User:The Emperah/sandbox/Music/Charts/The Billboard Hot 100 top 10 in 1986

Chart

Key

	Indicates song at peak position
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1986
†	Indicates best-performing single of 1986 and peak position
(#)	Indicates Year-End Top 10 position

Issue date	Songs at position number
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
January 4	"Say You, Say Me" (#2) Lionel Richie	"Party All the Time" (#7) Eddie Murphy	"Alive and Kicking" Simple Minds	"That's What Friends Are For" Dionne & Friends[A]	"I Miss You" (#3) Klymaxx	"Small Town" John Cougar Mellencamp	"Broken Wings" (#5) Mr. Mister	"Separate Lives" Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin	"Tonight She Comes" The Cars	"Election Day" Arcadia
January 11			"That's What Friends Are For" † Dionne & Friends[A]	"Alive and Kicking" Simple Minds			"Tonight She Comes" The Cars	"Talk to Me" Stevie Nicks	"Broken Wings" (#5) Mr. Mister	"Walk of Life" Dire Straits
January 18	"That's What Friends Are For" † Dionne & Friends[A]	"Say You, Say Me" (#2) Lionel Richie	"Party All the Time" (#7) Eddie Murphy				"Talk to Me" Stevie Nicks	"Burning Heart" (#8) Survivor	"Walk of Life" Dire Straits	"Tonight She Comes" The Cars
January 25			"Burning Heart" (#8) Survivor	"Talk to Me" Stevie Nicks	"I'm Your Man" Wham!	"My Hometown" Bruce Springsteen	"Walk of Life" Dire Straits	"I Miss You" (#3) Klymaxx	"Party All the Time" (#7) Eddie Murphy	"Spies Like Us" Paul McCartney
February 1		"Burning Heart" (#8) Survivor	"I'm Your Man" Wham!		"Say You, Say Me" (#2) Lionel Richie		"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean	"Spies Like Us" Paul McCartney	"Walk of Life" Dire Straits	"Go Home" Stevie Wonder
February 8				"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean	"How Will I Know" (#6) Whitney Houston	"Kyrie" (#9) Mr. Mister	"Spies Like Us" Paul McCartney	"Talk to Me" Stevie Nicks	"Living in America" James Brown	"Conga" Miami Sound Machine
February 15	"How Will I Know" (#6) Whitney Houston	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean	"Burning Heart" (#8) Survivor	"Kyrie" (#9) Mr. Mister	"That's What Friends Are For" † Dionne & Friends[A]	"I'm Your Man" Wham!	"Living in America" James Brown	"The Sweetest Taboo" Sade	"Sara" Starship
February 22		"Kyrie" (#9) Mr. Mister	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean	"Sara" Starship	"Living in America" James Brown	"The Sweetest Taboo" Sade	"Life in a Northern Town" The Dream Academy	"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" Mike + The Mechanics	"Burning Heart" (#8) Survivor	"That's What Friends Are For" † Dionne & Friends[A]
March 1	"Kyrie" (#9) Mr. Mister	"How Will I Know" (#6) Whitney Houston	"Sara" Starship	"Living in America" James Brown	"The Sweetest Taboo" Sade	"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean			"Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr	"These Dreams" Heart
March 8		"Sara" Starship	"How Will I Know" (#6) Whitney Houston	"These Dreams" Heart	"Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr	"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" Mike + The Mechanics	"The Sweetest Taboo" Sade	"Living in America" James Brown	"Life in a Northern Town" The Dream Academy	"King for a Day" Thompson Twins
March 15	"Sara" Starship	"These Dreams" Heart	"Kyrie" (#9) Mr. Mister	"Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr	"How Will I Know" (#6) Whitney Houston	"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cougar Mellencamp	"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco	"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" Mike + The Mechanics	"King for a Day" Thompson Twins	"Nikita" Elton John
March 22	"These Dreams" Heart	"Sara" Starship	"Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr	"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco	"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cougar Mellencamp	"Kyrie" (#9) Mr. Mister	"Nikita" Elton John	"King for a Day" Thompson Twins	"What You Need" INXS	"Kiss" Prince & the Revolution
March 29	"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco	"These Dreams" Heart		"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cougar Mellencamp	"Kiss" Prince & the Revolution	"What You Need" INXS		"Sara" Starship	"Let's Go All the Way" Sly Fox	"This Could Be the Night" Loverboy
April 5		"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cougar Mellencamp	"Kiss" Prince & the Revolution	"Secret Lovers" Atlantic Starr	"These Dreams" Heart		"Manic Monday" The Bangles	"Let's Go All the Way" Sly Fox	"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer	"Nikita" Elton John
April 12		"Kiss" Prince & the Revolution	"Manic Monday" The Bangles	"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." John Cougar Mellencamp	"What You Need" INXS	"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer	"Let's Go All the Way" Sly Fox	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"Harlem Shuffle" The Rolling Stones	"Tender Love" Force MDs
April 19	"Kiss" Prince & the Revolution	"Manic Monday" The Bangles	"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer	"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"What You Need" INXS		"Harlem Shuffle" The Rolling Stones	"Why Can't This Be Love" Van Halen
April 26		"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"Manic Monday" The Bangles	"Why Can't This Be Love" Van Halen	"Harlem Shuffle" The Rolling Stones	"Rock Me Amadeus" Falco	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson	"Your Love" The Outfield	"Take Me Home" Phil Collins
May 3	"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"Kiss" Prince & the Revolution	"Why Can't This Be Love" Van Halen	"Harlem Shuffle" The Rolling Stones	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson	"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston	"Your Love" The Outfield	"Take Me Home" Phil Collins	"Manic Monday" The Bangles
May 10	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer	"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston		"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson	"Your Love" The Outfield	"Take Me Home" Phil Collins	"Bad Boy" Miami Sound Machine	"Harlem Shuffle" The Rolling Stones	"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
May 17	"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"Why Can't This Be Love" Van Halen	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson	"Live to Tell" Madonna				"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	"Addicted to Love" (#10) Robert Palmer
May 24		"Live to Tell" Madonna	"On My Own" (#4) Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald	"West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys	"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson			"I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz	"All I Need Is a Miracle" Mike + The Mechanics
May 31				"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	"I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz	"All I Need Is a Miracle" Mike + The Mechanics	"Something About You" Level 42	"Is It Love" Mr. Mister	"Be Good to Yourself" Journey	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson
June 7	"Live to Tell" Madonna	"On My Own" (#4) Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald	"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston	"I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz	"All I Need Is a Miracle" Mike + The Mechanics	"If You Leave" Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark		"Crush on You" The Jets	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean	"A Different Corner" George Michael
June 14	"On My Own" (#4) Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald	"Live to Tell" Madonna	"I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean	"Crush on You" The Jets	"Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston	"A Different Corner" George Michael	"No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones	"All I Need Is a Miracle" Mike + The Mechanics	"Something About You" Level 42
June 21		"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean	"Crush on You" The Jets	"Live to Tell" Madonna	"I Can't Wait" Nu Shooz	"No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones		"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red	"Who's Johnny" El DeBarge	"Nothin' at All" Heart
June 28				"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red	"No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones	"Who's Johnny" El DeBarge		"Invisible Touch" Genesis	"Nasty" Janet Jackson	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel
July 5	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean	"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red	"Who's Johnny" El DeBarge	"No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones	"Nasty" Janet Jackson	"Invisible Touch" Genesis	"Crush on You" The Jets	"On My Own" (#4) Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel	"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins
July 12	"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red	"Invisible Touch" Genesis	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean	"Nasty" Janet Jackson	"Who's Johnny" El DeBarge	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel	"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins	"No One Is to Blame" Howard Jones	"Your Wildest Dreams" The Moody Blues	"Tuff Enuff" The Fabulous Thunderbirds
July 19	"Invisible Touch" Genesis	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel	"Nasty" Janet Jackson	"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins	"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red	"Who's Johnny" El DeBarge	"Glory of Love" Peter Cetera	"There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean		"Love Touch" Rod Stewart
July 26	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel	"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins	"Invisible Touch" Genesis	"Nasty" Janet Jackson	"Glory of Love" Peter Cetera	"Papa Don't Preach" Madonna	"Love Touch" Rod Stewart	"Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle	"Holding Back the Years" Simply Red	"Modern Woman" Billy Joel
August 2	"Glory of Love" Peter Cetera	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel	"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins	"Papa Don't Preach" Madonna	"Invisible Touch" Genesis	"Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle		"Nasty" Janet Jackson	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Jermaine Stewart	"Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" Pet Shop Boys
August 9		"Papa Don't Preach" Madonna	"Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle	"Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Jermaine Stewart	"Love Touch" Rod Stewart	"Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins	"Higher Love" Steve Winwood	"Venus" Bananarama	"Rumors" Timex Social Club
August 16	"Papa Don't Preach" Madonna	"Glory of Love" Peter Cetera		"Higher Love" Steve Winwood		"Venus" Bananarama	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie	"Rumors" Timex Social Club	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"The Edge of Heaven" Wham!
August 23		"Higher Love" Steve Winwood	"Venus" Bananarama	"Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle	"Glory of Love" Peter Cetera	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" Jermaine Stewart	"Rumors" Timex Social Club
August 30	"Higher Love" Steve Winwood	"Venus" Bananarama	"Papa Don't Preach" Madonna	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie	"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson	"Sweet Freedom" Michael McDonald	"Rumors" Timex Social Club	"Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News	"Mad About You" Belinda Carlisle
September 6	"Venus" Bananarama	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"Higher Love" Steve Winwood	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie	"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson	"Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News		"Words Get in the Way" Miami Sound Machine	"Papa Don't Preach" Madonna	"Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C.
September 13	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie	"Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News	"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson	"Venus" Bananarama	"Higher Love" Steve Winwood			"Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C.	"Baby Love" Regina
September 20	"Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News		"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"Words Get in the Way" Miami Sound Machine	"Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C.	"Venus" Bananarama	"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger	"Dreamtime" Daryl Hall
September 27		"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie	"Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C.	"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger	"Dreamtime" Daryl Hall	"When I Think of You" Janet Jackson	"Two of Hearts" Stacey Q	"Take My Breath Away" Berlin	"Love Zone Billy Ocean
October 4			"When I Think of You" Janet Jackson	"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger	"Dreamtime" Daryl Hall	"Two of Hearts" Stacey Q	"Throwing It All Away" Genesis	"Walk This Way" Run-D.M.C.	"Typical Male" Tina Turner	"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie
October 11	"When I Think of You" Janet Jackson	"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger	"Two of Hearts" Stacey Q	"Throwing It All Away" Genesis	"Typical Male" Tina Turner	"Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News	"Heartbeat" Don Johnson	"Friends and Lovers" Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson	"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper	"Dreamtime" Daryl Hall
October 18		"Typical Male" Tina Turner	"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper		"Heartbeat" Don Johnson	"Two of Hearts" Stacey Q	"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" Glass Tiger	"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Robert Palmer	"All Cried Out" Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam	"A Matter of Trust" Billy Joel
October 25	"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper		"When I Think of You" Janet Jackson	"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Robert Palmer		"Amanda" Boston	"Throwing It All Away" Genesis	"All Cried Out" Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam	"Human" The Human League	"Sweet Love" Anita Baker
November 1			"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Robert Palmer	"Amanda" Boston	"Human" The Human League	"True Blue" Madonna	"When I Think of You" Janet Jackson	"Sweet Love" Anita Baker	"Take Me Home Tonight" Eddie Money	"All Cried Out" Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
November 8	"Amanda" Boston	"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Robert Palmer	"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper	"Human" The Human League	"True Blue" Madonna	"Take Me Home Tonight" Eddie Money	"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi	"Typical Male" Tina Turner	"Word Up!" Cameo	"The Rain" Oran "Juice" Jones
November 15		"Human" The Human League	"True Blue" Madonna	"Take Me Home Tonight" Eddie Money	"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi	"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" Robert Palmer	"Word Up!" Cameo	"The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera & Amy Grant	"The Rain" Oran "Juice" Jones	"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper
November 22	"Human" The Human League	"Amanda" Boston		"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi	"Take Me Home Tonight" Eddie Money	"Word Up!" Cameo	"The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera & Amy Grant	"Hip to be Square" Huey Lewis and the News	"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range	"Love Will Conquer All" Lionel Richie
November 29	"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi	"Human" The Human League		"The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera & Amy Grant	"Hip to Be Square" Huey Lewis and the News		"Amanda" Boston	"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range	"Love Will Conquer All" Lionel Richie	"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles
December 6	"The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera & Amy Grant	"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi	"Hip to Be Square" Huey Lewis and the News	"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range	"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles		"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung	"Human" The Human League		"To Be a Lover" Billy Idol
December 13	"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range	"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles		"The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera & Amy Grant	"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung	"You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi	"To Be a Lover" Billy Idol	"Notorious" Duran Duran	"Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott	"Stand by Me" Ben E. King
December 20	"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles	"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range	"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung	"Notorious" Duran Duran	"Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott	"To Be a Lover" Billy Idol	"Hip to Be Square" Huey Lewis and the News	"C'est la Vie" Robbie Nevil	"Stand by Me" Ben E. King	"The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
December 27		"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung	"Notorious" Duran Duran	"Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott	"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range	"C'est la Vie" Robbie Nevil	"Control" Janet Jackson	"War" Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band		"Don't Get Me Wrong" The Pretenders

Notes

^A Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder.