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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 12, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/05 04/19 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★3 weeks at No. One Rock Me AmadeusFALCO A&M 2821	1
2	3	5	8	KissPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28751/WARNER BROS.	2
3	7	11	12	Manic MondayBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-05757	3
4	2	4	11	R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 455-7/POLYGRAM	2
5	6	6	13	What You NeedINXS ATLANTIC 7-89460	5
6	9	13	10	Addicted To LoveROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99570/ATLANTIC	6
7	8	9	16	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5552	7
8	12	19	7	West End GirlsPET SHOP BOYS EMI-AMERICA 8307	8
9	14	20	5	Harlem ShuffleTHE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES 38-05802/COLUMBIA	9
10	11	16	11	Tender LoveFORCE M.D.'S WARNER BROS./TOMMY BOY 7-28818/WARNER BROS.	10
11	4	3	16	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	3
12	16	24	5	Why Can't This Be LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-28740	12
13	5	2	13	These DreamsHEART CAPITOL 5541	1
14	21	28	8	What Have You Done For Me LatelyJANET JACKSON A&M 2812	14
15	23	30	9	Your LoveTHE OUTFIELD COLUMBIA 38-05796	15
16	19	23	8	I Can't WaitSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99565/ATLANTIC	16
17	10	7	13	NikitaELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28800/WARNER BROS.	7
18	24	26	8	I Think It's LoveJERMAINE JACKSON ARISTA 1-9444	18
19	31	37	5	Take Me HomePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89472	19
20	29	36	5	American StormBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5532	20
21	13	10	13	This Could Be The NightLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05765	10
22	27	29	7	So Far AwayDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28789	22
23	33	38	6	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ Bad BoyMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05805	23
24	30	31	8	OverjoyedSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1832/MOTOWN	24
25	18	21	11	Calling AmericaELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05766/EPIC	18
26	35	44	6	If You LeaveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M 2811	26
27	15	8	16	SaraSTARSHIP GRUNT 14253/RCA	1
28	34	40	9	Saturday LoveCHERRELLE with ALEXANDER O'NEAL TABU 4-05767/EPIC	28
29	40	54	3	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ Greatest Love Of AllWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9466	29
30	37	42	6	I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks)JOHN TAYLOR CAPITOL 5551	30
31	36	39	7	For AmericaJACKSON BROWNE ASYLUM 7-69566/ELEKTRA	31
32	38	45	9	Something About YouLEVEL 42 POLYDOR 883 362-1/POLYGRAM	32
33	32	32	12	Live Is LifeOPUS POLYDOR 883 730-7/POLYGRAM	32
34	28	22	12	No Easy Way OutROBERT TEPPER SCOTTI BROS. 4-05750/EPIC	22
35	26	18	19	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	1
36	39	49	6	I Can't WaitNU SHOOZ ATLANTIC 7-89446	36
37	45	58	4	All I Need Is A MiracleMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89450	37
38	41	46	8	A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)NEW EDITION MCA 52768	38
39	17	17	18	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	17
40	49	60	3	Is It LoveMR. MISTER RCA 14313	40
41	20	12	13	King For A DayTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9450	8
42	44	55	6	Great Gosh A'mighty (DOWN & OUT IN BEV. HILLS THEME)LITTLE RICHARD MCA 52780	42
43	25	15	17	KyrieMR. MISTER RCA 14258	1
44	51	65	3	Rough BoyZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28733	44
45	55	71	3	Never As Good As The First TimeSADE PORTRAIT 37-05761/EPIC	45
46	60	78	4	On My OwnPATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD MCA 52770	46
47	56	66	6	Feel It AgainHONEYMOON SUITE WARNER BROS. 7-28779	47
48	53	67	4	Stick AroundJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89437	48
49	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Live To TellMADONNA SIRE 7-28717/WARNER BROS.	49
50	22	14	12	Sanctify YourselfSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2810/A&M	14

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	NEW▶		1	Be Good To YourselfJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-05869	51
52	68	—	2	Move AwayCULTURE CLUB VIRGIN/EPIC 34-05847/EPIC	52
53	71	—	2	Tomorrow Doesn't Matter TonightSTARSHIP GRUNT 14332/RCA	53
54	62	70	4	RestlessSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69561	54
55	42	25	13	(How To Be A) MillionaireABC MERCURY 884 382-7/POLYGRAM	20
56	63	74	5	Right Between The EyesWAX RCA 14306	56
57	46	33	13	Night MovesMARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89465	28
58	43	27	21	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	6
59	57	59	10	The Power Of LoveJENNIFER RUSH EPIC 34-05754	57
60	48	35	13	Another NightARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9453	22
61	67	73	5	Call MeDENNIS DeYOUNG A&M 2816/RCA	61
62	73	86	4	Your SmileRENE & ANGELA MERCURY 884 271-7/POLYGRAM	62
63	54	51	12	BopDAN SEALS EMI-AMERICA 8289	42
64	50	43	20	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	2
65	61	52	12	Do Me BabyMELI'SA MORGAN CAPITOL 5523	46
66	78	—	2	Where Do The Children GoTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05854	66
67	NEW▶		1	Mothers TalkTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 884638-7/POLYGRAM	67
68	79	87	3	Absolute BeginnersDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8308	68
69	82	—	2	All The Things She SaidSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2828/A&M	69
70	47	34	11	I'm Not The OneTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69569	32
71	52	41	21	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	5
72	NEW▶		1	No One Is To BlameHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69549	72
73	NEW▶		1	Crush On YouTHE JETS MCA 52774	73
74	74	81	5	A Good HeartFEARGAL SHARKEY A&M/VIRGIN 2804/A&M	74
75	58	48	20	Life In A Northern TownTHE DREAM ACADEMY WARNER BROS. 7-28841	7
76	59	47	19	Living In AmericaJAMES BROWN SCOTTI BROS. 4-05682/EPIC	4
77	88	—	2	Holding Back The YearsSIMPLY RED ELEKTRA 7-69564	77
78	76	72	5	Whisper In The DarkDIONNE WARWICK ARISTA 1-9460	72
79	69	68	10	I Like YouPHYLLIS NELSON CARRERE 4-05719/EPIC	61
80	84	91	4	Shot In The DarkOZZY OSBOURNE CBS ASSOCIATED ZS4-05810/EPIC	80
81	89	—	2	Johnny Come HomeFINE YOUNG CANNIBALS I.R.S. 52760/MCA	81
82	87	—	2	Is That It?KATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5566	82
83	83	90	4	Working Class ManJIMMY BARNES GEFFEN 7-28749/WARNER BROS.	83
84	90	—	2	I Wanna Be A CowboyBOYS DON'T CRY PROFILE 5084	84
85	81	77	7	Where Are You Now?JIMMY HARNEN WITH SYNCH COLUMBIA 38-05788	77
86	77	76	6	I EngineerANIMOTION CASABLANCA 884 433-7/POLYGRAM	76
87	64	50	22	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	11
88	NEW▶		1	Hands Across AmericaVOICES OF AMERICA EMI-AMERICA 8319	88
89	NEW▶		1	Somebody SomewherePLATINUM BLONDE EPIC 34-05804	89
90	NEW▶		1	Pretty In PinkPSYCHEDELIC FURS A&M 2826	90
91	NEW▶		1	Living In The BackgroundBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 80029/EMI-AMERICA	91
92	NEW▶		1	Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)BOURGEOIS TAGG ISLAND 7-99558/ATLANTIC	92
93	92	96	3	Love And Rock And RollGREG KIHN EMI-AMERICA 8306	92
94	66	56	18	Day By DayTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05730	18
95	70	64	23	That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	1
96	NEW▶		1	If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)BONNIE TYLER COLUMBIA 38-05839	96
97	96	95	17	Baby TalkALISHA VANGUARD 35262	68
98	65	53	26	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/EMI-AMERICA	13
99	72	63	26	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	10
100	80	57	13	RussiansSTING A&M 2799	16

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