US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending December 13, 1986
TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 4 THE WAY IT IS –•– Bruce Hornsby & The Range – 13 (1)
2 5 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN –•– The Bangles – 12 (2)
3 3 HIP TO BE SQUARE –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 9 (3)
4 1 THE NEXT TIME I FALL –•– Peter Cetera & Amy Grant – 13 (1)
5 7 EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT –•– Wang Chung – 11 (5)
6 2 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME –•– Bon Jovi – 15 (1)
7 10 TO BE A LOVER –•– Billy Idol – 11 (7)
8 11 NOTORIOUS –•– Duran Duran – 7 (8)
9 15 SHAKE YOU DOWN –•– Gregory Abbott – 9 (9)
10 13 STAND BY ME –•– Ben E. King – 11 (10)
11 9 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL –•– Lionel Richie – 11 (9)
12 6 WORD UP –•– Cameo – 14 (6)
13 16 DON’T GET ME WRONG –•– Pretenders – 10 (13)
14 17 C’EST LA VIE –•– Robbie Nevil – 10 (14)
15 20 WAR –•– Bruce Springsteen – 4 (15)
16 8 HUMAN –•– Human League – 14 (1)
17 21 CONTROL –•– Janet Jackson – 7 (17)
18 23 IS THIS LOVE –•– Survivor – 8 (18)
19 22 YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU… DON’T YOU? –•– Howard Jones – 9 (19)
20 26 LAND OF CONFUSION –•– Genesis – 7 (20)
21 28 VICTORY –•– Kool & The Gang – 7 (21)
22 12 TRUE BLUE –•– Madonna – 11 (3)
23 27 LOVE IS FOREVER –•– Billy Ocean – 8 (23)
24 14 AMANDA –•– Boston – 12 (1)
25 19 (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE –•– Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – 12 (19)
26 30 THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES –•– Timbuk 3 – 8 (26)
27 25 WILD WILD LIFE –•– Talking Heads – 15 (25)
28 31 SOMEDAY –•– Glass Tiger – 7 (28)
29 18 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT –•– Eddie Money – 18 (4)
30 34 ALL I WANTED –•– Kansas – 7 (30)
31 35 YOU BE ILLIN’ –•– Run DMC- 8 (31)
32 38 AT THIS MOMENT –•– Billy Vera & The Beaters – 9 (32)
33 24 I’LL BE OVER YOU –•– Toto – 16 (11)
34 37 COMING AROUND AGAIN –•– Carly Simon – 7 (34)
35 33 FOOLISH PRIDE –•– Daryl Hall – 9 (33)
36 40 GOLDMINE –•– The Pointer Sisters – 7 (36)
37 39 FOR TONIGHT –•– Nancy Martinez – 11 (37)
38 51 OPEN YOUR HEART –•– Madonna – 2 (38)
39 42 FALLING IN LOVE (UH-OH) –•– Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan – 7 (39)
40 52 CHANGE OF HEART –•– Cyndi Lauper – 3 (40)