January 25, 1986

------DROPOUTS------
Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top --- 8 / 13
Election Day - Arcadia --- 6 (2) / 12
Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting --- 17 (3) / 9
Perfect Way - Scritti Politti --- 11 / 13


40 --- King For A Day - Thompson Twins (52)
39 --- He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) - Freddie Jackson (48 )
38 --- Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr (45)
37 --- Digital Display - Ready For The World (44)
21 36 --- Broken Wings - Mr. Mister    
24 35 --- Everybody Dance - Ta Mara & The Seen
38 34 --- Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
28 33 --- Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
36 32 --- The Sun Always Shines On T.V. - A-ha
34 31 --- Everything In My Heart - Corey Hart

40 30 --- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) - Mike + The Mechanics
39 29 --- Sara - Starship
19 28 --- Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin  
26 27 --- Face The Face - Pete Townshend
31 26 --- A Love Bizarre - Sheila E.
33 25 --- Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy
18 24 --- You're A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
32 23 --- Living In America - James Brown
27 22 --- The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
29 21 --- Kyrie - Mr. Mister

22 20 --- Sidewalk Talk - Jellybean feat. Catherine Buchanan
20 19 --- Goodbye - Night Ranger
15 18 --- It's Only Love - Bryan Adams/Tina Turner
23 17 --- How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
17 16 --- Conga - Miami Sound Machine
10 15 --- Tonight She Comes - The Cars
06 14 --- Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
14 13 --- Go Home - Stevie Wonder
04 12 --- Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds
16 11 --- When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean

13 10 --- Spies Like Us - Paul McCartney
03 09 --- Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
05 08 --- I Miss You - Klymaxx
09 07 --- Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
11 06 --- My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
12 05 --- I'm Your Man - Wham!
07 04 --- Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks
08 03 --- Burning Heart - Survivor
02 02 --- Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie        
01 01 --- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends: Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 25-31 January 1986

01 02 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV a-ha *
02 04 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits
03 01 WEST END GIRLS Pet Shop Boys **
04 08 BROKEN WINGS Mr Mister
05 05 YOU LITTLE THIEF Feargal Sharkey
06 06 SATURDAY LOVE Cherelle w/Alexander O'Neal
07 03 HIT THAT PERFECT BEAT Bronski Beat
08 25 ONLY LOVE Nana Mouskouri
09 10 ALICE, I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME Full Force
10 17 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Fine Young Cannibals

11 11 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO? Aretha Franklin
12 13 IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COMING BACK) Eurythmics
13 22 SYSTEM ADDICT Five Star
14 12 RUSSIANS Sting
15 -- BORDERLINE Madonna
16 07 GIRLIE GIRLIE Sophia George
17 15 LEAVING ME NOW Level 42
18 14 RING OF ICE Jennifer Rush
19 09 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston **
20 40 PULL UP TO THE BUMPER Grace Jones

21 32 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Sarah Brightman + Steve Harley
22 29 SPIRIT OF '76 The Alarm
23 -- LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT Talk Talk
24 34 SHAKE YOUR FOUNDATIONS AC/DC
25 16 WRAP HER UP Elton John
26 19 SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins + Marilyn Martin
27 23 TORTURE King
28 -- WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean
29 -- IN A LIFETIME Clannad ft Bono
30 18 WALKING IN THE AIR Aled Jones

31 -- LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown
32 21 DRESS YOU UP Madonna
33 27 I'M YOUR MAN Wham! **
34 -- IMAGINATION Belouis Some
35 24 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship
36 -- HOW WILL I KNOW? Whitney Houston
37 -- IF I RULED THE WORLD Kurtis Blow
38 -- CUT ME DOWN Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
39 28 DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT Amazulu
40 30 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE Princess

-- 20 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE Shakin' Stevens **
-- 26 SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney
-- 31 DON'T LOOK DOWN - THE SEQUEL Go West
-- 33 SEE THE DAY Dee C Lee
-- 35 THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush *****
-- 36 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham!
-- 37 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
-- 38 TAKE ON ME a-ha
-- 39 A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey **