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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 21, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/14 12/28 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	5	7	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Say You, Say MeLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1819	1
2	1	1	14	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	1
3	4	9	12	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	3
4	7	11	10	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2783/A&M	4
5	2	2	12	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	1
6	6	7	9	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	6
7	9	13	15	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	7
8	14	16	7	That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	8
9	12	14	8	Small TownJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884202-7/POLYGRAM	9
10	8	10	10	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	8
11	13	15	16	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	11
12	16	17	8	Tonight She ComesTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69589	12
13	5	4	15	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	4
14	18	19	8	Walk Of LifeDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28878	14
15	10	3	16	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	1
16	19	23	6	Talk To MeSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99582/ATLANTIC	16
17	22	27	8	Burning HeartSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05663/EPIC	17
18	11	8	13	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	7
19	21	21	9	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	19
20	23	31	7	Love Is The Seventh WaveSTING A&M 2787	20
21	20	20	9	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	20
22	26	32	10	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	22
23	28	37	5	It's Only LoveBRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER A&M 2791	23
24	27	33	9	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	24
25	37	45	4	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ I'm Your ManWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05721	25
26	32	44	5	Go HomeSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1817/MOTOWN	26
27	25	28	13	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	25
28	31	41	5	Spies Like UsPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5537	28
29	30	38	11	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	29
30	33	40	7	GoodbyeNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52729/MCA	30
31	15	12	14	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	6
32	44	55	3	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ My HometownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05728	32
33	29	35	9	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	29
34	17	6	15	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	2
35	40	46	5	Sex As A WeaponPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42927	35
36	43	48	6	Sidewalk TalkJELLYBEAN EMI-AMERICA 8297	36
37	24	18	10	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	18
38	42	47	7	Face The FacePETE TOWNSHEND ATCO 7-99590/ATLANTIC	38
39	45	50	4	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	39
40	38	39	8	Sun CityARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID MANHATTAN 50017/CAPITOL	38
41	41	42	11	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	41
42	50	60	3	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	42
43	49	54	4	Everything In My HeartCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8300	43
44	53	62	6	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	44
45	35	25	16	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
46	59	69	5	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	46
47	34	22	16	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
48	63	76	4	Life In A Northern TownTHE DREAM ACADEMY WARNER BROS. 7-28841	48
49	36	24	16	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
50	55	68	4	The Sun Always Shines On T.V.A-HA WARNER BROS. 7-28846	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	54	61	7	The Big MoneyRUSH MERCURY 884-191-7/POLYGRAM	51
52	56	58	10	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	52
53	51	53	8	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	51
54	64	91	3	Living In AmericaJAMES BROWN SCOTTI BROS. 4-05682/EPIC	54
55	48	36	18	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
56	46	30	15	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
57	57	52	9	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	52
58	47	29	18	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
59	69	77	4	Leader Of The PackTWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 7-89478	59
60	67	74	5	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	60
61	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ KyrieMR. MISTER RCA 14258	61
62	78	85	5	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	62
63	71	86	3	GoASIA GEFFEN 7-28872	63
64	39	26	12	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
65	72	92	3	Digital DisplayREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52734	65
66	61	63	7	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	61
67	74	88	3	One VisionQUEEN CAPITOL 9546	67
68	58	43	16	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	30
69	70	73	6	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	69
70	60	49	24	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
71	86	—	2	Somewhere (FROM WEST SIDE STORY)BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 38-05680	71
72	65	67	6	DangerousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05711	65
73	62	56	10	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	51
74	75	78	5	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	74
75	85	—	2	Day By DayTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05730	75
76	96	—	2	He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5535	76
77	68	64	7	Small Town GirlJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05668/EPIC	64
78	52	34	12	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	20
79	90	96	3	Caravan Of LoveISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05611/EPIC	79
80	89	93	3	The Heart Is Not So SmartEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1822/MOTOWN	80
81	91	—	2	SecretORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2794/A&M	81
82	93	—	2	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	82
83	87	90	4	I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock N' Roll)NICK LOWE COLUMBIA 38-05570	83
84	92	97	3	Don't Say No TonightEUGENE WILDE PHILLY WORLD 7-99608/ATLANTIC	84
85	77	59	8	FreedomPOINTER SISTERS RCA 14224	59
86	66	51	19	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
87	80	72	18	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	9
88	NEW▶		1	StacyFORTUNE CAMEL/MCA 52727/MCA	88
89	82	81	6	This TimeINXS ATLANTIC 7-89497	81
90	NEW▶		1	Baby TalkALISHA VANGUARD 35262	90
91	76	57	15	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	13
92	88	87	16	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54
93	NEW▶		1	Own The NightCHAKA KHAN MCA 52730	93
94	81	70	20	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	21
95	79	66	21	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	1
96	95	84	25	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
97	84	75	18	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
98	73	65	12	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	34
99	94	83	18	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6
100	83	71	17	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	26

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.