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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/28/85 01/11 →

Billboard printed no chart dated January 4, 1986. Its year-end double issue covers the weeks of 12/28/1985 and 1/4/1986 and carries one Hot 100 for both, so this week is the 12/28 chart standing a second week — every rank, bullet and label as printed there, with LAST WEEK, 2 WKS AGO and WKS ON CHART moved on by one. Billboard’s own chart history counts the frozen week the same way: the 1/11/1986 issue’s LAST WEEK column points at it, and weeks on chart and weeks at No. 1 both include it.

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

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	51	41	13	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	41
52	52	62	7	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	52
53	53	63	5	GoASIA GEFFEN 7-28872	53
54	54	65	5	Digital DisplayREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52734	54
55	55	53	10	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	51
56	56	59	6	Leader Of The PackTWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 7-89478	56
57	57	60	7	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	57
58	58	45	18	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
59	59	57	11	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	52
60	60	49	18	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
61	61	47	18	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
62	62	76	4	He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5535	62
63	63	71	4	Somewhere (FROM WEST SIDE STORY)BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 38-05680	63
64	64	67	5	One VisionQUEEN CAPITOL 9546	64
65	65	—	2	SaraSTARSHIP GRUNT 14253/RCA	65
66	66	75	4	Day By DayTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05730	66
67	67	79	5	Caravan Of LoveISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05611/EPIC	67
68	68	55	20	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
69	69	56	17	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
70	70	69	8	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	69
71	71	66	9	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	61
72	72	74	7	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	72
73	73	64	14	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
74	74	82	4	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	74
75	75	68	18	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	30
76	76	80	5	The Heart Is Not So SmartEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1822/MOTOWN	76
77	77	81	4	SecretORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2794/A&M	77
78	78	93	3	Own The NightCHAKA KHAN MCA 52730	78
79	79	58	20	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
80	80	—	2	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	80
81	81	83	6	I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock N' Roll)NICK LOWE COLUMBIA 38-05570	81
82	82	84	5	Don't Say No TonightEUGENE WILDE PHILLY WORLD 7-99608/ATLANTIC	82
83	83	77	9	Small Town GirlJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05668/EPIC	64
84	84	72	8	DangerousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05711	65
85	85	—	2	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5463	85
86	86	88	3	StacyFORTUNE CAMEL/MCA 52727/MCA	86
87	87	90	3	Baby TalkALISHA VANGUARD 35262	87
88	88	—	2	Good FriendsJONI MITCHELL GEFFEN 7-28840/WARNER BROS.	88
89	89	—	2	Let Me Down EasyROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89471	89
90	90	73	12	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	51
91	91	—	2	StrengthTHE ALARM I.R.S. 52736/MCA	91
92	92	86	21	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
93	93	87	20	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	9
94	94	92	18	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54
95	95	85	10	FreedomPOINTER SISTERS RCA 14224	59
96	96	78	14	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	20
97	97	70	26	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
98	98	97	20	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
99	99	98	14	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	34
100	100	99	20	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.