1986 in music
Who ruled 1986? Janet Jackson was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and Madonna on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1986, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janet Jackson | 107 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Billy Ocean | 102 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Madonna | 100 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Miami Sound Machine | 87 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Lionel Richie | 83 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Robert Palmer | 76 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Whitney Houston | 73 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Genesis | 70 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | The Bangles | 67 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Mr. Mister | 66 | 2 | 8 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles | #1 | 23 | 42.2 |
| 2 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald | #1 | 23 | 41.1 |
| 3 | Shake You Down | Gregory Abbott | #1 | 22 | 40.3 |
| 4 | C'est La Vie | Robbie Nevil | #2 | 23 | 40.1 |
| 5 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | #1 | 22 | 39.1 |
| 6 | Kiss | Prince And The Revolution | #1 | 20 | 38.6 |
| 7 | Livin' On A Prayer | Bon Jovi | #1 | 22 | 38.6 |
| 8 | Greatest Love Of All | Whitney Houston | #1 | 20 | 38.2 |
| 9 | You Give Love A Bad Name | Bon Jovi | #1 | 24 | 37.7 |
| 10 | Everybody Have Fun Tonight | Wang Chung | #2 | 21 | 37.7 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 115 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Five Star | 94 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | a-ha | 81 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | The Bangles | 62 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Pet Shop Boys | 59 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Billy Ocean | 53 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | The Status Quo | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | The Communards | 52 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Janet Jackson | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Whitney Houston | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| First week at #1 | Song | Artist | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1986 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys | 2 |
| Jan 19, 1986 | The Sun Always Shines on TV | a-ha | 2 |
| Feb 2, 1986 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going | Billy Ocean | 4 |
| Mar 2, 1986 | Chain Reaction | Diana Ross | 3 |
| Mar 23, 1986 | Living Doll | Cliff Richard & the Young Ones | 3 |
| Apr 13, 1986 | A Different Corner | George Michael | 3 |
| May 4, 1986 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco | 1 |
| May 11, 1986 | The Chicken Song | Spitting Image | 3 |
| Jun 1, 1986 | Spirit In The Sky | Doctor And The Medics | 3 |
| Jun 22, 1986 | The Edge Of Heaven | Wham! | 2 |
| Jul 6, 1986 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna | 3 |
| Jul 27, 1986 | The Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh | 3 |
| Aug 17, 1986 | I Want to Wake Up with You | Boris Gardiner | 3 |
| Sep 7, 1986 | Don't Leave Me This Way | The Communards | 4 |
| Oct 5, 1986 | True Blue | Madonna | 1 |
| Oct 12, 1986 | Every Loser Wins | Nick Berry | 3 |
| Nov 2, 1986 | Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") | Berlin | 4 |
| Nov 30, 1986 | The Final Countdown | Europe | 2 |
| Dec 14, 1986 | Caravan of Love | The Housemartins | 1 |
| Dec 21, 1986 | Reet Petite {1986} | Jackie Wilson | 1 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Macho/Cruising | Sinitta | #2 | 30 | 40.4 |
| 2 | Livin' On A Prayer | Bon Jovi | #4 | 36 | 35.4 |
| 3 | Chain Reaction | Diana Ross | #1 | 19 | 35.3 |
| 4 | Don't Leave Me This Way | The Communards | #1 | 15 | 35.1 |
| 5 | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off | Jermaine Stewart | #2 | 22 | 34.5 |
| 6 | Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun") | Berlin | #1 | 14 | 34.0 |
| 7 | I Want to Wake Up with You | Boris Gardiner | #1 | 15 | 33.8 |
| 8 | The Lady In Red | Chris de Burgh | #1 | 17 | 32.8 |
| 9 | Spirit In The Sky | Doctor And The Medics | #1 | 15 | 32.5 |
| 10 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco | #1 | 15 | 32.3 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works