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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 3, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/26 05/10 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	3	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Addicted To LoveROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99570/ATLANTIC	1
2	3	5	10	West End GirlsPET SHOP BOYS EMI-AMERICA 8307	2
3	1	1	11	KissPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28751/WARNER BROS.	1
4	5	9	8	Why Can't This Be LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-28740	4
5	6	8	8	Harlem ShuffleTHE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES 38-05802/COLUMBIA	5
6	8	12	11	What Have You Done For Me LatelyJANET JACKSON A&M 2812	6
7	12	22	6	Greatest Love Of AllWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9466	7
8	9	13	12	Your LoveTHE OUTFIELD COLUMBIA 38-05796	8
9	10	14	8	Take Me HomePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89472	9
10	4	2	15	Manic MondayBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-05757	2
11	13	18	9	Bad BoyMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05805	11
12	18	20	9	If You LeaveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M 2811	12
13	14	15	8	American StormBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5532	13
14	24	35	4	Live To TellMADONNA SIRE 7-28717/WARNER BROS.	14
15	7	4	13	Rock Me AmadeusFALCO A&M 2821	1
16	21	31	7	On My OwnPATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD MCA 52770	16
17	22	28	9	I Can't WaitNU SHOOZ ATLANTIC 7-89446	17
18	20	27	12	Something About YouLEVEL 42 POLYDOR 883 362-1/POLYGRAM	18
19	15	7	19	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5552	7
20	11	6	16	What You NeedINXS ATLANTIC 7-89460	5
21	25	29	7	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ All I Need Is A MiracleMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89450	21
22	16	17	11	I Think It's LoveJERMAINE JACKSON ARISTA 1-9444	16
23	28	33	6	Is It LoveMR. MISTER RCA 14313	23
24	17	10	14	Tender LoveFORCE M.D.'S WARNER BROS./TOMMY BOY 7-28818/WARNER BROS.	10
25	34	39	4	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ Be Good To YourselfJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-05869	25
26	23	25	9	I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks)JOHN TAYLOR CAPITOL 5551	23
27	33	40	5	Move AwayCULTURE CLUB VIRGIN/EPIC 34-05847/EPIC	27
28	31	36	6	Rough BoyZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28733	28
29	32	37	6	Never As Good As The First TimeSADE PORTRAIT 37-05761/EPIC	29
30	19	21	10	So Far AwayDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28789	19
31	26	26	12	Saturday LoveCHERRELLE with ALEXANDER O'NEAL TABU 4-05767/EPIC	26
32	44	63	4	Crush On YouTHE JETS MCA 52774	32
33	37	44	7	Stick AroundJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89437	33
34	40	46	5	Tomorrow Doesn't Matter TonightSTARSHIP GRUNT 14332/RCA	34
35	38	43	9	Feel It AgainHONEYMOON SUITE WARNER BROS. 7-28779	35
36	42	59	4	No One Is To BlameHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69549	36
37	47	61	3	There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9465/ARISTA	37
38	45	53	4	Mothers TalkTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 884638-7/POLYGRAM	38
39	43	55	5	All The Things She SaidSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2828/A&M	39
40	48	65	3	Nothin' At AllHEART CAPITOL 5572	40
41	27	11	14	R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 455-7/POLYGRAM	2
42	30	19	19	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	3
43	29	16	11	I Can't WaitSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99565/ATLANTIC	16
44	57	—	2	A Different CornerGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-05888	44
45	49	52	8	Right Between The EyesWAX RCA 14306	45
46	46	49	7	RestlessSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69561	46
47	36	23	16	These DreamsHEART CAPITOL 5541	1
48	52	57	5	Where Do The Children GoTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05854	48
49	56	67	5	I Wanna Be A CowboyBOYS DON'T CRY PROFILE 5084	49
50	61	66	5	Holding Back The YearsSIMPLY RED ELEKTRA 7-69564	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	64	—	2	Rain On The ScarecrowJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 635-7/POLYGRAM	51
52	35	24	11	OverjoyedSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1832/MOTOWN	24
53	60	60	6	Absolute BeginnersDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8308	53
54	63	76	4	Pretty In PinkPSYCHEDELIC FURS A&M 2826	54
55	39	30	10	For AmericaJACKSON BROWNE ASYLUM 7-69566/ELEKTRA	30
56	41	32	16	NikitaELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28800/WARNER BROS.	7
57	70	—	2	Vienna CallingFALCO A&M 2832	57
58	54	56	8	Call MeDENNIS DeYOUNG A&M 2816	54
59	75	—	2	Who's Johnny ("SHORT CIRCUIT" THEME)EL DeBARGE GORDY 1842/MOTOWN	59
60	67	91	3	The Love ParadeTHE DREAM ACADEMY REPRISE 7-28750/WARNER BROS.	60
61	50	38	11	A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)NEW EDITION MCA 52768	38
62	51	34	16	This Could Be The NightLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05765	10
63	77	94	3	Tuff EnuffTHE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05838/EPIC	63
64	62	48	19	SaraSTARSHIP GRUNT 14253/RCA	1
65	53	41	15	Live Is LifeOPUS POLYDOR 883 730-7/POLYGRAM	32
66	71	88	3	Under The InfluenceVANITY MOTOWN 1833	66
67	81	95	3	Your Wildest DreamsTHE MOODY BLUES POLYDOR 883 906-7/POLYGRAM	67
68	55	42	9	Great Gosh A'mighty (DOWN & OUT IN BEV. HILLS THEME)LITTLE RICHARD MCA 52780	42
69	69	80	4	Hands Across AmericaVOICES OF AMERICA EMI-AMERICA 8319	69
70	80	87	4	Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)BOURGEOIS TAGG ISLAND 7-99558/ATLANTIC	70
71	86	97	3	If Your Heart Isn't In ItATLANTIC STARR A&M 2822	71
72	73	78	5	Is That It?KATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5566	72
73	68	72	7	Shot In The DarkOZZY OSBOURNE CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05810/EPIC	68
74	59	47	22	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	1
75	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Like No Other NightTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2831	75
76	74	79	7	Working Class ManJIMMY BARNES GEFFEN 7-28749/WARNER BROS.	74
77	78	89	4	If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)BONNIE TYLER COLUMBIA 38-05839	77
78	65	51	15	No Easy Way OutROBERT TEPPER SCOTTI BROS. 4-05750/EPIC	22
79	90	—	2	Out Of Mind, Out Of SightMODELS GEFFEN 7-28762/WARNER BROS.	79
80	58	45	14	Calling AmericaELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05766/EPIC	18
81	95	—	2	Say It, Say ItE.G. DAILY A&M 2825	81
82	82	85	4	Somebody SomewherePLATINUM BLONDE EPIC 34-05804	82
83	NEW▶		1	The Heat Of HeatPATTI AUSTIN QWEST 7-28788/WARNER BROS.	83
84	NEW▶		1	I Must Be DreamingGIUFFRIA CAMEL/MCA 52794/MCA	84
85	96	—	2	Lead A Double LifeLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05867	85
86	85	71	16	Night MovesMARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89465	28
87	94	—	2	Innocent EyesGRAHAM NASH ATLANTIC 7-89434	87
88	RE-ENTRY		5	Chain ReactionDIANA ROSS RCA 14244	88
89	NEW▶		1	Digging Your SceneTHE BLOW MONKEYS RCA 14325	89
90	72	50	20	KyrieMR. MISTER RCA 14258	1
91	92	92	3	Once In A LifetimeTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-29163/WARNER BROS.	91
92	91	83	8	Whisper In The DarkDIONNE WARWICK ARISTA 1-9460	72
93	89	86	10	Where Are You Now?JIMMY HARNEN WITH SYNCH COLUMBIA 38-05788	77
94	66	58	16	King For A DayTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9450	8
95	79	70	15	BopDAN SEALS EMI-AMERICA 8289	42
96	84	68	24	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	6
97	76	77	5	Johnny Come HomeFINE YOUNG CANNIBALS I.R.S. 52760/MCA	76
98	87	90	4	Living In The BackgroundBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 80029/EMI-AMERICA	87
99	97	73	13	The Power Of LoveJENNIFER RUSH EPIC 34-05754	57
100	98	75	23	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	2

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