CASH BOX R&B SINGLES – 1986 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1986 Charts! |
| 1986 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 4 | Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 11 | Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (no new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 28 issue) |
(No debuts) |
| January 18 | Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie | 71. Computer Love (pt. 1) - Zapp |
| January 25 | That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) | 78. Hold On To Your Love - Smokey Robinson |
| February 1 | That’s What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) | 78. Diana - Eugene Wilde |
| February 8 | The Sweetest Taboo - Sade | 81. Sugar Free - Juicy |
| February 15 | Do Me Baby - Meli’sa Morgan | 38. A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) - New Edition |
| February 22 | Do Me Baby - Meli’sa Morgan | 77. Party Freak - Ca$hflow |
| March 1 | Do Me Baby - Meli’sa Morgan | 50. Kiss - Prince & Revolution |
| March 8 | Do Me Baby - Meli’sa Morgan | 76. The Heat Of Heat - Patti Austin |
| March 15 | How Will I Know - Whitney Houston | 72. High Horse - Evelyn “Champagne” King |
| March 22 | What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson | 78. Do It To Me Good (Tonight) - Michael Henderson |
| March 29 | What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson | 76. The Finest - S. |
| April 5 | What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson | 77. Do You Still Love Me? - Meli’sa Morgan |
| April 12 | Kiss - Prince & Revolution | 75. Just Another Lover - Johnny Kemp |
| April 19 | Kiss - Prince & Revolution | 55. Nasty - Janet Jackson |
| April 26 | I Can’t Wait - Nu Shooz | 66. Here I Go Again - Force M. |
| May 3 | I Can’t Wait - Nu Shooz | 50. I Wouldn’t Lie - Yarbrough & Peoples |
| May 10 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 76. Reconsider - Main Attraction |
| May 17 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 47. With You All The Way - New Edition |
| May 24 | On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | 50. You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song) - Jeffrey Osborne |
| May 31 | The Finest - S. |
48. Mountains - Prince & Revolution |
| June 7 | Nasty - Janet Jackson | 69. Rising Desire - Stephanie Mills |
| June 14 | Nasty - Janet Jackson | 68. Carme (pt. 1) - Rockwell |
| June 21 | Nasty - Janet Jackson | 63. Love The One I’m With (A Lot Of Love) - Melba Moore & Kashif |
| June 28 | Headlines - Midnight Star | 79. Is It A Crime - Sade |
| July 5 | Headlines - Midnight Star | 54. Oh, People - Patti LaBelle |
| July 12 | Headlines - Midnight Star | 77. L. |
| July 19 | Rumors - Timex Social Club | 73. Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie |
| July 26 | Rumors - Timex Social Club | 48. One Love - Whodini |
| August 2 | Closer Than Close - Jean Carne | 65. Passion From A Woman - Krystol |
| August 9 | Closer Than Close - Jean Carne | 59. Kisses In The Moonlight - George Benson |
| August 16 | Sweet Love - Anita Baker | 67. Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott |
| August 23 | Do You Get Enough Love - Shirley Jones | 65. Reaction - Rebbie Jackson |
| August 30 | Do You Get Enough Love - Shirley Jones | 65. Typical Male - Tina Turner |
| September 6 | Love Zone - Billy Ocean | 63. Jealousy - Club Nouveau |
| September 13 | Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent - Gwen Guthrie | 52. Nail It To The Wall - Stacy Lattisaw |
| September 20 | (Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind - Levert | 49. Human - Human League |
| September 27 | The Rain - Oran “Juice” Jones | 55. Talk To Me - Chico DeBarge |
| October 4 | The Rain - Oran “Juice” Jones | 62. Good Combination - Peabo Bryson |
| October 11 | Word Up - Cameo | 59. Let’s Go Out Tonight - Levert |
| October 18 | Word Up - Cameo | 53. Caught In The Rapture - Anita Baker |
| October 25 | Word Up - Cameo | 56. Once Bitten Twice Shy - Vesta Williams |
| November 1 | Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott | 48. Victory - Kool & Gang |
| November 8 | Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott | 53. Control - Janet Jackson |
| November 15 | Tasty Love - Freddie Jackson | 63. Misunderstanding - James (D-Train) Williams |
| November 22 | Tasty Love - Freddie Jackson | 54. Shiver - George Benson |
| November 29 | Tasty Love - Freddie Jackson | 58. Falling - Melba Moore |
| December 6 | Crazay - Jesse Johnson (featuring Sly Stone) | 63. Take It To The Limit - Ray, Goodman & Brown |
| December 13 | Goin’ To The Bank - Commodores | 54. Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie |
| December 20 | Love You Down - Ready For The World | 52. Have You Ever Loved Somebody - Freddie Jackson |
| December 27 | Girlfriend - Bobby Brown | 80. Engine No. 9 - Midnight Star |
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