Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 23, 1986

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Papa Don't Preach

Madonna

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Songwriter(s):

B.Elliot, M.Ciccone

Producer(s):

Madonna, S.Bray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

SiriusXM’s ‘Billboard Women of Pop 1000 Countdown’ Spotlights 50 Years of Chart Hits

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 23, 1986

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1
- Papa Don't Preach
  Madonna
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

B.Elliot, M.Ciccone

Producer(s):

Madonna, S.Bray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Higher Love
  Steve Winwood
- 4
- 2
- 11
- - 4
  - 2
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Warner Bros.

3
- Venus
  Bananarama
- 6
- 3
- 9
- - 6
  - 3
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

R.Leeuwen

Producer(s):

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/PolyGram

4
- Mad About You
  Belinda Carlisle
- 3
- 3
- 15
- - 3
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

P.Brown, J.Whelan, M.Y.Evans

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

5
- Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")
  Peter Cetera
- 2
- 1
- 12
- - 2
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

P.Cetera, D.W.Foster, D.Nini

Producer(s):

M.Omartian

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

6
- Dancing On The Ceiling
  Lionel Richie
- 7
- 6
- 6
- - 7
  - 6
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

7
- Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")
  Berlin
- 9
- 7
- 10
- - 9
  - 7
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

G.Moroder, T.Whitlock

Producer(s):

G.Moroder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

8
- We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
  Jermaine Stewart
- 5
- 5
- 15
- - 5
  - 5
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

P.Glass, N.M.Walden

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

10/Arista/RMG

9
- Rumors
  Timex Social Club
- 8
- 8
- 11
- - 8
  - 8
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

M.Thompson, M.Marshall, A.Hill

Producer(s):

J.King, D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jay

10
- The Edge Of Heaven
  Wham!
- 10
- 10
- 8
- - 10
  - 10
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

11
- Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared")
  Michael McDonald
- 12
- 11
- 11
- - 12
  - 11
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton

Producer(s):

R.temperton, D.Rudolph, B.Swedien

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

12
- Friends And Lovers
  Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring
- 15
- 12
- 8
- - 15
  - 12
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.Gordon, J.Gruska

Producer(s):

Y.Dessca, D.Lenier, C.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carrere/Epic

13
- You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)
  Jeffrey Osborne
- 14
- 13
- 14
- - 14
  - 13
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

A.Goldmark, B.Roberts

Producer(s):

R.Perry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

14
- Baby Love
  Regina
- 18
- 14
- 10
- - 18
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.Bray, R.Richards, M.Kessler

Producer(s):

S.P.Bray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

15
- Stuck With You
  Huey Lewis & The News
- 24
- 15
- 4
- - 24
  - 15
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

16
- Words Get In The Way
  Miami Sound Machine
- 20
- 16
- 11
- - 20
  - 16
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

17
- Love Touch (Theme From "Legal Eagles")
  Rod Stewart
- 11
- 6
- 13
- - 11
  - 6
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

M.Chapman, H.Knight, G.Black

Producer(s):

M.Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

18
- Yankee Rose
  David Lee Roth
- 23
- 18
- 8
- - 23
  - 18
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Roth, S.Vai

Producer(s):

T.Templeman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

19
- Sledgehammer
  Peter Gabriel
- 13
- 1
- 16
- - 13
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Warner Bros.

20
- Walk This Way
  Run-D.M.C.
- 30
- 20
- 5
- - 30
  - 20
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.Tyler, J.Perry

Producer(s):

R.Simmons, R.Rubin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Profile

RIAA Certification: Platinum

21
- That Was Then, This Is Now
  The Monkees
- 25
- 21
- 8
- - 25
  - 21
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

V.Brescia

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

22
- Man Size Love (From "Running Scared")
  Klymaxx
- 27
- 22
- 8
- - 27
  - 22
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton

Producer(s):

R.temperton, D.Rudolph, B.Swedien

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

23
- Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
  Glass Tiger
- 31
- 23
- 7
- - 31
  - 23
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Glass Tiger, J.Vallance

Producer(s):

J.Vallance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

24
- Love Zone
  Billy Ocean
- 33
- 24
- 5
- - 33
  - 24
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.J.Eastmond, W.Brathwaite, Billy Ocean

Producer(s):

W.Brathwaite, B.J.Eastmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

25
- All The Love In The World
  The Outfield
- 19
- 19
- 12
- - 19
  - 19
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

J.Spinks

Producer(s):

W.Wittman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

26
- Danger Zone
  Kenny Loggins
- 16
- 2
- 16
- - 16
  - 2
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

G.Moroder, T.Whitlock

Producer(s):

G.Moroder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

27
- The Captain Of Her Heart
  Double
- 34
- 27
- 9
- - 34
  - 27
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Meier, F.Haug

Producer(s):

Double

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

28
- Dreamtime
  Daryl Hall
- 39
- 28
- 4
- - 39
  - 28
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

D.Hall, J.Beeby

Producer(s):

D.Hall, D.A.Stewart, T.Wolk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

29
- Rumbleseat
  John Mellencamp
- 28
- 28
- 9
- - 28
  - 28
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Mellencamp

Producer(s):

Little Bastard, D.Gehman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riva/PolyGram

30
- Suzanne
  Journey
- 17
- 17
- 10
- - 17
  - 17
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

S.R.Perry, J.Cain

Producer(s):

S.Perry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

31
- Two Of Hearts
  Stacey Q
- 40
- 31
- 7
- - 40
  - 31
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Mitchell, S.Gatlin, T.Greene

Producer(s):

J.St.James

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

32
- Taken In
  Mike + The Mechanics
- 32
- 32
- 9
- - 32
  - 32
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

M.Rutherford, C.Neil

Producer(s):

C.Neil

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

33
- Invisible Touch
  Genesis
- 21
- 1
- 13
- - 21
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

P.D.C.Collins, M.Rutherford, A.Banks

Producer(s):

Genesis, H.Padgham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

34
- One Step Closer To You
  Gavin Christopher
- 22
- 22
- 14
- - 22
  - 22
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Rogers, Sturken, Pescetto, Grant

Producer(s):

C.Sturken, E.Rogers, G.Christopher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

35
- Hanging On A Heart Attack
  Device
- 35
- 35
- 11
- - 35
  - 35
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

H.Knight, M.Chapman

Producer(s):

M.Chapman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

36
- When I Think Of You
  Janet Jackson
- 46
- 36
- 3
- - 46
  - 36
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis, J.Jackson

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

RIAA Certification: Platinum

Billboard Hot 100

Week of August 23, 1986

Billboard Hot 100

Papa Don't Preach

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SiriusXM’s ‘Billboard Women of Pop 1000 Countdown’ Spotlights 50 Years of Chart Hits

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Papa Don't Preach

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Higher Love

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Venus

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Mad About You

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Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")

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Dancing On The Ceiling

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Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")

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We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

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Rumors

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The Edge Of Heaven

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Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared")

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Friends And Lovers

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You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)

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Baby Love

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Stuck With You

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Words Get In The Way

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Love Touch (Theme From "Legal Eagles")

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Yankee Rose