Top 100 songs for September 6, 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 “Venus” by Bananarama. Meanwhile, “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper rises from No. 63 to No. 44. 4 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- True Colors — Cyndi Lauperup 19 places, No. 63 → No. 44
- Girl Can't Help It — Journeyup 18 places, No. 79 → No. 61
- In Your Eyes (Theme From "Say Anything") — Peter Gabrielup 18 places, No. 86 → No. 68
New to this week’s Top 10
- Words Get In The Way — Miami Sound MachineNo. 8
- Walk This Way — Run-D.M.C.No. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heartbeat — Don JohnsonNo. 36
- A Matter Of Trust — Billy JoelNo. 37
- Typical Male — Tina TurnerNo. 39
- Point Of No Return — Nu ShoozNo. 40
First-week entries
- Emotion In Motion — Ric OcasekNo. 87
- Wild Wild Life — Talking HeadsNo. 90
- Eye Of The Zombie — John FogertyNo. 91
- You Give Love A Bad Name — Bon JoviNo. 93
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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