Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 8, 1986

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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How Will I Know

Whitney Houston

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

G.R.Merrill, S.A.Rubicam, N.M.Walden

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

Lady Gaga Paid Homage to Whitney Houston in a $115 Graphic Sweatshirt: Here's Where You Can Buy It Online

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 8, 1986

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- How Will I Know
  Whitney Houston
- 3
- 1
- 11
- - 3
  - 1
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

G.R.Merrill, S.A.Rubicam, N.M.Walden

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

2
- Your Smile
  Rene & Angela
- 4
- 2
- 12
- - 4
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.Moore, A.Winbush

Producer(s):

B.Watson, B.Swedien, Rene & Angela

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

3
- Do Me Baby
  Meli'sa Morgan
- 1
- 1
- 15
- - 1
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

P.Laurence

4
- Tender Love
  Force M.D.'s
- 5
- 4
- 12
- - 5
  - 4
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

T.S.Lewis, Jimmy Jam

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

5
- Saturday Love
  Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal
- 7
- 5
- 7
- - 7
  - 5
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Epic

Gains In Performance

6
- Guilty
  Yarbrough & Peoples
- 2
- 2
- 15
- - 2
  - 2
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Hamilton, M.Hayes

Producer(s):

L.Simmons, J.Hamilton, M.Hayes

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Total Experience/RCA

7
- What Have You Done For Me Lately
  Janet Jackson
- 11
- 7
- 7
- - 11
  - 7
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Gains In Performance

8
- Computer Love
  Zapp
- 8
- 8
- 9
- - 8
  - 8
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

R.Troutman, L.Troutman

Producer(s):

R.Troutman

9
- When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
  Billy Ocean
- 6
- 6
- 14
- - 6
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

W.Brathwaite, B.J.Eastmond, R.J.Lange, B.Ocean

Producer(s):

W.Brathwaite, B.J.Eastmond

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/RMG

10
- A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)
  New Edition
- 19
- 10
- 4
- - 19
  - 10
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Wyatt,Jr., C.Perren

Producer(s):

R.Rudolph, M.Sembello

Gains In Performance

11
- Hold On To Your Love
  Smokey Robinson
- 16
- 11
- 7
- - 16
  - 11
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris, W.Robinson

Producer(s):

S.Barri, T.Peluso

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown

Gains In Performance

12
- Living In America
  James Brown
- 10
- 10
- 11
- - 10
  - 10
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

D.Hartman, C.Midnight

Producer(s):

D.Hartman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Epic

13
- Insatiable Woman
  Isley, Jasper, Isley
- 17
- 13
- 8
- - 17
  - 13
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

E.J.Isley, C.H.Jasper, M.Isley

Producer(s):

M.Isley, C.Jasper, E.Isley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CBS Associated/Epic

Gains In Performance

14
- Another Night
  Aretha Franklin
- 20
- 14
- 7
- - 20
  - 14
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Cantarelli, R.Freeland

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

15
- The Color Of Success
  Morris Day
- 15
- 15
- 12
- - 15
  - 15
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

M.Day

Producer(s):

M.Day

16
- Going In Circles
  The Gap Band
- 23
- 16
- 5
- - 23
  - 16
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Peters

Producer(s):

L.Simmons, J.Ellis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Total Experience/RCA

Gains In Performance

17
- Let Me Be The One
  Five Star
- 9
- 2
- 16
- - 9
  - 2
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

I.Foster

Producer(s):

N.Martinelli

18
- Love 4/2
  Teddy Pendergrass
- 25
- 18
- 4
- - 25
  - 18
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Pendergrass, J.Carter, N.Lee

Producer(s):

T.Pendergrass, J.Carter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/EEG

Gains In Performance

19
- Diana
  Eugene Wilde
- 26
- 19
- 6
- - 26
  - 19
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.Broomfield, M.Horton

Producer(s):

M.Forte, D.R.Robinson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly World/MCA

Gains In Performance

20
- Hot
  Roy Ayers
- 24
- 20
- 7
- - 24
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Mtume, P.Fields, B.Brice

Producer(s):

J.Mtume

Gains In Performance

21
- Nightmares
  Dana Dane
- 21
- 21
- 12
- - 21
  - 21
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.McCleese, S.Jacobs,Sr., S.Jacobs,Jr.

Producer(s):

S.Jacobs,Sr., S.Jacobs,Jr.

22
- Secret Lovers
  Atlantic Starr
- 13
- 4
- 17
- - 13
  - 4
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

D.Lewis, W.Lewis

Producer(s):

D.E.Lewis, W.I.Lewis

23
- Sugar Free
  Juicy
- 27
- 23
- 6
- - 27
  - 23
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

K.Barnes, J.Barnes

Producer(s):

E.Deodato

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Private I/Epic

Gains In Performance

24
- He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)
  Freddie Jackson
- 12
- 8
- 14
- - 12
  - 8
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

K.Diamond, B.J.Eastmond

Producer(s):

B.J.Eastmond

25
- Kiss
  Prince And The Revolution
- 39
- 25
- 2
- - 39
  - 25
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- The Sweetest Taboo
  Sade
- 14
- 3
- 15
- - 14
  - 3
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

H.F.Adu, Ditcham

Producer(s):

R.Millar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Epic

27
- After You
  Bernard Wright
- 31
- 27
- 6
- - 31
  - 27
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Wright, White, Miller

Producer(s):

L.White, M.Miller

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

28
- That's What Friends Are For
  Dionne & Friends
- 18
- 1
- 17
- - 18
  - 1
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

B.F.Bacharach, C.Bayer Bacharach

Producer(s):

B.Bacharach, C.B.Sager

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- In The Morning Time
  Tramaine
- 32
- 29
- 6
- - 32
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.Wright

Producer(s):

R.B.Wright

Gains In Performance

30
- King Holiday
  King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew
- 30
- 30
- 6
- - 30
  - 30
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

P.Jones, K.Blow, Grandmaster Melle Mel, B.Adler

Producer(s):

P.Jones, K.Blow

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

31
- I Can't Wait
  Nu Shooz
- 41
- 31
- 4
- - 41
  - 31
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Smith

Producer(s):

J.Smith, R.Waritz

Gains In Performance

32
- Affection
  Ta Mara & The Seen
- 22
- 19
- 13
- - 22
  - 19
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

J.Johnson, G.Hubbard,Jr.

Producer(s):

J.Johnson

33
- Overjoyed
  Stevie Wonder
- 51
- 33
- 3
- - 51
  - 33
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

S.Wonder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown

Gains In Performance

34
- The One You Love
  Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain
- 38
- 34
- 5
- - 38
  - 34
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Gallo, L.F.Sylvers III, L.Daim

Producer(s):

L.F.Sylvers,III

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Conceited/Motown

Gains In Performance

35
- I Think It's Love
  Jermaine Jackson
- 48
- 35
- 4
- - 48
  - 35
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

J.Jackson, M.Omartian, S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

M.Omartian

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

36
- Dancing In The Dark (Heart To Heart)
  Kashif
- 36
- 36
- 6
- - 36
  - 36
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

S.Scruggs, B.Morgan, Kashif

Producer(s):

Kashif

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

37
- I'd Rather Be By Myself
  Ebo
- 37
- 37
- 12
- - 37
  - 37
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

A.W.Felder, J.Freeman, L.Schuler

Producer(s):

A.Felder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Domino/Roulette

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of March 8, 1986

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

How Will I Know

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Lady Gaga Paid Homage to Whitney Houston in a $115 Graphic Sweatshirt: Here's Where You Can Buy It Online

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

How Will I Know

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Your Smile

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Do Me Baby

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Tender Love

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Saturday Love

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Guilty

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What Have You Done For Me Lately

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Computer Love

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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going

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A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes)

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Hold On To Your Love

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Living In America

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Insatiable Woman

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Another Night

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The Color Of Success

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Going In Circles

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Let Me Be The One

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Love 4/2

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Imprint/Promotion Label:

Diana

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