Top 100 songs for January 25, 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, “This Could Be The Night” by Loverboy rises from No. 87 to No. 61. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- This Could Be The Night — Loverboyup 26 places, No. 87 → No. 61
- (How To Be A) Millionaire — ABCup 21 places, No. 81 → No. 60
- What You Need — INXSup 19 places, No. 96 → No. 77
New to this week’s Top 10
- I'm Your Man — Wham!No. 5
- My Hometown — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 6
- Spies Like Us — Paul McCartneyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Digital Display — Ready For The WorldNo. 37
- Secret Lovers — Atlantic StarrNo. 38
- He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) — Freddie JacksonNo. 39
- King For A Day — Thompson TwinsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Sanctify Yourself — Simple MindsNo. 64
- No Easy Way Out — Robert TepperNo. 80
- Bop — Dan SealsNo. 83
- Manic Monday — The BanglesNo. 86
- Live Is Life — OpusNo. 88
- Pleasure And Pain — DivinylsNo. 89
- Just Another Day — Oingo BoingoNo. 90
- Do Me Baby — Meli'sa MorganNo. 94
- Prove Me Wrong — David PackNo. 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.