Fantasy Top 20, This Week in 1986

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CHART DATE: January 4

1	2	PERFECT WAY...Scritti Politti
2	3	ALIVE AND KICKING...Simple Minds
3	1	BROKEN WINGS...Mr. Mister
4	4	NEVER...Heart
5	5	SOUL KISS...Olivia Newton-John
6	7	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
7	12	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...Dionne and Friends
8	8	SMALL TOWN...John Cougar Mellencamp
9	13	YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE...Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
10	17	MY HOMETOWN...Bruce Springsteen
11	11	LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE...Sting
12	6	WRAP HER UP...Elton John
13	16	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
14	9	SAY YOU, SAY ME...Lionel Richie
15	15	EMERGENCY...Kool & the Gang
16	19	IT'S ONLY LOVE...Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
17	18	EVERYBODY DANCE...Ta Mara & the Seen
18	-->	TONIGHT SHE COMES...The Cars
19	-->	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
20	-->	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean

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CHART DATE: January 11

1	1	PERFECT WAY...Scritti Politti [2nd week at #1]
2	2	ALIVE AND KICKING...Simple Minds
3	3	BROKEN WINGS...Mr. Mister
4	6	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
5	4	NEVER...Heart
6	7	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...Dionne and Friends
7	9	YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE...Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
8	13	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
9	10	MY HOMETOWN...Bruce Springsteen
10	5	SOUL KISS...Olivia Newton-John
11	18	TONIGHT SHE COMES...The Cars
12	16	IT'S ONLY LOVE...Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
13	8	SMALL TOWN...John Cougar Mellencamp
14	19	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
15	15	EMERGENCY...Kool & the Gang
16	17	EVERYBODY DANCE...Ta Mara & the Seen
17	14	SAY YOU, SAY ME...Lionel Richie
18	20	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean
19	-->	I MISS YOU...Klymaxx
20	-->	BURNING HEART...Survivor

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CHART DATE: January 18

1	2	ALIVE AND KICKING...Simple Minds
2	1	PERFECT WAY...Scritti Politti
3	4	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
4	8	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
5	7	YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE...Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
6	6	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...Dionne and Friends
7	9	MY HOMETOWN...Bruce Springsteen
8	11	TONIGHT SHE COMES...The Cars
9	12	IT'S ONLY LOVE...Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
10	14	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
11	5	NEVER...Heart
12	16	EVERYBODY DANCE...Ta Mara & the Seen
13	10	SOUL KISS...Olivia Newton-John
14	3	BROKEN WINGS...Mr. Mister
15	18	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean
16	20	BURNING HEART...Survivor
17	-->	WALK OF LIFE...Dire Straits
18	-->	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
19	-->	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
20	-->	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy

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CHART DATE: January 25

1	1	ALIVE AND KICKING...Simple Minds [2nd week at #1]
2	3	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
3	4	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
4	5	YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE...Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
5	6	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...Dionne and Friends
6	7	MY HOMETOWN...Bruce Springsteen
7	10	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
8	9	IT'S ONLY LOVE...Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
9	8	TONIGHT SHE COMES...The Cars
10	2	PERFECT WAY...Scritti Politti
11	12	EVERYBODY DANCE...Ta Mara & the Seen
12	15	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean
13	16	BURNING HEART...Survivor
14	18	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
15	17	WALK OF LIFE...Dire Straits
16	20	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy
17	19	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
18	-->	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
19	-->	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
20	-->	FACE THE FACE...Pete Townshend

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CHART DATE: February 1

Over 16,000 total views in the first...what? Six months? Wow!

1	1	ALIVE AND KICKING...Simple Minds [3rd week at #1]
2	2	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
3	3	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
4	7	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
5	6	MY HOMETOWN...Bruce Springsteen
6	4	YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE...Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne
7	5	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...Dionne and Friends
8	12	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean
9	8	IT'S ONLY LOVE...Bryan Adams and Tina Turner
10	9	TONIGHT SHE COMES...The Cars
11	13	BURNING HEART...Survivor
12	14	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
13	16	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy
14	17	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
15	15	WALK OF LIFE...Dire Straits
16	18	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
17	19	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
18	10	PERFECT WAY...Scritti Politti
19	-->	STEREOTOMY...The Alan Parsons Project
20	-->	KYRIE...Mr. Mister

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CHART DATE: February 8

1	2	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
2	3	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
3	1	ALIVE AND KICKING...Simple Minds
4	4	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
5	13	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy
6	8	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean
7	12	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
8	17	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
9	-->	HOW WILL I KNOW...Whitney Houston
10	11	BURNING HEART...Survivor
11	-->	WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING...Billy Ocean
12	14	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
13	16	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
14	-->	CONGA...Miami Sound Machine
15	20	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
16	19	STEREOTOMY...The Alan Parsons Project
17	7	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR...Dionne and Friends
18	-->	MYSTIC RHYTHMS...Rush
19	-->	DAY BY DAY...The Hooters
20	6	YOU'RE A FRIEND OF MINE...Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne

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CHART DATE: February 15

1	1	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder [2nd week at #1]
2	5	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy
3	7	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
4	2	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
5	9	HOW WILL I KNOW...Whitney Houston
6	8	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
7	11	WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING...Billy Ocean
8	14	CONGA...Miami Sound Machine
9	13	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
10	15	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
11	12	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
12	4	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks
13	-->	THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V....A-ha
14	16	STEREOTOMY...The Alan Parsons Project
15	19	DAY BY DAY...The Hooters
16	18	MYSTIC RHYTHMS...Rush
17	-->	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
18	-->	SARA...Starship
19	6	SIDEWALK TALK...Jellybean
20	-->	SILENT RUNNING (on Dangerous Ground)...Mike + the Mechanics

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CHART DATE: February 22

1	2	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy
2	3	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
3	6	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
4	5	HOW WILL I KNOW...Whitney Houston
5	10	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
6	11	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
7	7	WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING...Billy Ocean
8	8	CONGA...Miami Sound Machine
9	9	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
10	20	SILENT RUNNING...Mike + the Mechanics
11	13	THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V....A-ha
12	1	GO HOME...Stevie Wonder
13	15	DAY BY DAY...The Hooters
14	18	SARA...Starship
15	17	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
16	-->	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
17	-->	THESE DREAMS...Heart
18	-->	NIKITA...Elton John
19	4	I'M YOUR MAN...Wham!
20	12	TALK TO ME...Stevie Nicks

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CHART DATE: March 1

1	1	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy [2nd week at #1]
2	3	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
3	5	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
4	9	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
5	6	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
6	10	SILENT RUNNING...Mike + the Mechanics
7	7	WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING...Billy Ocean
8	8	CONGA...Miami Sound Machine
9	2	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown
10	4	HOW WILL I KNOW...Whitney Houston
11	11	THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V....A-ha
12	16	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
13	13	DAY BY DAY...The Hooters
14	14	SARA...Starship
15	15	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
16	17	THESE DREAMS...Heart
17	-->	RUSSIANS...Sting
18	18	NIKITA...Elton John
19	-->	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute to 60s Rock)...John Cougar Mellencamp
20	-->	SECRET LOVERS...Atlantic Starr

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CHART DATE: March 8

1	6	SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground)...Mike + the Mechanics
2	4	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
3	3	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
4	1	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy
5	12	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
6	14	SARA...Starship
7	16	THESE DREAMS...Heart
8	2	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
9	15	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
10	5	TARZAN BOY...Baltimora
11	17	RUSSIANS...Sting
12	13	DAY BY DAY...The Hooters
13	18	NIKITA...Elton John
14	19	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A....John Cougar Mellencamp
15	-->	ROCK ME AMADEUS...Falco
16	20	SECRET LOVERS...Atlantic Starr
17	-->	(How to Be a) MILLIONAIRE...ABC
18	-->	OVERJOYED...Stevie Wonder
19	-->	CALLING AMERICA...ELO
20	7	WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING...Billy Ocean

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CHART DATE: March 15

1	1	SILENT RUNNING (on Dangerous Ground)...Mike + the Mechanics [2nd week at #1]
2	2	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
3	5	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
4	3	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
5	6	SARA...Starship
6	7	THESE DREAMS...Heart
7	9	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
8	13	NIKITA...Elton John
9	14	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A....John Cougar Mellencamp
10	11	RUSSIANS...Sting
11	15	ROCK ME AMADEUS...Falco
12	16	SECRET LOVERS...Atlantic Starr
13	17	(How to Be a) MILLIONAIRE...ABC
14	-->	LET'S GO ALL THE WAY...Sly Fox
15	18	OVERJOYED...Stevie Wonder
16	19	CALLING AMERICA...ELO
17	-->	I CAN'T WAIT...Stevie Nicks
18	-->	MANIC MONDAY...The Bangles
19	8	THE SWEETEST TABOO...Sade
20	4	LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN...The Dream Academy

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CHART DATE: March 22

1	1	SILENT RUNNING (on Dangerous Ground)...Mike + the Mechanics [3rd week at #1]
2	2	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
3	3	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
4	6	THESE DREAMS...Heart
5	8	NIKITA...Elton John
6	11	ROCK ME AMADEUS...Falco
7	7	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
8	9	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A....John Cougar Mellencamp
9	12	SECRET LOVERS...Atlantic Starr
10	10	RUSSIANS...Sting
11	14	LET'S GO ALL THE WAY...Sly Fox
12	15	OVERJOYED...Stevie Wonder
13	13	(How to Be a) MILLIONAIRE...ABC
14	17	I CAN'T WAIT...Stevie Nicks
15	16	CALLING AMERICA...ELO
16	18	MANIC MONDAY...The Bangles
17	5	SARA...Starship
18	4	KYRIE...Mr. Mister
19	-->	THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT...Loverboy
20	-->	KISS...Prince & the Revolution

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CHART DATE: March 29🐰

Jackson Browne does a couple of unexpected things this week:  He ends up in the news for a scary reason, and he gets three FT20 debuts (1978, 1977, and now 1986).  And speaking of trifectas, how about the Minneapolis connection among #14, #13, and #12?

1	1	SILENT RUNNING (on Dangerous Ground)...Mike + the Mechanics [4th week at #1]
2	6	ROCK ME AMADEUS...Falco
3	5	NIKITA...Elton John
4	4	THESE DREAMS...Heart
5	3	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
6	8	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A....John Cougar Mellencamp
7	11	LET'S GO ALL THE WAY...Sly Fox
8	-->	WHAT YOU NEED...INXS
9	9	SECRET LOVERS...Atlantic Starr
10	12	OVERJOYED...Stevie Wonder
11	14	I CAN'T WAIT...Stevie Nicks
12	16	MANIC MONDAY...The Bangles
13	20	KISS...Prince & the Revolution
14	2	A LOVE BIZARRE...Sheila E.
15	7	ANOTHER NIGHT...Aretha Franklin
16	19	THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT...Loverboy
17	-->	ADDICTED TO LOVE...Robert Palmer
18	10	RUSSIANS...Sting
19	13	(How to Be a) MILLIONAIRE...ABC
20	-->	FOR AMERICA...Jackson Browne

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CHART DATE: April 5

The 1975 list I posted this morning featured the original OMD at #6.  Now, in 1986, we have the second coming of OMD debuting at #20.  Both were on the same label here in the States.

1	8	WHAT YOU NEED...INXS
2	2	ROCK ME AMADEUS...Falco
3	3	NIKITA...Elton John
4	1	SILENT RUNNING...Mike + the Mechanics
5	7	LET'S GO ALL THE WAY...Sly Fox
6	6	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A....John Cougar Mellencamp
7	13	KISS...Prince & the Revolution
8	10	OVERJOYED...Stevie Wonder
9	11	I CAN'T WAIT...Stevie Nicks
10	12	MANIC MONDAY...The Bangles
11	4	THESE DREAMS...Heart
12	5	KING FOR A DAY...Thompson Twins
13	17	ADDICTED TO LOVE...Robert Palmer
14	9	SECRET LOVERS...Atlantic Starr
15	16	THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT...Loverboy
16	-->	WEST END GIRLS...Pet Shop Boys
17	-->	FADEAWAY...The BoDeans
18	20	FOR AMERICA...Jackson Browne
19	-->	TAKE ME HOME...Phil Collins
20	-->	IF YOU LEAVE...Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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CHART DATE: April 12

1	1	WHAT YOU NEED...INXS [2nd week at #1]
2	2	ROCK ME AMADEUS...Falco
3	5	LET'S GO ALL THE WAY...Sly Fox
4	7	KISS...Prince & the Revolution
5	4	SILENT RUNNING...Mike + the Mechanics
6	3	NIKITA...Elton John
7	9	I CAN'T WAIT...Stevie Nicks
8	10	MANIC MONDAY...The Bangles
9	13	ADDICTED TO LOVE...Robert Palmer
10	8	OVERJOYED...Stevie Wonder
11	16	WEST END GIRLS...Pet Shop Boys
12	6	R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A....John Cougar Mellencamp
13	11	THESE DREAMS...Heart
14	17	FADEAWAY...The BoDeans
15	19	TAKE ME HOME...Phil Collins
16	18	FOR AMERICA...Jackson Browne
17	20	IF YOU LEAVE...Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
18	-->	BAD BOY...Miami Sound Machine
19	-->	HARLEM SHUFFLE...The Rolling Stones
20	-->	TENDER LOVE...The Force MD's