| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 12, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean (Jive 9465) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 | INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis (Atlantic 89407) | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | |
| 3 | NO ONE IS TO BLAME Howard Jones (Elektra 69549) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| 4 | HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red (Elektra 69564) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | |
| 5 | SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel (Geffen 28718) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | |
| 6 | NASTY Janet Jackson (A&M 2830) | 10 | 15 | 25 | 9 | |
| 7 | WHO’S JOHNNY El DeBarge (Gordy 1842) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
| 8 | DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins (Columbia 05893) | 11 | 14 | 20 | 10 | |
| 9 | CRUSH ON YOU Jets (MCA 52774) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 10 | ON MY OWN Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (MCA 52770) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 11 | GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera (Warner/Full Moon 28662) | 16 | 24 | 34 | 6 | |
| 12 | TUFF ENUFF Fabulous Thunderbirds (CBS Associated 05838) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |
| 13 | YOUR WILDEST DREAMS Moody Blues (Polydor 883 906) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 12 | |
| 14 | LOVE TOUCH Rod Stewart (Warner Bros. 28668) | 19 | 25 | 30 | 7 | |
| 15 | LIKE A ROCK Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Capitol 5592) | 17 | 19 | 23 | 8 | |
| 16 | OPPORTUNITIES (Let’s Make Lots Of Money) Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 8330) | 23 | 28 | 38 | 7 | |
| 17 | MODERN WOMAN Billy Joel (Epic 06118) | 22 | 27 | 32 | 6 | |
| 18 | LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT 38 Special (A&M 2831) | 18 | 20 | 22 | 11 | |
| 19 | MOUNTAINS Prince & Revolution (Paisley Park 28711) | 20 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 20 | MAD ABOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S. 52815) | 25 | 30 | 39 | 9 | |
| 21 | WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND GTR (Arista 9470) | 21 | 23 | 26 | 10 | |
| 22 | PAPA DON’T PREACH Madonna (Sire 28660) | 31 | 39 | — | 3 | |
| 23 | WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF Jermaine Stewart (Arista 9424) | 27 | 34 | 43 | 8 | |
| 24 | DREAMS Van Halen (Warner Bros. 28702) | 24 | 26 | 29 | 8 | |
| 25 | DIGGING YOUR SCENE Blow Monkeys (RCA 14325) | 26 | 29 | 37 | 10 | |
| 26 | LIVE TO TELL Madonna (Sire 28717) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 27 | HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood (Island 28710) | 33 | 40 | 56 | 5 | |
| 28 | IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS Bangles (Columbia 05886) | 29 | 32 | 36 | 10 | |
| 29 | SECRET SEPARATION Fixx (MCA 52832) | 32 | 36 | 40 | 8 | |
| 30 | SUZANNE Journey (Columbia 06134) | 34 | 41 | 57 | 4 | |
| 31 | TAKE IT EASY Andy Taylor (Atlantic 89414) | 36 | 42 | 48 | 7 | |
| 32 | YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song) Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2814) | 38 | 43 | 47 | 8 | |
| 33 | HYPERACTIVE Robert Palmer (Island 99545) | 37 | 44 | 53 | 6 | |
| 34 | ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD Outfield (Columbia 05894) | 39 | 45 | 58 | 6 | |
| 35 | THE EDGE OF HEAVEN Wham! (Columbia 06182) | 47 | — | — | 2 | |
| 36 | ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU Gavin Christopher (Manhattan 50028) | 41 | 46 | 52 | 8 | |
| 37 | SWEET FREEDOM Michael McDonald (MCA 52857) | 45 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| 38 | A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael (Columbia 05888) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
| 39 | I CAN’T WAIT Nu Shooz (Atlantic 89446) | 13 | 7 | 3 | 19 | |
| 40 | RUMORS Timex Social Club (Jay 7001) | 56 | 68 | 78 | 5 | |
| 41 | VENUS Bananarama (London 886 056) | 62 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 42 | NOTHIN’ AT ALL Heart (Capitol 5572) | 28 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 43 | ONE HIT (To The Body) Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 05906) | 30 | 31 | 35 | 9 | |
| 44 | I WANNA BE A COWBOY Boys Don’t Cry (Profile 5084) | 35 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
| 45 | VIENNA CALLING Falco (A&M 2832) | 40 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| 46 | GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston (Arista 9466) | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | |
| 47 | OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT Models (Geffen 28762) | 43 | 33 | 33 | 12 | |
| 48 | HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK Device (Chrysalis 42996) | 57 | 67 | 76 | 5 | |
| 49 | WORDS GET IN THE WAY Miami Sound Machine (Epic 06120) | 59 | 72 | 84 | 4 | |
| 50 | BABY LOVE Regina (Atlantic 89417) | 60 | 75 | 87 | 4 | |
| 51 | RUMBLESEAT John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva 884 856) | 61 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 52 | TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin (Columbia 05903) | 63 | 76 | 89 | 4 | |
| 53 | VOICE OF AMERICA’S SONS John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band (Scotti Brothers 06048) | 58 | 63 | 71 | 5 | |
| 54 | TAKEN IN Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 89404) | 67 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42 (Polydor 883 362) | 44 | 35 | 10 | 22 | |
| 56 | A KIND OF MAGIC Queen (Capitol 5590) | 64 | 69 | 79 | 4 | |
| 57 | HEADED FOR THE FUTURE Neil Diamond (Columbia 05889) | 46 | 47 | 51 | 8 | |
| 58 | THE FINEST S.O.S. Band (Tabu 05848) | 48 | 49 | 50 | 9 | |
| 59 | JUNGLE BOY John Eddie (Columbia 05858) | 65 | 74 | 82 | 5 | |
| 60 | PETER GUNN Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy (China 42986) | 49 | 50 | 55 | 8 | |
| 61 | WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys (EMI America 8307) | 50 | 37 | 13 | 20 | |
| 62 | YANKEE ROSE David Lee Roth (Warner Bros. 28656) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | MAN SIZE LOVE Klymaxx (MCA 52841) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE Mike + Mechanics (Atlantic 89450) | 51 | 38 | 24 | 17 | |
| 65 | IF ANYBODY HAD A HEART John Waite (EMI America 8315) | 72 | 80 | 90 | 4 | |
| 66 | FEEL THE HEAT Jean Beauvoir (Columbia 05904) | 66 | 70 | 75 | 6 | |
| 67 | THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART Double (A&M 2838) | 79 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE Van Halen (Warner Bros. 28740) | 52 | 48 | 15 | 18 | |
| 69 | ROCK ’N’ ROLL TO THE RESCUE Beach Boys (Capitol 5595) | 76 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | IS IT LOVE Mr. Mister (RCA 14313) | 53 | 52 | 31 | 16 | |
| 71 | TOUCH AND GO Emerson, Lake & Powell (Polydor 885 101) | 73 | 81 | 88 | 4 | |
| 72 | BE GOOD TO YOURSELF Journey (Columbia 05869) | 54 | 51 | 27 | 14 | |
| 73 | THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW Micky Dolenz & Peter Tork (of The Monkees) (Arista 9505) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | LISTEN LIKE THIEVES INXS (Atlantic 89429) | 55 | 54 | 54 | 10 | |
| 75 | DO YOU REMEMBER ME? Jermaine Jackson (Arista 9502) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | THE LOVE PARADE Dream Academy (Reprise 28750) | 68 | 55 | 44 | 12 | |
| 77 | MOVE AWAY Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 05847) | 69 | 56 | 41 | 15 | |
| 78 | LOVE OF A LIFETIME Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 28671) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | POINT OF NO RETURN Nu Shooz (Atlantic 89392) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | WALK LIKE A MAN Mary Jane Girls (Motown 1851) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 81 | WITH YOU ALL THE WAY New Edition (MCA 52829) | 83 | 85 | 85 | 5 | |
| 82 | I WOULDN’T LIE Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 2437) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | NO PROMISES Icehouse (Chrysalis 42978) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 84 | THIS IS THE TIME Dennis DeYoung (A&M 2839) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 85 | BEFORE I GO Starship (Grunt 14393) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone) Glass Tiger (Manhattan 50037) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (Carrere USA 06122) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | I’M YOUR MAN Barry Manilow (RCA 14397) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | HEADLINES Midnight Star (Solar 69547) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | LOVING YOU’S A DIRTY JOB BUT SOMEBODY’S GOTTA DO IT Bonnie Tyler with Todd Rundgren (Columbia 06151) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO CRY Rene & Angela (Mercury 884 587) | 78 | 79 | 86 | 4 | |
| 92 | IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART Jackson Browne (Asylum 69543) | 81 | 77 | 80 | 5 | |
| 93 | DON QUICHOTTE Magazine 60 (Baja 001) | 77 | 73 | 68 | 9 | |
| 94 | THE BEST OF ME David Foster & Olivia Newton-John (Atlantic 89420) | 91 | 88 | 81 | 6 | |
| 95 | IF YOU LEAVE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (A&M 2811) | 70 | 57 | 42 | 19 | |
| 96 | MOTHERS TALK Tears For Fears (Mercury 884 638) | 71 | 61 | 60 | 14 | |
| 97 | WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson (A&M 2812) | 75 | 58 | 45 | 21 | |
| 98 | BAD BOY Miami Sound Machine (Epic 05805) | 84 | 59 | 46 | 19 | |
| 99 | ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer (Island 99570) | 85 | 60 | 49 | 23 | |
| 100 | TAKE ME HOME Phil Collins (Atlantic 89472) | 87 | 62 | 61 | 18 | |
The next LOOKING AHEAD Chart was in the issue dated August 4, 1990
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