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FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 18, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 01/11 01/25 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	4	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	1
2	1	1	11	Say You, Say Me (TITLE SONG FROM WHITE NIGHTS)LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1819	1
3	2	2	16	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	2
4	4	3	14	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2783/A&M	3
5	5	5	19	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	5
6	6	6	12	Small TownJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884202-7/POLYGRAM	6
7	8	11	10	Talk To MeSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99582/ATLANTIC	7
8	12	15	12	Burning HeartSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05663/EPIC	8
9	10	13	12	Walk Of LifeDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28878	9
10	7	9	12	Tonight She ComesTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69589	7
11	13	16	7	My HometownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05728	11
12	14	20	8	I'm Your ManWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05721	12
13	19	24	9	Spies Like UsPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5537	13
14	18	22	9	Go HomeSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1817/MOTOWN	14
15	16	19	9	It's Only LoveBRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER A&M 2791	15
16	26	31	8	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	16
17	20	21	14	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	17
18	22	23	13	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	18
19	11	8	16	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	1
20	25	27	11	GoodbyeNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52729/MCA	20
21	9	7	18	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	1
22	28	30	10	Sidewalk TalkJELLYBEAN EMI-AMERICA 8297	22
23	31	36	7	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	23
24	27	28	15	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	24
25	23	14	20	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	11
26	30	33	11	Face The FacePETE TOWNSHEND ATCO 7-99590/ATLANTIC	26
27	33	38	9	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	27
28	29	32	9	Sex As A WeaponPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42927	28
29	39	50	5	KyrieMR. MISTER RCA 14258	29
30	17	17	11	Love Is The Seventh WaveSTING A&M 2787	17
31	34	37	10	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	31
32	36	44	7	Living In AmericaJAMES BROWN SCOTTI BROS. 4-05682/EPIC	32
33	38	46	8	Life In A Northern TownTHE DREAM ACADEMY WARNER BROS. 7-28841	33
34	35	39	8	Everything In My HeartCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8300	34
35	15	10	13	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	6
36	37	43	8	The Sun Always Shines On T.V.A-HA WARNER BROS. 7-28846	36
37	21	12	14	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	8
38	40	45	14	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	38
39	54	65	4	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ SaraSTARSHIP GRUNT 14253/RCA	39
40	44	52	9	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	40
41	32	29	17	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	25
42	41	25	19	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	4
43	24	18	13	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	18
44	50	54	7	Digital DisplayREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52734	44
45	66	80	4	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	45
46	48	53	7	GoASIA GEFFEN 7-28872/WARNER BROS.	46
47	52	63	6	Somewhere (FROM WEST SIDE STORY)BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 38-05680	47
48	55	62	6	He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5535	48
49	45	48	11	The Big MoneyRUSH MERCURY 884-191-7/POLYGRAM	45
50	42	26	20	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	1

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	59	66	6	Day By DayTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05730	51
52	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ King For A DayTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9450	52
53	64	67	7	Caravan Of LoveISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05611/EPIC	53
54	NEW▶		1	These DreamsHEART CAPITOL 5541	54
55	46	34	17	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	7
56	56	57	9	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	56
57	53	56	8	Leader Of The PackTWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 7-89478	53
58	NEW▶		1	RussiansSTING A&M 2799	58
59	65	78	5	Own The NightCHAKA KHAN MCA 52730	59
60	57	51	15	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	41
61	61	64	7	One VisionQUEEN CAPITOL 9546	61
62	NEW▶		1	StagesZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28810	62
63	51	41	12	Sun CityARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID MANHATTAN 50017/CAPITOL	38
64	62	55	12	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	51
65	43	35	13	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	20
66	70	74	6	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	66
67	49	47	19	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	2
68	47	40	18	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	6
69	72	77	6	SecretORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2794/A&M	69
70	60	42	14	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	18
71	NEW▶		1	NikitaELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28800/WARNER BROS.	71
72	71	70	10	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	69
73	67	61	20	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
74	NEW▶		1	Another NightARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9453	74
75	78	85	4	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5463	75
76	58	49	13	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	29
77	68	58	20	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
78	69	60	20	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
79	82	87	5	Baby TalkALISHA VANGUARD 35262	79
80	80	86	5	StacyFORTUNE CAMEL/MCA 52727/MCA	80
81	NEW▶		1	(How To Be A) MillionaireABC MERCURY 884 382-7/POLYGRAM	81
82	NEW▶		1	Night MovesMARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89465	82
83	63	59	13	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	52
84	76	82	7	Don't Say No TonightEUGENE WILDE PHILLY WORLD 7-99608/ATLANTIC	76
85	88	91	4	StrengthTHE ALARM I.R.S. 52736/MCA	85
86	87	—	2	Your Personal TouchEVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING RCA 14201	86
87	NEW▶		1	This Could Be The NightLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05765	87
88	92	—	2	The Super Bowl ShuffleCHICAGO BEARS SHUFFLIN' CREW RED LABEL 71012/CAPITOL	88
89	73	69	19	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
90	83	73	16	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
91	79	72	9	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	72
92	84	68	22	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
93	74	71	11	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	61
94	77	81	8	I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock N' Roll)NICK LOWE COLUMBIA 38-05570	77
95	81	79	22	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
96	NEW▶		1	What You NeedINXS ATLANTIC 7-89460	96
97	75	76	7	The Heart Is Not So SmartEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1822/MOTOWN	75
98	86	89	4	Let Me Down EasyROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89471	86
99	91	75	20	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	30
100	95	94	20	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.