Top 100 songs for April 5, 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 “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco. Meanwhile, “On My Own” by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald rises from No. 78 to No. 60. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- On My Own — Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonaldup 18 places, No. 78 → No. 60
- Never As Good As The First Time — Sadeup 16 places, No. 71 → No. 55
- Greatest Love Of All — Whitney Houstonup 14 places, No. 54 → No. 40
New to this week’s Top 10
- Manic Monday — The BanglesNo. 7
- Addicted To Love — Robert PalmerNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- If You Leave — Orchestral Manoeuvres In The DarkNo. 35
- I Do What I Do... (Theme For 9 1/2 Weeks) — John TaylorNo. 37
- Something About You — Level 42No. 38
- I Can't Wait — Nu ShoozNo. 39
- Greatest Love Of All — Whitney HoustonNo. 40
First-week entries
- Move Away — Culture ClubNo. 68
- Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight — StarshipNo. 71
- Where Do The Children Go — HootersNo. 78
- All The Things She Said — Simple MindsNo. 82
- Is That It? — Katrina And The WavesNo. 87
- Holding Back The Years — Simply RedNo. 88
- Johnny Come Home — Fine Young CannibalsNo. 89
- I Wanna Be A Cowboy — Boys Don't CryNo. 90
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.