Billboard Hot 100 — May 10, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 10, 1986. "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "When The Heart Rules The Mind" by GTR at #74, which would go on to peak at #14. The biggest climber was "Like No Other Night" by Thirty Eight Special, up 19 places from #75 to #56.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "West End Girls" by Pet Shop Boys — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting March 1, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "Bad Boy" by Miami Sound Machine (up from #11 to #8); "If You Leave" by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Sara" by Starship, down 32 places from #64 to #96.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston, 23 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister after 20 weeks (peak #1); "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean after 23 weeks (peak #2); "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" by Mike + The Mechanics after 24 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 | 2 | 1 | 11 | West End Girls Pet Shop Boys |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Addicted To Love Robert Palmer |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Why Can't This Be Love Van Halen |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | What Have You Done For Me Lately Janet Jackson |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | Your Love The Outfield |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Take Me Home Phil Collins |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | Bad Boy Miami Sound Machine |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Harlem Shuffle The Rolling Stones |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | Live To Tell Madonna |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Kiss Prince And The Revolution |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 8 | On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | I Can't Wait Nu Shooz |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | Something About You Level 42 |
| 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | American Storm Bob Seger |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 8 | All I Need Is A Miracle Mike + The Mechanics |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | 16 | Manic Monday The Bangles |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | Is It Love Mr. Mister |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | Be Good To Yourself Journey |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 6 | Move Away Culture Club |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 7 | Never As Good As The First Time Sade |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 7 | Rough Boy ZZ Top |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | 14 | Rock Me Amadeus Falco |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 5 | Crush On You The Jets |
| 26 | 20 | 5 | 17 | What You Need INXS |
| 27 | 19 | 7 | 20 | Let's Go All The Way Sly Fox |
| 28 | 37 | 28 | 4 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean |
| 29 | 22 | 16 | 12 | I Think It's Love Jermaine Jackson |
| 30 | 34 | 30 | 6 | Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight Starship |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 5 | No One Is To Blame Howard Jones |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 8 | Stick Around Julian Lennon |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 4 | Nothin' At All Heart |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 10 | Feel It Again Honeymoon Suite |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 5 | Mothers Talk Tears For Fears |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | All The Things She Said Simple Minds |
| 37 | 44 | 37 | 3 | A Different Corner George Michael |
| 38 | 24 | 10 | 15 | Tender Love Force M.D.'s |
| 39 | 26 | 23 | 10 | I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks) John Taylor |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 6 | Holding Back The Years Simply Red |
| 41 | 30 | 19 | 11 | So Far Away Dire Straits |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 6 | I Wanna Be A Cowboy Boys Don't Cry |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 9 | Right Between The Eyes Wax |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 6 | Where Do The Children Go Hooters |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 3 | Rain On The Scarecrow John Mellencamp |
| 46 | 31 | 26 | 13 | Saturday Love Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Vienna Calling Falco |
| 48 | 42 | 3 | 20 | Secret Lovers Atlantic Starr |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 5 | Pretty In Pink Psychedelic Furs |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 3 | Who's Johnny ("Short Circuit" Theme) El DeBarge |
| 51 | 41 | 2 | 15 | R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) John Mellencamp |
| 52 | 46 | 46 | 8 | Restless Starpoint |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 4 | Tuff Enuff The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 54 | 60 | 54 | 4 | The Love Parade The Dream Academy |
| 55 | 43 | 16 | 12 | I Can't Wait Stevie Nicks |
| 56 | 75 | 56 | 2 | Like No Other Night Thirty Eight Special |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | Your Wildest Dreams The Moody Blues |
| 58 | 47 | 1 | 17 | These Dreams Heart |
| 59 | 53 | 53 | 7 | Absolute Beginners David Bowie |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 4 | Under The Influence Vanity |
| 61 | 71 | 61 | 4 | If Your Heart Isn't In It Atlantic Starr |
| 62 | 58 | 54 | 9 | Call Me Dennis DeYoung |
| 63 | 61 | 38 | 12 | A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) New Edition |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 5 | Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World) Bourgeois Tagg |
| 65 | 79 | 65 | 3 | Out Of Mind Out Of Sight Models |
| 66 | 55 | 30 | 11 | For America Jackson Browne |
| 67 | 56 | 7 | 17 | Nikita Elton John |
| 68 | 52 | 24 | 12 | Overjoyed Stevie Wonder |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Hands Across America Voices Of America |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 6 | Is That It? Katrina And The Waves |
| 71 | 73 | 68 | 8 | Shot in the Dark Ozzy Osbourne |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | The Heat Of Heat Patti Austin |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 3 | Say It, Say It E.G. Daily |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | When The Heart Rules The Mind GTR |
| 75 | 88 | 75 | 5 | Chain Reaction Diana Ross |
| 76 | 85 | 76 | 3 | Lead A Double Life Loverboy |
| 77 | 62 | 10 | 17 | This Could Be The Night Loverboy |
| 78 | 65 | 32 | 16 | Live Is Life Opus |
| 79 | 84 | 79 | 2 | I Must Be Dreaming Giuffria |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | If She Knew What She Wants The Bangles |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 2 | Digging Your Scene The Blow Monkeys |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Don Quichotte Magazine 60 |
| 83 | 77 | 77 | 5 | If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) Bonnie Tyler |
| 84 | 68 | 42 | 10 | Great Gosh A'mighty (Down & Out In Bev. Hills Theme) Little Richard |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Danger Zone Kenny Loggins |
| 86 | 87 | 86 | 3 | Innocent Eyes Graham Nash |
| 87 | 86 | 28 | 17 | Night Moves Marilyn Martin |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Don't Walk Away Robert Tepper |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Living On Video Trans-X |
| 91 | 82 | 82 | 5 | Somebody Somewhere Platinum Blonde |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Listen Like Thieves INXS |
| 93 | 93 | 77 | 11 | Where Are You Now? Jimmy Harnen With Synch |
| 94 | 92 | 72 | 9 | Whisper In The Dark Dionne Warwick |
| 95 | 76 | 74 | 8 | Working Class Man Jimmy Barnes |
| 96 | 64 | 1 | 20 | Sara Starship |
| 97 | 74 | 1 | 23 | How Will I Know Whitney Houston |
| 98 | 78 | 22 | 16 | No Easy Way Out Robert Tepper |
| 99 | 80 | 18 | 15 | Calling America Electric Light Orchestra |
| 100 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Once In A Lifetime Talking Heads |
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