Weekly Rock Top 20 for January 18, 1986 |
| LW | TW | peaks: | rock | pop |
| 2 | 1 | Kyrie | ▲ | 1 |
| Mr. Mister |
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| 1 | 2 | Stages | 1 | 24 |
| ZZ Top |
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| 5 | 3 | Day By Day | 2 | 11 |
| Hooters |
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| 8 | 4 | Life In A Northern Town | 1 | 3 |
| The Dream Academy |
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| 7 | 5 | I Can't Wait | ▲ | 16 |
| Stevie Nicks |
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| 13 | 6 | Manhattan Project | 4 |
| Rush |
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| 10 | 7 | So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star | ▲ |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
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| 6 | 8 | Let Me Down Easy | 6 |
| Roger Daltrey |
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| 14 | 9 | What You Need | 2 | 2 |
| INXS |
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| 4 | 10 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) | 1 | 1 |
| Mike + The Mechanics |
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| 3 | 11 | My Hometown | 3 | 4 |
| Bruce Springsteen |
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| 16 | 12 | Russians | 11 | 15 |
| Sting |
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| 15 | 13 | Needles And Pins LIVE | ▲ |
| Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers With Stevie Nicks |
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| 12 | 14 | Strength | 12 |
| The Alarm |
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| - | 15 | Stereotomy | 6 |
| The Alan Parsons Project |
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| - | 16 | Sanctify Yourself | 2 | 10 |
| Simple Minds |
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| - | 17 | Bring On The Dancing Horses | 16 |
| Echo & The Bunnymen |
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| - | 18 | Justice And Independence '85 | ▲ |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
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| - | 19 | Ride Across The River | ▲ |
| Dire Straits |
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| - | 20 | In Between Days (Without You) | 13 |
| The Cure |
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