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FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 26, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/19 05/03 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One KissPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28751/WARNER BROS.	1
2	3	6	12	Addicted To LoveROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99570/ATLANTIC	2
3	5	8	9	West End GirlsPET SHOP BOYS EMI-AMERICA 8307	3
4	2	3	14	Manic MondayBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-05757	2
5	9	12	7	Why Can't This Be LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-28740	5
6	8	9	7	Harlem ShuffleTHE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES 38-05802/COLUMBIA	6
7	4	1	12	Rock Me AmadeusFALCO A&M 2821	1
8	12	14	10	What Have You Done For Me LatelyJANET JACKSON A&M 2812	8
9	13	15	11	Your LoveTHE OUTFIELD COLUMBIA 38-05796	9
10	14	19	7	Take Me HomePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89472	10
11	6	5	15	What You NeedINXS ATLANTIC 7-89460	5
12	22	29	5	Greatest Love Of AllWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9466	12
13	18	23	8	Bad BoyMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05805	13
14	15	20	7	American StormBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5532	14
15	7	7	18	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5552	7
16	17	18	10	I Think It's LoveJERMAINE JACKSON ARISTA 1-9444	16
17	10	10	13	Tender LoveFORCE M.D.'S WARNER BROS./TOMMY BOY 7-28818/WARNER BROS.	10
18	20	26	8	If You LeaveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M 2811	18
19	21	22	9	So Far AwayDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28789	19
20	27	32	11	Something About YouLEVEL 42 POLYDOR 883 362-1/POLYGRAM	20
21	31	46	6	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ On My OwnPATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD MCA 52770	21
22	28	36	8	I Can't WaitNU SHOOZ ATLANTIC 7-89446	22
23	25	30	8	I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks)JOHN TAYLOR CAPITOL 5551	23
24	35	49	3	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ Live To TellMADONNA SIRE 7-28717/WARNER BROS.	24
25	29	37	6	All I Need Is A MiracleMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89450	25
26	26	28	11	Saturday LoveCHERRELLE with ALEXANDER O'NEAL TABU 4-05767/EPIC	26
27	11	4	13	R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 455-7/POLYGRAM	2
28	33	40	5	Is It LoveMR. MISTER RCA 14313	28
29	16	16	10	I Can't WaitSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99565/ATLANTIC	16
30	19	11	18	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	3
31	36	44	5	Rough BoyZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28733	31
32	37	45	5	Never As Good As The First TimeSADE PORTRAIT 37-05761/EPIC	32
33	40	52	4	Move AwayCULTURE CLUB VIRGIN/EPIC 34-05847/EPIC	33
34	39	51	3	Be Good To YourselfJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-05869	34
35	24	24	10	OverjoyedSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1832/MOTOWN	24
36	23	13	15	These DreamsHEART CAPITOL 5541	1
37	44	48	6	Stick AroundJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89437	37
38	43	47	8	Feel It AgainHONEYMOON SUITE WARNER BROS. 7-28779	38
39	30	31	9	For AmericaJACKSON BROWNE ASYLUM 7-69566/ELEKTRA	30
40	46	53	4	Tomorrow Doesn't Matter TonightSTARSHIP GRUNT 14332/RCA	40
41	32	17	15	NikitaELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28800/WARNER BROS.	7
42	59	72	3	No One Is To BlameHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69549	42
43	55	69	4	All The Things She SaidSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2828/A&M	43
44	63	73	3	Crush On YouTHE JETS MCA 52774	44
45	53	67	3	Mothers TalkTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 884638-7/POLYGRAM	45
46	49	54	6	RestlessSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69561	46
47	61	—	2	There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9465/ARISTA	47
48	65	—	2	Nothin' At AllHEART CAPITOL 5572	48
49	52	56	7	Right Between The EyesWAX RCA 14306	49
50	38	38	10	A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)NEW EDITION MCA 52768	38

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	34	21	15	This Could Be The NightLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05765	10
52	57	66	4	Where Do The Children GoTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05854	52
53	41	33	14	Live Is LifeOPUS POLYDOR 883 730-7/POLYGRAM	32
54	56	61	7	Call MeDENNIS DeYOUNG A&M 2816	54
55	42	42	8	Great Gosh A'mighty (DOWN & OUT IN BEV. HILLS THEME)LITTLE RICHARD MCA 52780	42
56	67	84	4	I Wanna Be A CowboyBOYS DON'T CRY PROFILE 5084	56
57	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ A Different CornerGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-05888	57
58	45	25	13	Calling AmericaELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05766/EPIC	18
59	47	35	21	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	1
60	60	68	5	Absolute BeginnersDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8308	60
61	66	77	4	Holding Back The YearsSIMPLY RED ELEKTRA 7-69564	61
62	48	27	18	SaraSTARSHIP GRUNT 14253/RCA	1
63	76	90	3	Pretty In PinkPSYCHEDELIC FURS A&M 2826	63
64	NEW▶		1	Rain On The ScarecrowJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 635-7/POLYGRAM	64
65	51	34	14	No Easy Way OutROBERT TEPPER SCOTTI BROS. 4-05750/EPIC	22
66	58	41	15	King For A DayTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9450	8
67	91	—	2	The Love ParadeTHE DREAM ACADEMY REPRISE 7-28750/WARNER BROS.	67
68	72	80	6	Shot In The DarkOZZY OSBOURNE CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05810/EPIC	68
69	80	88	3	Hands Across AmericaVOICES OF AMERICA EMI-AMERICA 8319	69
70	NEW▶		1	Vienna CallingFALCO A&M 2832	70
71	88	—	2	Under The InfluenceVANITY MOTOWN 1833	71
72	50	43	19	KyrieMR. MISTER RCA 14258	1
73	78	82	4	Is That It?KATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5566	73
74	79	83	6	Working Class ManJIMMY BARNES GEFFEN 7-28749/WARNER BROS.	74
75	NEW▶		1	Who's Johnny ("SHORT CIRCUIT" THEME)EL DeBARGE GORDY 1842/MOTOWN	75
76	77	81	4	Johnny Come HomeFINE YOUNG CANNIBALS I.R.S. 52760/MCA	76
77	94	—	2	Tuff EnuffTHE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05838/EPIC	77
78	89	96	3	If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)BONNIE TYLER COLUMBIA 38-05839	78
79	70	63	14	BopDAN SEALS EMI-AMERICA 8289	42
80	87	92	3	Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)BOURGEOIS TAGG ISLAND 7-99558/ATLANTIC	80
81	95	—	2	Your Wildest DreamsTHE MOODY BLUES POLYDOR 883 906-7/POLYGRAM	81
82	85	89	3	Somebody SomewherePLATINUM BLONDE EPIC 34-05804	82
83	62	62	6	Your SmileRENE & ANGELA MERCURY 884 271-7/POLYGRAM	62
84	68	58	23	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	6
85	71	57	15	Night MovesMARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89465	28
86	97	—	2	If Your Heart Isn't In ItATLANTIC STARR A&M 2822	86
87	90	91	3	Living In The BackgroundBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 80029/EMI-AMERICA	87
88	54	39	20	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	17
89	86	85	9	Where Are You Now?JIMMY HARNEN WITH SYNCH COLUMBIA 38-05788	77
90	NEW▶		1	Out Of Mind, Out Of SightMODELS GEFFEN 7-28762/WARNER BROS.	90
91	83	78	7	Whisper In The DarkDIONNE WARWICK ARISTA 1-9460	72
92	92	—	2	Once In A LifetimeTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-29163/WARNER BROS.	92
93	69	65	14	Do Me BabyMELI'SA MORGAN CAPITOL 5523	46
94	NEW▶		1	Innocent EyesGRAHAM NASH ATLANTIC 7-89434	94
95	NEW▶		1	Say It, Say ItE.G. DAILY A&M 2825	95
96	NEW▶		1	Lead A Double LifeLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05867	96
97	73	59	12	The Power Of LoveJENNIFER RUSH EPIC 34-05754	57
98	75	64	22	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	2
99	64	50	14	Sanctify YourselfSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2810/A&M	14
100	93	93	5	Love And Rock And RollGREG KIHN EMI-AMERICA 8306	92

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