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