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Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1986

Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1986 — 52 charts in all. 31 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1986 was "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends (4 weeks on top). Whitney Houston held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.

52weekly charts
31different #1 songs
4weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
36weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut

Number-one songs of 1986

Reached #1Weeks at #1SongArtist
December 21, 1985 (continued from 1985)4Say You, Say MeLionel Richie
January 18, 19864That's What Friends Are ForDionne & Friends
February 15, 19862How Will I KnowWhitney Houston
March 1, 19862KyrieMr. Mister
March 15, 19861SaraStarship
March 22, 19861These DreamsHeart
March 29, 19863Rock Me AmadeusFalco
April 19, 19862KissPrince And The Revolution
May 3, 19861Addicted To LoveRobert Palmer
May 10, 19861West End GirlsPet Shop Boys
May 17, 19863Greatest Love Of AllWhitney Houston
June 7, 19861Live To TellMadonna
June 14, 19863On My OwnPatti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
July 5, 19861There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)Billy Ocean
July 12, 19861Holding Back The YearsSimply Red
July 19, 19861Invisible TouchGenesis
July 26, 19861SledgehammerPeter Gabriel
August 2, 19862Glory Of Love (Theme From "The Karate Kid Part II")Peter Cetera
August 16, 19862Papa Don't PreachMadonna
August 30, 19861Higher LoveSteve Winwood
September 6, 19861VenusBananarama
September 13, 19861Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From "Top Gun")Berlin
September 20, 19863Stuck With YouHuey Lewis & The News
October 11, 19862When I Think Of YouJanet Jackson
October 25, 19862True ColorsCyndi Lauper
November 8, 19862AmandaBoston
November 22, 19861HumanThe Human League
November 29, 19861You Give Love A Bad NameBon Jovi
December 6, 19861The Next Time I FallPeter Cetera With Amy Grant
December 13, 19861The Way It IsBruce Hornsby & The Range
December 20, 19864Walk Like An EgyptianThe Bangles

Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1986

  1. Whitney Houston — 5 weeks
  2. Dionne & Friends — 4 weeks
  3. Falco — 3 weeks
  4. Madonna — 3 weeks
  5. Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald — 3 weeks

Longest-running hits that debuted in 1986

Weeks on chartPeakSongArtistDebuted
36#10Where Are You Now?Jimmy Harnen With SynchMarch 1, 1986
29#23You Can Call Me AlPaul SimonAugust 9, 1986
28#26In Your Eyes (Theme From "Say Anything")Peter GabrielAugust 30, 1986
27#7Something About YouLevel 42February 15, 1986
26#3You Got It AllThe JetsNovember 15, 1986
26#8All Cried OutLisa Lisa And Cult Jam With Full Force Featuring Paul Anthony & Bow Legged LouJuly 26, 1986
24#1You Give Love A Bad NameBon JoviSeptember 6, 1986
24#2Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)Glass TigerJuly 12, 1986
24#5Words Get In The WayMiami Sound MachineJune 14, 1986
24#14Every Little KissBruce Hornsby & The RangeJuly 26, 1986

Every chart from 1986

January 4, 1986 January 11, 1986 January 18, 1986 January 25, 1986 February 1, 1986 February 8, 1986 February 15, 1986 February 22, 1986 March 1, 1986 March 8, 1986 March 15, 1986 March 22, 1986 March 29, 1986 April 5, 1986 April 12, 1986 April 19, 1986 April 26, 1986 May 3, 1986 May 10, 1986 May 17, 1986 May 24, 1986 May 31, 1986 June 7, 1986 June 14, 1986 June 21, 1986 June 28, 1986 July 5, 1986 July 12, 1986 July 19, 1986 July 26, 1986 August 2, 1986 August 9, 1986 August 16, 1986 August 23, 1986 August 30, 1986 September 6, 1986 September 13, 1986 September 20, 1986 September 27, 1986 October 4, 1986 October 11, 1986 October 18, 1986 October 25, 1986 November 1, 1986 November 8, 1986 November 15, 1986 November 22, 1986 November 29, 1986 December 6, 1986 December 13, 1986 December 20, 1986 December 27, 1986
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