Billboard Hot 100 — July 26, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 26, 1986. "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Invisible Touch" by Genesis. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Love Zone" by Billy Ocean at #65, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Somebody Like You" by Thirty Eight Special, up 23 places from #89 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting May 10, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna (up from #12 to #6); "Mad About You" by Belinda Carlisle (up from #11 to #8); "Modern Woman (From "Ruthless People")" by Billy Joel (up from #15 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "One Hit (To The Body)" by The Rolling Stones, down 32 places from #66 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Something About You" by Level 42, 24 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "If You Leave" by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark after 20 weeks (peak #4); "Is It Love" by Mr. Mister after 17 weeks (peak #8); "Be Good To Yourself" by Journey after 15 weeks (peak #9).
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 | Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | Danger Zone Kenny Loggins |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Invisible Touch Genesis |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Nasty Janet Jackson |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II") Peter Cetera |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | Papa Don't Preach Madonna |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | Love Touch (Theme From "Legal Eagles") Rod Stewart |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | Mad About You Belinda Carlisle |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 17 | Holding Back The Years Simply Red |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | Modern Woman (From "Ruthless People") Billy Joel |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money) Pet Shop Boys |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 11 | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Stewart |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | 15 | Your Wildest Dreams The Moody Blues |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 14 | Who's Johnny ("Short Circuit" Theme) El DeBarge |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | Digging Your Scene The Blow Monkeys |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean |
| 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | When The Heart Rules The Mind GTR |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 7 | Higher Love Steve Winwood |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 10 | Secret Separation The Fixx |
| 20 | 28 | 20 | 7 | Rumors Timex Social Club |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 10 | You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) Jeffrey Osborne |
| 22 | 31 | 22 | 4 | The Edge Of Heaven Wham! |
| 23 | 34 | 23 | 5 | Venus Bananarama |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 7 | Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared") Michael McDonald |
| 25 | 19 | 4 | 16 | No One Is To Blame Howard Jones |
| 26 | 29 | 26 | 9 | Take It Easy Andy Taylor |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 6 | Suzanne Journey |
| 28 | 16 | 12 | 10 | Like A Rock Bob Seger |
| 29 | 20 | 10 | 15 | Tuff Enuff The Fabulous Thunderbirds |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 8 | All The Love In The World The Outfield |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 10 | One Step Closer To You Gavin Christopher |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 6 | Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") Berlin |
| 33 | 40 | 33 | 2 | Dancing On The Ceiling Lionel Richie |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 6 | Baby Love Regina |
| 35 | 33 | 33 | 8 | Hyperactive Robert Palmer |
| 36 | 24 | 3 | 16 | Crush On You The Jets |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 7 | Words Get In The Way Miami Sound Machine |
| 38 | 22 | 22 | 10 | Dreams Van Halen |
| 39 | 23 | 1 | 19 | On My Own Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | Yankee Rose David Lee Roth |
| 41 | 50 | 41 | 4 | Friends And Lovers Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 7 | Hanging On A Heart Attack Device |
| 43 | 48 | 43 | 5 | Taken In Mike + The Mechanics |
| 44 | 26 | 14 | 13 | Like No Other Night Thirty Eight Special |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 5 | Rumbleseat John Mellencamp |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 4 | That Was Then, This Is Now The Monkees |
| 47 | 55 | 47 | 4 | Man Size Love (From "Running Scared") Klymaxx |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 6 | A Kind Of Magic Queen |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 3 | Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 5 | The Captain Of Her Heart Double |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 7 | With You All The Way New Edition |
| 52 | 52 | 52 | 8 | Jungle Boy John Eddie |
| 53 | 62 | 53 | 3 | Walk Like A Man (From "A Fine Mess") Mary Jane Girls |
| 54 | 37 | 23 | 10 | Mountains Prince And The Revolution |
| 55 | 43 | 29 | 12 | If She Knew What She Wants The Bangles |
| 56 | 41 | 12 | 17 | I Wanna Be A Cowboy Boys Don't Cry |
| 57 | 73 | 57 | 3 | Two Of Hearts Stacey Q |
| 58 | 54 | 3 | 21 | I Can't Wait Nu Shooz |
| 59 | 45 | 1 | 16 | Live To Tell Madonna |
| 60 | 44 | 7 | 14 | A Different Corner George Michael |
| 61 | 69 | 61 | 3 | Love Of A Lifetime Chaka Khan |
| 62 | 74 | 62 | 4 | Point Of No Return Nu Shooz |
| 63 | 60 | 60 | 6 | Touch And Go Emerson, Lake & Powell |
| 64 | 56 | 7 | 24 | Something About You Level 42 |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Love Zone Billy Ocean |
| 66 | 89 | 66 | 2 | Somebody Like You Thirty Eight Special |
| 67 | 81 | 67 | 2 | If Looks Could Kill Heart |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 4 | Before I Go Starship |
| 69 | 58 | 10 | 15 | Nothin' At All Heart |
| 70 | 87 | 70 | 2 | Money$ Too Tight (To Mention) Simply Red |
| 71 | 71 | 71 | 4 | Do You Remember Me? Jermaine Jackson |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | Velcro Fly ZZ Top |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Walk This Way Run-D.M.C. |
| 74 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Rock'N'roll To The Rescue The Beach Boys |
| 75 | 64 | 62 | 7 | Voice Of America's Sons John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 76 | 86 | 76 | 2 | Anotherloverholenyohead Prince And The Revolution |
| 77 | 76 | 76 | 5 | If Anybody Had A Heart John Waite |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Oh, People Patti LaBelle |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 5 | Victory Line Limited Warranty |
| 80 | 65 | 44 | 11 | The Finest The S.O.S. Band |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Missionary Man Eurythmics |
| 82 | 90 | 82 | 3 | What Does It Take Honeymoon Suite |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 4 | No Promises Icehouse |
| 84 | 77 | 73 | 7 | Feel The Heat Jean Beauvoir |
| 85 | 75 | 75 | 6 | You Don't Have To Cry Rene & Angela |
| 86 | 91 | 86 | 3 | I'm Your Man Barry Manilow |
| 87 | 63 | 1 | 18 | Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston |
| 88 | 70 | 50 | 11 | Peter Gunn The Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy |
| 89 | 67 | 5 | 19 | All I Need Is A Miracle Mike + The Mechanics |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | All Cried Out Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force Featuring Paul Anthony & Bow Legged Lou |
| 91 | 84 | 69 | 7 | Headlines Midnight Star |
| 92 | 79 | 53 | 10 | Headed For The Future Neil Diamond |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Every Little Kiss Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 94 | 92 | 80 | 7 | The Best Of Me David Foster And Olivia Newton-John |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Nothing In Common Thompson Twins |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Hot Water Level 42 |
| 97 | 83 | 75 | 8 | One Way Love TKA |
| 98 | 66 | 28 | 11 | One Hit (To The Body) The Rolling Stones |
| 99 | 78 | 18 | 14 | Vienna Calling Falco |
| 100 | 82 | 61 | 12 | Living On Video Trans-X |
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