January 18, 1986

------DROPOUTS------
Object Of My Desire - Starpoint --- 25 / 9
Emergency - Kool & The Gang --- 18 (2) / 8


40 --- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - Mike + The Mechanics (44)
39 --- Sara - Starship (54)
40 38 --- Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
21 37 --- Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top
37 36 --- The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - A-ha
15 35 --- Election Day - Arcadia
35 34 --- Everything In My Heart - Corey Hart
38 33 --- Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
36 32 --- Living In America - James Brown
34 31 --- A Love Bizarre - Sheila E.

17 30 --- Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting
39 29 --- Kyrie - Mr. Mister
29 28 --- Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
33 27 --- The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
30 26 --- Face The Face - Pete Townshend
23 25 --- Perfect Way - Scritti Politti
27 24 --- Everybody Dance - Ta Mara & The Seen
31 23 --- How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
28 22 --- Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean feat. Catherine Buchanan
09 21 --- Broken Wings - Mr. Mister    

25 20 --- Goodbye - Night Ranger
11 19 --- Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin  
22 18 --- You're A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
20 17 --- Conga - Miami Sound Machine
26 16 --- When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean
16 15 --- It's Only Love - Bryan Adams/Tina Turner
18 14 --- Go Home - Stevie Wonder
19 13 --- Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
14 12 --- I'm Your Man - Wham!
13 11 --- My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen

07 10 --- Tonight She Comes - The Cars
10 09 --- Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
12 08 --- Burning Heart - Survivor
08 07 --- Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks
06 06 --- Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
05 05 --- I Miss You - Klymaxx
04 04 --- Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds
02 03 --- Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
01 02 --- Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie    
03 01 --- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends: Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder  


This marks the first Top 40 it for Mike & The Mechanics.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 18-24 January 1986

01 01 WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys **
02 05 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV a-ha
03 04 HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT Bronski Beat
04 30 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
05 26 YOU LITTLE THIEF Feargal Sharkey
06 10 SATURDAY LOVE Cherelle w/Alexander O'Neal
07 07 GIRLIE GIRLIE Sophia George
08 31 BROKEN WINGS Mr Mister
09 02 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston **
10 27 ALICE, I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME Full Force

11 25 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO? Aretha Franklin
12 20 RUSSIANS Sting
13 39 IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COMING BACK) Eurythmics
14 23 RING OF ICE Jennifer Rush
15 21 LEAVING ME NOW Level 42
16 12 WRAP HER UP Elton John
17 35 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Fine Young Cannibals
18 08 WALKING IN THE AIR Aled Jones
19 11 SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins + Marilyn Martin
20 03 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE Shakin' Stevens **

21 06 DRESS YOU UP Madonna
22 -- SYSTEM ADDICT Five Star
23 34 TORTURE King
24 15 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship
25 -- ONLY LOVE Nana Mouskouri
26 18 SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
27 09 I'M YOUR MAN Wham! **
28 17 DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT Amazulu
29 -- SPIRIT OF '76 The Alarm
30 29 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Princess

31 19 DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL Go West
32 -- THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Sarah Brightman + Steve Harley
33 16 SEE THE DAY Dee C Lee
34 -- SHAKE YOUR FOUNDATIONS AC/DC
35 33 THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush *****
36 14 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham!
37 22 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
38 32 TAKE ON ME a-ha
39 24 A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey **
40 -- PULL UP TO THE BUMPER Grace Jones

-- 13 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid
-- 28 SHE'S STRANGE Cameo
-- 36 MR DJ Concept
-- 37 ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads
-- 38 THE SHOW Doug E Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew
-- 40 DON'T BREAK MY HEART UB40


Surprisingly (or not), it's the solo debut of Nana Mouskouri