Billboard Hot 100 — December 6, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 6, 1986. "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera With Amy Grant climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Open Your Heart" by Madonna at #51, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" by The Georgia Satellites, up 19 places from #79 to #60.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera With Amy Grant — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting September 20, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung (up from #11 to #7); "To Be A Lover" by Billy Idol (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Jumpin' Jack Flash" by Aretha Franklin, down 34 places from #66 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, 24 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Throwing It All Away" by Genesis after 16 weeks (peak #4); "Heartbeat" by Don Johnson after 15 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 4 | 1 | 12 | The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera With Amy Grant |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | Hip To Be Square Huey Lewis & The News |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | Word Up Cameo |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Human The Human League |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Love Will Conquer All Lionel Richie |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | To Be A Lover Billy Idol |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | Notorious Duran Duran |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | True Blue Madonna |
| 13 | 15 | 4 | 24 | Stand By Me Ben E. King |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Amanda Boston |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | Shake You Down Gregory Abbott |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 9 | Don't Get Me Wrong Pretenders |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 9 | C'est La Vie Robbie Nevil |
| 18 | 13 | 4 | 17 | Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | 11 | (Forever) Live And Die Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 3 | War Bruce Springsteen |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 6 | Control Janet Jackson |
| 22 | 24 | 22 | 8 | You Know I Love You ... Don't You? Howard Jones |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 7 | Is This Love Survivor |
| 24 | 14 | 11 | 15 | I'll Be Over You Toto |
| 25 | 26 | 25 | 14 | Wild Wild Life Talking Heads |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 6 | Land Of Confusion Genesis |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 7 | Love Is Forever Billy Ocean |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 6 | Victory Kool & The Gang |
| 29 | 18 | 9 | 13 | The Rain Oran 'Juice' Jones |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 7 | The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Timbuk 3 |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 6 | Someday Glass Tiger |
| 32 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Freedom Overspill Steve Winwood |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 8 | Foolish Pride Daryl Hall |
| 34 | 40 | 34 | 6 | All I Wanted Kansas |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 7 | You Be Illin' Run-D.M.C. |
| 36 | 23 | 2 | 17 | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Robert Palmer |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 6 | Coming Around Again Carly Simon |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 5 | At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 10 | For Tonight Nancy Martinez |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 6 | Goldmine The Pointer Sisters |
| 41 | 37 | 37 | 10 | Welcome To The Boomtown David & David |
| 42 | 49 | 42 | 6 | Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) Miami Sound Machine |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | Tasty Love Freddie Jackson |
| 44 | 34 | 1 | 15 | True Colors Cyndi Lauper |
| 45 | 54 | 45 | 3 | Two People Tina Turner |
| 46 | 32 | 26 | 12 | What About Love 'Til Tuesday |
| 47 | 53 | 47 | 4 | This Is The Time Billy Joel |
| 48 | 55 | 48 | 6 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox |
| 49 | 29 | 15 | 14 | Emotion In Motion Ric Ocasek |
| 50 | 56 | 50 | 5 | Talk To Me Chico DeBarge |
| 51 | NEW | 51 | 1 | Open Your Heart Madonna |
| 52 | 67 | 52 | 2 | Change Of Heart Cyndi Lauper |
| 53 | 48 | 48 | 8 | Nail It To The Wall Stacy Lattisaw |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 5 | Stay The Night Benjamin Orr |
| 55 | 43 | 8 | 20 | All Cried Out Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force Featuring Paul Anthony & Bow Legged Lou |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 4 | Will You Still Love Me? Chicago |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | You Got It All The Jets |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 4 | Stop To Love Luther Vandross |
| 59 | 41 | 8 | 17 | Sweet Love Anita Baker |
| 60 | 79 | 60 | 3 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Georgia Satellites |
| 61 | 76 | 61 | 2 | Love You Down Ready For The World |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | We're Ready Boston |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 7 | Crazay Jesse Johnson (Featuring Sly Stone) |
| 64 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 The Police |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 6 | Goin' To The Bank Commodores |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 3 | Heartache Away Don Johnson |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 5 | Nobody's Fool Cinderella |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 4 | Thorn In My Side Eurythmics |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 4 | Some People Paul Young |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Miami Bob Seger |
| 71 | 88 | 71 | 2 | Big Time Peter Gabriel |
| 72 | 59 | 47 | 9 | Lady Soul The Temptations |
| 73 | 91 | 73 | 3 | French Kissin Debbie Harry |
| 74 | 52 | 2 | 15 | Typical Male Tina Turner |
| 75 | 58 | 42 | 12 | Midas Touch Midnight Star |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie |
| 77 | 64 | 1 | 18 | When I Think Of You Janet Jackson |
| 78 | 47 | 18 | 12 | I Am By Your Side Corey Hart |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | I'll Be Alright Without You Journey |
| 80 | 68 | 41 | 13 | Can't Wait Another Minute Five Star |
| 81 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Stranglehold Paul McCartney |
| 82 | 80 | 2 | 22 | Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger |
| 83 | 83 | 83 | 2 | Every Beat Of My Heart Rod Stewart |
| 84 | 93 | 84 | 2 | Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 3 | That's Life David Lee Roth |
| 86 | 62 | 10 | 18 | A Matter Of Trust Billy Joel |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | The Best Man In The World Ann Wilson |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I Need Your Loving The Human League |
| 89 | 95 | 89 | 2 | I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You) Grace Jones |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 2 | Brand New Lover Dead Or Alive |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | It's Not You, It's Not Me KBC Band |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Graceland Paul Simon |
| 93 | 71 | 3 | 22 | Two Of Hearts Stacey Q |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Jimmy Lee Aretha Franklin |
| 95 | 73 | 27 | 15 | Somebody's Out There Triumph |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Facts Of Love Jeff Lorber & Karyn White |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Suburbia Pet Shop Boys |
| 98 | 82 | 1 | 19 | Stuck With You Huey Lewis & The News |
| 99 | 72 | 55 | 8 | Heartache All Over The World Elton John |
| 100 | 66 | 21 | 11 | Jumpin' Jack Flash Aretha Franklin |
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