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