Billboard Hot 100 — November 15, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 15, 1986. "Amanda" by Boston held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "This Is The Time" by Billy Joel at #78, which would go on to peak at #18. The biggest climber was "Love Is Forever" by Billy Ocean, up 17 places from #55 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Amanda" by Boston — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 27, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera With Amy Grant (up from #12 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Jody" by Jermaine Stewart, down 29 places from #54 to #83.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles, 26 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")" by Berlin after 21 weeks (peak #1); "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood after 22 weeks (peak #1); "Dancing On The Ceiling" by Lionel Richie after 17 weeks (peak #2).
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 | 8 | Amanda Boston |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Human The Human League |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | True Blue Madonna |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Robert Palmer |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Word Up Cameo |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera With Amy Grant |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | The Rain Oran 'Juice' Jones |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 12 | True Colors Cyndi Lauper |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 5 | Hip To Be Square Huey Lewis & The News |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | I'll Be Over You Toto |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | Love Will Conquer All Lionel Richie |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 9 | The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | Emotion In Motion Ric Ocasek |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | To Be A Lover Billy Idol |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 7 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | I Am By Your Side Corey Hart |
| 19 | 11 | 8 | 14 | Sweet Love Anita Baker |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | 12 | Typical Male Tina Turner |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 8 | Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles |
| 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Jumpin' Jack Flash Aretha Franklin |
| 23 | 31 | 4 | 21 | Stand By Me Ben E. King |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 8 | Freedom Overspill Steve Winwood |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | 17 | All Cried Out Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force Featuring Paul Anthony & Bow Legged Lou |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 8 | (Forever) Live And Die Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 6 | Don't Get Me Wrong Pretenders |
| 28 | 33 | 28 | 9 | What About Love 'Til Tuesday |
| 29 | 19 | 1 | 15 | When I Think Of You Janet Jackson |
| 30 | 43 | 30 | 3 | Notorious Duran Duran |
| 31 | 40 | 31 | 5 | Shake You Down Gregory Abbott |
| 32 | 27 | 27 | 12 | Somebody's Out There Triumph |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 11 | Wild Wild Life Talking Heads |
| 34 | 39 | 34 | 5 | You Know I Love You ... Don't You? Howard Jones |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 6 | C'est La Vie Robbie Nevil |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 4 | Is This Love Survivor |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 3 | Land Of Confusion Genesis |
| 38 | 55 | 38 | 4 | Love Is Forever Billy Ocean |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | Foolish Pride Daryl Hall |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 7 | Welcome To The Boomtown David & David |
| 41 | 57 | 41 | 3 | Control Janet Jackson |
| 42 | 46 | 42 | 9 | Midas Touch Midnight Star |
| 43 | 41 | 41 | 10 | Can't Wait Another Minute Five Star |
| 44 | 24 | 17 | 12 | Girl Can't Help It Journey |
| 45 | 32 | 3 | 19 | Two Of Hearts Stacey Q |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 4 | The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Timbuk 3 |
| 47 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Lady Soul The Temptations |
| 48 | 30 | 10 | 15 | A Matter Of Trust Billy Joel |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 3 | Victory Kool & The Gang |
| 50 | 28 | 5 | 13 | Heartbeat Don Johnson |
| 51 | 29 | 4 | 14 | Throwing It All Away Genesis |
| 52 | 35 | 2 | 19 | Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 4 | Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 The Police |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | You Be Illin' Run-D.M.C. |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 3 | Someday Glass Tiger |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 5 | Nail It To The Wall Stacy Lattisaw |
| 57 | 50 | 50 | 6 | Where Did Your Heart Go? Wham! |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Heartache All Over The World Elton John |
| 59 | 36 | 26 | 12 | In Your Eyes (Theme From "Say Anything") Peter Gabriel |
| 60 | 63 | 60 | 7 | For Tonight Nancy Martinez |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 3 | All I Wanted Kansas |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 3 | Goldmine The Pointer Sisters |
| 63 | 51 | 2 | 20 | Friends And Lovers Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring |
| 64 | 52 | 1 | 16 | Stuck With You Huey Lewis & The News |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) Miami Sound Machine |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 3 | Coming Around Again Carly Simon |
| 67 | 65 | 28 | 20 | Point Of No Return Nu Shooz |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 3 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox |
| 69 | 53 | 12 | 16 | Heaven In Your Eyes Loverboy |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 4 | Crazay Jesse Johnson (Featuring Sly Stone) |
| 71 | 66 | 57 | 9 | California Dreamin' The Beach Boys |
| 72 | 69 | 21 | 13 | Earth Angel (From "The Karate Kid Part II") New Edition |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | When The Rain Comes Down Andy Taylor |
| 74 | 81 | 74 | 2 | Talk To Me Chico DeBarge |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 2 | Stay The Night Benjamin Orr |
| 76 | 88 | 76 | 3 | Goin' To The Bank Commodores |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 2 | Tasty Love Freddie Jackson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | This Is The Time Billy Joel |
| 79 | 79 | 1 | 15 | Daydream Believer The Monkees |
| 80 | 96 | 80 | 2 | At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters |
| 81 | 70 | 5 | 23 | Words Get In The Way Miami Sound Machine |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 4 | Like Flames Berlin |
| 83 | 54 | 42 | 9 | Jody Jermaine Stewart |
| 84 | 72 | 66 | 9 | Everytime You Cry The Outfield |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Will You Still Love Me? Chicago |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Stop To Love Luther Vandross |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Miami Bob Seger |
| 88 | 94 | 88 | 2 | Love In Siberia Laban |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 2 | Nobody's Fool Cinderella |
| 90 | 90 | 90 | 2 | I'm For Real Howard Hewett |
| 91 | 71 | 22 | 15 | Love Walks In Van Halen |
| 92 | 73 | 73 | 5 | More Than Physical Bananarama |
| 93 | 93 | 83 | 6 | Good Music Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Thorn In My Side Eurythmics |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | You Got It All The Jets |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Some People Paul Young |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Stranglehold Paul McCartney |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Want To Make The World Turn Around The Steve Miller Band |
| 99 | 75 | 2 | 26 | Twist And Shout The Beatles |
| 100 | 85 | 85 | 5 | This Love Bad Company |
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