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JANUARY 18, 1986

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Number
1

Say You, Say Me
Lionel Richie
From the album: Dancing on the Ceiling, White Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 3 weeks)
Weeks
11
Number
2

That's What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight, & Stevie Wonder
From the album: Friends
Peak
2
Weeks
10
Number
3 Up by 5

Walk of Life
Dire Straits
From the album: Brothers in Arms
Peak
3
Weeks
9
Number
4 Up by 1

I Miss You
Klymaxx
From the album: Meeting in the Ladies Room
Peak
4
Weeks
12
Number
5 Up by 2

Alive and Kicking
Simple Minds
From the album: Once Upon a Time
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
6 Down by 3

Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
From the album: Welcome to the Real World
Peak
1 (for 5 weeks)
Weeks
16
Number
7 Down by 3

Never
Heart
From the album: Heart
Peak
4
Weeks
11
Number
8 Up by 2

Small Town
John Mellencamp
From the album: Scarecrow
Peak
8
Weeks
10
Number
9 Down by 3

You're a Friend of Mine
Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
From the album: Hero
Peak
4
Weeks
13
Number
10 Up by 2

Burning Heart
Survivor
From the album: Rocky IV (Soundtrack)
Peak
10
Weeks
10
Number
11 Up by 2

I'm Your Man
Wham!
From the album: Music from the Edge of Heaven
Peak
11
Weeks
8
Number
12 Up by 6

Talk to Me
Stevie Nicks
From the album: Rock A Little
Peak
12
Weeks
7
Number
13 Up by 1

Tonight She Comes
The Cars
From the album: Greatest Hits
Peak
13
Weeks
9
Number
14 Up by 6

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
Billy Ocean
From the album: Love Zone
Peak
14
Weeks
6
Number
15 Up by 2

How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
From the album: Whitney Houston
Peak
15
Weeks
6
Number
16 Down by 7

Election Day
Arcadia
From the album: So Red the Rose
Peak
5
Weeks
11
Number
17 Down by 1

The Power of Love
Jennifer Rush
From the album: Jennifer Rush
Peak
16
Weeks
8
Number
18 Up by 3

Spies Like Us
Paul McCartney
Peak
18
Weeks
6
Number
19 Up by 4

Tarzan Boy
Baltimora
From the album: Living in the Background, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
19
Weeks
4
Number
20 Up by 4

The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
a-ha
From the album: Hunting High and Low
Peak
20
Weeks
5
Number
21 Up by 5

(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
Sandra
From the album: The Long Play
Peak
21
Weeks
4
Number
22 Down by 11

Lay Your Hands on Me
Thompson Twins
From the album: Here's to Future Days
Peak
3
Weeks
14
Number
23 Down by 8

Party All The Time
Eddie Murphy
From the album: How Could It Be
Peak
2
Weeks
15
Number
24 Up by 4

My Hometown
Bruce Springsteen
From the album: Born in the U.S.A.
Peak
24
Weeks
5
Number
25 Up by 4

Life in a Northern Town
The Dream Academy
From the album: The Dream Academy
Peak
25
Weeks
4
Number
26 Up by 4

The Heart Is Not So Smart
El DeBarge & DeBarge
From the album: Rhythm of the Night
Peak
26
Weeks
5
Number
27 Down by 8

Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin
From the album: Who's Zoomin' Who?
Peak
8
Weeks
14
Number
28 Up by 5

Living in America
James Brown
From the album: Rocky IV (Soundtrack)
Peak
28
Weeks
3
Number
29 Down by 7

Separate Lives
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
From the album: White Nights: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
17
Number
30 Up by 9

Kyrie
Mr. Mister
From the album: Welcome to the Real World
Peak
30
Weeks
2
Number
31 Down by 4

Be Near Me
ABC
From the album: How to Be a Zillionaire!
Peak
4
Weeks
15
Number
32 Up by 3

Conga
Miami Sound Machine
From the album: Primitive Love
Peak
32
Weeks
4
Number
33 Up by 3

Sidewalk Talk
Jellybean featuring Catherine Buchanan & Madonna
From the album: Wotupski!?!
Peak
33
Weeks
3
Number
34 Up by 6

Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)
Mike & The Mechanics
From the album: Mike & The Mechanics
Peak
34
Weeks
2
Number
35 Down by 10

I'm Goin' Down
Bruce Springsteen
From the album: Born in the U.S.A.
Peak
6
Weeks
15
Number
36 Down by 5

There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
Eurythmics
From the album: Be Yourself Tonight
Peak
4
Weeks
18
Number
37 Debut

Sara
Starship
From the album: Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Peak
37
Weeks
1
Number
38 Debut

Nikita
Elton John
From the album: Ice on Fire
Peak
38
Weeks
1
Number
39 Down by 1

Take On Me
a-ha
From the album: Hunting High and Low
Peak
1 (for 2 weeks)
Weeks
24
Number
40 Debut

King for a Day
Thompson Twins
From the album: Here's to Future Days
Peak
40
Weeks
1

Dropouts

Number
32 Dropout

It's Only Love
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner
From the album: Reckless
Peak
25
Weeks
6
Number
34 Dropout

We Built This City
Starship
From the album: Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Peak
1 (for 1 weeks)
Weeks
18
Number
37 Dropout

Head Over Heels
Tears for Fears
From the album: Songs from the Big Chair
Peak
2
Weeks
18

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Date

January 18, 1986

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1 1 Lionel Richie – “Say You, Say Me” 1(×3) 11

2 2 Dionne Warwick ft. Elton John, Gladys Knight, & Stevie Wonder – “That's What Friends Are For” 2 10

8 3 Dire Straits – “Walk of Life” 3 9

5 4 Klymaxx – “I Miss You” 4 12

7 5 Simple Minds – “Alive and Kicking” 5 11

3 6 Mr. Mister – “Broken Wings” 1(×5) 16

4 7 Heart – “Never” 4 11

10 8 John Mellencamp – “Small Town” 8 10

6 9 Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne – “You're a Friend of Mine” 4 13

12 10 Survivor – “Burning Heart” 10 10

13 11 Wham! – “I'm Your Man” 11 8

18 12 Stevie Nicks – “Talk to Me” 12 7

14 13 The Cars – “Tonight She Comes” 13 9

20 14 Billy Ocean – “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going” 14 6

17 15 Whitney Houston – “How Will I Know” 15 6

9 16 Arcadia – “Election Day” 5 11

16 17 Jennifer Rush – “The Power of Love” 16 8

21 18 Paul McCartney – “Spies Like Us” 18 6

23 19 Baltimora – “Tarzan Boy” 19 4

24 20 a-ha – “The Sun Always Shines on T.V.” 20 5

26 21 Sandra – “(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena” 21 4

11 22 Thompson Twins – “Lay Your Hands on Me” 3 14

15 23 Eddie Murphy – “Party All The Time” 2 15

28 24 Bruce Springsteen – “My Hometown” 24 5

29 25 The Dream Academy – “Life in a Northern Town” 25 4

30 26 El DeBarge & DeBarge – “The Heart Is Not So Smart” 26 5

19 27 Aretha Franklin – “Who's Zoomin' Who?” 8 14

33 28 James Brown – “Living in America” 28 3

22 29 Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin – “Separate Lives” 1(×1) 17

39 30 Mr. Mister – “Kyrie” 30 2

27 31 ABC – “Be Near Me” 4 15

35 32 Miami Sound Machine – “Conga” 32 4

36 33 Jellybean ft. Catherine Buchanan & Madonna – “Sidewalk Talk” 33 3

40 34 Mike & The Mechanics – “Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)” 34 2

25 35 Bruce Springsteen – “I'm Goin' Down” 6 15

31 36 Eurythmics – “There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)” 4 18

NE 37 Starship – “Sara” 37 1

NE 38 Elton John – “Nikita” 38 1

38 39 a-ha – “Take On Me” 1(×2) 24

NE 40 Thompson Twins – “King for a Day” 40 1

DROPOUTS:

32 -- Bryan Adams & Tina Turner – “It's Only Love” 25 6

34 -- Starship – “We Built This City” 1(×1) 18

37 -- Tears for Fears – “Head Over Heels” 2 18

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