1986 in music

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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.

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Events January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place. The first artists to be honoured are Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. February 21 - The Dead Kennedys play their last concert at UC Davis in Davis, California, USA. February 23 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts Pleasant Valley Sunday, a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes. March 15 - "Heartbeat '86", a charity concert for the Birmingham Children's Hospital, is held at the NEC. Performers include Roy Wood, UB40, The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra and Robert Plant. George Harrison makes a surprise appearance playing Johnny B. Goode with everyone at the end of the show. March 27 - Sammy Hagar performs his first concert as the lead singer of Van Halen. April 12 - Former Go's-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle marries actor Morgan Mason. May 2 - Country music superstar Dolly Parton opens her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA. May 3 - At the age of 13, Sandra Kim becomes the youngest-ever performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The winning entry at the 31st annual contest (held in Bergen, Norway) is titled "J'aime la vie", and is Belgium's only winning entry to date. May 5 - In New York, USA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chairman Ahmet Ertegün announces that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be built May 10 - Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear. May 25 - Norwegian band a-ha wins a record-breaking eight awards at the MTV Video Music Awards show. May 30 - The Monkees begin their highly successful 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour June 4 - 15 - U2, Sting, Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, the Neville Brothers, and Bryan Adams stage the A Conspiracy of Hope Tour in the United States on behalf of Amnesty International, playing five cities on the tour. The final show at New Jersey's Giants Stadium is televised live, and the above-mentioned performers are joined by Joni Mitchell, Howard Jones, Yoko Ono, Third World, and Carlos Santana, as well as the other members of The Police. June 6 - After 29 years, CHUM (AM) in Toronto, Canada drops its legendary Top 40 format in favor of gold-based adult contemporary music. Additionally, the final CHUM Chart is published (with Madonna's "Live To Tell" the final number one song). June 27 - Black Flag play their last concert, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. August 28 - Tina Turner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. September 27 - A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden, killing their influential bassist, Cliff Burton. October - The Smiths play their final gig as a five-piece. October 20 - Duran Duran begin their career as a three piece with the release of the "Notorious" single. November 12 – John Farnham releases the album Whispering Jack, which becomes the highest selling album in Australia’s history, featuring the single from the previous year You're the Voice. Jello Biafra/Dead Kennedys taken to court by the PMRC for content in their album Frankenchrist; Biafra wins. Garth Brooks marries his first wife, Sandy. Italian singer Ernesto Bonino loses his voice after a surgical intervention. Alice Cooper returns to the mainstream after a two-year break. The Nightmare Returns Tour goes on to become one of the best selling tours of 1986. Bands formed See Musical groups established in 1986 Bands disbanded Australian Crawl Black Flag The Boomtown Rats The Clash Culture Club (Reformed in 1998, and again in 2000) Dead Kennedys Dexy's Midnight Runners Madness Missing Persons Pablo Cruise (reform in 1996) Prince and the Revolution Virgin Prunes Wham! Albums released Contents: Top • January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December January Day Album Artist Notes 18 Made to Be Broken Soul Asylum - 27 Does Humor Belong in Music? Frank Zappa Live 28 Seventh Star Black Sabbath - 30 Club Ninja Blue Öyster Cult US - Balance of Power Electric Light Orchestra Germany Different Light The Bangles US War Games Grave Digger - February Day Album Artist Notes 3 Mean Business The Firm - Album Public Image Ltd. - 6 The Blind Leading the Naked Violent Femmes - 10 Live in New York City John Lennon Live 1972 The Ultimate Sin Ozzy Osbourne - 13 Precious Moments Jermaine Jackson - 14 The Big Prize Honeymoon Suite - The Knife Feels Like Justice Brian Setzer - 17 Fatal Portrait King Diamond - 18 Lives in the Balance Jackson Browne - 20 The Colour of Spring Talk Talk - 21 King of America Elvis Costello - - Finyl Vinyl Rainbow Live + B-Sides Marilyn Martin Marilyn Martin - Pretty In Pink Various Artists Soundtrack The Thin Red Line Glass Tiger - Tuff Enuff The Fabulous Thunderbirds - March Day Album Artist Notes 3 Master of Puppets Metallica - 4 Control Janet Jackson - 7 On The Beach Chris Rea - 14 Rrröööaaarrr Voivod - 17 Black Celebration Depeche Mode - 19 Who's Got the 10½? Black Flag - 24 Dirty Work The Rolling Stones - 5150 Van Halen - Please Pet Shop Boys - 25 Big World Joe Jackson Live 30 Beyond the Gates Possessed - 31 From Luxury to Heartache Culture Club - Parade Prince and the Revolution - Turbo Judas Priest - - Born Sandy Devotional The Triffids - Candy Apple Grey Hüsker Dü - Cocker Joe Cocker - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Dwight Yoakam - Little Miss Dangerous Ted Nugent - 9½ Weeks Various Artists Soundtrack The Pack Is Back Raven - Rapture Anita Baker - April Day Album Artist Notes 7 Absolute Beginners Various Artists Soundtrack Animal Magic The Blow Monkeys - 14 Victorialand Cocteau Twins - 15 Love Zone Billy Ocean - 18 Rembrandt Pussyhorse Butthole Surfers - 21 Russian Roulette Accept - Tinderbox Siouxsie and the Banshees - 30 The Final Frontier Keel - - Cendres de Lune Mylène Farmer - Change of Address Krokus - Classics Live! Aerosmith Live GTR GTR - Home of the Brave Laurie Anderson Soundtrack In Visible Silence Art of Noise - Like a Rock Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - Mistrial Lou Reed - On the Beach Chris Rea - Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire Bonnie Tyler - Strength in Numbers 38 Special - May Day Album Artist Notes 5 Home and Abroad The Style Council Live 6 Standing on a Beach The Cure Compilation 7 Top Gun Various Artists Soundtrack 16 Look What the Cat Dragged In Poison - 19 So Peter Gabriel - 20 Who Made Who AC/DC Soundtrack 27 Emotional Jeffrey Osborne - Raised on Radio Journey - 29 Into the Light Chris de Burgh - 30 Animal Boy The Ramones - - Between the Earth & Sky Luba - Emerson, Lake & Powell Emerson, Lake & Powell - EVOL Sonic Youth - Fight for the Rock Savatage - The Final Countdown Europe - Frontal Assault Angel Witch - Moonlight Shadows The Shadows - The Other Side of Life The Moody Blues - Poolside Nu Shooz - R&B Skeletons in the Closet George Clinton - Shakin' Like a Human Being Kim Mitchell - Walkabout The Fixx - June Day Album Artist Notes 2 A Kind of Magic Queen - The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Wonderland Erasure - 5 Afternoons in Utopia Alphaville - 6 Storms of Life Randy Travis - 9 Invisible Touch Genesis - 10 Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Candlemass - 16 The Queen Is Dead The Smiths - 23 Every Beat of My Heart Rod Stewart 24 Time's Incinerator Soul Asylum - 27 Destiny Chaka Khan - Rage for Order Queensrÿche - 30 The Seer Big Country - True Blue Madonna - The Twelve Inch Mixes Spandau Ballet Compilation - As Close As You Think Kevin Ayers - Back in the High Life Steve Winwood - Belinda Belinda Carlisle - Bring On the Night Sting Live Crowded House Crowded House - David Foster David Foster - Emerald City Teena Marie - Gift The Sisterhood - Intermission Dio Live Night Songs Cinderella - Solitude/Solitaire Peter Cetera - Then & Now... The Best of The Monkees The Monkees Compilation + 3 new recordings Tom Cochrane & Red Rider Red Rider - July Day Album Artist Notes 1 Music from the Edge of Heaven Wham! US 2 Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett - 6 QR III Quiet Riot - 7 The Dark Metal Church - Eat 'Em and Smile David Lee Roth - The Final Wham! - True Confessions Bananarama - 8 Twitch Ministry - 12 Revenge Eurythmics - 15 Dancing on the Ceiling Lionel Richie - 14 Knocked Out Loaded Bob Dylan - 15 Through the Barricades Spandau Ballet - 18 Raising Hell Run-D.M.C. - 21 Landing on Water Neil Young - 22 The Collection Amy Grant Compilation 25 Lightning Strikes Loudness - 2 Live Crew Is What We Are 2 Live Crew - 28 Lifes Rich Pageant R.E.M. - Rat in the Kitchen UB40 - - The Bridge Billy Joel - 54-40 54-40 - Flaunt It Sigue Sigue Sputnik - No Guru, No Method, No Teacher Van Morrison - August Day Album Artist Notes 2 Diesel and Dust Midnight Oil - 2 Vinnie Vincent Invasion Vinnie Vincent Invasion - 9 Orgasmatron Motörhead - 12 Graceland Paul Simon - 18 ABBA Live ABBA Live Kicking Against the Pricks Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Silk and Steel Five Star - Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi - True as Steel Warlock - 23 Now That's What I Call Music 7 Various Artists - - Camper Van Beethoven Camper Van Beethoven - Can't Hold Back Eddie Money - Duotones Kenny G - Fahrenheit Toto - High Priest of Love Zodiac Mindwarp EP In the Pines The Triffids - In the Army Now Status Quo - Shot in the Dark Great White - September Day Album Artist Notes 1 Press to Play Paul McCartney - Break Every Rule Tina Turner - Spleen and Ideal Dead Can Dance - 4 The Sport of Kings Triumph - 5 Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse Skinny Puppy - 8 Crash The Human League - 10 The Man Bill Drummond - 15 Blood and Chocolate Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Express Love and Rockets - True Colors Cyndi Lauper - 19 Give Me the Reason Luther Vandross - 20 Fore! Huey Lewis & The News - Filigree & Shadow This Mortal Coil - Throwing Muses Throwing Muses - 23 Third Stage Boston - 26 Vigilante Magnum - 29 Bend Sinister The Fall - Brotherhood New Order - Chicago 18 Chicago - Somewhere in Time Iron Maiden - The Pacific Age Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - - Another View The Velvet Underground Outtakes compilation Atomizer Big Black - The Best of 10 Years - 32 Superhits Boney M. UK Better Than Heaven Stacey Q - Blind Before I Stop Meat Loaf - Cinema Nazareth - Constrictor Alice Cooper - Dancing Undercover Ratt - Dangerous Games Alcatrazz - Eye of the Zombie John Fogerty - Fields of Fire Corey Hart - Greetings from Timbuk 3 Timbuk3 - Menace to Society Lizzy Borden - Rock the Nations Saxon - Talking with the Taxman about Poetry Billy Bragg - The Touch Alabama - Trilogy Yngwie Malmsteen - Word Up! Cameo - October Day Album Artist Notes 6 Scoundrel Days a-ha - 7 Reign In Blood Slayer - True Stories Talking Heads - 14 Mosaic Wang Chung - 17 Better Than Heaven Stacy Q - 20 Liverpool Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 21 Polka Party! "Weird Al" Yankovic - 23 Blah Blah Blah Iggy Pop - 24 To Hell with the Devil Stryper - 25 One to One Howard Jones - 27 Skylarking XTC - 31 Pearls of Passion Roxette - - Alive & Screamin' Krokus Live The Doctor Cheap Trick - Dreamtime The Stranglers - Fame and Fortune Bad Company - London 0 Hull 4 The Housemartins - Nasty Nasty Black 'N Blue - No. 10, Upping St. Big Audio Dynamite - Power Kansas - Repossessed Kris Kristofferson - Shake You Down Gregory Abbott - Welcome Home 'Til Tuesday - Whiplash Smile Billy Idol - November Day Album Artist Notes 3 Another Step Kim Wilde - Menlove Ave John Lennon - Your Funeral, My Trial Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - 4 Get Close The Pretenders - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? Megadeth - They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants - 8 Inside the Electric Circus W.A.S.P. - 9 Stand Tall Killer Dwarfs - 10 Live/1975–85 Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Live Box Set Morbid Visions Sepultura - The Whole Story Kate Bush Compilation 12 Whispering Jack John Farnham Australia 14 Awaken the Guardian Fates Warning - 15 Jazz from Hell Frank Zappa - Live Alive Stevie Ray Vaughan Live 17 Think Visual The Kinks - 18 Notorious Duran Duran - 24 August Eric Clapton - The Circle & The Square Red Box - Live Chronicles Hawkwind Live - Between Two Fires Paul Young - Brighter Than a Thousand Suns Killing Joke - Famous Blue Raincoat Jennifer Warnes Canada Hot Together Pointer Sisters - I Against I Bad Brains - Leather Jackets Elton John - Licensed to Ill The Beastie Boys - Medusa Clan of Xymox - Strange Charm Gary Numan - Strong Persuader Robert Cray - They Don't Make Them Like They Used To Kenny Rogers - Trick or Treat Fastway Soundtrack The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs Boney M. Compilation/Remix Utter Madness Madness Compilation December Day Album Artist Notes 1 Live Magic Queen Live 5 Anything The Damned - 6 Now That's What I Call Music 8 Various Artists - 8 Mechanical Resonance Tesla - 9 Good Music Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - 16 Electric Café Kraftwerk - Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide Guns N' Roses Live EP - Chris Isaak Chris Isaak - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Venom Live Tutu Miles Davis - Unknown release date The Age of Quarrel - Cro-Mags American Girls - American Girls Back in Line - Steeleye Span Big World - Joe Jackson (live) BTO's Greatest - Bachman-Turner Overdrive Charlotte for Ever - Charlotte Gainsbourg Chronicle, Vol. 2 - Creedence Clearwater Revival (compilation) Count Three & Pray - Berlin Darkness Descends - Dark Angel A Date With Elvis - The Cramps Deep in the Heart of Nowhere - Bob Geldof The Divine Punishment - Diamanda Galás Dreaming in Sequence - Chrome Forever Breathes the Lonely Word - Felt Good Earth - The Feelies Gruts - Ivor Cutler Guitar Town - Steve Earle Hand to Mouth - General Public Hey... Bo Diddley in Concert - Bo Diddley with Mainsqueeze Highlights of a Dangerous Life - The Johnnys Horse Rotorvator - Coil Hot, Cool & Vicious - Salt-N-Pepa Hwgr Grawth-Og - Datblygu In America EP - Britny Fox Infected - The The Inside - Matthew Sweet Isyu! - Ebiet G. Ade Journey to The Urge Within - Courtney Pine (debut) Keys to Imagination - Yanni Kings of Punk - Poison Idea Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares Le Visage de l'Amour - Dalida Le sixième Jour - Dalida Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death - Felt Letters Home - News from Babel Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express - The Go-Betweens Love in Bright Landscapes - The Triffids Mad (EP) - Raven Master of the Metal - Messiah Prophet Mind's Eye - Vinnie Moore Minuteflag - Minutemen/Black Flag Nerve War - Front Line Assembly New Kids on the Block - New Kids on the Block No More the Fool - Elkie Brooks Not of This Earth - Joe Satriani November-Coming-Fire - Samhain Nuovi eroi - Eros Ramazzotti Paint Your Wagon - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Permanent Sleep - Lowlife Pleasure to Kill - Kreator Prince Ivor - Ivor Cutler The Rainmakers - The Rainmakers Reivax Au Bongo - Hector Zazou Rendez-Vous - Jean Michel Jarre Running the Endless Mile - John Parr Sex Mad - NoMeansNo Sound of Confusion - Spacemen 3 Tacky Souvenirs of Pre-Revolutionary America - Culturcide Thrill of a Lifetime - King Kobra Tones - Eric Johnson Total Terror - Front Line Assembly Truthdare Doubledare - Bronski Beat U-Vox - Ultravox Velvet & Steel - Dion DiMucci Walking Through Fire - April Wine Wants You - Rough Cutt The Wedge - Pallas Weird Love - The Scientists What Do You Know Deutschland? - KMFDM While the City Sleeps... - George Benson Whispering Jack - John Farnham Yemenite Songs - Ofra Haza 3.V - Zebra New Trails - Riders in the Sky Bands return The Monkees Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1986.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries 1 Falco Rock Me Amadeus 1986 UK 1 - Mar 1986, US BB 1 - Feb 1986, Canada 1 - Dec 1985, Sweden 1 - Aug 1985, Sweden (alt) 1 - Sep 1985, Austria 1 - May 1985, Germany 1 - Jun 1985, Éire 1 - Apr 1986, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1986, France 2 - Nov 1985, Switzerland 2 - Jun 1985, Holland 3 - May 1986, South Africa 3 of 1986, Norway 6 - Apr 1986, Italy 18 of 1985, US CashBox 19 of 1986, Poland 24 - Jun 1985, POP 29 of 1986, US BB 30 of 1986, Germany 50 of the 1980s, RYM 63 of 1985, Scrobulate 65 of 80s, KROQ 74 of 1986 2 Madonna Papa Don't Preach 1986 UK 1 - Jun 1986, US BB 1 - Jul 1986, Sweden 1 - Aug 1986, Norway 1 - Jul 1986, Italy 1 of 1986, Éire 1 - Jun 1986, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1987, Holland 2 - Jun 1986, Switzerland 2 - Jul 1986, Poland 2 - Aug 1986, Germany 2 - Jul 1986, Austria 4 - Aug 1986, Australia 9 of 1986, US CashBox 18 of 1986, US BB 19 of 1986, POP 35 of 1986, 37 in 2FM list, RYM 43 of 1986, Germany 215 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 761 3 Europe The Final Countdown 1986 UK 1 - Nov 1986, Holland 1 - Aug 1986, Sweden 1 - May 1986, Austria 1 - Nov 1986, Switzerland 1 - Sep 1986, Poland 1 - Nov 1986, Germany 1 - Sep 1986, Éire 1 - Nov 1986, Italy 2 of 1987, Norway 4 - Jul 1986, South Africa 7 of 1987, US BB 8 - Feb 1987, France 9 - Apr 1986, Australia 10 of 1987, Europe 14 of the 1980s, US BB 19 of 1987, Scrobulate 20 of Swedish, POP 29 of 1987, Germany 90 of the 1980s, RYM 93 of 1986 4 Berlin Take My Breath Away 1986 UK 1 - Oct 1986, US BB 1 - Jul 1986, Holland 1 - Sep 1986, Sweden 1 - Sep 1986, Éire 1 - Oct 1986, Oscar in 1986, Switzerland 2 - Oct 1986, Germany 3 - Sep 1986, Austria 4 - Nov 1986, Norway 4 - Oct 1986, Poland 4 - Nov 1986, Australia 6 of 1986, POP 7 of 1986, US BB 13 of 1992, RYM 16 of 1986, US CashBox 21 of 1986, Italy 37 of 1986, TOTP 37, Scrobulate 80 of 80s, OzNet 251, Germany 310 of the 1980s 5 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 1985 UK 1 - Nov 1985, US BB 1 - Mar 1986, Norway 1 - Jan 1986, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1986, US CashBox 2 of 1986, Switzerland 2 - Jan 1986, Holland 3 - Jan 1986, Sweden 3 - Jan 1986, Germany 3 - Jan 1986, Austria 5 - Feb 1986, France 7 - Oct 1985, KROQ 11 of 1984, Poland 14 - Jan 1986, RYM 15 of 1985, US BB 16 of 1986, South Africa 18 of 1986, Scrobulate 32 of 80s, POP 43 of 1986, Germany 232 of the 1980s, WXPN 478, OzNet 694, Acclaimed 890 Notable hits "A Kind Of Magic" - Queen "A Matter of Trust" - Billy Joel "¿A quién le importa?" - Alaska "Addicted To Love" - Robert Palmer "All I Ask of You" - Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman "All I Need is a Miracle" - Mike + The Mechanics "All The Things She Said" - Simple Minds "Amanda" - Boston "Baby Love" - Regina Richards "Bad Boy" - Miami Sound Machine "Best of Both Worlds" - Van Halen "Breakout" - Swing Out Sister "Bigmouth Strikes Again"- The Smiths "Big Time" - Peter Gabriel "Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order "Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)" - Juice Newton and Eddie Rabbitt "Calling America" - Electric Light Orchestra "Can't Wait Another Minute" - Five Star "Candy" - Cameo "Capitaine abandonné" - Gold "Captain of Her Heart" - Double (released in 1985) "Chain Reaction" - Diana Ross "Cheap Love" - Juice Newton "Coming Around Again" - Carly Simon "Conga" - Miami Sound Machine "Crush On You" - The Jets "Dancing in the Dark" - The Shadows "Dancing on the Ceiling" - Lionel Richie "Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins "Digging Your Scene" - The Blow Monkeys "Dreams" - Van Halen "Dreamtime" - Daryl Hall "Don't Dream It's Over" - Crowded House "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" - The Police "En Rouge et Noir" - Jeanne Mas "Ève lève-toi" - Julie Pietri "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung "Flash" - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco "For America" - Jackson Browne "For America" - Red Box "Freedom Overspill" - Steve Winwood "Friends and Lovers" - Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson also recorded as "Both to Each Other" by country music artists Juice Newton and Eddie Rabbitt "French Kissin' In The USA" - Debbie Harry "Glory Of Love" - Peter Cetera "Go Home" - Stevie Wonder "Harlem Shuffle" - Rolling Stones "Heartbeat" - Don Johnson "Hey, You!" - Divine "He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)" - Alice Cooper "Higher Love" - Steve Winwood "Hip to Be Square" - Huey Lewis & The News "Holding Back the Years" - Simply Red "Holding Out For A Hero" - Bonnie Tyler "How Will I Know" - Whitney Houston "Hymn To Her" - The Pretenders "I Can Prove It" - Phil Fearon "I Want to Wake Up with You" - Boris Gardiner "Is It a Crime?" - Sade "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - Aretha Franklin "Kiss" - Prince and the Revolution "Kyrie" - Mr. Mister "Invisible Touch" - Genesis "If She Knew What She Wants" - The Bangles "In Too Deep - Genesis "La puerta de Alcalá" - Ana Belén and Víctor Manuel "Lady In Red" - Chris de Burgh "Land of Confusion" - Genesis "Le Sixième Jour" - Dalida "Les Bêtises" - Sabine Paturel "Les Démons de minuit" - Images "Libertine" - Mylène Farmer "Little Baby" - Divine "Live to Tell" - Madonna "Living In America" - James Brown "Living Doll" - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones featuring Hank B. Marvin "Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi "Locked In" - Judas Priest "Love Touch" - Rod Stewart "Love Walks In" - Van Halen "Lessons in Love" - Level 42 "Mad About You" - Belinda Carlisle "Manic Monday" - The Bangles "Master of Puppets" - Metallica "Missionary Man" - Eurythmics "Modern Woman" - Billy Joel "Moonlight Shadow" - The Shadows "Mountains" - Prince "Move Away" - Culture Club "My Hometown" - Bruce Springsteen "Nasty" - Janet Jackson "Never As Good As the First Time" - Sade "No Lies" - Noiseworks "No One Is To Blame" - Howard Jones "No More I Love You's" - The Lover Speaks "Notorious" - Duran Duran "Old Flame" - Juice Newton "On My Own" - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald "Open Your Heart" - Madonna "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" - Pet Shop Boys "Ouragan" - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco "Overjoyed" - Stevie Wonder "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna "Parce que je ne t'aime plus" - Dalida "Pressure Down" - John Farnham "Pretty in Pink" - The Psychedelic Furs "Private Number" - The Jets "A Question of Lust" - Depeche Mode "A Question of Time" - Depeche Mode "Rain or Shine" - Five Star "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" - Iggy Pop "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco (released in 1985) "Rough Boy" - ZZ Top "Ruthless People" - Mick Jagger "Sara" - Starship "Say You Really Want Me" - Kim Wilde (North American issue) "Schoolgirl" - Kim Wilde "Something So Strong" - Crowded House "Set Me Free" - Jaki Graham "Showing Out (Get Fresh at the Weekend)" - Mel and Kim "Silent Running" - Mike + The Mechanics (released in 1985) "Sing Our Own Song" - UB40 "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel "Slice of Heaven" - Dave Dobbyn "Slow Rivers" - Cliff Richard and Elton John "Small Town" - John Cougar Mellencamp "Sometimes" - Erasure "Somewhere" - Barbra Streisand "Stay For Awhile" - Amy Grant "Stimulation" - Wa Wa Nee "Stripped" - Depeche Mode "Stuck with You" - Huey Lewis & The News "The Sun Always Shines On TV" - a-ha "Sweet Freedom" - Michael McDonald "The Sweetest Taboo" - Sade "System Addict" - Five Star "Take Me Home Tonight" - Eddie Money "Take Me Home" - Phil Collins "Take My Breath Away" - Berlin "Taken In" - Mike + The Mechanics "That Was Then, This Is Now" - The Monkees "Tender Love" - Force MD's "That's What Friends Are For" - Dionne Warwick (duets with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) "The Themes from 'Eastenders' and 'Howards Way'" - The Shadows "Teenage Frankenstein" - Alice Cooper "The Edge of Heaven - Wham! "The Final Countdown" - Europe "The Greatest Love of All" - Whitney Houston "The Next Time I Fall" - Peter Cetera and Amy Grant "The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby and the Range "(There's Gonna Be) A Showdown" - The Johnnys "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - Hunters + Collectors "Thorn in My Side" - Eurythmics "Turbo Lover" - Judas Priest "True Blue"- Madonna "True Colors" - Cyndi Lauper "Too Low For Zero" - Elton John (UK & Europe only, released in 1985) "Two Of Hearts" - Stacey Q "Typical Male" - Tina Turner "Venus" - Bananarama "Walk Like an Egyptian" - The Bangles (released in 1985) "Walk of Life" - Dire Straits "Walk This Way" - Run DMC featuring Aerosmith "Wanted Dead or Alive" - Bon Jovi "War" - Bruce Springsteen "We Built This City" - Starship "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (To Have a Good Time)" - Jermaine Stewart "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys "What Have You Done for Me Lately" - Janet Jackson "What You Get Is What You See" - Tina Turner "What You Need" - INXS "When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson "Why Can't This Be Love" - Van Halen "Word Up"- Cameo "Words Get In The Way" - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine "You Can Call Me Al" - Paul Simon "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" - Beastie Boys "You Give Love a Bad Name" - Bon Jovi "You Got It All" - The Jets "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Kim Wilde "You're The Voice" - John Farnham (Released in 1985) in Australia & UK, Canada; not released in the US until 1990) Your Love - The Outfield Acclaimed Music AcclaimedMusic.net's Top Albums from 1986 The Queen is Dead — The Smiths Graceland — Paul Simon Master of Puppets — Metallica Raising Hell — Run-DMC Licensed to Ill — Beastie Boys So — Peter Gabriel Reign in Blood — Slayer Skylarking — XTC Parade — Prince The No Comprendo — Les Rita Mitsouko Rapture — Anita Baker Contol — Janet Jackson Life's Rich Pageant — R.E.M. EVOL — Sonic Youth I Against I - Bad Brains AcclaimedMusic.net's Top Songs from 1986 Walk This Way — Run-DMC Kiss — Prince There Is a Light That Never Goes Out — The Smiths (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) — Beastie Boys Livin' on a Prayer — Bon Jovi Word Up! — Cameo Don't Dream It's Over — Crowded House Papa Don't Preach — Madonna Rise — Public Image Ltd. Sledgehammer — Peter Gabriel Panic — The Smiths I Want You — Elvis Costello Nasty — Janet Jackson Bizarre Love Triangle — New Order Graceland - Paul Simon Published popular music "All I Ask Of You" w.m. Andrew Lloyd Webber "Crush On You" w.m. Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman "I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now" w.m. Eric Burdon "The Lady In Red" w.m. Chris de Burgh "True Colors" Cyndi Lauper Montego Bay Amazulu - a minor hit in the U.S. in September. Classical music Elliott Carter - String Quartet No.4 George Crumb - An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III) for amplified flute and percussion (three players). George Crumb - Federico's Little Songs for Children for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute, and harp Mario Davidovsky - Salvos for flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, violin and cello Ludovico Einaudi - Movimento Peter Eötvös - Chinese Opera Lorenzo Ferrero La fuga di Foscolo Anemia (film score) Passacaglia My Blues Poi andro in America Intermezzo "Portella della Ginestra" Ninna-nanna Krzysztof Penderecki - The Song of Cherubin Paul Schoenfield - Café Music for Piano Trio Opera Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Mask of Orpheus is premiered in London, UK on 21 May. Rudolf Brucci - Gilgamesh Lee Hoiby - The Tempest Gian-Carlo Menotti - Goya Michael Nyman - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Musical theater La Cage aux Folles London production Charlie Girl London revival Chess London production Me and My Girl Broadway production The Phantom Of The Opera London production Time (musical), London production (featuring actor Laurence Olivier in hologram form) Sweet Charity Broadway revival Musical films HMS Pinafore Little Shop of Horrors Musical television Barnum Music festivals Inaugural Festival International de Louisiane Births January 5 — Teppei Koike, Japanese singer and actor January 6 - Alex Turner, singer and guitarist (Arctic Monkeys) January 26 Hero, Korean singer (TVXQ) Matt Heafy, singer, and guitarist (Trivium) February 2 - Blaine Larsen, US country singer February 6 — U-Know, Korean singer (TVXQ) February 14 - Tiffany Thornton, American actress February 19 - Maria Mena, singer February 21 - Charlotte Church, singer February 25 — Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer February 26 — Crystal Kay, Japan-born singer March 3 - Stacie Orrico, singer March 12 - Danny Jones, singer and guitarist (McFLY) March 15 - Adrianne Leon, actress and singer March 22 - Amy Studt, singer, songwriter and musician March 26 — Jonny Craig, Canadian singer and songwriter March 28 - Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, and pianist April 2 — Lee DeWyze, singer April 4 — Eunhyuk, Korean singer (Super Junior) May 13 — Alexander Rybak, Norwegian singer May 14 Alyosha, Ukrainian singer Joseph Attieh, Lebanese singer May 21 — Myra, singer May 30 - Claudia Beni, singer May 31 — Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian musician June 10 — Tinchy Stryder, English rapper and producer June 25 — Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer June 28 - Kellie Pickler, American Idol singer June 29 — Austin Drage, British actor and singer July 2 - Lindsey Lohan, actress, singer September 12 - Emmy Rossum, actress and singer November 5 - BoA, singer November 20 — Oliver Sykes, English vocalist December 15 — Xiah, Korean singer (TVXQ) Deaths January 4 - Phil Lynott, bassist/singer and co-founder of Thin Lizzy, 36 (heart failure & pneumonia) January 6 - Joe Farrell, jazz saxophonist, 48 (bone cancer) January 8 - Pierre Fournier, cellist, 79 February 2 - Francisco Mignone, composer, 88 February 14 - Edmund Rubbra, composer, 84 February 15 - Galliano Masini, operatic tenor, 90 March 4 Richard Manuel (The Band), 42 (suicide) Howard Greenfield, songwriter, 49 (AIDS) March 11 - Sonny Terry, blues musician, 74 March 21 - Raymond Burke, jazz clarinetist, 81 March 22 - Mark Dinning, US singer, 52 (heart attack) March 30 - James Cagney, US actor, singer and dancer, 86 March 31 - O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers, 48 (heart attack) April 1 - Donald Grobe, operatic tenor, 56 April 3 - Peter Pears, opera singer and partner of Benjamin Britten, 75 April 13 - Dorothy Ashby, jazz harpist and composer, 53 (cancer) April 19 Dag Wirén, composer, 80 Estelle Yancey, blues singer, 90 June 3 - Anna Neagle, actress, singer and dancer, 81 June 13 - Benny Goodman, bandleader, 77 June 14 - Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist, 67 June 16 - Maurice Duruflé, composer, 84 June 17 - Kate Smith, singer, 79 July 3 - Rudy Vallee, singer, 84 July 18 - Don Wilkerson, saxophonist July 31 - Teddy Wilson, jazz pianist, 73 September 27 - Cliff Burton (Metallica), 24 (tour bus accident) September 28 - Robert Helpmann, dancer and choreographer, 77 October 16 - Arthur Grumiaux, violinist, 65 November 1 - Sippie Wallace, blues singer, 88 November 3 - Eddie Davis, saxophonist, 64 November 7 - Tracy Pew, bass guitarist, 28 (brain hemorrhage) November 13 - Rudolf Schock, operatic tenor, 71 November 18 - Lajos Bárdos, composer and conductor, 87 November 22 - Scatman Crothers, singer, dancer and musician, 76 December 1 - Horace Heidt, pianist and bandleader, 85 December 10 - Kate Wolf, folk singer and songwriter, 44 (leukemia) date unknown - Boris Gutnikov, violinist Awards Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened; the following artists were the first inductees: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and record producer Sam Phillips. Grammy Awards of 1986 Eurovision Song Contest 1986 28th Japan Record Awards Charts List of No. 1 Hits Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1986 - U.S. See also Record labels established in 1986