Billboard Hot 100 — January 11, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 11, 1986. "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie held #1 for a 4th straight week, the last week of its run. 2 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Your Personal Touch" by Evelyn "Champagne" King at #87, which would go on to peak at #86. The biggest climber was "Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr, up 14 places from #80 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie — 4 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting November 9, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "Talk To Me" by Stevie Nicks (up from #11 to #8); "Walk Of Life" by Dire Straits (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" by Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin, down 18 places from #42 to #60.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Take On Me" by a-ha, 27 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Lonely Ol' Night" by John Mellencamp after 20 weeks (peak #6); "Fortress Around Your Heart" by Sting after 20 weeks (peak #8).
- Stories that mention this week: Hitsville, Counted: Motown by the Numbers, 1961–1990.
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Party All The Time Eddie Murphy |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Alive & Kicking Simple Minds |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | I Miss You Klymaxx |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | Small Town John Mellencamp |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 11 | Tonight She Comes The Cars |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | Talk To Me Stevie Nicks |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | Broken Wings Mr. Mister |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | Walk Of Life Dire Straits |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | Burning Heart Survivor |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 6 | My Hometown Bruce Springsteen |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | I'm Your Man Wham! |
| 15 | 10 | 6 | 12 | Election Day Arcadia |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | It's Only Love Bryan Adams/Tina Turner |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Love Is The Seventh Wave Sting |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 8 | Go Home Stevie Wonder |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Spies Like Us Paul McCartney |
| 20 | 21 | 20 | 13 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 21 | 12 | 8 | 13 | Sleeping Bag ZZ Top |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | You're A Friend Of Mine Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne |
| 23 | 14 | 11 | 19 | Perfect Way Scritti Politti |
| 24 | 18 | 18 | 12 | Emergency Kool & The Gang |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 10 | Goodbye Night Ranger |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 7 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Billy Ocean |
| 27 | 28 | 27 | 14 | Everybody Dance Ta Mara & The Seen |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | Sidewalk Talk Jellybean Featuring Catherine Buchanan |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 8 | Sex As A Weapon Pat Benatar |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 10 | Face The Face Pete Townshend |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 6 | How Will I Know Whitney Houston |
| 32 | 29 | 25 | 16 | Object Of My Desire Starpoint |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 8 | The Sweetest Taboo Sade |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 9 | A Love Bizarre Sheila E. |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | Everything In My Heart Corey Hart |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 6 | Living In America James Brown |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 7 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. a-ha |
| 38 | 46 | 38 | 7 | Life In A Northern Town The Dream Academy |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 4 | Kyrie Mr. Mister |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 13 | Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") Baltimora |
| 41 | 25 | 4 | 18 | Never Heart |
| 42 | 26 | 1 | 19 | We Built This City Starship |
| 43 | 35 | 20 | 12 | Wrap Her Up Elton John |
| 44 | 52 | 44 | 8 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + The Mechanics |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 10 | The Big Money Rush |
| 46 | 34 | 7 | 16 | Who's Zoomin' Who Aretha Franklin |
| 47 | 40 | 6 | 17 | Lay Your Hands On Me Thompson Twins |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 6 | Go Asia |
| 49 | 47 | 2 | 18 | You Belong To The City Glenn Frey |
| 50 | 54 | 50 | 6 | Digital Display Ready For The World |
| 51 | 41 | 38 | 11 | Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 5 | Somewhere Barbra Streisand |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 7 | Leader Of The Pack Twisted Sister |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 3 | Sara Starship |
| 55 | 62 | 55 | 5 | He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) Freddie Jackson |
| 56 | 57 | 56 | 8 | Everything Must Change Paul Young |
| 57 | 51 | 41 | 14 | To Live And Die In L.A. Wang Chung |
| 58 | 49 | 29 | 12 | Do It For Love Sheena Easton |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 5 | Day By Day Hooters |
| 60 | 42 | 18 | 13 | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 6 | One Vision Queen |
| 62 | 55 | 51 | 11 | Count Me Out New Edition |
| 63 | 59 | 52 | 12 | Too Young Jack Wagner |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 6 | Caravan Of Love Isley, Jasper, Isley |
| 65 | 78 | 65 | 4 | Own The Night Chaka Khan |
| 66 | 80 | 66 | 3 | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr |
| 67 | 61 | 1 | 19 | Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer |
| 68 | 58 | 1 | 19 | Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder |
| 69 | 60 | 12 | 19 | You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 5 | Beat's So Lonely Charlie Sexton |
| 71 | 70 | 69 | 9 | Can You Feel The Beat Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 5 | Secret Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 73 | 69 | 3 | 18 | Head Over Heels Tears For Fears |
| 74 | 71 | 61 | 10 | Everyday James Taylor |
| 75 | 76 | 75 | 6 | The Heart Is Not So Smart El DeBarge With DeBarge |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 6 | Don't Say No Tonight Eugene Wilde |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 7 | I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock And Roll) Nick Lowe And His Cowboy Outfit |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 3 | Let's Go All The Way Sly Fox |
| 79 | 72 | 72 | 8 | Morning Desire Kenny Rogers |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 4 | Stacy Fortune |
| 81 | 79 | 9 | 21 | Be Near Me ABC |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 4 | Baby Talk Alisha |
| 83 | 73 | 15 | 15 | One Of The Living Tina Turner |
| 84 | 68 | 15 | 21 | Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) David Foster |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 3 | Good Friends Joni Mitchell |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 3 | Let Me Down Easy Roger Daltrey |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Your Personal Touch Evelyn "Champagne" King |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 3 | Strength The Alarm |
| 89 | 83 | 64 | 10 | Small Town Girl John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 90 | 84 | 65 | 9 | Dangerous Loverboy |
| 91 | 75 | 30 | 19 | Running Up That Hill Kate Bush |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | The Super Bowl Shuffle The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew |
| 93 | 92 | 1 | 22 | Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston |
| 94 | 90 | 51 | 13 | Tears Are Falling KISS |
| 95 | 94 | 54 | 19 | And She Was Talking Heads |
| 96 | 95 | 59 | 11 | Freedom The Pointer Sisters |
| 97 | 93 | 9 | 21 | Lovin' Every Minute Of It Loverboy |
| 98 | 96 | 20 | 15 | Soul Kiss Olivia Newton-John |
| 99 | 97 | 1 | 27 | Take On Me a-ha |
| 100 | 99 | 34 | 15 | Girls Are More Fun Ray Parker Jr. |
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