List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1986
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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1986.
All #1 singles that had all top ten weeks in 1986 had either only six or seven weeks in the top ten.
Top-ten singles
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1985 | |||||
| December 21 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne and Friends | 1 | January 18 | 10 |
| December 28 | "Tonight She Comes" | The Cars | 7 | January 11[1] | 4 |
| Singles from 1986 | |||||
| January 11 | "Talk to Me"[1] | Stevie Nicks | 4 | January 25 | 5 |
| "Walk of Life" | Dire Straits | 7 | January 25 | 4 | |
| January 18 | "Burning Heart" | Survivor | 2 | February 1 | 6 |
| January 25 | "I'm Your Man" | Wham! | 3 | February 1 | 4 |
| "My Hometown" | Bruce Springsteen | 6 | January 25 | 2 | |
| "Spies Like Us" | Paul McCartney | 7 | February 8 | 3 | |
| February 1 | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean | 2 | February 15 | 5 |
| "Go Home" | Stevie Wonder | 10 | February 1 | 1 | |
| February 8 | "How Will I Know" | Whitney Houston | 1 | February 15 | 6 |
| "Kyrie" | Mr. Mister | 1 | March 1 | 7 | |
| "Living in America" | James Brown | 4 | March 1 | 5 | |
| "Conga" | Miami Sound Machine | 10 | February 8 | 2 | |
| February 15 | "The Sweetest Taboo" | Sade | 5 | March 1 | 4 |
| "Sara" | Starship | 1 | March 15 | 7 | |
| February 22 | "Life in a Northern Town" | The Dream Academy | 7 | February 22 | 3 |
| "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" | Mike + the Mechanics | 6 | March 8 | 4 | |
| March 1 | "Secret Lovers" | Atlantic Starr | 3 | March 22 | 6 |
| "These Dreams" | Heart | 1 | March 22 | 6 | |
| March 8 | "King for a Day" | Thompson Twins | 8 | March 22 | 3 |
| March 15 | "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)" | John Cougar Mellencamp | 2 | April 5 | 5 |
| "Rock Me Amadeus" | Falco | 1 | March 29 | 7 | |
| "Nikita" | Elton John | 7 | March 22 | 4 | |
| March 22 | "What You Need" | INXS | 5 | April 12 | 5 |
| "Kiss" | Prince and the Revolution | 1 | April 19 | 7 | |
| March 29 | "Let's Go All the Way" | Sly Fox | 7 | April 12 | 4 |
| "This Could Be the Night" | Loverboy | 10 | March 29 | 1 | |
| April 5 | "Manic Monday" | The Bangles | 2 | April 19 | 5 |
| "Addicted to Love" | Robert Palmer | 1 | May 3 | 7 | |
| April 12 | "West End Girls" | Pet Shop Boys | 1 | May 10 | 7 |
| "Harlem Shuffle" | The Rolling Stones | 5 | May 3 | 5 | |
| "Tender Love" | Force M.D.'s | 10 | April 12 | 2 | |
| April 19 | "Why Can't This Be Love" | Van Halen | 3 | May 17 | 5 |
| April 26 | "What Have You Done for Me Lately" | Janet Jackson | 4 | May 17 | 6 |
| "Your Love" | The Outfield | 6 | May 10 | 4 | |
| "Take Me Home" | Phil Collins | 7 | May 10 | 5 | |
| May 3 | "Greatest Love of All" | Whitney Houston | 1 | May 17 | 7 |
| May 10 | "Bad Boy" | Miami Sound Machine | 8 | May 10 | 3 |
| "If You Leave" | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 4 | May 31 | 5 | |
| May 17 | "Live to Tell" | Madonna | 1 | June 7 | 6 |
| May 24 | "On My Own" | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald | 1 | June 14 | 7 |
| "I Can't Wait" | Nu Shooz | 3 | June 14 | 5 | |
| "All I Need Is a Miracle" | Mike + the Mechanics | 5 | June 7 | 4 | |
| May 31 | "Something About You" | Level 42 | 7 | May 31 | 3 |
| "Is It Love" | Mr. Mister | 8 | May 31 | 1 | |
| "Be Good to Yourself" | Journey | 9 | May 31 | 1 | |
| June 7 | "Crush on You" | The Jets | 3 | June 21 | 5 |
| "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | Billy Ocean | 1 | July 5 | 7 | |
| "A Different Corner" | George Michael | 7 | June 14 | 4 | |
| June 14 | "No One Is to Blame" | Howard Jones | 4 | July 5 | 5 |
| June 21 | "Holding Back the Years" | Simply Red | 1 | July 12 | 6 |
| "Who's Johnny" | El DeBarge | 3 | July 5 | 5 | |
| "Nothin' at All" | Heart | 10 | June 21 | 1 | |
| June 28 | "Invisible Touch" | Genesis | 1 | July 19 | 6 |
| "Nasty" | Janet Jackson | 3 | July 19 | 6 | |
| "Sledgehammer" | Peter Gabriel | 1 | July 26 | 7 | |
| July 5 | "Danger Zone" | Kenny Loggins | 2 | July 26 | 6 |
| July 12 | "Your Wildest Dreams" | The Moody Blues | 9 | July 12 | 2 |
| "Tuff Enuff" | The Fabulous Thunderbirds | 10 | July 12 | 1 | |
| July 19 | "Glory of Love" | Peter Cetera | 1 | August 2 | 6 |
| "Love Touch" | Rod Stewart | 6 | August 9 | 4 | |
| July 26 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna | 1 | August 16 | 7 |
| "Mad About You" | Belinda Carlisle | 3 | August 9 | 6 | |
| "Modern Woman" | Billy Joel | 10 | July 26 | 1 | |
| August 2 | "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" | Jermaine Stewart | 5 | August 9 | 4 |
| "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" | Pet Shop Boys | 10 | August 2 | 1 | |
| August 9 | "Higher Love" | Steve Winwood | 1 | August 30 | 6 |
| "Venus" | Bananarama | 1 | September 6 | 7 | |
| "Rumors" | Timex Social Club | 8 | August 16 | 4 | |
| August 16 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie | 2 | September 13 | 8 |
| "Take My Breath Away" | Berlin | 1 | September 13 | 7 | |
| "The Edge of Heaven" | Wham! | 10 | August 16 | 2 | |
| August 30 | "Friends and Lovers" | Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson | 2 | September 27 | 7 |
| "Sweet Freedom" | Michael McDonald | 7 | August 30 | 3 | |
| "Stuck with You" | Huey Lewis and the News | 1 | September 20 | 7 | |
| September 6 | "Words Get in the Way" | Miami Sound Machine | 5 | September 20 | 3 |
| "Walk This Way" | Run–D.M.C. | 4 | September 27 | 5 | |
| September 13 | "Baby Love" | Regina | 10 | September 13 | 2 |
| September 20 | "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" | Glass Tiger | 2 | October 11 | 5 |
| "Dreamtime" | Daryl Hall | 5 | October 4 | 4 | |
| September 27 | "When I Think of You" | Janet Jackson | 1 | October 11 | 6 |
| "Two of Hearts" | Stacey Q | 3 | October 11 | 4 | |
| "Love Zone" | Billy Ocean | 10 | September 27 | 1 | |
| October 4 | "Throwing It All Away" | Genesis | 4 | October 11 | 4 |
| "Typical Male" | Tina Turner | 2 | October 18 | 6 | |
| October 11 | "Heartbeat" | Don Johnson | 5 | October 18 | 3 |
| "True Colors" | Cyndi Lauper | 1 | October 25 | 6 | |
| October 18 | "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" | Robert Palmer | 2 | November 8 | 5 |
| "All Cried Out" | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam | 8 | October 25 | 3 | |
| "A Matter of Trust" | Billy Joel | 10 | October 18 | 1 | |
| October 25 | "Amanda" | Boston | 1 | November 8 | 6 |
| "Human" | The Human League | 1 | November 22 | 7 | |
| "Sweet Love" | Anita Baker | 8 | November 1 | 2 | |
| November 1 | "True Blue" | Madonna | 3 | November 15 | 5 |
| "Take Me Home Tonight" | Eddie Money | 4 | November 15 | 4 | |
| November 8 | "You Give Love a Bad Name" | Bon Jovi | 1 | November 29 | 6 |
| "Word Up!" | Cameo | 6 | November 22 | 5 | |
| "The Rain" | Oran "Juice" Jones | 9 | November 15 | 2 | |
| November 15 | "The Next Time I Fall" | Peter Cetera and Amy Grant | 1 | December 6 | 6 |
| November 22 | "Hip to Be Square" | Huey Lewis and the News | 3 | December 6 | 5 |
| "The Way It Is" | Bruce Hornsby and the Range | 1 | December 13 | 8 | |
| "Love Will Conquer All" | Lionel Richie | 9 | November 29 | 3 | |
| November 29 | "Walk Like an Egyptian" | The Bangles | 1 | December 20 | 8 |
| December 6 | "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" | Wang Chung | 2 | December 27 | 7 |
| "To Be a Lover" | Billy Idol | 6 | December 20 | 3 | |
| December 13 | "Stand by Me" | Ben E. King | 9 | December 20 | 4 |
| December 27 | "War" | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | 8 | December 27 | 3 |
| "Don't Get Me Wrong" | The Pretenders | 10 | December 27 | 2 | |
1985 peaks
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin | 1 | November 30 | 9 |
| November 16 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | 1 | December 7 | 9 |
| November 30 | "Election Day" | Arcadia | 6 | December 14 | 6[1] |
| "Party All the Time" | Eddie Murphy | 2 | December 28 | 9 | |
| December 7 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie | 1 | December 21 | 9 |
| December 14 | "Alive and Kicking" | Simple Minds | 3 | December 28 | 6 |
| "I Miss You" | Klymaxx | 5 | December 28 | 7 | |
| December 21 | "Small Town" | John Cougar Mellencamp | 6 | December 28 | 5 |
1987 peaks
| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13 | "Notorious" | Duran Duran | 2 | January 10 | 6 |
| "Shake You Down" | Gregory Abbott | 1 | January 17 | 8 | |
| December 20 | "C'est La Vie" | Robbie Nevil | 2 | January 17 | 7 |
| December 27 | "Control" | Janet Jackson | 5 | January 24 | 6 |
References
- ^ a b c Hot 100 Singles chart. January 11, 1986. p. 69. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) Note: "Last week" (January 4, 1986) and "two weeks ago" (December 28, 1985) columns on chart show the exact same positions for any entry, except debuts, indicating January 4, 1986, was a frozen week.
General sources
- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (ISBN 0-89820-079-2)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
See also
- 1986 in music
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1986 (U.S.)
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1986