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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R Adult Contemporary · January 31, 1986

30 positions ← 01/24 02/07 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
8 5 3 1 8 How Will I Know WHITNEY HOUSTON 1
5 3 1 2 9 The Sweetest Taboo SADE 1
9 7 4 3 8 When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going BILLY OCEAN 3
21 12 10 4 4 Sara STARSHIP 4
12 8 6 5 7 Life In A Northern Town THE DREAM ACADEMY 5
3 1 2 6 8 My Hometown BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 1
10 9 8 7 9 Somewhere BARBRA STREISAND 7
- 19 13 8 3 Nikita ELTON JOHN 8
1 2 5 9 10 Go Home STEVIE WONDER 1
15 13 11 10 7 I'm Your Man WHAM! 10
2 6 9 11 13 That's What Friends Are For DIONNE & FRIENDS 1
4 4 7 12 11 Walk Of Life DIRE STRAITS 4
19 16 14 13 6 Caravan Of Love ISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY 13
6 10 12 14 13 Say You, Say Me LIONEL RICHIE 1
25 23 18 15 5 When I Give My Love To You MICHAEL FRANKS featuring BRENDA RUSSELL 15
- - 25 16 2 Silent Running MIKE + THE MECHANICS 16
17 15 15 17 8 The Heart Is Not So Smart EL DeBARGE with DeBARGE 15
DEBUT 18 1 Secret Lovers ATLANTIC STARR 18
24 22 19 19 5 You're A Friend Of Mine CLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE 19
DEBUT 20 1 These Dreams HEART 20
- - 26 21 2 King For A Day THOMPSON TWINS 21
27 25 22 22 4 He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) FREDDIE JACKSON 22
- - 30 23 2 Kyrie MR. MISTER 23
26 26 24 24 6 Chain Reaction DIANA ROSS 24
7 11 16 25 13 I Miss You KLYMAXX 3
11 14 17 26 10 Talk To Me STEVIE NICKS 9
30 27 27 27 4 Love Always Finds A Way PEABO BRYSON 27
DEBUT 28 1 Only One JAMES TAYLOR 28
DEBUT 29 1 Another Night ARETHA FRANKLIN 29
DEBUT 30 1 Bop DAN SEALS 30