Top 100 songs for January 18, 1986
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1986 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “That's What Friends Are For” by Dionne & Friends. Meanwhile, “Secret Lovers” by Atlantic Starr rises from No. 66 to No. 45. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Secret Lovers — Atlantic Starrup 21 places, No. 66 → No. 45
- Sara — Starshipup 15 places, No. 54 → No. 39
- Caravan Of Love — Isley, Jasper, Isleyup 11 places, No. 64 → No. 53
New to this week’s Top 10
- Burning Heart — SurvivorNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sara — StarshipNo. 39
- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) — Mike + The MechanicsNo. 40
First-week entries
- King For A Day — Thompson TwinsNo. 52
- These Dreams — HeartNo. 54
- Russians — StingNo. 58
- Stages — ZZ TopNo. 62
- Nikita — Elton JohnNo. 71
- Another Night — Aretha FranklinNo. 74
- (How To Be A) Millionaire — ABCNo. 81
- Night Moves — Marilyn MartinNo. 82
- This Could Be The Night — LoverboyNo. 87
- What You Need — INXSNo. 96
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.