This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.
[edit] 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 *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 3 - Metallica releases Master of Puppets.
- 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 3 - At the age of 13, Sandra Kim becomes the youngest-ever performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest. The winning entry at the 31st annual contest (held in Bergen, Norway) is titled J'aime la vie, and is Belgium's only winning entry to date.
- 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.
- November 12 – John Farnham releases the album Whispering Jack, which becomes the highest selling album in Australia’s history, featuring the single from the previous year You're the Voice.
- Jello Biafra/Dead Kennedys taken to court by the PMRC for content in their album Frankenchrist; Biafra wins.
- 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 one of the best selling tours of 1986.
[edit] Bands formed [edit] Bands disbanded [edit] Albums released [edit] January [edit] February [edit] August [edit] September [edit] October [edit] November [edit] December [edit] Unknown release date [edit] Bands return [edit] Biggest hit singles The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1986. | # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries | | 1 | Falco | Rock Me Amadeus | 1986 |  | 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, Éire 1 - Apr 1986, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1986, France 2 - Nov 1985, Switzerland 2 - Jun 1985, Holland 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, Éire 1 - Jun 1986, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1987, Holland 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 | Europe | The Final Countdown | 1986 |  | UK 1 - Nov 1986, Holland 1 - Aug 1986, Sweden 1 - May 1986, Austria 1 - Nov 1986, Switzerland 1 - Sep 1986, Poland 1 - Nov 1986, Germany 1 - Sep 1986, Éire 1 - Nov 1986, Italy 2 of 1987, Norway 4 - Jul 1986, South Africa 7 of 1987, US BB 8 - Feb 1987, France 9 - Apr 1986, Australia 10 of 1987, Europe 14 of the 1980s, US BB 19 of 1987, Scrobulate 20 of Swedish, POP 29 of 1987, Germany 90 of the 1980s, RYM 93 of 1986 | | 4 | Berlin | Take My Breath Away | 1986 | | UK 1 - Oct 1986, US BB 1 - Jul 1986, Holland 1 - Sep 1986, Sweden 1 - Sep 1986, Éire 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 | | 5 | The 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, Holland 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 | [edit] Notable hits [edit] Published popular music [edit] Musical television [edit] 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
- March 23 - Lady Gaga, singer, songwriter, and pianist
- 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
- 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
- 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)
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