Top 100 songs for April 12, 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, “Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight” by Starship rises from No. 71 to No. 53. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight — Starshipup 18 places, No. 71 → No. 53
- Move Away — Culture Clubup 16 places, No. 68 → No. 52
- On My Own — Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonaldup 14 places, No. 60 → No. 46
New to this week’s Top 10
- West End Girls — Pet Shop BoysNo. 8
- Harlem Shuffle — The Rolling StonesNo. 9
- Tender Love — Force M.D.'sNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Live To Tell — MadonnaNo. 49
- Be Good To Yourself — JourneyNo. 51
- Mothers Talk — Tears For FearsNo. 67
- No One Is To Blame — Howard JonesNo. 72
- Crush On You — The JetsNo. 73
- Hands Across America — Voices Of AmericaNo. 88
- Somebody Somewhere — Platinum BlondeNo. 89
- Pretty In Pink — Psychedelic FursNo. 90
- Living In The Background — BaltimoraNo. 91
- Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World) — Bourgeois TaggNo. 92
- If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man) — Bonnie TylerNo. 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.