| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 17, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE Van Halen (Warner Bros. 28740) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| 2 | GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston (Arista 9466) | 6 | 10 | 17 | 8 | |
| 3 | WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 8307) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| 4 | ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer (Island 99570) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | |
| 5 | LIVE TO TELL Madonna (Sire 28717) | 11 | 15 | 22 | 6 | |
| 6 | WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson (A&M 2812) | 9 | 11 | 16 | 13 | |
| 7 | TAKE ME HOME Phil Collins (Atlantic 89472) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 8 | BAD BOY Miami Sound Machine (Epic 05805) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 9 | IF YOU LEAVE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M 2811) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 11 | |
| 10 | YOUR LOVE Outfield (Columbia 05796) | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
| 11 | KISS Prince & Revolution (Paisley Park 28751) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 12 | ON MY OWN Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA 52770) | 17 | 21 | 29 | 9 | |
| 13 | ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 89450) | 15 | 18 | 23 | 9 | |
| 14 | BE GOOD TO YOURSELF Journey (Columbia 05869) | 16 | 19 | 28 | 6 | |
| 15 | I CAN’T WAIT Nu Shooz (Atlantic 89446) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 11 | |
| 16 | IS IT LOVE Mr. Mister (RCA 14313) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | MOVE AWAY Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 05847) | 20 | 24 | 30 | 7 | |
| 18 | SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42 (Polydor 883 362) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 14 | |
| 19 | HARLEM SHUFFLE Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 05802) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | |
| 20 | NO ONE IS TO BLAME Howard Jones (Elektra 69549) | 24 | 31 | 40 | 7 | |
| 21 | MANIC MONDAY Bangles (Columbia 05757) | 13 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| 22 | THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean (Jive 9465) | 28 | 35 | 43 | 5 | |
| 23 | ROUGH BOY ZZ Top (Warner Bros. 28733) | 26 | 28 | 31 | 8 | |
| 24 | NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME Sade (Portrait 05846) | 27 | 29 | 32 | 8 | |
| 25 | A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael (Columbia 05888) | 33 | 39 | 49 | 4 | |
| 26 | NOTHIN’ AT ALL Heart (Capitol 5572) | 31 | 36 | 45 | 5 | |
| 27 | TOMORROW DOESN’T MATTER TONIGHT Starship (Grunt 14332) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 7 | |
| 28 | MOTHERS TALK Tears For Fears (Mercury 884 638) | 30 | 33 | 38 | 6 | |
| 29 | WHAT YOU NEED INXS (Atlantic 89460) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| 30 | CRUSH ON YOU Jets (MCA 52774) | 36 | 44 | 57 | 6 | |
| 31 | ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID Simple Minds (A&M 2828) | 34 | 38 | 46 | 7 | |
| 32 | FEEL IT AGAIN Honeymoon Suite (Warner Bros. 28779) | 32 | 34 | 37 | 11 | |
| 33 | ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco (A&M 2821) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
| 34 | STICK AROUND Julian Lennon (Atlantic 89437) | 35 | 37 | 41 | 9 | |
| 35 | HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red (Elektra 69564) | 44 | 54 | 66 | 6 | |
| 36 | RAIN ON THE SCARECROW John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 884 635) | 41 | 49 | 65 | 4 | |
| 37 | VIENNA CALLING Falco (A&M 2832) | 45 | 57 | 76 | 4 | |
| 38 | WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO Hooters (Columbia 05854) | 42 | 46 | 53 | 7 | |
| 39 | WHO’S JOHNNY El DeBarge (Gordy 1842) | 48 | 68 | 81 | 4 | |
| 40 | I WANNA BE A COWBOY Boys Don’t Cry (Profile 5084) | 46 | 56 | 70 | 5 | |
| 41 | AMERICAN STORM Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 5532) | 23 | 17 | 18 | 10 | |
| 42 | RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES Wax (RCA 14306) | 43 | 47 | 52 | 9 | |
| 43 | LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT 38 Special (A&M 2831) | 56 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 44 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY Sly Fox (Capitol 5463) | 25 | 16 | 9 | 18 | |
| 45 | TENDER LOVE Force M.D.’s (Warner Bros. 28818) | 37 | 25 | 10 | 15 | |
| 46 | PRETTY IN PINK Psychedelic Furs (A&M 2826) | 51 | 63 | 71 | 6 | |
| 47 | SO FAR AWAY Dire Straits (Warner Bros. 28789) | 39 | 27 | 15 | 12 | |
| 48 | THE LOVE PARADE Dream Academy (Reprise 28750) | 55 | 65 | 79 | 4 | |
| 49 | I THINK IT’S LOVE Jermaine Jackson (Arista 9444) | 40 | 30 | 21 | 13 | |
| 50 | THESE DREAMS Heart (Capitol 5541) | 38 | 26 | 13 | 18 | |
| 51 | TUFF ENUFF Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated 05838) | 62 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 52 | YOUR WILDEST DREAMS Moody Blues (Polydor 883 906) | 64 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 53 | R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock) John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 884 455) | 47 | 40 | 20 | 16 | |
| 54 | SATURDAY LOVE Cherrelle with Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 05767) | 49 | 42 | 33 | 14 | |
| 55 | I DO WHAT I DO... (Theme For 91/2 Weeks) John Taylor & Jonathan Elias (Capitol 5551) | 50 | 41 | 25 | 11 | |
| 56 | WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND GTR (Arista 9470) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr (A&M 2788) | 52 | 43 | 35 | 21 | |
| 58 | I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks (Modern 99565) | 53 | 45 | 34 | 13 | |
| 59 | NIKITA Elton John (Geffen 28800) | 54 | 48 | 39 | 18 | |
| 60 | OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT Models (Geffen 28762) | 69 | 77 | 85 | 4 | |
| 61 | FOR AMERICA Jackson Browne (Asylum 69566) | 57 | 50 | 44 | 12 | |
| 62 | HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (Arista 9434) | 58 | 52 | 47 | 24 | |
| 63 | DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins (Columbia 05893) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS Bangles (Columbia 05886) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | LEAD A DOUBLE LIFE Loverboy (Columbia 05867) | 72 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 66 | THE HEAT OF HEAT Patti Austin (Qwest 28788) | 74 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | MUTUAL SURRENDER (What A Wonderful World) Bourgeois Tagg (Island 99558) | 73 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 68 | SARA Starship (Grunt 14253) | 59 | 51 | 42 | 21 | |
| 69 | I MUST BE DREAMING Giuffria (MCA/Camel 52794) | 76 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS David Bowie (EMI America 8308) | 61 | 62 | 64 | 8 | |
| 71 | CALL ME Dennis DeYoung (A&M 2816) | 68 | 66 | 60 | 9 | |
| 72 | RESTLESS Starpoint (Elektra 69561) | 65 | 58 | 55 | 9 | |
| 73 | IF YOUR HEART ISN’T IN IT Atlantic Starr (A&M 2822) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 74 | DIGGING YOUR SCENE Blow Monkeys (RCA 14325) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel (Geffen 28718) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | LISTEN LIKE THIEVES INXS (Atlantic 89429) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | ONE HIT (To The Body) Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 05906) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 78 | CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross (RCA 14244) | 81 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 79 | I WANT YOU Animotion (Casablanca 884 729) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | DON’T WALK AWAY Robert Tepper (Scotti Bros. 05879) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | HAS ANYONE EVER WRITTEN ANYTHING FOR YOU Stevie Nicks (Modern 99532) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | IS THAT IT? Katrina & Waves (Capitol 5566) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | MAD ABOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S. 52815) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | NASTY Janet Jackson (A&M 2830) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | INNOCENT EYES Graham Nash (Atlantic 89434) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 86 | SAY IT, SAY IT E.G. Daily (A&M 2825) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | VANITY KILLS ABC (Mercury 884 714) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | DON QUICHOTTE Magazine 60 (Baja 001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | THE FINEST S.O.S. Band (Tabu 05848) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | LIVING ON VIDEO Trans-X (Atco 99534) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HANDS ACROSS AMERICA Voices Of America (EMI America 8319) | 91 | 86 | 78 | 6 | |
| 92 | UNDER THE INFLUENCE Vanity (Motown 1833) | 77 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 93 | A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (Is All It Takes) New Edition (MCA 52768) | 67 | 61 | 58 | 13 | |
| 94 | THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT Loverboy (Columbia 05765) | 60 | 53 | 48 | 18 | |
| 95 | OVERJOYED Stevie Wonder (Tamla 1832) | 63 | 55 | 51 | 13 | |
| 96 | KYRIE Mr. Mister (RCA 14258) | 66 | 59 | 50 | 22 | |
| 97 | GREAT GOSH A’MIGHTY! (It’s A Matter Of Time) Little Richard (MCA 52780) | 70 | 60 | 54 | 11 | |
| 98 | CALLING AMERICA Electric Light Orchestra (CBS Associated 05766) | 75 | 64 | 56 | 16 | |
| 99 | SHOT IN THE DARK Ozzy Osbourne (CBS Associated 05810) | 83 | 83 | 90 | 4 | |
| 100 | ONCE IN A LIFETIME Talking Heads (Sire 29163) | 92 | 84 | 82 | 6 | |
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