Top 100 songs for September 13, 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 “Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")” by Berlin. Meanwhile, “Girl Can't Help It” by Journey rises from No. 61 to No. 46. 4 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Girl Can't Help It — Journeyup 15 places, No. 61 → No. 46
- Paranoimia — Art Of Noise With Max Headroomup 14 places, No. 62 → No. 48
- 25 Or 6 To 4 — Chicagoup 14 places, No. 81 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sweet Love — Anita BakerNo. 35
- I Didn't Mean To Turn You On — Robert PalmerNo. 38
- True Colors — Cyndi LauperNo. 40
First-week entries
- Human — The Human LeagueNo. 71
- Word Up — CameoNo. 81
- Can't Wait Another Minute — Five StarNo. 89
- The Rain — Oran 'Juice' JonesNo. 94
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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