The Number One Hits Of 1986:
December 21, 1985 – January 17, 1986:
Lionel Richie – Say You, Say Me
January 18, 1986 – February 14, 1986:
Dionne Warwick – That’s What Friends Are For
February 15, 1986 – February 29, 1986:
Whitney Houston – How Will I Know
March 1, 1986 – March 14, 1986:
Mr. Mister – Kyrie
March 15, 1986 – March 21, 1986:
Starship – Sara
March 22, 1986 – March 28, 1986:
Heart – These Dreams
March 29, 1986 – April 18, 1986:
Falco – Rock Me Amadeus
April 19, 1986 – May 2, 1986:
Prince and the Revolution – Kiss
May 3, 1986 – May 9, 1986:
Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love
May 10, 1986 – May 16, 1986:
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
May 17, 1986 – June 6, 1986:
Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All
June 7, 1986 – June 13, 1986:
Madonna – Live to Tell
June 14, 1986 – July 4, 1986:
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald – On My Own
July 5, 1986 – July 11, 1986:
Billy Ocean – There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
July 12, 1986 – July 18, 1986:
Simply Red – Holding Back the Years
July 19, 1986 – July 25, 1986:
Genesis – Invisible Touch
July 26, 1986 – August 1, 1986:
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
August 2, 1986 – August 15, 1986:
Peter Cetera – Glory of Love
August 16, 1986 – August 29, 1986:
Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach
August 30, 1986 – September 5, 1986:
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
September 6, 1986 – September 12, 1986:
Bananarama – Venus
September 13, 1986 – September 19, 1986:
Berlin – Take My Breath Away
September 20, 1986 – October 10, 1986:
Huey Lewis and the News – Stuck with You
October 11, 1986 – October 24, 1986:
Janet Jackson – When I Think of You
October 25, 1986 – November 7, 1986:
Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
November 8, 1986 – November 21, 1986:
Boston – Amanda
November 22, 1986 – November 28, 1986:
Human League – Human
November 29, 1986 – December 5, 1986:
Bon Jovi – You Give Love a Bad Name
December 6, 1986 – December 12, 1986:
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant – The Next Time I Fall
December 13, 1986 – December 19, 1986:
Bruce Hornsby & the Range – The Way It Is
December 20, 1986 – January 16, 1987:
The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
The biggest Pop Artists of 1986 include:
Anita Baker, Atlantic Starr, The Bangles, Billy Ocean, Bob Seger, Bon Jovi, Boston, Cameo, Cyndi Lauper, Freddie Jackson, Genesis, Heart, Huey Lewis & the News, Janet Jackson, The Jets, John Cougar Melloncamp, Levert, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Madonna, Melba Moore, Miami Sound Machine, Micheal McDonald, Mike + the Mechanics, New Edition, No Shooz, Patti LaBelle, Peter Cetera, Peter Gabrial, Pet Shop Boys, Prince, Ready for the World, Robert Palmer, Run DMC, Starship, Stephanie Mills, Steve Winwood, Stevie Nicks, Tina Turner, Van Halen, Wham! featuring George Michael, Whitney Houston
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)
