List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1986

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Dionne Warwick (pictured with Pat Nixon ) aged 45 earned her second Hot 100 number-one single with " That's What Friends Are For ", which stayed at the top position for four straight weeks.

This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-one singles of 1986. The longest running number-one singles of 1986 are " That's What Friends Are For " by Dionne and Friends and " Walk Like an Egyptian " by The Bangles , which each logged four weeks at number-one. " Walk Like an Egyptian " logged two weeks at number-one in 1986 and two more weeks at number-one in 1987, summing up to four weeks at the top. " Say You, Say Me " by Lionel Richie concluded another four week run that began in 1985. 1986 is the year with the third largest number of number-one songs, with 30 songs reaching the #1 spot.

That year, 20 acts earned their first number one song, such as Heart , Falco , Robert Palmer , Pet Shop Boys , Simply Red , Genesis , Peter Gabriel , Steve Winwood , Bananarama , Berlin , Janet Jackson , Boston , Bon Jovi , Amy Grant , Bruce Hornsby & the Range , and The Bangles . Gladys Knight , Patti LaBelle , Michael McDonald , and Peter Cetera , already having hit number one with Gladys Knight & the Pips , Labelle , The Doobie Brothers , and Chicago , respectively, also earn their first number one songs as solo acts. Whitney Houston , Madonna , and Peter Cetera were the only acts to earn more than one number one song, with each of them hitting the top twice.

Chart history [ edit ]

Key
† Indicates best-performing single of 1986

An asterisk (*) by a date indicates an unpublished, "frozen" week, due to the special double issues that Billboard published in print at the end of the year for their year-end charts.

No. Issue date [1] Song Artist(s) Ref.
587 January 4 * " Say You, Say Me " Lionel Richie [2]
January 11 [3]
588 January 18 " That's What Friends Are For "† Dionne and Friends [4]
January 25 [5]
February 1 [6]
February 8 [7]
589 February 15 " How Will I Know " Whitney Houston [8]
February 22 [9]
590 March 1 " Kyrie " Mr. Mister [10]
March 8 [11]
591 March 15 " Sara " Starship [12]
592 March 22 " These Dreams " Heart [13]
593 March 29 " Rock Me Amadeus " Falco [14]
April 5 [15]
April 12 [16]
594 April 19 " Kiss " Prince and the Revolution [17]
April 26 [18]
595 May 3 " Addicted to Love " Robert Palmer [19]
596 May 10 " West End Girls " Pet Shop Boys [20]
597 May 17 " Greatest Love of All " Whitney Houston [21]
May 24 [22]
May 31 [23]
598 June 7 " Live to Tell " Madonna [24]
599 June 14 " On My Own " Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald [25]
June 21 [26]
June 28 [27]
600 July 5 " There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) " Billy Ocean [28]
601 July 12 " Holding Back the Years " Simply Red [29]
602 July 19 " Invisible Touch " Genesis [30]
603 July 26 " Sledgehammer " Peter Gabriel [31]
604 August 2 " Glory of Love " Peter Cetera [32]
August 9 [33]
605 August 16 " Papa Don't Preach " Madonna [34]
August 23 [35]
606 August 30 " Higher Love " Steve Winwood [36]
607 September 6 " Venus " Bananarama [37]
608 September 13 " Take My Breath Away " Berlin [38]
609 September 20 " Stuck with You " Huey Lewis and the News [39]
September 27 [40]
October 4 [41]
610 October 11 " When I Think of You " Janet Jackson [42]
October 18 [43]
611 October 25 " True Colors " Cyndi Lauper [44]
November 1 [45]
612 November 8 " Amanda " Boston [46]
November 15 [47]
613 November 22 " Human " The Human League [48]
614 November 29 " You Give Love a Bad Name " Bon Jovi [49]
615 December 6 " The Next Time I Fall " Peter Cetera and Amy Grant [50]
616 December 13 " The Way It Is " Bruce Hornsby & the Range [51]
617 December 20 " Walk Like an Egyptian " The Bangles [52]
December 27 [53]

Number-one artists [ edit ]

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
Position Artist Weeks at No. 1
1 Whitney Houston 5
2 Dionne Warwick 4
Elton John
Stevie Wonder
Gladys Knight
6 Falco 3
Madonna
Patti Labelle
Michael McDonald
Huey Lewis and the News
Peter Cetera
12 Lionel Richie 2
Mr. Mister
Prince and the Revolution
Janet Jackson
Cyndi Lauper
Boston
The Bangles
19 Starship 1
Heart
Robert Palmer
Pet Shop Boys
Billy Ocean
Simply Red
Genesis
Peter Gabriel
Steve Winwood
Bananarama
Berlin
The Human League
Bon Jovi
Amy Grant
Bruce Hornsby & the Range

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Billboard Charts Archive: Hot 100 ? 1986 Archive" . Billboard . Archived from the original on October 3, 2019 . Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
  2. ^ "January 4, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  3. ^ "January 11, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  4. ^ "January 18, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  5. ^ "January 25, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  6. ^ "February 1, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  7. ^ "February 8, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  8. ^ "February 15, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  9. ^ "February 22, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  10. ^ "March 1, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  11. ^ "March 8, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  12. ^ "March 15, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  13. ^ "March 22, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  14. ^ "March 29, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  15. ^ "April 5, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  16. ^ "April 12, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  17. ^ "April 19, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  18. ^ "April 26, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  19. ^ "May 3, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  20. ^ "May 10, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  21. ^ "May 17, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  22. ^ "May 24, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  23. ^ "May 31, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  24. ^ "June 7, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  25. ^ "June 14, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  26. ^ "June 21, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  27. ^ "June 28, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  28. ^ "July 5, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  29. ^ "July 12, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  30. ^ "July 19, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  31. ^ "July 26, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  32. ^ "August 2, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  33. ^ "August 9, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  34. ^ "August 16, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  35. ^ "August 23, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  36. ^ "August 30, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  37. ^ "September 6, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  38. ^ "September 13, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  39. ^ "September 20, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  40. ^ "September 27, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  41. ^ "October 4, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  42. ^ "October 11, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  43. ^ "October 18, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  44. ^ "October 25, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  45. ^ "November 1, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  46. ^ "November 8, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  47. ^ "November 15, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  48. ^ "November 22, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  49. ^ "November 29, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  50. ^ "December 6, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  51. ^ "December 13, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  52. ^ "December 20, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .
  53. ^ "December 27, 1986" . Billboard Hot 100 .

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