This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.
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The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1986.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
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1 | Falco | "Rock Me Amadeus" | 1985 | ![]() | 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, Republic of Ireland 1 – Apr 1986, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1986, France 2 – Nov 1985, Switzerland 2 – Jun 1985, Netherlands 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, Republic of Ireland 1 – Jun 1986, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1987, Netherlands 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 | Berlin | "Take My Breath Away" | 1986 | ![]() | UK 1 – Oct 1986, US BB 1 – Jul 1986, Netherlands 1 – Sep 1986, Sweden 1 – Sep 1986, Republic of Ireland 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 |
4 | 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, Netherlands 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 |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Absolute Beginners" | David Bowie | March 1986 | 53 | 2 | 1 (Europe, Finland, Ireland) | See chart performance entry |
"Addicted To Love" | Robert Palmer | January 1986 | 1 | 5 | 1 (Australia, United States) | See chart performance entry |
"All I Ask of You" | Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman | September 1986 | n/a | 3 | 1 (Ireland, South Africa) | 24 (Australia) |
"All I Need Is a Miracle" | Mike + The Mechanics | February 1986 | 5 | 53 | 5 (United States) | See chart performance entry |
"All the Things She Said" | Simple Minds | April 1986 | 28 | 9 | 4 (Ireland) | See chart performance entry |
"Amanda" | Boston | September 1987 | 1 | 84 | 1 (Canada, United States) | See chart performance entry |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Behind the Wall of Sleep" | The Smithereens | July 1986 | 8 (UK Indie Chart) - 23 (U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock) |
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" | The Smiths | May 1986 | 26 (UK Singles Chart) - 38 (Belgium) |
"Wide Open Road" | The Triffids | February 1986 | 26 (UK Singles Chart) - 64 (Australia) |
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