Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 6, 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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Venus

Bananarama

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

R.Leeuwen

Producer(s):

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/PolyGram

Jamie T on Track For First U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Theory of Whatever’

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 6, 1986

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Venus
  Bananarama
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

R.Leeuwen

Producer(s):

Stock, Aitken, Waterman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/PolyGram

2
- Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")
  Berlin
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

G.Moroder, T.Whitlock

Producer(s):

G.Moroder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

3
- Higher Love
  Steve Winwood
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Warner Bros.

4
- Dancing On The Ceiling
  Lionel Richie
- 5
- 4
- 8
- - 5
  - 4
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

5
- Friends And Lovers
  Carl Anderson & Gloria Loring
- 6
- 5
- 10
- - 6
  - 5
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

P.Gordon, J.Gruska

Producer(s):

Y.Dessca, D.Lenier, C.Anderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Carrere/Epic

6
- Stuck With You
  Huey Lewis & The News
- 9
- 6
- 6
- - 9
  - 6
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

7
- Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared")
  Michael McDonald
- 7
- 7
- 13
- - 7
  - 7
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton

Producer(s):

R.temperton, D.Rudolph, B.Swedien

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

8
- Words Get In The Way
  Miami Sound Machine
- 13
- 8
- 13
- - 13
  - 8
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

9
- Papa Don't Preach
  Madonna
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Elliot, M.Ciccone

Producer(s):

Madonna, S.Bray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Walk This Way
  Run-D.M.C.
- 15
- 10
- 7
- - 15
  - 10
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Tyler, J.Perry

Producer(s):

R.Simmons, R.Rubin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Profile

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Baby Love
  Regina
- 14
- 11
- 12
- - 14
  - 11
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

S.Bray, R.Richards, M.Kessler

Producer(s):

S.P.Bray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

12
- Rumors
  Timex Social Club
- 8
- 8
- 13
- - 8
  - 8
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

M.Thompson, M.Marshall, A.Hill

Producer(s):

J.King, D.Foster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jay

13
- Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
  Glass Tiger
- 18
- 13
- 9
- - 18
  - 13
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Glass Tiger, J.Vallance

Producer(s):

J.Vallance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

14
- Dreamtime
  Daryl Hall
- 23
- 14
- 6
- - 23
  - 14
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

D.Hall, J.Beeby

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

15
- Love Zone
  Billy Ocean
- 22
- 15
- 7
- - 22
  - 15
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

W.Brathwaite, B.J.Eastmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

16
- Man Size Love (From "Running Scared")
  Klymaxx
- 19
- 16
- 10
- - 19
  - 16
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Temperton

Producer(s):

R.temperton, D.Rudolph, B.Swedien

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

17
- The Captain Of Her Heart
  Double
- 24
- 17
- 11
- - 24
  - 17
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

K.Meier, F.Haug

Producer(s):

Double

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

18
- Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")
  Peter Cetera
- 12
- 1
- 14
- - 12
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

M.Omartian

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

19
- Yankee Rose
  David Lee Roth
- 16
- 16
- 10
- - 16
  - 16
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

D.L.Roth, S.Vai

Producer(s):

T.Templeman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

20
- Mad About You
  Belinda Carlisle
- 10
- 3
- 17
- - 10
  - 3
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

21
- We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off
  Jermaine Stewart
- 11
- 5
- 17
- - 11
  - 5
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

P.Glass, N.M.Walden

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

10/Arista/RMG

22
- Two Of Hearts
  Stacey Q
- 25
- 22
- 9
- - 25
  - 22
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Mitchell, S.Gatlin, T.Greene

Producer(s):

J.St.James

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

23
- That Was Then, This Is Now
  The Monkees
- 20
- 20
- 10
- - 20
  - 20
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

V.Brescia

Producer(s):

M.Lloyd

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

24
- When I Think Of You
  Janet Jackson
- 26
- 24
- 5
- - 26
  - 24
  - 5

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

25
- Throwing It All Away
  Genesis
- 27
- 25
- 4
- - 27
  - 25
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Genesis, H.Padgham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

26
- Press
  Paul McCartney
- 28
- 26
- 6
- - 28
  - 26
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.McCartney

Producer(s):

P.McCartney, H.Padgham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

27
- You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)
  Jeffrey Osborne
- 21
- 13
- 16
- - 21
  - 13
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

A.Goldmark, B.Roberts

Producer(s):

R.Perry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

28
- Missionary Man
  Eurythmics
- 34
- 28
- 7
- - 34
  - 28
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Stewart, Lennox

Producer(s):

D.A.Stewart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

29
- Oh, People
  Patti LaBelle
- 31
- 29
- 8
- - 31
  - 29
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.Roberts, A.Goldmark

Producer(s):

R.Perry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

30
- Heaven In Your Eyes
  Loverboy
- 33
- 30
- 6
- - 33
  - 30
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Dean, M.Reno, J.Dexter, M.Moore

Producer(s):

P.Dean, J.Dexter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

31
- All Cried Out
  Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force Featuring Paul Anthony & Bow Legged Lou
- 37
- 31
- 7
- - 37
  - 31
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Full Force

Producer(s):

Full Force

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

32
- Twist And Shout
  The Beatles
- 39
- 2
- 16
- - 39
  - 2
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

B.G.Russell, P.Medley

Producer(s):

G.Martin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Love Walks In
  Van Halen
- 36
- 33
- 5
- - 36
  - 33
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

E.Van Halen, S.Hagar, M.Anthony, A.Van Halen

Producer(s):

Van Halen, M.Jones, D.Landee

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

34
- Money$ Too Tight (To Mention)
  Simply Red
- 40
- 34
- 8
- - 40
  - 34
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Valentine, W.Valentine, C.Wiggins

Producer(s):

S.Levine

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

35
- Velcro Fly
  ZZ Top
- 35
- 35
- 7
- - 35
  - 35
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Gibbons, Hill, Beard

Producer(s):

B.Ham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

36
- Heartbeat
  Don Johnson
- 46
- 36
- 3
- - 46
  - 36
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

E.Kaz, W.Waldman

Producer(s):

C.Sandford

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

Billboard Hot 100

Week of September 6, 1986

Billboard Hot 100

Venus

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Jamie T on Track For First U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Theory of Whatever’

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

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Venus

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

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Higher Love

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Dancing On The Ceiling

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Friends And Lovers

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Stuck With You

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Sweet Freedom (Theme From "Running Scared")

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Words Get In The Way

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Papa Don't Preach

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Walk This Way

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Baby Love

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Rumors

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Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)

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Dreamtime

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Love Zone

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Man Size Love (From "Running Scared")

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The Captain Of Her Heart

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