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