| CASH BOX Top Black Contemporary Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending DECEMBER 6, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | CRAZAY Jesse Johnson (featuring Sly Stone) (A&M 2878) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | TASTY LOVE Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5616) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | GOIN’ TO THE BANK Commodores (Polydor 885 358) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | TALK TO ME Chico DeBarge (Motown 1858) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | VICTORY Kool & Gang (Mercury 888 074) | 8 | 16 | 28 | 6 | |
| 6 | LOVE YOU DOWN Ready For The World (MCA 52947) | 9 | 11 | 17 | 9 | |
| 7 | DON’T THINK ABOUT IT One Way (MCA 52893) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 8 | GIRLFRIEND Bobby Brown (MCA 52866) | 14 | 19 | 29 | 6 | |
| 9 | CAUGHT IN THE RAPTURE Anita Baker (Elektra 69511) | 10 | 15 | 19 | 8 | |
| 10 | LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL Lionel Richie (Motown 1866) | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |
| 11 | SHAKE YOU DOWN Gregory Abbott (Columbia 06191) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 12 | KISS AWAY THE PAIN Patti LaBelle (MCA 52945) | 12 | 14 | 24 | 9 | |
| 13 | UNFAITHFUL SO MUCH Full Force (Columbia 06339) | 15 | 17 | 23 | 9 | |
| 14 | LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT Levert (Atlantic 89350) | 16 | 18 | 20 | 9 | |
| 15 | YOU BE ILLIN’ Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5119) | 18 | 24 | 44 | 6 | |
| 16 | STOP TO LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic 06523) | 21 | 26 | 40 | 5 | |
| 17 | FACTS OF LOVE Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White (Warner Bros. 28588) | 20 | 22 | 31 | 8 | |
| 18 | CONTROL Janet Jackson (A&M 2877) | 22 | 27 | 38 | 5 | |
| 19 | IKE’S RAP / HEY GIRL Isaac Hayes (Columbia 06363) | 24 | 34 | 42 | 7 | |
| 20 | ONCE IN A LIFETIME GROOVE New Edition (MCA 52959) | 25 | 33 | 41 | 6 | |
| 21 | TIGHT FIT Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 28576) | 23 | 29 | 35 | 7 | |
| 22 | A LITTLE BIT MORE Melba Moore (with Freddie Jackson) (Capitol 5632) | 13 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 23 | LOVE IS FOREVER Billy Ocean (Jive 9540) | 31 | 36 | 43 | 7 | |
| 24 | ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY Vesta Williams (A&M 2880) | 29 | 35 | 39 | 7 | |
| 25 | HOT! WILD! UNRESTRICTED! CRAZY LOVE Millie Jackson (Jive 1007) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | |
| 26 | SEXY Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52934) | 32 | 40 | 48 | 6 | |
| 27 | I’M CHILLIN’ Kurtis Blow (Mercury 888 004) | 27 | 31 | 34 | 11 | |
| 28 | AS WE LAY Shirley Murdock (Elektra 69518) | 34 | 42 | 46 | 10 | |
| 29 | GOLDMINE Pointer Sisters (RCA 5062) | 36 | 41 | 49 | 5 | |
| 30 | WORD UP Cameo (Atlanta Artists 884 933) | 17 | 13 | 7 | 18 | |
| 31 | I’M NOT PERFECT (But I’m Perfect For You) Grace Jones (Manhattan 50052) | 38 | 45 | 50 | 5 | |
| 32 | JIMMY LEE Aretha Franklin (Arista 9546) | 48 | 73 | — | 3 | |
| 33 | NAIL IT TO THE WALL Stacy Lattisaw (Motown 1859) | 19 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 34 | COME SHARE MY LOVE Miki Howard (Atlantic 89351) | 40 | 46 | 51 | 8 | |
| 35 | MISUNDERSTANDING James (D-Train) Williams (Columbia 06410) | 42 | 53 | 63 | 4 | |
| 36 | SHIVER George Benson (Warner Bros. 28523) | 44 | 54 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS Krystol (Epic 06382) | 43 | 51 | 57 | 5 | |
| 38 | SOMEONE El DeBarge (Gordy 1867) | 45 | 55 | 65 | 6 | |
| 39 | HUMAN Human League (A&M/Virgin 2861) | 26 | 10 | 5 | 12 | |
| 40 | EVEN WHEN YOU SLEEP S.O.S. Band (Tabu 06333) | 28 | 28 | 32 | 8 | |
| 41 | WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5643) | 53 | 66 | 83 | 4 | |
| 42 | IT’S THE NEW STYLE Beastie Boys (Def Jam/Columbia 06341) | 65 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 43 | I’M FOR REAL Howard Hewett (Elektra 69527) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 19 | |
| 44 | TELL ME WHAT I GOTTA DO Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 28538) | 57 | 65 | 75 | 5 | |
| 45 | BIG FUN Gap Band (Total Experience 2700) | 54 | 62 | 70 | 4 | |
| 46 | CRACK KILLED APPLEJACK General Kane (Gordy 1865) | 33 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |
| 47 | YOU’RE THE FIRST, MY LAST, MY EVERYTHING O.C. Smith (Rendezvous 102) | 47 | 48 | 52 | 9 | |
| 48 | WHERE DID WE GO WRONG? Manhattans (with Regina Bell) (Columbia 06376) | 56 | 64 | 74 | 5 | |
| 49 | GROWING UP Whodini (Jive 9537) | 49 | 57 | 66 | 6 | |
| 50 | FALLING Melba Moore (Capitol 5651) | 58 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | CANDY Cameo (Atlanta Artists 888 193) | 59 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN Gwen Guthrie (Polydor 885 362) | 52 | 60 | 68 | 6 | |
| 53 | TENDERONI O’Bryan (Capitol 5617) | 70 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 54 | (I Wanna) MAKE LOVE TO YOU Bobby Womack (MCA 52955) | 60 | — | — | 2 | |
| 55 | I WANNA KNOW YOUR NAME Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 890) | 66 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | DO YOU WANT IT BAD ENUFF Jenny Burton (Atlantic 89343) | 61 | — | — | 2 | |
| 57 | JEALOUSY Club Nouveau (Warner Bros./King Jay 28551) | 35 | 30 | 16 | 14 | |
| 58 | SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME Nocera (Sleeping Bag 22) | 64 | 74 | 82 | 5 | |
| 59 | C’EST LA VIE Robbie Nevil (Manhattan 50047) | 74 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | CURIOSITY Oran “Juice” Jones (Def Jam/Columbia 06389) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | PROVE ME RIGHT Shannon (Atlantic 89352) | 62 | 68 | 76 | 4 | |
| 62 | I WISH YOU WERE HERE Tease (Epic 06317) | 63 | 63 | 64 | 8 | |
| 63 | TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT Ray, Goodman & Brown (EMI America 8365) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 64 | TWO PEOPLE Tina Turner (Capitol 5644) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | GOOD FRIEND George Duke (Elektra 69504) | 71 | 78 | 88 | 4 | |
| 66 | SERIOUS Donna Allen (21 Records 99497) | 72 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 67 | GRAVITY James Brown (Scotti Brothers 06275) | 37 | 25 | 25 | 10 | |
| 68 | PASSION AND PAIN Janice McClain (MCA 52821) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | NIGHT TO REMEMBER Keith Patrick (Omni 99505) | 75 | 82 | 90 | 4 | |
| 70 | TOO MUCH IS NEVER ENOUGH James Arthur Johnson (Tuxedo 3005) | 78 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | HEAT STROKE Janice Christie (SuperTronics 016) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | YOU BRING ME UP Captain Sky (Triple T 1205) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | U-TURN J. Blackfoot (Edge 001) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | NEVER FELT SO GOOD James Ingram (Qwest 28537) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | YOU GOT IT ALL Jets (MCA 52968) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | 2 THE LIMIT Octavia (Pow Wow 415) | 76 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | HOLD ON R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Manhattan 50058) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | SLOW DOWN Loose Ends (MCA/Virgin 52976) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | ON AND ON Scherrie Payne & Phillip Ingram (Superstar Int’l 44-12) | 80 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 80 | WHAT BECOMES OF LOVE Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5637) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | WOPPIT B. Fats (Posse 1223) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | STAY Howard Hewett (Elektra 69499) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY Rose Royce (Omni 99488) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DOWN AND COUNTING Claudia Barry (Epic 06308) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | I KNOW YOU LOVE ME Trinere (Jam Packed 701) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | SOMEONE LIKE YOU Sylvester (Warner Bros. 28572) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | MY GIRL Joeski Love (Vintertainment/Elektra 69510) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | OOPS OH NO Cerrone & LaToya Jackson (Macola/Palass 0934) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 89 | BABY DON’T GO TOO FAR Luther Ingram (Profile 5125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | DON’T LOOK BACK Lyn Roman (Ichiban 110) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | SUNSHINE LADY Latimore (Malaco 2130) | 91 | 70 | 71 | 8 | |
| 92 | LADY SOUL Temptations (Gordy 1856) | 39 | 23 | 15 | 18 | |
| 93 | OLD FRIEND Phyllis Hyman (Philadelphia Int’l 50031) | 41 | 32 | 18 | 16 | |
| 94 | FLAME OF LOVE Jean Carne (Omni 99511) | 46 | 37 | 22 | 13 | |
| 95 | HEAVEN IN YOUR ARMS R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Manhattan 50040) | 50 | 39 | 27 | 17 | |
| 96 | WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson (A&M 2855) | 55 | 43 | 33 | 19 | |
| 97 | ROOM WITH A VIEW Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2866) | 51 | 38 | 26 | 11 | |
| 98 | SPLIT PERSONALITY U.T. F.O. (Select 1190) | 67 | 67 | 69 | 7 | |
| 99 | SET ME FREE Jaki Graham (Capitol 5628) | 68 | 69 | 77 | 5 | |
| 100 | CHOCOLATE LOVER Donnell Pitman (After Five 1210) | 69 | 71 | 72 | 6 | |
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