)
24 14 I’LL BE OVER YOU –•– Toto – 15 (11)
25 26 WILD WILD LIFE –•– Talking Heads – 14 (25)
26 28 LAND OF CONFUSION –•– Genesis – 6 (26)
27 30 LOVE IS FOREVER –•– Billy Ocean – 7 (27)
28 31 VICTORY –•– Kool & The Gang – 6 (28)
29 18 THE RAIN –•– Oran “Juice” Jones – 13 (9)
30 35 THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES –•– Timbuk 3 – 7 (30)
31 38 SOMEDAY –•– Glass Tiger – 6 (31)
32 20 FREEDOM OVERSPILL –•– Steve Winwood – 11 (20)
33 36 FOOLISH PRIDE –•– Daryl Hall – 8 (33)
34 40 ALL I WANTED –•– Kansas – 6 (34)
35 39 YOU BE ILLIN’ –•– Run DMC- 7 (35)
36 23 I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON –•– Robert Palmer – 17 (2)
37 45 COMING AROUND AGAIN –•– Carly Simon – 6 (37)
38 50 AT THIS MOMENT –•– Billy Vera & The Beaters – 8 (38)
39 44 FOR TONIGHT –•– Nancy Martinez – 10 (39)
40 42 GOLDMINE –•– The Pointer Sisters – 6 (40)
THIS WEEKS DROPS
41 37 WELCOME TO THE BOOMTOWN –•– David & David – 10 (37)
44 34 TRUE COLORS –•– Cyndi Lauper – 15 (1)
46 32 WHAT ABOUT LOVE –•– Til Tuesday – 12 (26)
49 29 EMOTION IN MOTION –•– Ric Ocasek – 14 (15)
POWER PLAYS
42 49 FALLING IN LOVE (UH-OH) –•– Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan – 6 (42)
43 51 TASTY LOVE –•– Freddie Jackson – 5 (43)
45 54 TWO PEOPLE –•– Tina Turner – 3 (45)
47 53 THIS IS THE TIME –•– Billy Joel – 4 (47)
48 55 TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) –•– Samantha Fox – 6 (48)
50 56 TALK TO ME Chico DeBarge – 5 (50)
THIS WEEKS DEBUTS
51 — OPEN YOUR HEART –•– Madonna – 1 (51)
62 — WE’RE READY –•– Boston – 1 (62)
76 — BALLERINA GIRL –•– Lionel Richie – 1 (76)
79 — I’LL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU –•– Journey – 1 (79)
88 — I NEED YOUR LOVING –•– Human League – 1 (88)
92 — GRACELAND –•– Paul Simon – 1 (92)
94 — JIMMY LEE –•– Aretha Franklin – 1 (94)
96 — FACTS OF LOVE –•– Jeff Lorber Featuring Karyn White – 1 (96)
97 — SUBURBIA –•– Pet Shop Boys – 1 (97)
