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BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:May 31,1986
TW LW Song-Artist Wks (Peak)        
1 1 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL –•– Whitney Houston – 10 (1)
2 2 LIVE TO TELL –•– Madonna – 8 (2)
3 3 ON MY OWN –•– Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald – 11 (3)
4 5 IF YOU LEAVE –•– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 13 (4)
5 9 I CAN’T WAIT –•– Nu Shooz – 13 (5)
6 10 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE –•– Mike + The Mechanics – 11 (6)
7 12 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU –•– Level 42 – 16 (7)
8 14 IS IT LOVE –•– Mr. Mister – 10 (8)
9 13 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF –•– Journey – 8 (9)
10 6 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY –•– Janet Jackson – 15 (4)

11 18 CRUSH ON YOU –•– The Jets – 8 (11)
12 16 MOVE AWAY –•– Culture Club – 9 (12)
13 19 THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS –•– Billy Ocean – 7 (13)
14 4 WEST END GIRLS –•– Pet Shop Boys – 14 (1)
15 21 A DIFFERENT CORNER –•– George Michael – 6 (15)
16 8 BAD BOY –•– Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan – 13 (8)
17 20 NOTHIN’ AT ALL –•– Heart – 7 (17)
18 7 TAKE ME HOME –•– Phil Collins – 12 (7)
19 22 NO ONE IS TO BLAME –•– Howard Jones – 8 (19)
20 15 YOUR LOVE –•– The Outfield – 16 (6)

21 11 WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE –•– Van Halen – 12 (3)
22 25 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS –•– Simply Red – 9 (22)
23 28 I WANNA BE A COWBOY –•– Boys Don’t Cry – 9 (23)
24 17 ADDICTED TO LOVE –•– Robert Palmer – 17 (1)
25 32 WHO’S JOHNNY –•– El DeBarge – 6 (25)
26 31 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 6 (26)
27 27 MOTHERS TALK –•– Tears For Fears – 8 (27)
28 29 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID –•– Simple Minds – 9 (28)
29 33 VIENNA CALLING –•– Falco – 6 (29)
30 26 TOMORROW DOESN’T MATTER TONIGHT –•– Starship – 9 (26)

31 35 TUFF ENUFF –•– Fabulous Thunderbirds – 7 (31)
32 39 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS –•– Moody Blues – 7 (32)
33 37 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT –•– .38 Special – 5 (33)
34 23 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME –•– Sade – 10 (20)
35 24 ROUGH BOY –•– ZZ Top – 10 (22)
36 30 KISS –•– Prince & The Revolution – 15 (1)
37 41 THE LOVE PARADE –•– Dream Academy – 7 (37)
38 56 LIKE A ROCK –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 2 (38)
39 51 SLEDGEHAMMER –•– Peter Gabriel – 4 (39)
40 43 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND –•– GTR – 4 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS

51 38 WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO –•– The Hooters – 9 (38)
52 36 AMERICAN STORM –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 12 (13)
53 34 HARLEM SHUFFLE –•– Rolling Stones – 12 (5)
63 40 MANIC MONDAY –•– The Bangles – 19 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 42 PRETTY IN PINK –•– Psychedelic Furs – 8 (41)
42 53 NASTY –•– Janet Jackson – 3 (42)
43 49 DANGER ZONE –•– Kenny Loggins – 4 (43)
44 47 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT –•– The Models – 6 (44)
45 — INVISIBLE TOUCH –•– Genesis – 1 (45)
46 50 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS –•– The Bangles – 4 (46)
47 52 ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) –•– Rolling Stones – 3 (47)
48 55 DREAMS –•– Van Halen – 2 (48)
49 58 MOUNTAINS –•– Prince & The Revolution – 2 (49)
50 54 DIGGING YOUR SCENE –•– Blow Monkeys – 5 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS

45 — INVISIBLE TOUCH –•– Genesis – 1 (45)
54 — LOVE TOUCH –•– Rod Stewart – 1 (54)
65 — OPPORTUNITIES –•– Pet Shop Boys – 1 (65)
85 — TAKE IT EASY –•– Andy Taylor – 1 (85)
94 — KAREN –•– B.E. Taylor Group – 1 (94)
96 — I STILL WANT YOU –•– Del Fuegos – 1 (96)

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Billboard Dance/Disco Club Play FWO May 31, 1986:

TW	LW	2W	Wks	Song	Artist
1	1	2	8	What I Like	Anthony & The Camp
2	2	1	9	Say It, Say It	EG Daily
3	3	7	8	All Played Out	L.I.F.E.
4	5	10	6	Move Away / Sexuality	Culture Club
5	18	21	4	Jump Back (Set Me Free)	Dhar Braxton
6	7	9	7	I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)	Taffy
7	11	14	5	Shadows Of Your Love	JM Silk
8	16	23	3	Baby Love	Regina
9	13	20	4	Peter Gun Theme	Art Of Noise
10	10	12	8	Bad Boy	Miami Sound Machine
11	4	6	16	Something About You	Level 42
12	8	8	8	One Way Love	TKA
13	14	16	6	The Finest	SOS Band
14	15	15	8	Shell Shock	New Order
15	20	25	5	Digging Your Scene	Blow Monkeys
16	23	30	3	Running	Information Society
17	22	29	4	Tell Me (How It Feels)	52nd Street
18	19	19	6	Control (LP Cuts)	Janet Jackson
19	25	31	3	Nasty	Janet Jackson
20	27	47	3	Heat Of Heat	Patti Austin

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Billboard Album Rock Tracks FWO May 31, 1986:

TW	LW	2W	Wks	Song	Artist
1	2	6	5	Sledgehammer	Peter Gabriel
2	1	1	7	Like A Rock	Bob Seger
3	3	3	9	One Hit To The Body	Rolling Stones
4	4	2	7	Your Wildest Dreams	Moody Blues
5	5	5	5	Like No Other Night	.38 Special
6	6	7	6	Nothin' At All	Heart
7	7	9	6	When The Heart Rules The Mind	GTR
8	10	15	9	Dreams	Van Halen
9	9	13	4	Girl Can't Help It	Journey
10	17	31	3	Secret Separation	The Fixx
11	19	-	2	Touch And Go	Emerson, Lake & Powell
12	12	16	9	Best Of Both Worlds	Van Halen
13	-	-	1	Invisible Touch	Genesis
14	15	17	6	Listen Like Thieves	INXS
15	11	12	8	Right And Wrong	Joe Jackson
16	16	18	25	Rain On The Scarecrow	John Cougar Mellancamp
17	21	34	3	I've Been Down So Long	Sting & Jeff Beck
18	8	4	8	Be Good To Yourself	Journey
19	23	33	3	No Promises	Icehouse
20	33	46	3	In The Shape Of A Heart	Jackson Browne

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

It's incredible how great the Poptart charts used to be. but even then I was indie spirited; always opting the songs in the bottopm half of the charts to the actual top 10's. Looking forward to updates here.

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BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:June 7,1986
TW LW Song-Artist Wks (Peak)

1 2 LIVE TO TELL –•– Madonna – 9 (1)
2 3 ON MY OWN –•– Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald – 12 (2)
3 1 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL –•– Whitney Houston – 11 (1)
4 5 I CAN’T WAIT –•– Nu Shooz – 14 (4)
5 6 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE –•– Mike + The Mechanics – 12 (5)
6 4 IF YOU LEAVE –•– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 14 (4)
7 7 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU –•– Level 42 – 17 (7)
8 11 CRUSH ON YOU –•– The Jets – 9 (8)
9 13 THERE’LL BE SAD SONGS –•– Billy Ocean – 8 (9)
10 15 A DIFFERENT CORNER –•– George Michael – 7 (10)

11 9 BE GOOD TO YOURSELF –•– Journey – 9 (9)
12 12 MOVE AWAY –•– Culture Club – 10 (12)
13 8 IS IT LOVE –•– Mr. Mister – 11 (8)
14 19 NO ONE IS TO BLAME –•– Howard Jones – 9 (14)
15 17 NOTHIN’ AT ALL –•– Heart – 8 (15)
16 22 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS –•– Simply Red – 10 (16)
17 23 I WANNA BE A COWBOY –•– Boys Don’t Cry – 10 (17)
18 25 WHO’S JOHNNY –•– El DeBarge – 7 (18)
19 10 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY –•– Janet Jackson – 16 (4)
20 14 WEST END GIRLS –•– Pet Shop Boys – 15 (1)

21 16 BAD BOY –•– Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan – 14 (8)
22 26 RAIN ON THE SCARECROW –•– John Cougar Mellencamp – 7 (22)
23 29 VIENNA CALLING –•– Falco – 7 (23)
24 31 TUFF ENUFF –•– Fabulous Thunderbirds – 8 (24)
25 20 YOUR LOVE –•– The Outfield – 17 (6)
26 18 TAKE ME HOME –•– Phil Collins – 13 (7)
27 32 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS –•– Moody Blues – 8 (27)
28 38 LIKE A ROCK –•– Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – 3 (28)
29 21 WHY CAN’T THIS BE LOVE –•– Van Halen – 13 (3)
30 33 LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT –•– .38 Special – 6 (30)

31 24 ADDICTED TO LOVE –•– Robert Palmer – 18 (1)
32 39 SLEDGEHAMMER –•– Peter Gabriel – 5 (32)
33 42 NASTY –•– Janet Jackson – 4 (33)
34 43 DANGER ZONE –•– Kenny Loggins – 5 (34)
35 40 WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND –•– GTR – 5 (35)
36 37 THE LOVE PARADE –•– Dream Academy – 8 (36)
37 45 INVISIBLE TOUCH –•– Genesis – 2 (37)
38 28 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID –•– Simple Minds – 10 (28)
39 27 MOTHERS TALK –•– Tears For Fears – 9 (27)
40 44 OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT –•– The Models – 7 (40)

THIS WEEKS DROPS

47 30 TOMORROW DOESN’T MATTER TONIGHT –•– Starship – 10 (26)
53 36 KISS –•– Prince & The Revolution – 16 (1)
58 35 ROUGH BOY –•– ZZ Top – 11 (22)
59 34 NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME –•– Sade – 11 (20)

POWER PLAYS

41 47 ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) –•– Rolling Stones – 4 (41)
42 46 IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS –•– The Bangles – 5 (42)
43 48 DREAMS –•– Van Halen – 3 (43)
44 49 MOUNTAINS –•– Prince & The Revolution – 3 (44)
45 50 DIGGING YOUR SCENE –•– Blow Monkeys – 6 (45)
46 54 LOVE TOUCH –•– Rod Stewart – 2 (46)
49 59 MAD ABOUT YOU –•– Belinda Carlisle – 4 (49)
50 61 THE FINEST –•– The S.O.S. Band – 4 (50)

THIS WEEKS DEBUTS

54 — MODERN WOMAN –•– Billy Joel – 1 (54)
62 — GLORY OF LOVE –•– Peter Cetera – 1 (62)
76 — ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD –•– The Outfield – 1 (76)
80 — HYPERACTIVE –•– Robert Palmer – 1 (80)
85 — SCHOOL’S OUT –•– Krokus – 1 (85)
86 — ONE WAY LOVE –•– TKA – 1 (86)
88 — JUNGLE BOY –•– John Eddie – 1 (88)
94 — STAY TRUE –•– Sly Fox – 1 (94)
95 — IN THE SHAPE OF THE HEART –•– Jackson Browne – 1 (95)

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Billboard Dance/Disco Club Play FWO June 7, 1986:

TW	Wks	Song	Artist
1	9	What I Like	Anthony & The Camp
2	5	Jump Back (Set Me Free)	Dhar Braxton
3	9	All Played Out	L.I.F.E.
4	4	Baby Love	Regina
5	7	Move Away / Sexuality	Culture Club
6	6	Shadows Of Your Love	JM Silk
7	5	Peter Gun Theme	Art Of Noise
8	8	I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio)	Taffy
9	10	Say It, Say It	EG Daily
10	7	The Finest	SOS Band
11	6	Digging Your Scene	Blow Monkeys
12	3	One Way Love	TKA
13	4	Running	Information Society
14	4	Nasty	Janet Jackson
15	5	Tell Me (How It Feels)	52nd Street
16	3	One Step Closer To You	Gavin Christopher
17	4	Heat Of Heat	Patti Austin
18	9	Shell Shock	New Order
19	9	Bad Boy	Miami Sound Machine
20	7	Control (LP Cuts)	Janet Jackson
21	4	I'm Your Man	Barry Manilow
22	3	Ain't Nobody Ever Loved You	Aretha Franklin
23	4	Alone Without You	King
24	5	On The Move	Jamaica Girls
25	17	Something About You	Level 42
26	5	Mystery Of Love	Fingers, Inc
27	6	All I Need Is A Miracle	Mike + The Mechanics
28	4	Starlight	Lauren Grey
29	3	100 MPH	Mazarati
30	5	Love Take Over	Five Star

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Billboard Album Rock Tracks FWO June 7, 1986:

TW	Wks	Song	Artist
1	6	Sledgehammer	Peter Gabriel
2	8	Like A Rock	Bob Seger
3	2	Invisible Touch	Genesis
4	8	Your Wildest Dreams	Moody Blues
5	6	Like No Other Night	.38 Special
6	10	One Hit To The Body	Rolling Stones
7	7	When The Heart Rules The Mind	GTR
8	10	Dreams	Van Halen
9	4	Secret Separation	The Fixx
10	3	Touch And Go	Emerson, Lake & Powell
11	7	Nothin' At All	Heart
12	5	Girl Can't Help It	Journey
13	7	Listen Like Thieves	INXS
14	4	I've Been Down So Long	Sting & Jeff Beck
15	9	Right And Wrong	Joe Jackson
16	4	No Promises	Icehouse
17	4	In The Shape Of A Heart	Jackson Browne
18	3	Wrap It Up	Fabulous Thunderbirds
19	10	Best Of Both Worlds	Van Halen
20	3	Woke Up With Wood	ZZ Top
21	6	Hyperactive	Robert Palmer
22	5	Bad Attitude	Honeymoon Suite
23	4	No Money Down	Lou Reed
24	3	Danger Zone	Kenny Loggins
25	3	All The Love In The World	The Outfield
26	26	Rain On The Scarecrow	John Cougar Mellancamp
27	7	No One Is To Blame	Howard Jones
28	5	I Must Be Dreaming	Giuffria
29	9	Winning Ugly	Rolling Stones
30	3	Jungle Boy	John Eddie

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