Billboard Hot 100 — December 27, 1986
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 27, 1986. "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Without Your Love" by Toto at #77, which would go on to peak at #38. The biggest climber was "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" by Beastie Boys, up 18 places from #86 to #68.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 14 weeks on the chart since debuting September 27, 1986.
- New in the top 10: "Control" by Janet Jackson (up from #13 to #7); "War" by Bruce Springsteen (up from #11 to #8); "Don't Get Me Wrong" by Pretenders (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Foolish Pride" by Daryl Hall, down 25 places from #60 to #85.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King, 27 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" by Glass Tiger after 24 weeks (peak #2).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 14 | Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Notorious Duran Duran |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Shake You Down Gregory Abbott |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & The Range |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | C'est La Vie Robbie Nevil |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | Control Janet Jackson |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | War Bruce Springsteen |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 | Stand By Me Ben E. King |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Don't Get Me Wrong Pretenders |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | To Be A Lover Billy Idol |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | Is This Love Survivor |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | Land Of Confusion Genesis |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 9 | Victory Kool & The Gang |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | 8 | At This Moment Billy Vera & The Beaters |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | Love Is Forever Billy Ocean |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | You Know I Love You ... Don't You? Howard Jones |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | Someday Glass Tiger |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades Timbuk 3 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | 11 | Hip To Be Square Huey Lewis & The News |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | 15 | The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera With Amy Grant |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 4 | Open Your Heart Madonna |
| 23 | 25 | 23 | 9 | All I Wanted Kansas |
| 24 | 14 | 1 | 17 | You Give Love A Bad Name Bon Jovi |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 9 | Coming Around Again Carly Simon |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 5 | Change Of Heart Cyndi Lauper |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 9 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) Miami Sound Machine |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 10 | You Be Illin' Run-D.M.C. |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 6 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself The Georgia Satellites |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 6 | Two People Tina Turner |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 13 | For Tonight Nancy Martinez |
| 33 | 23 | 6 | 16 | Word Up Cameo |
| 34 | 37 | 34 | 7 | This Is The Time Billy Joel |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 4 | We're Ready Boston |
| 36 | 44 | 36 | 7 | Will You Still Love Me? Chicago |
| 37 | 42 | 37 | 8 | Talk To Me Chico DeBarge |
| 38 | 26 | 1 | 16 | Human The Human League |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 5 | Love You Down Ready For The World |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 7 | Stop To Love Luther Vandross |
| 41 | 24 | 9 | 13 | Love Will Conquer All Lionel Richie |
| 42 | 47 | 42 | 7 | You Got It All The Jets |
| 43 | 52 | 43 | 4 | Ballerina Girl Lionel Richie |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 8 | Stay The Night Benjamin Orr |
| 45 | 33 | 33 | 9 | Goldmine The Pointer Sisters |
| 46 | 53 | 46 | 8 | Nobody's Fool Cinderella |
| 47 | 41 | 41 | 8 | Tasty Love Freddie Jackson |
| 48 | 56 | 48 | 3 | Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 4 | I'll Be Alright Without You Journey |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 5 | Big Time Peter Gabriel |
| 51 | 36 | 25 | 17 | Wild Wild Life Talking Heads |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 4 | Jimmy Lee Aretha Franklin |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 10 | Crazay Jesse Johnson (Featuring Sly Stone) |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 4 | I Need Your Loving The Human League |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 5 | Caught Up In The Rapture Anita Baker |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Heartache Away Don Johnson |
| 57 | 39 | 3 | 13 | True Blue Madonna |
| 58 | 35 | 1 | 14 | Amanda Boston |
| 59 | 43 | 4 | 20 | Take Me Home Tonight Eddie Money |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 3 | Can't Help Falling In Love Corey Hart |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 6 | French Kissin Debbie Harry |
| 62 | 69 | 62 | 4 | Facts Of Love Jeff Lorber & Karyn White |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 5 | Brand New Lover Dead Or Alive |
| 64 | 51 | 11 | 18 | I'll Be Over You Toto |
| 65 | 73 | 65 | 2 | I Wanna Go Back Eddie Money |
| 66 | 71 | 66 | 5 | The Best Man In The World Ann Wilson |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 2 | Somewhere Out There (From "An American Tail") Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram |
| 68 | 86 | 68 | 2 | (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) Beastie Boys |
| 69 | 50 | 19 | 14 | (Forever) Live And Die Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 5 | I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You) Grace Jones |
| 71 | 59 | 9 | 16 | The Rain Oran 'Juice' Jones |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 2 | Girlfriend Bobby Brown |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | We Connect Stacey Q |
| 74 | 65 | 65 | 7 | Some People Paul Young |
| 75 | 74 | 65 | 9 | Goin' To The Bank Commodores |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 4 | Suburbia Pet Shop Boys |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Without Your Love Toto |
| 78 | 67 | 37 | 13 | Welcome To The Boomtown David & David |
| 79 | 70 | 2 | 20 | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Robert Palmer |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Candy Cameo |
| 81 | 95 | 81 | 2 | True To You Ric Ocasek |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 4 | Graceland Paul Simon |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 3 | This Is The World Calling Bob Geldof |
| 84 | 82 | 8 | 23 | All Cried Out Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force Featuring Paul Anthony & Bow Legged Lou |
| 85 | 60 | 33 | 11 | Foolish Pride Daryl Hall |
| 86 | 81 | 15 | 17 | Emotion In Motion Ric Ocasek |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards |
| 88 | 80 | 70 | 7 | Miami Bob Seger |
| 89 | 88 | 88 | 3 | Blame It On The Radio John Parr |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Someone El DeBarge |
| 91 | 92 | 91 | 3 | Dancin' In My Sleep Secret Ties |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | (I Know) I'm Losing You Uptown |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | A Trick Of The Night Bananarama |
| 94 | 75 | 48 | 11 | Nail It To The Wall Stacy Lattisaw |
| 95 | 78 | 68 | 7 | Thorn In My Side Eurythmics |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | If I Say Yes Five Star |
| 97 | 77 | 1 | 18 | True Colors Cyndi Lauper |
| 98 | 90 | 8 | 20 | Sweet Love Anita Baker |
| 99 | 91 | 20 | 14 | Freedom Overspill Steve Winwood |
| 100 | 89 | 83 | 5 | Every Beat Of My Heart Rod Stewart |
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