| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 25, 1986 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) (Arista 9422) | 2 |
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| 2 | SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (Motown 1819) | 1 | 12 | |||
| 3 | THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade (Portrait 05713) | 6 | 9 | |||
| 4 | SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr (A&M 2788) | 5 | 10 | |||
| 5 | GO HOME Stevie Wonder (Tamla 1817) | 9 | 9 | |||
| 6 | DIGITAL DISPLAY Ready For The World (MCA 52734) | 4 | 12 | |||
| 7 | COUNT ME OUT New Edition (MCA 52703) | 3 | 13 | |||
| 8 | DON’T SAY NO TONIGHT Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99608) | 7 | 16 | |||
| 9 | WHAT YOU BEEN MISSIN’ Starpoint (Elektra 69588) | 10 | 12 | |||
| 10 | DO ME BABY Meli’sa Morgan (Capitol 5523) | 14 | 9 | |||
| 11 | DO YOU REALLY LOVE YOUR BABY Temptations (Gordy 1818) | 12 | 10 | |||
| 12 | LET ME BE THE ONE Five Star (RCA 14229) | 15 | 10 | |||
| 13 | YOUR PERSONAL TOUCH Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 14201) | 13 | 13 | |||
| 14 | COLDER ARE MY NIGHTS Isley Brothers (Warner Bros. 28860) | 11 | 12 | |||
| 15 | WHO DO YOU LOVE Bernard Wright (Manhattan 50011) | 8 | 17 | |||
| 16 | GUILTY Yarbrough & Peoples (Total Experience 2425) | 20 | 9 | |||
| 17 | HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do) Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5535) | 22 | 8 | |||
| 18 | ALICE, I WANT YOU JUST FOR ME! Full Force (Columbia 05623) | 18 | 14 | |||
| 19 | WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean (Jive 9432) | 27 | 8 | |||
| 20 | STAND BACK Stephanie Mills (MCA 52731) | 23 | 8 | |||
| 21 | CURIOSITY Jets (MCA 52682) | 16 | 16 | |||
| 22 | YOUR SMILE Rene & Angela (Mercury 884 271) | 40 | 6 | |||
| 23 | SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones (Manhattan/Island 50020) | 26 | 10 | |||
| 24 | AFFECTTION Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M 2797) | 32 | 7 | |||
| 25 | I LIKE THE WAY YOU DANCE 9.9 (RCA 14203) | 25 | 11 | |||
| 26 | TENDER LOVE Force M.D.’s (Warner Bros. 28818) | 37 | 7 | |||
| 27 | EMERGENCY Kool & Gang (De-Lite 884 199) | 17 | 14 | |||
| 28 | HIGH FASHION The Family (Paisley Park 28830) | 33 | 7 | |||
| 29 | LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown (Scotti Brothers 05682) | 51 | 5 | |||
| 30 | A LOVE BIZARRE Sheila E. (Paisley Park 28890) | 19 | 15 | |||
| 31 | COLOR OF SUCCESS Morris Day (Warner Bros. 28809) | 42 | 5 | |||
| 32 | FREEDOM Pointer Sisters (RCA 14224) | 35 | 11 | |||
| 33 | I NEED YOU Maurice White (Columbia 05726) | 36 | 9 | |||
| 34 | IF I RULED THE WORLD Kurtis Blow (Mercury 884 269) | 34 | 11 | |||
| 35 | I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT MY RADIO L.L. Cool J (Def Jam/Columbia 05665) | 39 | 9 | |||
| 36 | THE HEART IS NOT SO SMART El DeBarge With DeBarge (Gordy 1822) | 41 | 9 | |||
| 37 | GORDY’S GROOVE Choice M.C.’s Featuring Fresh Gordon (Tommy Boy 871) | 24 | 12 | |||
| 38 | LET ME KISS IT WHERE IT HURTS Bobby Womack (MCA 52709) | 29 | 11 | |||
| 39 | HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (Arista 9434) | 56 | 6 | |||
| 40 | LOCK AND KEY Klymaxx (Constellation 52714) | 44 | 8 | |||
| 41 | NO FRILLS LOVE Jennifer Holliday (Geffen 28845) | 49 | 7 | |||
| 42 | SUN CITY Artists United Against Apartheid (Manhattan 50017) | 21 | 12 | |||
| 43 | CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force (Columbia 05669) | 43 | 10 | |||
| 44 | CAN YOU ROCK IT LIKE THIS Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5088) | 50 | 8 | |||
| 45 | DO YOU LOVE ME Durell Coleman (Island 99586) | 45 | 8 | |||
| 46 | THINKING ABOUT YOU Whitney Houston (Arista 9412) | 30 | 15 | |||
| 47 | CARAVAN OF LOVE Isley Jasper Isley (CBS Associated 05611) | 31 | 19 | |||
| 48 | SEDUCTION Val Young (Gordy 1812) | 28 | 15 | |||
| 49 | WHAT A WOMAN O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 50021) | 38 | 10 | |||
| 50 | DESIRE Gap Band (Total Experience 2427) | 55 | 7 | |||
| 51 | COMPUTER LOVE (pt. 1) Zapp (Warner Bros. 28805) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 52 | CONDITION OF THE HEART Kashif (Arista 9415) | 46 | 12 | |||
| 53 | I’D RATHER BE BY MYSELF Ebo (Domino 4115) | 62 | 7 | |||
| 54 | LET MY PEOPLE GO (pt. 1) Winans (Qwest 28874) | 47 | 12 | |||
| 55 | SAY I’M YOUR NUMBER ONE Princess (Next Plateau 301) | 48 | 17 | |||
| 56 | DON’T BE STUPID Fat Boys (Sutra 148) | 52 | 8 | |||
| 57 | LOVE ALWAYS FINDS A WAY Peabo Bryson (Elektra 69585) | 67 | 6 | |||
| 58 | WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO Aretha Franklin (Arista 9410) | 53 | 19 | |||
| 59 | YOU LOOK GOOD TO ME Cherrelle (Tabu 05608) | 54 | 18 | |||
| 60 | EVERYBODY DANCE Ta Mara & The Seen (A&M 2768) | 57 | 20 | |||
| 61 | CONGA Miami Sound Machine (Epic 05457) | 60 | 7 | |||
| 62 | THIS IS FOR YOU The System (Mirage 99607) | 58 | 16 | |||
| 63 | FAIRYTALE LOVER UTFO (Select 1186) | 69 | 6 | |||
| 64 | LEARN TO LOVE AGAIN Lou Rawls (featuring Tata Vega) (Epic 05714) | 59 | 7 | |||
| 65 | THE TRUTH Colonel Abrams (MCA 52728) | 75 | 5 | |||
| 66 | LIPSTICK LOVER Andre Cymone (Columbia 05710) | 61 | 8 | |||
| 67 | A GOOD-BYE Cameo (Atlanta Artists 884 270) | 76 | 5 | |||
| 68 | INSATIABLE WOMAN Isley Jasper Isley (CBS Associated 05760) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 69 | NIGHTMARES Dana Dane (Profile 7086) | 78 | 5 | |||
| 70 | THE OAK TREE Morris Day (Warner Bros. 28899) | 63 | 20 | |||
| 71 | SISTERS ARE DOIN’ IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin (RCA 14214) | 64 | 10 | |||
| 72 | WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHO Mai Tai (Critique 718) | 66 | 7 | |||
| 73 | HONEY FOR THE BEES Patti Austin (Qwest 28935) | 65 | 15 | |||
| 74 | CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross (RCA 14244) | 74 | 6 | |||
| 75 | AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE Princess (Next Plateau 302) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I’M YOUR MAN Wham! (Columbia 05721) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | FUNKY LITTLE BEAT Connie (Sunnyview 3028) | 87 | 5 | |||
| 78 | HOLD ON TO YOUR LOVE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 1828) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | THE THINGS THAT MEN DO Krystol (Epic 05715) | 80 | 5 | |||
| 80 | OWN THE NIGHT Chaka Khan (MCA 52730) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | PART-TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder (Tamla 1808) | 68 | 21 | |||
| 82 | SATURDAY LOVE Cherrelle with Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 05767) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | NO SHOW Symbolic Three Featuring D. J. Dr. Shock (Reality 250) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | PAIN Betty Wright (First String 965) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVE’S GONNA GET YOU Jocelyn Brown (Warner Bros. 28889) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson (A&M 2812) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | ANOTHER NIGHT Aretha Franklin (Arista 9453) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | IF ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT Luther Vandross (Epic 05751) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | I LIKE YOU Phyllis Nelson (Carrere 05719) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW (pt. 1) Patti LaBelle (Philadelphia Int’l 05755) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | HOW CAN I GET NEXT TO YOU Chapter 8 (Beverly Glen 2024) | 90 | 5 | |||
| 92 | IT TAKES TWO Juicy (Private I 05694) | 70 | 7 | |||
| 93 | LOVE PATROL Love Patrol (4th & B’way 7419) | 72 | 6 | |||
| 94 | EVERLASTING LOVE Glenn Jones (RCA 14241) | 77 | 6 | |||
| 95 | MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Taka Boom (Mirage 99628) | 73 | 10 | |||
| 96 | BABY TALK Alisha (Vanguard 35262) | 79 | 6 | |||
| 97 | JUST THE WAY I PLANNED IT Philip-Michael Thomas (Atlantic 99581) | 81 | 6 | |||
| 98 | HOLD ON (For Love’s Sake) Joyce Kennedy (A&M 2790) | 82 | 11 | |||
| 99 | PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy (Columbia 05609) | 83 | 20 | |||
| 100 | AIN’T THAT MUCH LOVE IN THE WORLD Givens Family (Sugar Hill 92018) | 89 | 5 | |||
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