Music In 1986

Events
January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place. The first artists to be honoured are Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
February 21 - The Dead Kennedys play their last concert at UC Davis in Davis, California, USA.
February 23 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts Pleasant Valley Sunday, a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
March 15 - "Heartbeat '86", a charity concert for the Birmingham Children's Hospital, is held at the NEC. Performers include Roy Wood, UB40, The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra and Robert Plant. George Harrison makes a surprise appearance playing Johnny B. Goode with everyone at the end of the show.
March 27 - Sammy Hagar performs his first concert as the lead singer of Van Halen.
April 12 - Former Go's-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle marries actor Morgan Mason.
May 2 - Country music superstar Dolly Parton opens her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA.
May 5 - In New York, USA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame chairman Ahmet Ertegün announces that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be built
May 10 - Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear.
May 25 - Norwegian band a-ha wins a record-breaking eight awards at the MTV Video Music Awards show.
May 30 - The Monkees begin a highly successful tour of American stadiums on their 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour
June 4 - 15 - U2, Sting, Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, the Neville Brothers, and Bryan Adams stage the A Conspiracy of Hope Tour in the United States on behalf of Amnesty International, playing five cities on the tour. The final show at New Jersey's Giants Stadium is televised live, and the above-mentioned performers are joined by Joni Mitchell, Howard Jones, Yoko Ono, Third World, and Carlos Santana, as well as the other members of The Police.
June 6 - After 29 years, CHUM (AM) in Toronto, Canada drops its legendary Top 40 format in favor of gold-based adult contemporary music. Additionally, the final CHUM Chart is published (with Madonna's "Live To Tell" the final number one song).
June 27 - Black Flag play their last concert, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
August 28 - Tina Turner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
September 27 - A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden, killing their most influential bassist, Cliff Burton.
October - The Smiths play their final gig as a five-piece.
October 20 - Duran Duran begin their career as a three piece with the release of the "Notorious" single.
Jello Biafra/Dead Kennedys taken to court by the PMRC for content in their album Frankenchrist; Biafra wins.
Black Flag breaks up.
Madness breaks up.
Prince and the Revolution breaks up.
Wham! breaks up.
The Boomtown Rats breaks up.
Garth Brooks marries his first wife, Sandy.
Italian singer Ernesto Bonino loses his voice after a surgical intervention.
Alice Cooper returns to the mainstream after a two year hiatus. The Nightmare Returns Tour goes on to become.

Births
January 6 - Alex Turner, singer and guitarist Arctic Monkeys
January 26 - Matt Heafy, singer, and guitarist (Trivium)
February 2 - Blaine Larsen, US country singer
February 19 - Maria Mena, singer
February 21 - Charlotte Church, singer
March 3 - Stacie Orrico, singer
March 12 - Danny Jones, singer and guitarist, McFLY
March 15 - Adrianne Leon, actress and singer
March 22 - Amy Studt, singer, songwriter and musician
May 13 - Robert Pattinson, actor
May 30 - Claudia Beni, singer
June 28 - Kellie Pickler, American Idol singer
July 2 - Lindsey Lohan, actress, singer
September 12 - Emmy Rossum, actress and singer
November 5 - BoA, singer

[edit] Deaths
January 4 - Phil Lynott, bassist/singer and co-founder of Thin Lizzy, 36 (heart failure & pneumonia)
January 6 - Joe Farrell, jazz saxophonist, 48 (bone cancer)
January 8 - Pierre Fournier, cellist
February 2 - Francisco Mignone, composer
February 14 - Edmund Rubbra, composer
March 4
Richard Manuel, The Band, 42 (suicide)
Howard Greenfield, songwriter, 49 (AIDS)
March 11 - Sonny Terry, blues musician
March 21 - Raymond Burke, jazz clarinetist
March 22 - Mark Dinning, US singer, 52 (heart attack)
March 30 - James Cagney, US actor, singer and dancer
March 31 - O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers, 48 (heart attack)
April 3 - Peter Pears, opera singer and partner of Benjamin Britten
April 13 - Dorothy Ashby, jazz harpist and composer, 53 (cancer)
April 19
Dag Wirén, composer
Estelle Yancey, blues singer
June 3 - Anna Neagle, actress and singer
June 13 - Benny Goodman, bandleader
June 16 - Maurice Duruflé, composer
June 17 - Kate Smith, singer
July 3 - Rudy Vallee, singer
July 31 - Teddy Wilson, jazz pianist
September 27 - Cliff Burton, Metallica (tour bus accident)
September 28 - Robert Helpmann, dancer
October 16 - Arthur Grumiaux, violinist
November 1 - Sippie Wallace, blues singer
November 3 - Eddie Davis, saxophonist
November 18 - Lajos Bárdos, composer and conductor
November 22 - Scatman Crothers, singer, dancer and musician
December 10 - Kate Wolf, folk singer and songwriter, 44 (leukemia)

[edit] Awards
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened; the following artists were the first inductees: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and record producer Sam Phillips.

This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-one singles of 1986.

Issue Date-Song-Artist
January 4 "Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie
January 11[1] "Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie
January 18[2] "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends
January 25[3] "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends
February 1 "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends
February 8[4] "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends
February 15[5] "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston
February 22[6] "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston
March 1[7] "Kyrie" Mr. Mister
March 8 "Kyrie" Mr. Mister
March 15 "Sara" Starship
March 22[8] "These Dreams" Heart
March 29[9] "Rock Me Amadeus" Falco
April 5[10] "Rock Me Amadeus" Falco
April 12 "Rock Me Amadeus" Falco
April 19[11] "Kiss" Prince and the Revolution
April 26[12] "Kiss" Prince and the Revolution
May 3[13] "Addicted to Love" Robert Palmer
May 10[14] "West End Girls" Pet Shop Boys
May 17[15] "Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston
May 24[16] "Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston
May 31 "Greatest Love of All" Whitney Houston
June 7[17] "Live to Tell" Madonna
June 14[18] "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
June 21[19] "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
June 28[20] "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
July 5[21] "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean
July 12 "Holding Back the Years" Simply Red
July 19 "Invisible Touch" Genesis
July 26[22] "Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel
August 2[23] "Glory of Love" Peter Cetera
August 9[24] "Glory of Love" Peter Cetera
August 16[25] "Papa Don't Preach" Madonna
August 23[26] "Papa Don't Preach" Madonna
August 30[27] "Higher Love" Steve Winwood
September 6[28] "Venus" Bananarama
September 13 "Take My Breath Away" Berlin
September 20 "Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News
September 27 "Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News
October 4[29] "Stuck with You" Huey Lewis and the News
October 11[30] "When I Think of You" Janet Jackson
October 18[31] "When I Think of You" Janet Jackson
October 25[32] "True Colors" Cyndi Lauper
November 1 "True Colors" Cyndi Lauper
November 8[33] "Amanda" Boston
November 15[34] "Amanda" Boston
November 22[35] "Human" Human League
November 29 "You Give Love a Bad Name" Bon Jovi
December 6[36] "The Next Time I Fall" Peter Cetera with Amy Grant
December 13[37] "The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby & the Range
December 20 "Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles
December 27[38] "Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles


[edit] See also

What Happened.... in 1986 alot , here's just a few flashbacks

January 28,1986: Seven dead in space shuttle disaster
The American Space shuttle Challenger exploded killing all seven astronaunts aboard. the explosion occurred just 30 seconds after take-off.
"We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God." US President Ronald Reagan

The 86 era
*The world's worst nuclear accident takes place when a reactor blows up at Chernobyl Power Station.
*Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson are married and become the Duke and Duchess of York.
*US warplanes bomb Libya.
*New Zealand refuses to admit nuclear warships into port- the US and Australia suspend the ANZUS alliance.
*Paradise City by Guns'n'Roses Came to be

Any body born in 1986, add your name and date of birth to the comment bar and I will add it to the post, Everyone born in the 86 era

Ron Carnegie 18-Jan-1986 Student/entrepeneur
Chris Zubick 28-Jan-1986 Engineering Technologist/Student
Kyle Ryan 9-May-1986 Engineering Technologist

Were you born in 1986 ? : A Look at those who came into the world in the 23 years ago , EST 1986

Some Famous people born in 86


Rafael Nadal Tennis 3-Jun-1986 Winner of four French Opens
Mary Kate and Ashley olsen 13-june-1986
Eric Lloyd Actor 19-May-1986 The Santa Clause 2
Lindsay Lohan Actor 2-Jul-1986 Mean Girls
Bryton McClure Actor 17-Aug-1986 The Young and the Restless
Jake McDorman Actor 8-Jul-1986 Evan on Greek
Leighton Meester Actor 9-Apr-1986 Gossip Girl
Heidi Montag TV Personality 15-Sep-1986 The Hills
Trevor Morgan Actor 26-Nov-1986 Jurassic Park III
Tahj Mowry Actor 17-May-1986 Kim Possible
Lauren Nelson Model 1986 Miss America 2007
Robert Pattinson Actor 13-May-1986 Cedric Diggory/Harry Potter
Josh Peck Actor 10-Nov-1986 Drake and Josh
James Phelps Actor 25-Feb-1986 Fred Weasley in Harry Potter
Oliver Phelps Actor 25-Feb-1986 George Weasley in Harry Potter
Kellie Pickler Singer 28-Jun-1986 Country singer, American Idol
Kyla Pratt Actor 16-Sep-1986 One on One
Shawn Pyfrom Actor 16-Aug-1986 Desperate Housewives
Ryan Ross Guitarist 30-Aug-1986 Panic! at the Disco
Emmy Rossum Actor 12-Sep-1986 The Day After Tomorrow
Adamo Ruggiero Actor 9-Jun-1986 Degrassi: The Next Generation
Olesya Rulin Actor 17-Mar-1986 High School Musical
Daniel Smith Relative 22-Jan-1986 10-Sep-2006 Son of Anna Nicole Smith
Steven Strait Model 23-Mar-1986 The Covenant
Alex Turner Singer 6-Jan-1986 Lead singer, Arctic Monkeys
Ricky Ullman Actor 24-Jan-1986 Phil of the Future
Emily VanCamp Actor 12-May-1986 Amy Abbott on Everwood
Shaun White Sports Figure 3-Sep-1986 The Flying Tomato
Kiely Williams Singer 9-Jul-1986 The Cheetah Girls
Penn Badgley Actor 1-Nov-1986 The Bedford Diaries
Mischa Barton Actor 24-Jan-1986 Marissa Cooper on The O.C.
Drake Bell Actor 27-Jun-1986 Drake and Josh
Camilla Belle Actor 2-Oct-1986 When a Stranger Calls
Justin Berfield Actor 25-Feb-1986 Malcolm in the Middle
Usain Bolt Track and Field 21-Aug-1986 Olympic sprinter, 3 Gold Medals in 2008
Amanda Bynes Actor 3-Apr-1986 Used to be All That
Deanna Casaluce Actor 7-Feb-1986 Alex Nunez on Degrassi
Katie Cassidy Model 25-Nov-1986 Daughter of David Cassidy
Charlotte Church Singer 21-Feb-1986 Voice of an Angel
Robert Clark Actor 20-Aug-1986 The Zack Files
Stephen Colletti Actor 7-Feb-1986 Laguna Beach
Lauren Collins Actor 29-Aug-1986 Degrassi: The Next Generation
Lauren Conrad TV Personality 1-Feb-1986 Laguna Beach
Joseph Cross Actor 28-May-1986 Running with Scissors
Megan Fox Actor 16-May-1986 Sydney Shanowski on Hope and Faith
Mason Gamble Actor 16-Jan-1986 Dennis the Menace
Aubrey Graham Actor 24-Oct-1986 Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi
Miko Hughes Actor 22-Feb-1986 Mercury Rising
Danny Jones Singer 12-Mar-1986 Vocals and Guitar for McFly
Elijah Kelley Actor 1986 Hairspray
Shane Kippel Actor 4-Jun-1986 Gavin Mason on Degrassi
James Kirk Actor 2-May-1986 Travis Deosdade on Edgemont
Solange Knowles Musician 24-Jun-1986 Teen dancer and pop star
Shia LaBeouf Actor 11-Jun-1986 The Battle of Shaker Heights
Ashley Leggat Actor 26-Sep-1986 Casey on Life with Derek
Lloyd Singer 3-Jan-1986 R&B Singer, You