List of number one hits in the US (1986)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1986. That year there were thirty-one number one singles and fifteen number one albums.

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Singles

← 1985 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1987 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 28, 1985 - January 17, 1986 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Lionel Richie Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie - January 18, 1986 - February 14, 1986 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Dionne Warwick & Friends feat. Elton John , Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder That's What Friends Are For Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager - February 15, 1986 - February 28, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Whitney Houston How Will I Know George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden - March 1, 1986 - March 14, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Mr. Mister Kyrie Richard Page, Steve George, John Lang - March 15, 1986 - March 21, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Starship Sara Peter Wolf , Ina Wolf - March 22, 1986 - March 28, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Heart These Dreams Bernie Taupin , Martin Page - March 29, 1986 - April 18, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Falco Rock Me Amadeus Falco, Bolland & Bolland - April 19, 1986 - May 2, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Prince and The Revolution Kiss Prince, David Z. Rivkin - May 3, 1986 - May 9, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Robert Palmer Addicted to Love Robert Palmer - May 10, 1986 - May 16, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Pet Shop Boys West End Girls Neil Tennant , Chris Lowe - May 17, 1986 - June 6, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All Michael Masser , Linda Creed - June 7, 1986 - June 13, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Madonna Live to Tell Madonna, Patrick Leonard - June 14, 1986 - July 4, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald On My Own Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager - July 5, 1986 - July 11, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Billy Ocean There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean, Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond - July 12, 1986 - July 18, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Simply Red Holding Back the Years Mick Hucknall , Neil Moss - July 19, 1986 - July 25, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 genesis Invisible Touch Phil Collins , Mike Rutherford , Tony Banks - July 26, 1986 - August 1, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel - August 2, 1986 - August 15, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Peter Cetera Glory of Love Peter Cetera, David Foster , Diane Nini - August 16, 1986 - August 29, 1986 2 weeks (total 1) 1 Madonna Papa Don't Preach Madonna, Stephen Bray - August 30, 1986 - September 5, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Steve Winwood Higher Love Steve Winwood, Will Jennings - September 6, 1986 - September 12, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Bananarama Venus Robbie van Leeuwen - September 13, 1986 - September 19, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Berlin Take My Breath Away Giorgio Moroder , Tom Whitlock - September 20, 1986 - October 10, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Huey Lewis & the News Stuck with You Huey Lewis , Chris Hayes - October 11, 1986 - October 24, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Janet Jackson When I Think of You Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis , Janet Jackson - October 25, 1986 - November 7, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Cyndi Lauper True Colors Tom Kelly , Billy Steinberg - November 8, 1986 - November 21, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Boston Amanda Tom Scholz - November 22, 1986 - November 28, 1986 1 week (total 2) 2 The Human League Human Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis - November 29, 1986 - December 5, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Bon Jovi You Give Love a Bad Name Jon Bon Jovi , Richie Sambora , Desmond Child - December 6, 1986 - December 12, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Peter Cetera & Amy Grant The Next Time I Fall Bobby Caldwell, Paul Gordon - December 13, 1986 - December 19, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Bruce Hornsby & The Range The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby - December 20, 1986 - December 26, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 The Bangles Walk Like an Egyptian Liam Sternberg -
← 1985				→ 1987 →

Albums

← 1985 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1987 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 28, 1985 - January 24, 1986 4 weeks (total 11) 11 Original television soundtrack Miami Vice - January 25, 1986 - February 14, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Barbra Streisand The Broadway album - February 15, 1986 - February 28, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Sade Promise - March 1, 1986 - March 7, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Mr. Mister Welcome to the Real World - March 8, 1986 - April 25, 1986 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Whitney Houston Whitney Houston - April 26, 1986 - May 16, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Van Halen 5150 - May 17, 1986 - July 4, 1986 7 weeks (total 14) 14th Whitney Houston Whitney Houston - July 5, 1986 - July 18, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Janet Jackson Control - July 19, 1986 - July 25, 1985 1 week (total 1) 1 Patti LaBelle Winner in You - July 26, 1986 - August 15, 1986 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Original motion picture soundtrack Top gun - August 16, 1986 - September 19, 1986 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Madonna True blue - September 20, 1986 - September 26, 1986 1 week (4 in total) 4th Original motion picture soundtrack Top gun - September 27, 1986 - October 10, 1986 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Lionel Richie Dancing on the ceiling - October 11, 1986 - October 17, 1986 1 week (total 5) 5 Original motion picture soundtrack Top gun - October 18, 1986 - October 24, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Huey Lewis & the News Fore! - October 25, 1986 - October 31, 1986 1 week (total 1) 1 Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet - November 1, 1986 - November 28, 1986 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Boston Third stage - November 29, 1986 - December 26, 1986 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Live 1975-85 -
← 1985				→ 1987 →

Web links

• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1986)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me)
2. ↑ Discogs (Dionne & Friends feat. Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder - That's What Friends Are For)
3. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - How Will I Know)
4. ↑ Discogs (Mr. Mister - Kyrie)
5. ↑ Discogs (Starship - Sara)
6. ↑ Discogs (Heart - These Dreams)
7. ↑ Discogs (Falco - Rock Me Amadeus)
8. ↑ Discogs (Prince & The Revolution - Kiss)
9. ↑ Discogs (Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love)
10. ↑ Discogs (Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls)
11. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All)
12. ↑ Discogs (Madonna - Live to Tell)
13. ↑ Discogs (Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - On My Own)
14. ↑ Discogs (Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry))
15. ↑ Discogs (Simply Red - Holding Back the Years)
16. ↑ Discogs (Genesis - Invisible Touch)
17. ↑ Discogs (Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer)
18. ↑ Discogs (Peter Cetera - Glory of Love)
19. ↑ Discogs (Madonna - Papa Don't Preach)
20. ↑ Discogs (Steve Winwood - Higher Love)
21. ↑ Discogs (Bananarama - Venus)
22. ↑ Discogs (Berlin - Take My Breath Away)
23. ↑ Discogs (Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck with You)
24. ↑ Discogs (Janet Jackson - When I Think of You)
25. ↑ Discogs (Cyndi Lauper - True Colors)
26. ↑ Discogs (Boston - Amanda)
27. ↑ Discogs (The Human League - Human)
28. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name)
29. ↑ Discogs (Peter Cetera & Amy Grant - The Next Time I Fall)
30. ↑ Discogs (Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is)
31. ↑ Discogs (The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian)
32. ↑ Discogs (Original Television Soundtrack - Miami Vice)
33. ↑ Discogs (Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album)
34. ↑ Discogs (Sade - Promise)
35. ↑ Discogs (Mr. Mister - Welcome to the Real World)
36. ↑ Discogs (Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston)
37. ↑ Discogs (Van Halen - 5150)
38. ↑ Discogs (Janet Jackson - Control)
39. ↑ Discogs (Patti LaBelle - Winner in You)
40. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Top Gun)
41. ↑ Discogs (Madonna - True Blue)
42. ↑ Discogs (Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling)
43. ↑ Discogs (Huey Lewis & the News - Fore!)
44. ↑ Discogs (Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet)
45. ↑ Discogs (Boston - Third Stage)
46. ↑ Discogs (Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975–1985)

See also: 1986 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , Switzerland , Spain and the United Kingdom .