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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 28, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/21 01/04/86 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Say You, Say MeLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1819	1
2	3	4	13	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	2
3	4	7	11	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2783/A&M	3
4	8	14	8	That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	4
5	7	9	16	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	5
6	9	12	9	Small TownJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884202-7/POLYGRAM	6
7	2	1	15	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	1
8	5	2	13	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	1
9	12	16	9	Tonight She ComesTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69589	9
10	6	6	10	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	6
11	16	19	7	Talk To MeSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99582/ATLANTIC	11
12	10	8	11	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	8
13	14	18	9	Walk Of LifeDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28878	13
14	11	13	17	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	11
15	17	22	9	Burning HeartSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05663/EPIC	15
16	32	44	4	My HometownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05728	16
17	20	23	8	Love Is The Seventh WaveSTING A&M 2787	17
18	19	21	10	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	18
19	23	28	6	It's Only LoveBRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER A&M 2791	19
20	25	37	5	I'm Your ManWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05721	20
21	22	26	11	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	21
22	26	32	6	Go HomeSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1817/MOTOWN	22
23	24	27	10	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	23
24	28	31	6	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ Spies Like UsPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5537	24
25	13	5	16	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	4
26	15	10	17	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	1
27	30	33	8	GoodbyeNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52729/MCA	27
28	29	30	12	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	28
29	27	25	14	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	25
30	36	43	7	Sidewalk TalkJELLYBEAN EMI-AMERICA 8297	30
31	39	45	5	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	31
32	35	40	6	Sex As A WeaponPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42927	32
33	38	42	8	Face The FacePETE TOWNSHEND ATCO 7-99590/ATLANTIC	33
34	18	11	14	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	7
35	21	20	10	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	20
36	42	50	4	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	36
37	44	53	7	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	37
38	46	59	6	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	38
39	43	49	5	Everything In My HeartCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8300	39
40	31	15	15	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	6
41	40	38	9	Sun CityARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID MANHATTAN 50017/CAPITOL	38
42	37	24	11	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	18
43	50	55	5	The Sun Always Shines On T.V.A-HA WARNER BROS. 7-28846	43
44	54	64	4	Living In AmericaJAMES BROWN SCOTTI BROS. 4-05682/EPIC	44
45	52	56	11	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	45
46	48	63	5	Life In A Northern TownTHE DREAM ACADEMY WARNER BROS. 7-28841	46
47	34	17	16	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	2
48	51	54	8	The Big MoneyRUSH MERCURY 884-191-7/POLYGRAM	48
49	33	29	10	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	29
50	61	—	2	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ KyrieMR. MISTER RCA 14258	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	41	41	12	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	41
52	62	78	6	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	52
53	63	71	4	GoASIA GEFFEN 7-28872	53
54	65	72	4	Digital DisplayREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52734	54
55	53	51	9	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	51
56	59	69	5	Leader Of The PackTWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 7-89478	56
57	60	67	6	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	57
58	45	35	17	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
59	57	57	10	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	52
60	49	36	17	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
61	47	34	17	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
62	76	96	3	He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5535	62
63	71	86	3	Somewhere (FROM WEST SIDE STORY)BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 38-05680	63
64	67	74	4	One VisionQUEEN CAPITOL 9546	64
65	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ SaraSTARSHIP GRUNT 14253/RCA	65
66	75	85	3	Day By DayTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05730	66
67	79	90	4	Caravan Of LoveISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05611/EPIC	67
68	55	48	19	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
69	56	46	16	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
70	69	70	7	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	69
71	66	61	8	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	61
72	74	75	6	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	72
73	64	39	13	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
74	82	93	3	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	74
75	68	58	17	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	30
76	80	89	4	The Heart Is Not So SmartEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1822/MOTOWN	76
77	81	91	3	SecretORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2794/A&M	77
78	93	—	2	Own The NightCHAKA KHAN MCA 52730	78
79	58	47	19	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
80	NEW▶		1	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	80
81	83	87	5	I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock N' Roll)NICK LOWE COLUMBIA 38-05570	81
82	84	92	4	Don't Say No TonightEUGENE WILDE PHILLY WORLD 7-99608/ATLANTIC	82
83	77	68	8	Small Town GirlJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05668/EPIC	64
84	72	65	7	DangerousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05711	65
85	NEW▶		1	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5463	85
86	88	—	2	StacyFORTUNE CAMEL/MCA 52727/MCA	86
87	90	—	2	Baby TalkALISHA VANGUARD 35262	87
88	NEW▶		1	Good FriendsJONI MITCHELL GEFFEN 7-28840/WARNER BROS.	88
89	NEW▶		1	Let Me Down EasyROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89471	89
90	73	62	11	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	51
91	NEW▶		1	StrengthTHE ALARM I.R.S. 52736/MCA	91
92	86	66	20	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
93	87	80	19	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	9
94	92	88	17	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54
95	85	77	9	FreedomPOINTER SISTERS RCA 14224	59
96	78	52	13	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	20
97	70	60	25	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
98	97	84	19	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
99	98	73	13	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	34
100	99	94	19	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6

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