Billboard Hot 100 — April 5, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 5, 1986. "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Move Away" by Culture Club at #68, which would go on to peak at #12. The biggest climber was "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, up 18 places from #78 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting February 8, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "Manic Monday" by The Bangles (up from #11 to #7); "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "All The Kings Horses" by The Firm, down 25 places from #61 to #86.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III")" by Baltimora, 25 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "Burning Heart" by Survivor after 22 weeks (peak #2); "I'm Your Man" by Wham! after 18 weeks (peak #3); "I Miss You" by Klymaxx after 29 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 9 | Rock Me Amadeus Falco |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) John Mellencamp |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Kiss Prince And The Revolution |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | These Dreams Heart |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | What You Need INXS |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | Manic Monday The Bangles |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | Let's Go All The Way Sly Fox |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | Addicted To Love Robert Palmer |
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Nikita Elton John |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Tender Love Force M.D.'s |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 6 | West End Girls Pet Shop Boys |
| 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | This Could Be The Night Loverboy |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | Harlem Shuffle The Rolling Stones |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Sara Starship |
| 16 | 24 | 16 | 4 | Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Beat's So Lonely Charlie Sexton |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 10 | Calling America Electric Light Orchestra |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | I Can't Wait Stevie Nicks |
| 20 | 12 | 8 | 12 | King For A Day Thompson Twins |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 7 | What Have You Done For Me Lately Janet Jackson |
| 22 | 14 | 14 | 11 | Sanctify Yourself Simple Minds |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 8 | Your Love The Outfield |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | I Think It's Love Jermaine Jackson |
| 25 | 15 | 1 | 16 | Kyrie Mr. Mister |
| 26 | 18 | 1 | 18 | How Will I Know Whitney Houston |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 6 | So Far Away Dire Straits |
| 28 | 22 | 22 | 11 | No Easy Way Out Robert Tepper |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 4 | American Storm Bob Seger |
| 30 | 31 | 30 | 7 | Overjoyed Stevie Wonder |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 4 | Take Me Home Phil Collins |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 11 | Live Is Life Opus |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 5 | Bad Boy Miami Sound Machine |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 8 | Saturday Love Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal |
| 35 | 44 | 35 | 5 | If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | For America Jackson Browne |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 5 | I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks) John Taylor |
| 38 | 45 | 38 | 8 | Something About You Level 42 |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 5 | I Can't Wait Nu Shooz |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 2 | Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 7 | A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) New Edition |
| 42 | 25 | 20 | 12 | (How To Be A) Millionaire ABC |
| 43 | 27 | 6 | 20 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + The Mechanics |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 5 | Great Gosh A'mighty (Down & Out In Bev. Hills Theme) Little Richard |
| 45 | 58 | 45 | 3 | All I Need Is A Miracle Mike + The Mechanics |
| 46 | 33 | 28 | 12 | Night Moves Marilyn Martin |
| 47 | 34 | 32 | 10 | I'm Not The One The Cars |
| 48 | 35 | 22 | 12 | Another Night Aretha Franklin |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 2 | Is It Love Mr. Mister |
| 50 | 43 | 2 | 19 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Billy Ocean |
| 51 | 65 | 51 | 2 | Rough Boy ZZ Top |
| 52 | 41 | 5 | 20 | The Sweetest Taboo Sade |
| 53 | 67 | 53 | 3 | Stick Around Julian Lennon |
| 54 | 51 | 42 | 11 | Bop Dan Seals |
| 55 | 71 | 55 | 2 | Never As Good As The First Time Sade |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 5 | Feel It Again Honeymoon Suite |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 9 | The Power Of Love Jennifer Rush |
| 58 | 48 | 7 | 19 | Life In A Northern Town The Dream Academy |
| 59 | 47 | 4 | 18 | Living In America James Brown |
| 60 | 78 | 60 | 3 | On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| 61 | 52 | 46 | 11 | Do Me Baby Meli'sa Morgan |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 3 | Restless Starpoint |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 4 | Right Between The Eyes Wax |
| 64 | 50 | 11 | 21 | A Love Bizarre Sheila E. |
| 65 | 53 | 13 | 25 | Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") Baltimora |
| 66 | 56 | 18 | 17 | Day By Day Hooters |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 4 | Call Me Dennis DeYoung |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Move Away Culture Club |
| 69 | 68 | 61 | 9 | I Like You Phyllis Nelson |
| 70 | 64 | 1 | 22 | That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight Starship |
| 72 | 63 | 10 | 25 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 3 | Your Smile Rene & Angela |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 4 | A Good Heart Feargal Sharkey |
| 75 | 62 | 21 | 12 | Stages ZZ Top |
| 76 | 72 | 72 | 4 | Whisper In The Dark Dionne Warwick |
| 77 | 76 | 76 | 5 | I Engineer Animotion |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Where Do The Children Go Hooters |
| 79 | 87 | 79 | 2 | Absolute Beginners David Bowie |
| 80 | 57 | 16 | 12 | Russians Sting |
| 81 | 77 | 77 | 6 | Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | All The Things She Said Simple Minds |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 3 | Working Class Man Jimmy Barnes |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 3 | Shot in the Dark Ozzy Osbourne |
| 85 | 80 | 59 | 9 | Let Me Be The One Five Star |
| 86 | 61 | 61 | 8 | All The Kings Horses The Firm |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Is That It? Katrina And The Waves |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Holding Back The Years Simply Red |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Johnny Come Home Fine Young Cannibals |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Wanna Be A Cowboy Boys Don't Cry |
| 91 | 75 | 54 | 8 | Le Bel Age (The Best Years) Pat Benatar |
| 92 | 96 | 92 | 2 | Love And Rock And Roll Greg Kihn |
| 93 | 89 | 21 | 18 | Digital Display Ready For The World |
| 94 | 69 | 33 | 10 | Goodbye Is Forever Arcadia |
| 95 | 94 | 92 | 6 | Now And Forever (You And Me) Anne Murray |
| 96 | 95 | 68 | 16 | Baby Talk Alisha |
| 97 | 88 | 80 | 8 | The Men All Pause Klymaxx |
| 98 | 93 | 90 | 6 | I Found Someone Laura Branigan |
| 99 | 85 | 76 | 6 | Heart's On Fire John Cafferty |
| 100 | 82 | 77 | 7 | In My Dreams Dokken |
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