Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 13, 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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The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby & The Range

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

B.Hornsby

Producer(s):

B.Hornsby, E.Scheiner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 13, 1986

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

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1
- The Way It Is
  Bruce Hornsby & The Range
- 4
- 1
- 13
- - 4
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

B.Hornsby

Producer(s):

B.Hornsby, E.Scheiner

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

2
- Walk Like An Egyptian
  The Bangles
- 5
- 2
- 12
- - 5
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

L.Sternberg

Producer(s):

D.Kahne

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

3
- Hip To Be Square
  Huey Lewis & The News
- 3
- 3
- 9
- - 3
  - 3
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

B.Gibson, S.Hopper, H.Lewis

Producer(s):

Huey Lewis & The News

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

4
- The Next Time I Fall
  Peter Cetera With Amy Grant
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

Caldwell, Gordon

Producer(s):

M.Omartian

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

5
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight
  Wang Chung
- 7
- 5
- 11
- - 7
  - 5
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Wang Chung, P.Wolf

Producer(s):

P.Wolf

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen

6
- You Give Love A Bad Name
  Bon Jovi
- 2
- 1
- 15
- - 2
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Bon Jovi, R.Sambora, D.Child

Producer(s):

B.Fairbairn

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

7
- To Be A Lover
  Billy Idol
- 10
- 7
- 11
- - 10
  - 7
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

W.Bell, B.T.Jones

Producer(s):

K.Forsey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

8
- Notorious
  Duran Duran
- 11
- 8
- 7
- - 11
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Taylor, N.Rhodes, S.J.LeBon

Producer(s):

N.G.Rodgers, Jr., Duran Duran

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

9
- Shake You Down
  Gregory Abbott
- 15
- 9
- 9
- - 15
  - 9
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

G.Abbott

Producer(s):

G.Abbott

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

10
- Stand By Me
  Ben E. King
- 13
- 4
- 25
- - 13
  - 4
  - 25

Songwriter(s):

B.E.King, J.Leiber, M.Stoller

Producer(s):

J.Leiber, M.Stoller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

11
- Love Will Conquer All
  Lionel Richie
- 9
- 9
- 11
- - 9
  - 9
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

L.Richie, C.Weil, G.Phillinganes

Producer(s):

L.Richie, J.Carmichael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

12
- Word Up
  Cameo
- 6
- 6
- 14
- - 6
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlanta Artists/PolyGram

13
- Don't Get Me Wrong
  Pretenders
- 16
- 13
- 10
- - 16
  - 13
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

C.Hynde

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, B.Clearmountain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

14
- C'est La Vie
  Robbie Nevil
- 17
- 14
- 10
- - 17
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Nevil, Pain, Holding

Producer(s):

A.Sadkin, P.Thornalley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

15
- War
  Bruce Springsteen
- 20
- 15
- 4
- - 20
  - 15
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

B.Strong, N.Whitfield

Producer(s):

B.Springsteen, J.Landau, C.Plotkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

16
- Human
  The Human League
- 8
- 1
- 14
- - 8
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

17
- Control
  Janet Jackson
- 21
- 17
- 7
- - 21
  - 17
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

18
- Is This Love
  Survivor
- 23
- 18
- 8
- - 23
  - 18
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Peterik, F.Sullivan

Producer(s):

R.Nevison, F.Sullivan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Epic

19
- You Know I Love You ... Don't You?
  Howard Jones
- 22
- 19
- 9
- - 22
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.Jones

Producer(s):

A.Mardin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

20
- Land Of Confusion
  Genesis
- 26
- 20
- 7
- - 26
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Genesis, H.Padgham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

21
- Victory
  Kool & The Gang
- 28
- 21
- 7
- - 28
  - 21
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

R.Bell, J.Taylor

Producer(s):

R.Bell, I.B.M.C., Kool & The Gang

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

22
- True Blue
  Madonna
- 12
- 3
- 11
- - 12
  - 3
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Madonna, S.Bray

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

23
- Love Is Forever
  Billy Ocean
- 27
- 23
- 8
- - 27
  - 23
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

W.Brathwaite, B.J.Eastmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

24
- Amanda
  Boston
- 14
- 1
- 12
- - 14
  - 1
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

T.Scholz

Producer(s):

T.Scholz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

25
- (Forever) Live And Die
  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
- 19
- 19
- 12
- - 19
  - 19
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

O.M.D.

Producer(s):

S.Hague

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

26
- The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
  Timbuk 3
- 30
- 26
- 8
- - 30
  - 26
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.McDonald

Producer(s):

D.Herring

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

27
- Wild Wild Life
  Talking Heads
- 25
- 25
- 15
- - 25
  - 25
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

D.Byrne

Producer(s):

Talking Heads

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

28
- Someday
  Glass Tiger
- 31
- 28
- 7
- - 31
  - 28
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Glass Tiger, J.Vallance

Producer(s):

J.Vallance

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI/Unknown

29
- Take Me Home Tonight
  Eddie Money
- 18
- 4
- 18
- - 18
  - 4
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

M.Leeson, P.B.VAle, P.Spector, E.Greenwich, J.Barry

Producer(s):

R.Zito, Eddie Money

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

30
- All I Wanted
  Kansas
- 34
- 30
- 7
- - 34
  - 30
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.Walsh, S.Morse

Producer(s):

A.Powell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

31
- You Be Illin'
  Run-D.M.C.
- 35
- 31
- 8
- - 35
  - 31
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.W.Simmons, J.Mizell, R.White

Producer(s):

R.Simmons, R.Rubin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Profile

32
- At This Moment
  Billy Vera & The Beaters
- 38
- 32
- 6
- - 38
  - 32
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

B.Vera

Producer(s):

J.Baxter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rhino

33
- I'll Be Over You
  Toto
- 24
- 11
- 16
- - 24
  - 11
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

S.Lukather, R.Goodrum

Producer(s):

Toto

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

34
- Coming Around Again
  Carly Simon
- 37
- 34
- 7
- - 37
  - 34
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

C.Simon

Producer(s):

R.Kunkel, B.Payne, G.massenburg

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

35
- Foolish Pride
  Daryl Hall
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed, D.Hall

Producer(s):

D.Hall, Not Listed, D.A.Stewart, T.Wolk

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

36
- Goldmine
  The Pointer Sisters
- 40
- 36
- 7
- - 40
  - 36
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

A.Goldmark, B.Roberts

Producer(s):

R.Perry

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

37
- For Tonight
  Nancy Martinez
- 39
- 37
- 11

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Week of December 13, 1986

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The Way It Is

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Walk Like An Egyptian

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Hip To Be Square

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The Next Time I Fall

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Everybody Have Fun Tonight

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You Give Love A Bad Name

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To Be A Lover

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Notorious

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Shake You Down

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Stand By Me

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Love Will Conquer All

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Word Up

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Don't Get Me Wrong

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C'est La Vie

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War

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Human

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Control

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Is This Love

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