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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/13 12/27 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	5	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Walk Like An EgyptianBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-06257	1
2	1	4	14	The Way It IsBRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE RCA 5023	1
3	5	7	12	Everybody Have Fun TonightWANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28562/WARNER BROS.	3
4	8	11	8	NotoriousDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5648	4
5	9	15	10	Shake You DownGREGORY ABBOTT COLUMBIA 38-06191	5
6	7	10	12	To Be A LoverBILLY IDOL CHRYSALIS 43024	6
7	3	3	10	Hip To Be SquareHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43065	3
8	14	17	11	C'est La VieROBBIE NEVIL MANHATTAN 50047/EMI-AMERICA	8
9	10	13	12	Stand By MeBEN E. KING ATLANTIC 7-89361	4
10	4	1	14	The Next Time I FallPETER CETERA with AMY GRANT WARNER BROS. 7-28597	1
11	15	20	5	WarBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND COLUMBIA 7-2557	11
12	13	16	11	Don't Get Me WrongTHE PRETENDERS SIRE 7-28630/WARNER BROS.	12
13	17	21	8	ControlJANET JACKSON A&M 2877	13
14	6	2	16	You Give Love A Bad NameBON JOVI MERCURY 884 953-7/POLYGRAM	1
15	18	23	9	Is This LoveSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-06381/EPIC	15
16	20	26	8	Land Of ConfusionGENESIS ATLANTIC 7-89336	16
17	19	22	10	You Know I Love You . . . Don't You?HOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69512	17
18	21	28	8	VictoryKOOL & THE GANG MERCURY 888 074-7/POLYGRAM	18
19	23	27	9	Love Is ForeverBILLY OCEAN JIVE 9540/ARISTA	19
20	26	30	9	The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear ShadesTIMBUK 3 I.R.S. 52940/MCA	20
21	28	31	8	SomedayGLASS TIGER MANHATTAN 50048/EMI-AMERICA	21
22	32	38	7	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES & AIRPLAY ★★★ At This MomentBILLY VERA & THE BEATERS RHINO 74403	22
23	12	6	15	Word UpCAMEO ATLANTA ARTISTS 884 933-7/POLYGRAM	6
24	11	9	12	Love Will Conquer AllLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1866	9
25	30	34	8	All I WantedKANSAS MCA 52958	25
26	16	8	15	HumanTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M/VIRGIN 2861/A&M	1
27	38	51	3	Open Your HeartMADONNA SIRE 7-28508/WARNER BROS.	27
28	34	37	8	Coming Around AgainCARLY SIMON ARISTA 9525	28
29	31	35	9	You Be Illin'RUN-D.M.C. PROFILE 5119	29
30	39	42	8	Falling In Love (Uh-Oh)MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-06352	30
31	44	48	8	Touch Me (I Want Your Body)SAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1006/RCA	31
32	40	52	4	Change Of HeartCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-06431	32
33	36	40	8	GoldminePOINTER SISTERS RCA 5062	33
34	37	39	12	For TonightNANCY MARTINEZ ATLANTIC 7-89371	34
35	24	14	13	AmandaBOSTON MCA 52756	1
36	27	25	16	Wild Wild LifeTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28629/WARNER BROS.	25
37	42	47	6	This Is The TimeBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-06526	37
38	41	45	5	Two PeopleTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5644	38
39	22	12	12	True BlueMADONNA SIRE 7-28591/WARNER BROS.	3
40	48	60	5	Keep Your Hands To YourselfGEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69502	40
41	43	43	7	Tasty LoveFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5616	41
42	46	50	7	Talk To MeCHICO DeBARGE MOTOWN 1858	42
43	29	18	19	Take Me Home TonightEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-06231	4
44	53	56	6	Will You Still Love Me?CHICAGO WARNER BROS. 7-28512	44
45	49	62	3	We're ReadyBOSTON MCA 52985	45
46	52	58	6	Stop To LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-06523	46
47	51	57	6	You Got It AllTHE JETS MCA 52968	47
48	50	54	7	Stay The NightBENJAMIN ORR ELEKTRA 7-69506	48
49	56	61	4	Love You DownREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52947	49
50	25	19	13	(Forever) Live And DieORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2872/A&M	19

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	33	24	17	I'll Be Over YouTOTO COLUMBIA 38-06280	11
52	58	76	3	Ballerina GirlLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1873	52
53	57	67	7	Nobody's FoolCINDERELLA MERCURY 884 851-7/POLYGRAM	53
54	67	79	3	I'll Be Alright Without YouJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-06301	54
55	66	71	4	Big TimePETER GABRIEL GEFFEN 7-28503/WARNER BROS.	55
56	83	—	2	Livin' On A PrayerBON JOVI MERCURY 888 184-7/POLYGRAM	56
57	61	63	9	CrazayJESSE JOHNSON featuring SLY STONE A&M 2878	57
58	60	66	5	Heartache AwayDON JOHNSON EPIC 34-06426	58
59	45	29	15	The RainORAN "JUICE" JONES DEF JAM 38-06209/COLUMBIA	9
60	35	33	10	Foolish PrideDARYL HALL RCA 5038	33
61	70	88	3	I Need Your LovingTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M 2893	61
62	73	94	3	Jimmy LeeARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9546	62
63	72	84	4	Caught Up In The RaptureANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69511	63
64	69	73	5	French KissinDEBBIE HARRY GEFFEN 7-28546/WARNER BROS.	64
65	65	69	6	Some PeoplePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-06423	65
66	79	—	2	Can't Help Falling In LoveCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8368	66
67	47	41	12	Welcome To The BoomtownDAVID & DAVID A&M 2857	37
68	77	90	4	Brand New LoverDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-06374	68
69	82	96	3	Facts Of LoveJEFF LORBER featuring KARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-28588	69
70	55	36	19	I Didn't Mean To Turn You OnROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99537/ATLANTIC	2
71	78	87	4	The Best Man In The WorldANN WILSON CAPITOL 5654	71
72	80	89	4	I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)GRACE JONES MANHATTAN 50052/EMI-AMERICA	72
73	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ I Wanna Go BackEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-06569	73
74	74	65	8	Goin' To The BankCOMMODORES POLYDOR 885 358-7/POLYGRAM	65
75	64	53	10	Nail It To The WallSTACY LATTISAW MOTOWN 1859	48
76	NEW▶		1	GirlfriendBOBBY BROWN MCA 52866	76
77	63	44	17	True ColorsCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-06247/EPIC	1
78	68	68	6	Thorn In My SideEURYTHMICS RCA 5058	68
79	91	—	2	We ConnectSTACEY Q ATLANTIC 7-89331	79
80	75	70	6	MiamiBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5658	70
81	62	49	16	Emotion In MotionRIC OCASEK GEFFEN 7-28617/WARNER BROS.	15
82	59	55	22	All Cried OutLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05844	8
83	NEW▶		1	Somewhere Out ThereLINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM MCA 52973	83
84	90	97	3	SuburbiaPET SHOP BOYS EMI-AMERICA Y355	84
85	85	92	3	GracelandPAUL SIMON WARNER BROS. 7-28522	85
86	NEW▶		1	(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)BEASTIE BOYS DEF JAM 38-06595/COLUMBIA	86
87	97	—	2	This Is The World CallingBOB GELDOF ATLANTIC 7-89341	87
88	88	—	2	Blame It On The RadioJOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89333	88
89	86	83	4	Every Beat Of My HeartROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-28625	83
90	76	59	19	Sweet LoveANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69557	8
91	54	32	13	Freedom OverspillSTEVE WINWOOD ISLAND 7-28595/WARNER BROS.	20
92	92	—	2	Dancin' In My SleepSECRET TIES NIGHT WAVE 9201	92
93	71	46	14	What About Love'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-06289	26
94	84	64	9	Don't Stand So Close To Me '86THE POLICE A&M 2879	46
95	NEW▶		1	True To YouRIC OCASEK GEFFEN 7-28504/WARNER BROS.	95
96	81	72	11	Lady SoulTHE TEMPTATIONS GORDY 1856/MOTOWN	47
97	94	82	24	Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)GLASS TIGER MANHATTAN 50037/EMI-AMERICA	2
98	89	91	4	It's Not You, It's Not MeKBC BAND ARISTA 9526	89
99	87	75	14	Midas TouchMIDNIGHT STAR SOLAR 7-69525/ELEKTRA	42
100	95	81	6	StrangleholdPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5636	81

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