This Month In Music - February 1986

February 1986...  40 years ago!  What was happening in the music world:

There were four Saturdays in Feb. '86, so there the charts came out 4 times.  But only 2 songs made it to #1. 

Dionne Warwick's "That s What Friends Are For" topped the first 2 weeks, followed by Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know"...

Here's the Top 10 songs of the month, based on average chart position over the 4 weeks:

• Song  -  Artist  -  Feb Ave
• When The Going Gets Tough (Jewel Of The Nile Theme) - Billy Ocean - 4.0
• Burning Heart - Survivor - 4.0
• That s What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick - 4.3
• How Will I Know - Whitney Houston - 4.5
• Kyrie - Mr. Mister - 6.3
• I m Your Man - Wham! - 6.3
• Living In America - James Brown - 9.0
• The Sweetest Taboo - Sade - 10.5
• Conga- -Miami Sound Machine - 11.8
• Sara - Starship  - 12.8

Sixteen (16) songs made their chart debuts.  Listed below with their peak position during the month:

• Song - Artist - Peak (Feb)
• Nikita - Elton John - 35
• This Could Be The Night - Loverboy - 35
• Stages - ZZ Top - 36
• What You Need - INXS - 36
• These Dreams - Heart - 37
• R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Mellencamp - 37
• Russians - Sting - 38
• Beats So Lonely - Charlie Sexton - 38
• Another Night - Aretha Franklin - 38
• Night Moves - Marilyn Martin - 38
• Day By Day - Hooters - 39
• (How To Be A) Millionaire - ABC - 39
• Manic Monday - Bangles - 39
• Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds - 40
• Let s Go All The Way - Sly Fox - 40
• Rock Me Amadeus - Falco - 40