Top 100 songs for October 18, 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 “When I Think Of You” by Janet Jackson. Meanwhile, “C'est La Vie” by Robbie Nevil rises from No. 93 to No. 68. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- C'est La Vie — Robbie Nevilup 25 places, No. 93 → No. 68
- Don't Get Me Wrong — Pretendersup 23 places, No. 88 → No. 65
- Stand By Me — Ben E. Kingup 14 places, No. 71 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love Will Conquer All — Lionel RichieNo. 36
- Somebody's Out There — TriumphNo. 39
- The Way It Is — Bruce Hornsby & The RangeNo. 40
First-week entries
- Hip To Be Square — Huey Lewis & The NewsNo. 42
- You Know I Love You ... Don't You? — Howard JonesNo. 69
- Foolish Pride — Daryl HallNo. 75
- Shake You Down — Gregory AbbottNo. 76
- Heartache All Over The World — Elton JohnNo. 80
- Nail It To The Wall — Stacy LattisawNo. 90
- Gravity — James BrownNo. 93
- This Love — Bad CompanyNo. 94
- More Than Physical — BananaramaNo. 98
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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