Billboard Hot 100 — July 5, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 5, 1986. "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" by Billy Ocean climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald, which had held it for 3 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Edge Of Heaven" by Wham! at #47, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Venus" by Bananarama, up 32 places from #89 to #57.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" by Billy Ocean — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting April 19, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer, down 38 places from #61 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Addicted To Love" by Robert Palmer, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Why Can't This Be Love" by Van Halen after 16 weeks (peak #3); "Take Me Home" by Phil Collins after 16 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 | 12 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | Holding Back The Years Simply Red |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Who's Johnny ("Short Circuit" Theme) El DeBarge |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | No One Is To Blame Howard Jones |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | Nasty Janet Jackson |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | Invisible Touch Genesis |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Crush On You The Jets |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Danger Zone Kenny Loggins |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | Tuff Enuff The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | Your Wildest Dreams The Moody Blues |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 7 | Like A Rock Bob Seger |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 10 | Like No Other Night Thirty Eight Special |
| 15 | 21 | 15 | 9 | When The Heart Rules The Mind GTR |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | A Different Corner George Michael |
| 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | I Wanna Be A Cowboy Boys Don't Cry |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) Pet Shop Boys |
| 19 | 32 | 19 | 5 | Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II") Peter Cetera |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | 13 | Live To Tell Madonna |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 6 | Love Touch (Theme From "Legal Eagles") Rod Stewart |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | 8 | Mad About You Belinda Carlisle |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 7 | Mountains Prince And The Revolution |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Dreams Van Halen |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 5 | Modern Woman (From "Ruthless People") Billy Joel |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | 18 | I Can't Wait Nu Shooz |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 10 | Digging Your Scene The Blow Monkeys |
| 28 | 16 | 10 | 12 | Nothin' At All Heart |
| 29 | 35 | 29 | 8 | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stewart |
| 30 | 20 | 18 | 11 | Vienna Calling Falco |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 7 | Secret Separation The Fixx |
| 32 | 33 | 32 | 9 | If She Knew What She Wants The Bangles |
| 33 | 28 | 28 | 8 | One Hit (To The Body) The Rolling Stones |
| 34 | 29 | 7 | 21 | Something About You Level 42 |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 2 | Papa Don't Preach Madonna |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 7 | You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) Jeffrey Osborne |
| 37 | 22 | 1 | 15 | Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 6 | Take It Easy Andy Taylor |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 5 | Hyperactive Robert Palmer |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | Higher Love Steve Winwood |
| 41 | 48 | 41 | 3 | Suzanne Journey |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 5 | All The Love In The World The Outfield |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 4 | Rumors Timex Social Club |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 7 | One Step Closer To You Gavin Christopher |
| 45 | 34 | 5 | 16 | All I Need Is A Miracle Mike + The Mechanics |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared") Michael McDonald |
| 47 | NEW | 47 | 1 | The Edge Of Heaven Wham! |
| 48 | 38 | 37 | 11 | Out Of Mind Out Of Sight Models |
| 49 | 44 | 44 | 8 | The Finest The S.O.S. Band |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 8 | Peter Gunn The Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy |
| 51 | 37 | 4 | 18 | If You Leave Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 4 | Hanging On A Heart Attack Device |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 7 | Headed For The Future Neil Diamond |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 4 | Words Get In The Way Miami Sound Machine |
| 55 | 68 | 55 | 5 | Jungle Boy John Eddie |
| 56 | 77 | 56 | 3 | Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") Berlin |
| 57 | 89 | 57 | 2 | Venus Bananarama |
| 58 | 41 | 8 | 15 | Is It Love Mr. Mister |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 3 | Baby Love Regina |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 4 | With You All The Way New Edition |
| 61 | 78 | 61 | 2 | Rumbleseat John Mellencamp |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 4 | Voice Of America's Sons John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 3 | A Kind Of Magic Queen |
| 64 | 85 | 64 | 2 | Taken In Mike + The Mechanics |
| 65 | 60 | 56 | 9 | Don Quichotte Magazine 60 |
| 66 | 63 | 61 | 9 | Living On Video Trans-X |
| 67 | 54 | 8 | 18 | Bad Boy Miami Sound Machine |
| 68 | 55 | 4 | 20 | What Have You Done For Me Lately Janet Jackson |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 4 | Headlines Midnight Star |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 5 | In The Shape Of A Heart Jackson Browne |
| 71 | 45 | 9 | 13 | Be Good To Yourself Journey |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Yankee Rose David Lee Roth |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 3 | Touch And Go Emerson, Lake & Powell |
| 74 | 67 | 67 | 5 | School's Out Krokus |
| 75 | 59 | 1 | 19 | West End Girls Pet Shop Boys |
| 76 | 79 | 76 | 4 | Feel The Heat Jean Beauvoir |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Friends And Lovers Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring |
| 78 | 49 | 21 | 11 | Rain On The Scarecrow John Mellencamp |
| 79 | 81 | 79 | 5 | One Way Love TKA |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 4 | The Best Of Me David Foster And Olivia Newton-John |
| 81 | 58 | 6 | 21 | Your Love The Outfield |
| 82 | 92 | 82 | 2 | Rock'N'roll To The Rescue The Beach Boys |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 3 | You Don't Have To Cry Rene & Angela |
| 84 | 88 | 84 | 2 | If Anybody Had A Heart John Waite |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Man Size Love (From "Running Scared") Klymaxx |
| 86 | 95 | 86 | 2 | The Captain Of Her Heart Double |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 2 | Victory Line Limited Warranty |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | That Was Then, This Is Now The Monkees |
| 89 | 62 | 54 | 9 | Listen Like Thieves INXS |
| 90 | 82 | 57 | 12 | If Your Heart Isn't In It Atlantic Starr |
| 91 | 80 | 52 | 10 | I Must Be Dreaming Giuffria |
| 92 | 57 | 12 | 14 | Move Away Culture Club |
| 93 | 97 | 93 | 2 | This Is The Time Dennis DeYoung |
| 94 | 98 | 94 | 2 | I Wouldn't Lie Yarbrough & Peoples |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | No Promises Icehouse |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Before I Go Starship |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Point Of No Return Nu Shooz |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Do You Remember Me? Jermaine Jackson |
| 99 | 61 | 1 | 22 | Addicted To Love Robert Palmer |
| 100 | 73 | 71 | 7 | Female Intuition Mai Tai |
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