| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 4, 1986 | |||||
| (No issue published this week; weeks-on-chart column has been updated) | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
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N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K N O I S S U E P U B L I S H E D T H I S W E E K |
SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (Motown 1819) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy (Columbia 05609) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds (A&M 2783) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||
| BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister (RCA 14136) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | ||
| THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) (Arista 9422) | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | ||
| SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 884 202) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | ||
| ELECTION DAY Arcadia (Capitol 5501) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | ||
| SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin (Atlantic 89498) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | ||
| TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks (Modern 99582) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 | ||
| PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti (Warner Bros. 28949) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | ||
| WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship (Grunt 14170) | 11 | 6 | 4 | 18 | ||
| TONIGHT SHE COMES Cars (Elektra 69589) | 12 | 15 | 19 | 10 | ||
| WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 28878) | 13 | 17 | 21 | 10 | ||
| I MISS YOU Klymaxx (Constellation 52606) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | ||
| BURNING HEART Survivor (Scotti Bros. 05663) | 15 | 20 | 25 | 10 | ||
| I’M YOUR MAN Wham! (Columbia 05721) | 16 | 24 | 29 | 6 | ||
| SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top (Warner Bros. 28884) | 17 | 9 | 9 | 12 | ||
| IT’S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams & Tina Turner (A&M 2791) | 18 | 23 | 27 | 7 | ||
| EMERGENCY Kool & Gang (De-Lite 884 199) | 19 | 21 | 24 | 11 | ||
| LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE Sting (A&M 2787) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 9 | ||
| GO HOME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 1817) | 21 | 26 | 33 | 7 | ||
| SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney (Capitol 5537) | 22 | 25 | 32 | 7 | ||
| YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (Columbia 05660) | 23 | 27 | 31 | 11 | ||
| MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 05728) | 24 | 34 | 42 | 5 | ||
| NEVER Heart (Capitol 5512) | 25 | 13 | 6 | 17 | ||
| OBJECT OF MY DESIRE Starpoint (Elektra 69621) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 15 | ||
| SIDEWALK TALK Jellybean (EMI America 8297) | 27 | 30 | 35 | 8 | ||
| EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M 2768) | 28 | 31 | 36 | 11 | ||
| SEX AS A WEAPON Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 42927) | 29 | 32 | 37 | 7 | ||
| WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean (Jive 9432) | 30 | 33 | 39 | 6 | ||
| HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (Arista 9434) | 31 | 40 | 47 | 5 | ||
| CONGA Miami Sound Machine (Epic 05457) | 32 | 37 | 41 | 12 | ||
| GOODBYE Night Ranger (MCA/Camel 52729) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 9 | ||
| FACE THE FACE Pete Townshend (Atco 99590) | 34 | 38 | 43 | 9 | ||
| WRAP HER UP Elton John (Geffen 28873) | 35 | 14 | 15 | 11 | ||
| EVERYTHING IN MY HEART Corey Hart (EMI America 8300) | 36 | 41 | 45 | 6 | ||
| LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN Dream Academy (Warner Bros. 28841) | 37 | 46 | 59 | 6 | ||
| LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown (Scotti Bros. 05682) | 38 | 47 | 60 | 5 | ||
| THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. A-Ha (Warner Bros. 28846) | 39 | 44 | 50 | 6 | ||
| THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade (Portrait 05713) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 6 | ||
| KYRIE Mr. Mister (RCA 14258) | 41 | 55 | — | 3 | ||
| YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glenn Frey (MCA 52651) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 17 | ||
| A LOVE BIZARRE Sheila E. (Paisley Park 28890) | 43 | 50 | 58 | 8 | ||
| SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 89488) | 44 | 60 | 73 | 6 | ||
| THE BIG MONEY Rush (Mercury 884 191) | 45 | 49 | 54 | 8 | ||
| TARZAN BOY Baltimora (Manhattan 50018) | 46 | 51 | 57 | 12 | ||
| WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO Aretha Franklin (Arista 9410) | 47 | 19 | 12 | 15 | ||
| EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE Paul Young (Columbia 05712) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 7 | ||
| SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid (Manhattan 50017) | 49 | 42 | 44 | 10 | ||
| TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. Wang Chung (Geffen 28891) | 50 | 39 | 38 | 13 | ||
| LEADER OF THE PACK Twisted Sister (Atlantic 89478) | 51 | 56 | 62 | 6 | ||
| LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Thompson Twins (Arista 9396) | 52 | 29 | 17 | 16 | ||
| DO IT FOR LOVE Sheena Easton (EMI America 8295) | 53 | 35 | 28 | 11 | ||
| GO Asia (Geffen 28872) | 54 | 65 | 77 | 5 | ||
| HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5535) | 55 | 70 | 87 | 4 | ||
| COUNT ME OUT New Edition (MCA 52703) | 56 | 52 | 53 | 9 | ||
| MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer (MCA 52666) | 57 | 43 | 20 | 18 | ||
| ONE VISION Queen (Capitol 5530) | 58 | 64 | 72 | 5 | ||
| SARA Starship (Grunt 14253) | 59 | — | — | 2 | ||
| HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears (Mercury 880 899) | 60 | 48 | 22 | 17 | ||
| BE NEAR ME ABC (Mercury 880 626) | 61 | 54 | 23 | 20 | ||
| DAY BY DAY Hooters (Columbia 05730) | 62 | 79 | 89 | 4 | ||
| DIGITAL DISPLAY Ready For The World (MCA 52734) | 63 | 72 | 80 | 4 | ||
| RUNNING UP THAT HILL Kate Bush (EMI America 8285) | 64 | 59 | 48 | 18 | ||
| SISTERS ARE DOIN’ IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin (RCA 14214) | 65 | 57 | 34 | 12 | ||
| SOMEWHERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 05680) | 66 | 73 | 81 | 5 | ||
| SOUL KISS Olivia Newton-John (MCA 52686) | 67 | 58 | 46 | 14 | ||
| YOU ARE MY LADY Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5495) | 68 | 62 | 51 | 18 | ||
| PART-TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder (Tamla 1808) | 69 | 61 | 49 | 18 | ||
| ONE OF THE LIVING Tina Turner (Capitol 5518) | 70 | 63 | 52 | 14 | ||
| EVERYDAY James Taylor (Columbia 05681) | 71 | 68 | 63 | 9 | ||
| CARAVAN OF LOVE Isley, Jasper, Isley (CBS Associated 05611) | 72 | 83 | — | 3 | ||
| THE HEART IS NOT SO SMART El DeBarge with DeBarge (Gordy 1822) | 73 | 81 | 90 | 4 | ||
| CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia 05669) | 74 | 71 | 71 | 6 | ||
| TOO YOUNG Jack Wagner (Qwest 28931) | 75 | 66 | 55 | 11 | ||
| TEARS ARE FALLING Kiss (Mercury 884 141) | 76 | 67 | 64 | 12 | ||
| BEAT’S SO LONELY Charlie Sexton (MCA 52715) | 77 | 85 | — | 3 | ||
| OWN THE NIGHT Chaka Khan (MCA 52730) | 78 | — | — | 2 | ||
| DANGEROUS Loverboy (Columbia 05711) | 79 | 69 | 66 | 8 | ||
| SECRET Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M 2794) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | ||
| JUST ANOTHER DAY Oingo Boingo (MCA 52726) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | ||
| SMALL TOWN GIRL John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band (Scotti Bros. 05668) | 82 | 76 | 68 | 9 | ||
| FREEDOM Pointer Sisters (RCA 14224) | 83 | 74 | 65 | 10 | ||
| LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMO’S FIRE David Foster (Atlantic 89528) | 84 | 75 | 67 | 20 | ||
| SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr (A&M 2788) | 85 | — | — | 2 | ||
| TAKE ON ME A-Ha (Warner Bros. 29011) | 86 | 77 | 69 | 24 | ||
| SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston (Arista 9381) | 87 | 78 | 70 | 21 | ||
| MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 28950) | 88 | 80 | 74 | 26 | ||
| DON’T SAY NO TONIGHT Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99608) | 89 | — | — | 2 | ||
| BABY TALK Alisha (Vanguard 35262) | 90 | — | — | 2 | ||
| SO IN LOVE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M 2746) | 91 | 82 | 75 | 18 | ||
| GIRLS ARE MORE FUN Ray Parker Jr. (Arista 9352) | 92 | 84 | 76 | 14 | ||
| I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN Paul Young (Columbia 05577) | 93 | 86 | 78 | 18 | ||
| “KID” SANTA CLAUS Patsy (Roperry 2255) | 94 | 95 | — | 10 | ||
| HURTS TO BE IN LOVE Gino Vannelli (CBS Associated 05586) | 95 | 91 | 85 | 14 | ||
| OH SHEILA Ready For The World (MCA 52636) | 96 | 89 | 82 | 23 | ||
| AND SHE WAS Talking Heads (Sire 28917) | 97 | 87 | 79 | 15 | ||
| ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR Bryan Adams (A&M 2770) | 98 | 93 | 84 | 17 | ||
| LOVE GRAMMAR John Parr (Atlantic 89484) | 99 | 94 | 91 | 7 | ||
| LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT Loverboy (Columbia 05569) | 100 | 92 | 83 | 20 | ||
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