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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 17, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 05/10 05/24 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	7	8	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Greatest Love Of AllWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9466	1
2	1	2	12	West End GirlsPET SHOP BOYS EMI-AMERICA 8307	1
3	4	4	10	Why Can't This Be LoveVAN HALEN WARNER BROS. 7-28740	3
4	5	6	13	What Have You Done For Me LatelyJANET JACKSON A&M 2812	4
5	11	14	6	Live To TellMADONNA SIRE 7-28717/WARNER BROS.	5
6	6	8	14	Your LoveTHE OUTFIELD COLUMBIA 38-05796	6
7	7	9	10	Take Me HomePHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89472	7
8	8	11	11	Bad BoyMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05805	8
9	10	12	11	If You LeaveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M 2811	9
10	2	1	15	Addicted To LoveROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99570/ATLANTIC	1
11	13	16	9	On My OwnPATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD MCA 52770	11
12	14	17	11	I Can't WaitNU SHOOZ ATLANTIC 7-89446	12
13	15	18	14	Something About YouLEVEL 42 POLYDOR 883 362-1/POLYGRAM	13
14	17	21	9	All I Need Is A MiracleMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89450	14
15	19	23	8	Is It LoveMR. MISTER RCA 14313	15
16	20	25	6	Be Good To YourselfJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-05869	16
17	12	3	13	KissPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28751/WARNER BROS.	1
18	21	27	7	Move AwayCULTURE CLUB VIRGIN/EPIC 34-05847/EPIC	18
19	9	5	10	Harlem ShuffleTHE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES 38-05802/COLUMBIA	5
20	22	29	8	Never As Good As The First TimeSADE PORTRAIT 37-05761/EPIC	20
21	25	32	6	★★★ HOT MOVER/AIRPLAY ★★★ Crush On YouTHE JETS MCA 52774	21
22	23	28	8	Rough BoyZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28733	22
23	28	37	5	There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9465/ARISTA	23
24	16	13	10	American StormBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5532	13
25	33	40	5	Nothin' At AllHEART CAPITOL 5572	25
26	37	44	4	★★★ HOT MOVER/SALES ★★★ A Different CornerGEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-05888	26
27	31	36	6	No One Is To BlameHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69549	27
28	30	34	7	Tomorrow Doesn't Matter TonightSTARSHIP GRUNT 14332/RCA	28
29	18	10	17	Manic MondayBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-05757	2
30	35	38	6	Mothers TalkTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 884638-7/POLYGRAM	30
31	36	39	7	All The Things She SaidSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2828/A&M	31
32	40	50	7	Holding Back The YearsSIMPLY RED ELEKTRA 7-69564	32
33	42	49	7	I Wanna Be A CowboyBOYS DON'T CRY PROFILE 5084	33
34	32	33	9	Stick AroundJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89437	32
35	27	19	21	Let's Go All The WaySLY FOX CAPITOL 5552	7
36	24	15	15	Rock Me AmadeusFALCO A&M 2821	1
37	45	51	4	Rain On The ScarecrowJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 635-7/POLYGRAM	37
38	47	57	4	Vienna CallingFALCO A&M 2832	38
39	26	20	18	What You NeedINXS ATLANTIC 7-89460	5
40	50	59	4	Who's Johnny ("SHORT CIRCUIT" THEME)EL DeBARGE GORDY 1842/MOTOWN	40
41	44	48	7	Where Do The Children GoTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05854	41
42	34	35	11	Feel It AgainHONEYMOON SUITE WARNER BROS. 7-28779	34
43	43	45	10	Right Between The EyesWAX RCA 14306	43
44	53	63	5	Tuff EnuffTHE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05838/EPIC	44
45	49	54	6	Pretty In PinkPSYCHEDELIC FURS A&M 2826	45
46	56	75	3	Like No Other NightTHIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL A&M 2831	46
47	38	24	16	Tender LoveFORCE M.D.'S WARNER BROS./TOMMY BOY 7-28818/WARNER BROS.	10
48	54	60	5	The Love ParadeTHE DREAM ACADEMY REPRISE 7-28750/WARNER BROS.	48
49	57	67	5	Your Wildest DreamsTHE MOODY BLUES POLYDOR 883 906-7/POLYGRAM	49
50	29	22	13	I Think It's LoveJERMAINE JACKSON ARISTA 1-9444	16

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	46	31	14	Saturday LoveCHERRELLE with ALEXANDER O'NEAL TABU 4-05767/EPIC	26
52	48	42	21	Secret LoversATLANTIC STARR A&M 2788	3
53	74	—	2	When The Heart Rules The MindGTR ARISTA 1-9470	53
54	65	79	4	Out Of Mind, Out Of SightMODELS GEFFEN 7-28762/WARNER BROS.	54
55	52	46	9	RestlessSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69561	46
56	60	66	5	Under The InfluenceVANITY MOTOWN 1833	56
57	41	30	12	So Far AwayDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28789	19
58	61	71	5	If Your Heart Isn't In ItATLANTIC STARR A&M 2822	58
59	39	26	11	I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks)JOHN TAYLOR CAPITOL 5551	23
60	85	—	2	Danger ZoneKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-05893	60
61	72	83	3	The Heat Of HeatPATTI AUSTIN QWEST 7-28788/WARNER BROS.	61
62	64	70	6	Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)BOURGEOIS TAGG ISLAND 7-99558/ATLANTIC	62
63	80	—	2	If She Knew What She WantsBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-05886	63
64	81	89	3	Digging Your SceneTHE BLOW MONKEYS RCA 14325	64
65	69	69	6	Hands Across AmericaVOICES OF AMERICA EMI-AMERICA 8319	65
66	59	53	8	Absolute BeginnersDAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8308	53
67	75	88	7	Chain ReactionDIANA ROSS RCA 14244	67
68	76	85	4	Lead A Double LifeLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05867	68
69	79	84	3	I Must Be DreamingGIUFFRIA CAMEL/MCA 52794/MCA	69
70	62	58	10	Call MeDENNIS DeYOUNG A&M 2816	54
71	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ One Hit (To The Body)THE ROLLING STONES ROLLING STONES 38-05906/COLUMBIA	71
72	73	81	4	Say It, Say ItE.G. DAILY A&M 2825	72
73	51	41	16	R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock)JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884 455-7/POLYGRAM	2
74	NEW▶		1	NastyJANET JACKSON A&M 2830	74
75	82	—	2	Don QuichotteMAGAZINE 60 BAJA 001/TSR	75
76	89	—	2	SledgehammerPETER GABRIEL GEFFEN 7-28718/WARNER BROS.	76
77	58	47	18	These DreamsHEART CAPITOL 5541	1
78	92	—	2	Listen Like ThievesINXS ATLANTIC 7-89429	78
79	90	—	2	Living On VideoTRANS-X ATCO 7-99534/ATLANTIC	79
80	NEW▶		1	Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For YouSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99532/ATLANTIC	80
81	70	72	7	Is That It?KATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5566	70
82	NEW▶		1	The FinestTHE S.O.S. BAND TABU 4-05848/EPIC	82
83	63	61	13	A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)NEW EDITION MCA 52768	38
84	86	87	4	Innocent EyesGRAHAM NASH ATLANTIC 7-89434	84
85	88	—	2	Don't Walk AwayROBERT TEPPER SCOTTI BROS. 4-05879/EPIC	85
86	NEW▶		1	Mad About YouBELINDA CARLISLE I.R.S. 52815/MCA	86
87	NEW▶		1	I Want YouANIMOTION CASABLANCA 884 729-7/POLYGRAM	87
88	NEW▶		1	Peter GunnTHE ART OF NOISE featuring DUANE EDDY CHINA 4-42986/CHRYSALIS	88
89	NEW▶		1	Fire With FireWILD BLUE CHRYSALIS 4-42985	89
90	NEW▶		1	We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes OffJERMAINE STEWART ARISTA 1-9424	90
91	77	62	18	This Could Be The NightLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05765	10
92	NEW▶		1	Vanity KillsABC MERCURY 884 714-7/POLYGRAM	92
93	87	86	18	Night MovesMARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89465	28
94	55	43	13	I Can't WaitSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99565/ATLANTIC	16
95	93	93	12	Where Are You Now?JIMMY HARNEN WITH SYNCH COLUMBIA 38-05788	77
96	83	77	6	If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)BONNIE TYLER COLUMBIA 38-05839	77
97	71	73	9	Shot In The DarkOZZY OSBOURNE CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05810/EPIC	68
98	66	55	12	For AmericaJACKSON BROWNE ASYLUM 7-69566/ELEKTRA	30
99	67	56	18	NikitaELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28800/WARNER BROS.	7
100	68	52	13	OverjoyedSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1832/MOTOWN	24

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.