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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 27, 1986

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/20 01/03/87 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	14	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Walk Like An EgyptianBANGLES COLUMBIA 38-06257	1
2	3	5	13	Everybody Have Fun TonightWANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28562/WARNER BROS.	2
3	4	8	9	NotoriousDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5648	3
4	5	9	11	Shake You DownGREGORY ABBOTT COLUMBIA 38-06191	4
5	2	1	15	The Way It IsBRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE RCA 5023	1
6	8	14	12	C'est La VieROBBIE NEVIL MANHATTAN 50047/EMI-AMERICA	6
7	13	17	9	ControlJANET JACKSON A&M 2877	7
8	11	15	6	WarBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND COLUMBIA 38-06432	8
9	9	10	13	Stand By MeBEN E. KING ATLANTIC 7-89361	4
10	12	13	12	Don't Get Me WrongTHE PRETENDERS SIRE 7-28630/WARNER BROS.	10
11	6	7	13	To Be A LoverBILLY IDOL CHRYSALIS 43024	6
12	15	18	10	Is This LoveSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-06381/EPIC	12
13	16	20	9	Land Of ConfusionGENESIS ATLANTIC 7-89336	13
14	18	21	9	VictoryKOOL & THE GANG MERCURY 888 074-7/POLYGRAM	14
15	22	32	8	At This MomentBILLY VERA & THE BEATERS RHINO 74403	15
16	19	23	10	Love Is ForeverBILLY OCEAN JIVE 9540/ARISTA	16
17	17	19	11	You Know I Love You . . . Don't You?HOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69512	17
18	21	28	9	SomedayGLASS TIGER MANHATTAN 50048/EMI-AMERICA	18
19	20	26	10	The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear ShadesTIMBUK 3 I.R.S. 52940/MCA	19
20	7	3	11	Hip To Be SquareHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 43065	3
21	10	4	15	The Next Time I FallPETER CETERA with AMY GRANT WARNER BROS. 7-28597	1
22	27	38	4	★★★ POWER PICK/SALES & AIRPLAY ★★★ Open Your HeartMADONNA SIRE 7-28508/WARNER BROS.	22
23	25	30	9	All I WantedKANSAS MCA 52958	23
24	14	6	17	You Give Love A Bad NameBON JOVI MERCURY 884 953-7/POLYGRAM	1
25	28	34	9	Coming Around AgainCARLY SIMON ARISTA 9525	25
26	32	40	5	Change Of HeartCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-06431	26
27	31	44	9	Touch Me (I Want Your Body)SAMANTHA FOX JIVE 1006/RCA	27
28	30	39	9	Falling In Love (Uh-Oh)MIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-06352	28
29	29	31	10	You Be Illin'RUN-D.M.C. PROFILE 5119	29
30	40	48	6	Keep Your Hands To YourselfGEORGIA SATELLITES ELEKTRA 7-69502	30
31	38	41	6	Two PeopleTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5644	31
32	34	37	13	For TonightNANCY MARTINEZ ATLANTIC 7-89371	32
33	23	12	16	Word UpCAMEO ATLANTA ARTISTS 884 933-7/POLYGRAM	6
34	37	42	7	This Is The TimeBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-06526	34
35	45	49	4	We're ReadyBOSTON MCA 52985	35
36	44	53	7	Will You Still Love Me?CHICAGO WARNER BROS. 7-28512	36
37	42	46	8	Talk To MeCHICO DeBARGE MOTOWN 1858	37
38	26	16	16	HumanTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M/VIRGIN 2861/A&M	1
39	49	56	5	Love You DownREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52947	39
40	46	52	7	Stop To LoveLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-06523	40
41	24	11	13	Love Will Conquer AllLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1866	9
42	47	51	7	You Got It AllTHE JETS MCA 52968	42
43	52	58	4	Ballerina GirlLIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1873	43
44	48	50	8	Stay The NightBENJAMIN ORR ELEKTRA 7-69506	44
45	33	36	9	GoldminePOINTER SISTERS RCA 5062	33
46	53	57	8	Nobody's FoolCINDERELLA MERCURY 884 851-7/POLYGRAM	46
47	41	43	8	Tasty LoveFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5616	41
48	56	83	3	Livin' On A PrayerBON JOVI MERCURY 888 184-7/POLYGRAM	48
49	54	67	4	I'll Be Alright Without YouJOURNEY COLUMBIA 38-06301	49
50	55	66	5	Big TimePETER GABRIEL GEFFEN 7-28503/WARNER BROS.	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	36	27	17	Wild Wild LifeTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28629/WARNER BROS.	25
52	62	73	4	Jimmy LeeARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9546	52
53	57	61	10	CrazayJESSE JOHNSON featuring SLY STONE A&M 2878	53
54	61	70	4	I Need Your LovingTHE HUMAN LEAGUE A&M 2893	54
55	63	72	5	Caught Up In The RaptureANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69511	55
56	58	60	6	Heartache AwayDON JOHNSON EPIC 34-06426	56
57	39	22	13	True BlueMADONNA SIRE 7-28591/WARNER BROS.	3
58	35	24	14	AmandaBOSTON MCA 52756	1
59	43	29	20	Take Me Home TonightEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-06231	4
60	66	79	3	Can't Help Falling In LoveCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8368	60
61	64	69	6	French KissinDEBBIE HARRY GEFFEN 7-28546/WARNER BROS.	61
62	69	82	4	Facts Of LoveJEFF LORBER featuring KARYN WHITE WARNER BROS. 7-28588	62
63	68	77	5	Brand New LoverDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-06374	63
64	51	33	18	I'll Be Over YouTOTO COLUMBIA 38-06280	11
65	73	—	2	I Wanna Go BackEDDIE MONEY COLUMBIA 38-06569	65
66	71	78	5	The Best Man In The WorldANN WILSON CAPITOL 5654	66
67	83	—	2	Somewhere Out ThereLINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM MCA 52973	67
68	86	—	2	(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)BEASTIE BOYS DEF JAM 38-06595/COLUMBIA	68
69	50	25	14	(Forever) Live And DieORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2872/A&M	19
70	72	80	5	I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)GRACE JONES MANHATTAN 50052/EMI-AMERICA	70
71	59	45	16	The RainORAN "JUICE" JONES DEF JAM 38-06209/COLUMBIA	9
72	76	—	2	GirlfriendBOBBY BROWN MCA 52866	72
73	79	91	3	We ConnectSTACEY Q ATLANTIC 7-89331	73
74	65	65	7	Some PeoplePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-06423	65
75	74	74	9	Goin' To The BankCOMMODORES POLYDOR 885 358-7/POLYGRAM	65
76	84	90	4	SuburbiaPET SHOP BOYS EMI-AMERICA Y355	76
77	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ Without Your LoveTOTO COLUMBIA 38-06570	77
78	67	47	13	Welcome To The BoomtownDAVID & DAVID A&M 2857	37
79	70	55	20	I Didn't Mean To Turn You OnROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99537/ATLANTIC	2
80	NEW▶		1	CandyCAMEO ATLANTA ARTISTS 888 193-7/POLYGRAM	80
81	95	—	2	True To YouRIC OCASEK GEFFEN 7-28504/WARNER BROS.	81
82	85	85	4	GracelandPAUL SIMON WARNER BROS. 7-28522	82
83	87	97	3	This Is The World CallingBOB GELDOF ATLANTIC 7-89341	83
84	82	59	23	All Cried OutLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05844	8
85	60	35	11	Foolish PrideDARYL HALL RCA 5038	33
86	81	62	17	Emotion In MotionRIC OCASEK GEFFEN 7-28617/WARNER BROS.	15
87	NEW▶		1	Don't Leave Me This WayCOMMUNARDS MCA 52928	87
88	80	75	7	MiamiBOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND CAPITOL 5658	70
89	88	88	3	Blame It On The RadioJOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89333	88
90	NEW▶		1	SomeoneEL DeBARGE GORDY 1867/MOTOWN	90
91	92	92	3	Dancin' In My SleepSECRET TIES NIGHT WAVE 9201	91
92	NEW▶		1	(I Know) I'm Losing YouUPTOWN OAK LAWN 3810	92
93	NEW▶		1	A Trick Of The NightBANANARAMA LONDON 886 119-7	93
94	75	64	11	Nail It To The WallSTACY LATTISAW MOTOWN 1859	48
95	78	68	7	Thorn In My SideEURYTHMICS RCA 5058	68
96	NEW▶		1	If I Say YesFIVE STAR RCA 5083	96
97	77	63	18	True ColorsCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 37-06247/EPIC	1
98	90	76	20	Sweet LoveANITA BAKER ELEKTRA 7-69557	8
99	91	54	14	Freedom OverspillSTEVE WINWOOD ISLAND 7-28595/WARNER BROS.	20
100	89	86	5	Every Beat Of My HeartROD STEWART WARNER BROS. 7-28625	83

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.