Billboard Hot 100 — March 1, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 1, 1986. "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "So Far Away" by Dire Straits at #66, which would go on to peak at #19. The biggest climber was "What Have You Done For Me Lately" by Janet Jackson, up 20 places from #95 to #75.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting December 21, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "Secret Lovers" by Atlantic Starr (up from #11 to #9); "These Dreams" by Heart (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Strength" by The Alarm, down 33 places from #66 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I Miss You" by Klymaxx, 25 weeks and counting (peak #5).
- Gone from the chart: "Separate Lives" by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin after 21 weeks (peak #1); "Never" by Heart after 24 weeks (peak #4); "Tonight She Comes" by The Cars after 17 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Kyrie Mr. Mister |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | How Will I Know Whitney Houston |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Sara Starship |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | Living In America James Brown |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | The Sweetest Taboo Sade |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Billy Ocean |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Life In A Northern Town The Dream Academy |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + The Mechanics |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | These Dreams Heart |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | A Love Bizarre Sheila E. |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 7 | King For A Day Thompson Twins |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 20 | Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") Baltimora |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | 18 | Burning Heart Survivor |
| 15 | 15 | 10 | 20 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 7 | Russians Sting |
| 17 | 26 | 17 | 5 | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) John Mellencamp |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | Day By Day Hooters |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 7 | Nikita Elton John |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | 17 | That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 6 | Sanctify Yourself Simple Minds |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 7 | Stages ZZ Top |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | What You Need INXS |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | 14 | I'm Your Man Wham! |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 7 | This Could Be The Night Loverboy |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 12 | Beat's So Lonely Charlie Sexton |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | (How To Be A) Millionaire ABC |
| 28 | 21 | 21 | 13 | Digital Display Ready For The World |
| 29 | 40 | 29 | 4 | Rock Me Amadeus Falco |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 10 | Let's Go All The Way Sly Fox |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 7 | Another Night Aretha Franklin |
| 32 | 20 | 20 | 14 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. a-ha |
| 33 | 39 | 33 | 6 | Manic Monday The Bangles |
| 34 | 38 | 34 | 7 | Night Moves Marilyn Martin |
| 35 | 25 | 25 | 12 | He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) Freddie Jackson |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 5 | Goodbye Is Forever Arcadia |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 5 | Needles And Pins Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers With Stevie Nicks |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 6 | No Easy Way Out Robert Tepper |
| 39 | 47 | 39 | 5 | Tender Love Force M.D.'s |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 5 | Calling America Electric Light Orchestra |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 2 | Kiss Prince And The Revolution |
| 42 | 30 | 7 | 15 | Spies Like Us Paul McCartney |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 5 | I'm Not The One The Cars |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | Bop Dan Seals |
| 45 | 32 | 1 | 17 | Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 4 | Addicted To Love Robert Palmer |
| 47 | 37 | 7 | 18 | Walk Of Life Dire Straits |
| 48 | 60 | 48 | 2 | I Can't Wait Stevie Nicks |
| 49 | 31 | 4 | 16 | Talk To Me Stevie Nicks |
| 50 | 42 | 5 | 25 | I Miss You Klymaxx |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | Do Me Baby Meli'sa Morgan |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 5 | I'd Do It All Again Sam Harris |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 6 | Live Is Life Opus |
| 54 | 36 | 10 | 15 | Go Home Stevie Wonder |
| 55 | 41 | 6 | 13 | My Hometown Bruce Springsteen |
| 56 | 74 | 56 | 2 | I Think It's Love Jermaine Jackson |
| 57 | 45 | 18 | 16 | Sidewalk Talk Jellybean Featuring Catherine Buchanan |
| 58 | 63 | 58 | 3 | Le Bel Age (The Best Years) Pat Benatar |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 4 | Let Me Be The One Five Star |
| 60 | 79 | 60 | 3 | Your Love The Outfield |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 4 | I Like You Phyllis Nelson |
| 62 | 76 | 62 | 2 | Overjoyed Stevie Wonder |
| 63 | 51 | 41 | 8 | The Super Bowl Shuffle The Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew |
| 64 | 55 | 17 | 17 | Goodbye Night Ranger |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 4 | Jimmy Mack Sheena Easton |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | So Far Away Dire Straits |
| 67 | 75 | 67 | 4 | The Power Of Love Jennifer Rush |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 11 | Baby Talk Alisha |
| 69 | 86 | 69 | 3 | Saturday Love Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal |
| 70 | 61 | 43 | 12 | Somewhere Barbra Streisand |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | West End Girls Pet Shop Boys |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | For America Jackson Browne |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 3 | Something About You Level 42 |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 5 | Lying Peter Frampton |
| 75 | 95 | 75 | 2 | What Have You Done For Me Lately Janet Jackson |
| 76 | 78 | 76 | 6 | Pleasure And Pain Divinyls |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | All The Kings Horses The Firm |
| 78 | 65 | 30 | 14 | Everything In My Heart Corey Hart |
| 79 | 58 | 2 | 22 | Party All The Time Eddie Murphy |
| 80 | 71 | 63 | 12 | Secret Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 3 | It's All Right (Baby's Coming Back) Eurythmics |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 3 | Stereotomy The Alan Parsons Project |
| 83 | 67 | 51 | 13 | Caravan Of Love Isley, Jasper, Isley |
| 84 | 69 | 6 | 18 | Small Town John Mellencamp |
| 85 | 62 | 18 | 19 | You're A Friend Of Mine Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne |
| 86 | 59 | 3 | 20 | Alive & Kicking Simple Minds |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 3 | The Men All Pause Klymaxx |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Heart's On Fire John Cafferty |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 2 | A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) New Edition |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 2 | In My Dreams Dokken |
| 91 | 73 | 24 | 21 | Everybody Dance Ta Mara & The Seen |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Found Someone Laura Branigan |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Twist My Arm The Pointer Sisters |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Now And Forever (You And Me) Anne Murray |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
| 96 | 84 | 69 | 16 | Can You Feel The Beat Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force |
| 97 | 81 | 25 | 23 | Object Of My Desire Starpoint |
| 98 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) Scritti Politti |
| 99 | 66 | 61 | 10 | Strength The Alarm |
| 100 | 96 | 96 | 3 | One Sunny Day (From Quicksilver) Ray Parker,Jr. & Helen Terry |
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