
In 1986, The 28th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Kenny Rogers. Phil Collins' No Jacket Required wins Album of the Year, Sade wins Best New Artist. Whitney Houston wins her first GRAMMY award which she won the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. The Monkees announce they will embark on a 100-plus city tour. The tour became one of the biggest grossing tours of the year. 1986 also offered us huge box office releases like "Top Gun," "Aliens," "The Karate Kid Part II," and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,". Ferris Bueller's Day Off's starring Matthew Broderick was a box office hit, praised for its witty dialogue and charming characters. The comedy-adventure film Crocodile Dundee starring Paul Hogan was a box office hit, known for its Australian setting and humor. Another comedy film titled Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield was a box office hit, known for its slapstick humor and over-the-top antics. 1986 was also marked by several significant events, including the Chernobyl disaster, the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, and the Iran-Contra affair.
TOP 100 HITZ 1986
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1 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne and Friends |
2 | Say You, Say Me | Lionel Richie |
3 | I Miss You | Klymaxx |
4 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald |
5 | Broken Wings | Mr. Mister |
6 | How Will I Know | Whitney Houston |
7 | Party All the Time | Eddie Murphy |
8 | Burning Heart | Survivor |
9 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister |
10 | Addicted to Love | Robert Palmer |
11 | The Greatest Love of All | Whitney Houston |
12 | Secret Lovers | Atlantic Starr |
13 | Friends and Lovers | Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson |
14 | Glory of Love | Peter Cetera |
15 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys |
16 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) | Billy Ocean |
17 | Alive and Kicking | Simple Minds |
18 | Never | Heart |
19 | Kiss | Prince and The Revolution |
20 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood |
21 | Stuck with You | Huey Lewis and the News |
22 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red |
23 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel |
24 | Sara | Starship |
25 | Human | The Human League |
26 | I Can't Wait | Nu Shooz |
27 | Take My Breath Away | Berlin |
28 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
29 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna |
30 | You Give Love a Bad Name | Bon Jovi |
31 | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going | Billy Ocean |
32 | When I Think of You | Janet Jackson |
33 | These Dreams | Heart |
34 | Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) | Glass Tiger |
35 | Live to Tell | Madonna |
36 | Mad About You | Belinda Carlisle |
37 | Something About You | Level 42 |
38 | Venus | Bananarama |
39 | Dancing on the Ceiling | Lionel Richie |
40 | Conga | Miami Sound Machine |
41 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
42 | Danger Zone | Kenny Loggins |
43 | What Have You Done For Me Lately | Janet Jackson |
44 | No One Is to Blame | Howard Jones |
45 | Let's Go All the Way | Sly Fox |
46 | I Didn't Mean to Turn You On | Robert Palmer |
47 | Words Get in the Way | Miami Sound Machine |
48 | Manic Monday | The Bangles |
49 | Walk of Life | Dire Straits |
50 | Amanda | Boston |
51 | Two of Hearts | Stacey Q |
52 | Crush on You | The Jets |
53 | If You Leave | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark |
54 | Invisible Touch | Genesis |
55 | The Sweetest Taboo | Sade |
56 | What You Need | INXS |
57 | Talk to Me | Stevie Nicks |
58 | Nasty | Janet Jackson |
59 | Take Me Home Tonight | Eddie Money |
60 | We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off | Jermaine Stewart |
61 | All Cried Out | Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam |
62 | Your Love | The Outfield |
63 | I'm Your Man | Wham! |
64 | Perfect Way | Scritti Politti |
65 | Living in America | James Brown |
66 | R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. | John Cougar Mellencamp |
67 | Who's Johnny | El DeBarge |
68 | Word Up! | Cameo |
69 | Why Can't This Be Love | Van Halen |
70 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) | Mike + The Mechanics |
71 | Typical Male | Tina Turner |
72 | Small Town | John Cougar Mellencamp |
73 | Tarzan Boy | Baltimora |
74 | All I Need Is a Miracle | Mike + The Mechanics |
75 | Sweet Freedom | Michael McDonald |
76 | True Blu | Madonna |
77 | "Rumors | Timex Social Club |
78 | Life in a Northern Town | Dream Academy |
79 | Bad Boy | Miami Sound Machine |
80 | Sleeping Bag | ZZ Top |
81 | Tonight She Comes | The Cars |
82 | Love Touch | Rod Stewart |
83 | A Love Bizarre | Sheila E. |
84 | Throwing It All Away | Genesis |
85 | Baby Love | Regina |
86 | Election Day | Arcadia |
87 | Nikita | Elton John |
88 | Take Me Home | Phil Collins |
89 | Walk This Way | Run–D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith |
90 | Sweet Love | Anita Baker |
91 | Your Wildest Dreams | Moody Blues |
92 | Spies Like Us | Paul McCartney |
93 | Object of My Desire | Starpoint |
94 | Dreamtime | Daryl Hall |
95 | Tender Love | Force MDs |
96 | King for a Day | Thompson Twins |
97 | Love Will Conquer All | Lionel Richie |
98 | A Different Corner | George Michael |
99 | I'll Be Over You | Toto |
100 | Go Home | Stevie Wonder |
