CASH BOX TOP SINGLES – 1986 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1986 Charts! |
| 1986 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 4 | Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (Frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 11 | Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 28 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 18 | Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie | 46. King For A Day - Thompson Twins |
| January 25 | That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) | 58. Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds |
| February 1 | That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) | 48. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock) - John Cougar Mellencamp |
| February 8 | That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) | 76. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco |
| February 15 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean | 78. Le Bel Age - Pat Benatar |
| February 22 | How Will I Know - Whitney Houston | 42. Kiss - Prince & Revolution |
| March 1 | Kyrie - Mr. Mister | 64. So Far Away - Dire Straits |
| March 8 | Kyrie - Mr. Mister | 68. I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks) - John Taylor & Jonathan Elias |
| March 15 | Sara - Starship | 39. Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones |
| March 22 | These Dreams - Heart | 77. All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike + Mechanics |
| March 29 | Rock Me Amadeus - Falco | 52. Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston |
| April 5 | Rock Me Amadeus - Falco | 71. Move Away - Culture Club |
| April 12 | Kiss - Prince & Revolution | 41. Live To Tell - Madonna |
| April 19 | Kiss - Prince & Revolution | 59. There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean |
| April 26 | Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer | 49. A Different Corner - George Michael |
| May 3 | Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer | 76. Like No Other Night - 38 Special |
| May 10 | West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys | 71. When The Heart Rules The Mind - GTR |
| May 17 | Why Can’t This Be Love - Van Halen | 77. One Hit (To The Body) - Rolling Stones |
| May 24 | Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston | 56. Like A Rock - Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band |
| May 31 | Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston | 39. Invisible Touch - Genesis |
| June 7 | Live To Tell - Madonna | 47. Modern Woman - Billy Joel |
| June 14 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 77. Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald |
| June 21 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 57. Suzanne - Journey |
| June 28 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 39. Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna |
| July 5 | There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean | 47. The Edge Of Heaven - Wham! |
| July 12 | There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean | 75. Do You Remember Me? - Jermaine Jackson |
| July 19 | Invisible Touch - Genesis | 39. Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie |
| July 26 | Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel | 63. Love Zone - Billy Ocean |
| August 2 | Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel | 39. Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & News |
| August 9 | Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera | 68. When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson |
| August 16 | Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna | 42. Throwing It All Away - Genesis |
| August 23 | Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna | 55. Heartbeat - Don Johnson |
| August 30 | Higher Love - Steve Winwood | 41. Typical Male - Tina Turner |
| September 6 | Higher Love - Steve Winwood | 83. 25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago |
| September 13 | Take My Breath Away - Berlin | 68. Human - Human League |
| September 20 | Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & News | 66. I Am By Your Side - Corey Hart |
| September 27 | Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & News | 43. Amanda - Boston |
| October 4 | Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & News | 43. True Blue - Madonna |
| October 11 | When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson | 72. Where Did Your Heart Go? - Wham! |
| October 18 | When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson | 48. Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis & News |
| October 25 | Typical Male - Tina Turner | 71. Is This Love - Survivor |
| November 1 | True Colors - Cyndi Lauper | 52. Notorious - Duran Duran |
| November 8 | Amanda - Boston | 79. Stay The Night - Benjamin Orr |
| November 15 | Amanda - Boston | 80. This Is The Time - Billy Joel |
| November 22 | Amanda - Boston | 44. War - Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band |
| November 29 | Human - Human League | 70. Change Of Heart - Cyndi Lauper |
| December 6 | You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi | 47. Open Your Heart - Madonna |
| December 13 | The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & Range | 83. Livin’ On A Prayer - Bon Jovi |
| December 20 | Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles | 83. (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) - Beastie Boys |
| December 27 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung | 78. Without Your Love - Toto |
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