Top 100 songs for August 23, 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 “Papa Don't Preach” by Madonna. Meanwhile, “Sweet Love” by Anita Baker rises from No. 74 to No. 57. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sweet Love — Anita Bakerup 17 places, No. 74 → No. 57
- I Didn't Mean To Turn You On — Robert Palmerup 17 places, No. 79 → No. 62
- Throwing It All Away — Genesisup 16 places, No. 54 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 40
- When I Think Of You — Janet JacksonNo. 36
- Oh, People — Patti LaBelleNo. 37
- Throwing It All Away — GenesisNo. 38
- Press — Paul McCartneyNo. 39
- Heaven In Your Eyes — LoverboyNo. 40
First-week entries
- Heartbeat — Don JohnsonNo. 67
- Earth Angel (From "The Karate Kid Part II") — New EditionNo. 71
- Give Me The Reason — Luther VandrossNo. 84
- The Hunter — GTRNo. 92
- Angel In My Pocket — One To OneNo. 93
- Weatherman — Nick JamesonNo. 95
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.
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