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