Top 100 songs for February 15, 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 “How Will I Know” by Whitney Houston. Meanwhile, “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco rises from No. 79 to No. 56. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rock Me Amadeus — Falcoup 23 places, No. 79 → No. 56
- Tender Love — Force M.D.'sup 19 places, No. 72 → No. 53
- Manic Monday — The Banglesup 16 places, No. 64 → No. 48
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Sweetest Taboo — SadeNo. 8
- Sara — StarshipNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- This Could Be The Night — LoverboyNo. 35
- What You Need — INXSNo. 36
- R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock) — John MellencampNo. 37
- Another Night — Aretha FranklinNo. 38
- (How To Be A) Millionaire — ABCNo. 39
- Let's Go All The Way — Sly FoxNo. 40
First-week entries
- Le Bel Age (The Best Years) — Pat BenatarNo. 73
- Something About You — Level 42No. 85
- Stereotomy — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 88
- It's All Right (Baby's Coming Back) — EurythmicsNo. 89
- All The Kings Horses — The FirmNo. 92
- Your Love — The OutfieldNo. 94
- Saturday Love — Cherrelle With Alexander O'NealNo. 95
- One Sunny Day (From Quicksilver) — Ray Parker,Jr. & Helen TerryNo. 96
- The Men All Pause — KlymaxxNo. 98
- In Between Days — The CureNo. 99
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.