Top 100 songs for October 25, 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 “True Colors” by Cyndi Lauper. Meanwhile, “You Know I Love You ... Don't You?” by Howard Jones rises from No. 69 to No. 52. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You Know I Love You ... Don't You? — Howard Jonesup 17 places, No. 69 → No. 52
- Nail It To The Wall — Stacy Lattisawup 15 places, No. 90 → No. 75
- Don't Get Me Wrong — Pretendersup 14 places, No. 65 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
- Amanda — BostonNo. 6
- Human — The Human LeagueNo. 9
- Sweet Love — Anita BakerNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hip To Be Square — Huey Lewis & The NewsNo. 35
- To Be A Lover — Billy IdolNo. 36
- Everybody Have Fun Tonight — Wang ChungNo. 37
- Freedom Overspill — Steve WinwoodNo. 38
First-week entries
- Is This Love — SurvivorNo. 74
- Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 — The PoliceNo. 76
- Love Is Forever — Billy OceanNo. 77
- Crazay — Jesse Johnson (Featuring Sly Stone)No. 78
- The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades — Timbuk 3No. 85
- You Be Illin' — Run-D.M.C.No. 86
- Like Flames — BerlinNo. 93
- When The Rain Comes Down — Andy TaylorNo. 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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