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The ARC Weekly Top 40:
January 18, 1986
  wks peak  
40 31 14 Love Is The Seventh Wave

from the LP The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
ARC chart run: 37 - 33 - 28 - 23 - 18 - 17 - 14 - 31 - 40 - 		Sting 9 14 Sting - "Love Is The Seventh Wave" (Single)
39 --- --- He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)

from the LP Rock Me Tonight
ARC chart run: 39 - 		Freddie Jackson 1 39 Freddie Jackson - "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" (Single)
38 32 20 Election Day

from the LP So Red The Rose
ARC chart run: 35 - 27 - 18 - 10 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 12 - 20 -
32 - 38 - 		Arcadia 12 4 Arcadia - "Election Day" (Single)
37 --- --- Somewhere

from the LP The Broadway Album
ARC chart run: 37 - 		Barbra Streisand 1 37 Barbra Streisand - "Somewhere" (Single)
36 --- --- Sara

from the LP Knee Deep In The Hoopla
ARC chart run: 36 - 		Starship 1 36 Starship - "Sara" (Single)
35 39 --- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

from the LP Mike + The Mechanics
ARC chart run: 39 - 35 - 		Mike + The Mechanics 2 35 Mike + The Mechanics - "Silent Running" (Single)
34 36 39 Tarzan Boy

from the LP Living In The Background
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 34 - 		Baltimora 3 34 Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy" (Single)
33 22 15 Separate Lives

from the White Nights soundtrack
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 20 - 13 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 -
5 - 11 - 15 - 22 - 33 - 		Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin 15 1(1) Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - "Separate Lives" (Single)
32 34 38 Life In A Northern Town

from the LP The Dream Academy
ARC chart run: 38 - 34 - 32 - 		Dream Academy 3 32 Dream Academy - "Life In A Northern Town" (Single)
31 33 36 The Sun Always Shines On TV

from the LP Hunting High And Low
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 33 - 31 - 		a-ha 4 31 a-ha - "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (Single)
30 35 --- Living In America

from the Rocky IV soundtrack
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 - 		James Brown 2 30 James Brown - "Living In America" (Single)
29 16 10 Broken Wings

from the LP Welcome To The Real World
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 19 - 11 - 8 - 5 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 -
7 - 10 - 16 - 29 - 		Mr. Mister 14 1(2) Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings" (Single)
28 29 31 Everything In My Heart

from the LP Boy In The Box
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 31 - 29 - 28 - 		Corey Hart 5 28 Corey Hart - "Everything In My Heart" (Single)
27 30 34 Kyrie

from the LP Welcome To The Real World
ARC chart run: 37 - 34 - 30 - 27 - 		Mr. Mister 4 27 Mr. Mister - "Kyrie" (Single)
26 28 32 A Love Bizarre

from the LP Romance 1600
ARC chart run: 35 - 32 - 28 - 26 - 		Sheila E. 4 26 Sheila E. - "A Love Bizarre" (Single)
25 26 28 Face The Face

from the LP White City
ARC chart run: 35 - 30 - 28 - 26 - 25 - 		Pete Townshend 5 25 Pete Townshend - "Face The Face" (Single)
24 27 33 The Sweetest Taboo

from the LP Promise
ARC chart run: 36 - 33 - 27 - 24 - 		Sade 4 24 Sade - 'The Sweetest Taboo' (Single)
23 12 7 Tonight She Comes

from the LP Complete Greatest Hits
ARC chart run: 40 - 32 - 24 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 11 - 8 - 7 - 12 -
23 - 		The Cars 11 7 The Cars - "Tonight She Comes" (Single)
22 25 29 How Will I Know

from the LP Whitney Houston
ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 29 - 25 - 22 - 		Whitney Houston 5 22 Whitney Houston - "How Will I Know" (Single)
21 24 26 Sidewalk Talk

from the LP Wotupski!?!
ARC chart run: 32 - 28 - 26 - 24 - 21 - 		Jellybean 5 21 Jellybean - "Sidewalk Talk" (Single)
20 23 25 Sex As A Weapon

from the LP Seven The Hard Way
ARC chart run: 40 - 35 - 30 - 27 - 25 - 23 - 20 - 		Pat Benatar 7 20 Pat Benatar - "Sex As A Weapon" (Single)
19 20 23 Goodbye

from the LP 7 Wishes
ARC chart run: 39 - 33 - 28 - 24 - 23 - 20 - 19 - 		Night Ranger 7 19 Night Ranger - "Goodbye" (Single)
18 19 21 Everybody Dance

from the LP Ta Mara & The Seen
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 29 - 24 - 22 - 21 - 19 - 18 - 		Ta Mara & The Seen 8 18 Ta Mara & The Seen - "Everybody Dance" (Single)
17 21 27 When The Going Gets Tough,
The Tough Get Going

from the LP Love Zone
ARC chart run: 36 - 29 - 27 - 21 - 17 - 		Billy Ocean 5 17 Billy Ocean - "When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going)" (Single)
16 17 19 Conga

from the LP Primitive Love
ARC chart run: 39 - 36 - 33 - 27 - 22 - 21 - 19 - 17 - 16 - 		Miami Sound Machine 9 16 Miami Sound Machine - "Conga" (Single)
15 8 2 Alive & Kicking

from the LP Once Upon A Time
ARC chart run: 37 - 32 - 26 - 20 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 4 - 3 -
2 - 8 - 15 - 		Simple Minds 13 2 Simple Minds - "Alive & Kicking" (Single)
14 15 17 Go Home

from the LP In Square Circle
ARC chart run: 37 - 30 - 23 - 19 - 17 - 15 - 14 - 		Stevie Wonder 7 14 Stevie Wonder - "Go Home" (Single)
13 14 16 You're A Friend Of Mine

from the LP Hero
ARC chart run: 36 - 32 - 30 - 26 - 20 - 18 - 16 - 14 - 13 - 		Clarence Clemmons & Jackson Browne 9 13 Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne - "You're A Friend Of Mine" (Single)
12 18 22 Spies Like Us

ARC chart run: 38 - 31 - 26 - 23 - 22 - 18 - 12 - 		Paul McCartney 7 12 Paul McCartney - "Spies Like Us" (Single)
11 13 18 I'm Your Man

from the LP Music From The Edge Of Heaven
ARC chart run: 38 - 27 - 20 - 18 - 13 - 11 - 		Wham! 6 11 Wham! - "I'm Your Man" (Single)
10 4 6 Smalltown

from the LP Scarecrow
ARC chart run: 34 - 25 - 19 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 4 - 10 -
John Cougar Mellencamp 10 4 John Cougar Mellencamp - "Smalltown" (Single)
9 11 12 It's Only Love

from the LP Reckless
ARC chart run: 35 - 29 - 25 - 19 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 		Bryan Adams & Tina Turner 8 9 Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - "It's Only Love" (Single)
8 5 3 Say You, Say Me

from the LP Dancing On The Ceiling
ARC chart run: 36 - 26 - 18 - 12 - 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 -
8 - 		Lionel Richie 11 1(2) Lionel Richie - "Say You, Say Me" (Single)
7 10 13 My Hometown

from the LP Born In The U.S.A.
ARC chart run: 37 - 25 - 16 - 13 - 10 - 6 - 		Bruce Springsteen 6 7 Bruce Springsteen - "My Hometown" (Single)
6 9 11 Burning Heart

from the Rocky IV soundtrack
ARC chart run: 40 - 34 - 31 - 25 - 21 - 17 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 6 -
Survivor 10 6 Survivor - "Burning Heart" (Single)
5 3 5 I Miss You

from the LP Meeting In The Ladies Room
ARC chart run: 40 - 36 - 30 - 23 - 17 - 14 - 12 - 9 - 6 - 5 -
5 - 3 - 5 - 		Klymaxx 13 3 Klymaxx - "I Miss You" (Single)
4 7 9 Walk Of Life

from the LP Brothers In Arms
ARC chart run: 35 - 28 - 22 - 18 - 15 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 7 - 4 -
Dire Straits 10 4 Dire Straits - "Walk Of Life" (Single)
3 2 1 Party All The Time

from the LP How Could It Be
ARC chart run: 39 - 32 - 24 - 15 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 -
2 - 3 - 		Eddie Murphy 12 1(1) Eddie Murphy - "Party All The Time" (Single)
2 6 8 Talk To Me

from the LP Rock A Little
ARC chart run: 38 - 29 - 21 - 16 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 2 - 		Stevie Nicks 9 2 Stevie Nicks - "Talk To Me" (Single)
1 1 4 That's What Friends Are For

from the LP Friends
ARC chart run: 35 - 26 - 17 - 13 - 9 - 4 - 4 - 1 - 1 - 		Dionne & Friends 9 1(2) Dionne & Friends - "That's What Friends Are For" (Single)



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