▸ the year you arrived
1986
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You will be 40 this year — a child of the '80s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top 10 of 1986
- 1
That's What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick
- 2
Say You, Say Me (feat. Jason Aldean)
Lionel Richie
- 3
I Miss You
Klymaxx
- 4
On My Own
Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle
- 5
Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
- 6
How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
- 7
Party All the Time
Eddie Murphy
- 8
Burning Heart
Survivor
- 9
Kyrie
Mr. Mister
- 10
Addicted to Love
Robert Palmer
Your stats
Your generation
Millennial
1986 belonged to
Lionel Richie
3 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
That 1986 feeling: Alvin and the Chipmunks in the background, an Orange Julius on the counter, a Push Pop in reach, and no one texting to ask where you were.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe👕 tee →
- ThunderCats👕 tee →
- G.I. Joe👕 tee →
- The Smurfs👕 tee →
- The Real Ghostbusters👕 tee →
- Inspector Gadget
- Voltron👕 tee →
- Muppet Babies
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Jem👕 tee →
📰 Headlines
- Challenger disaster (Jan 28)
- Chernobyl disaster (Apr 26)
- Iran-Contra affair breaks
- Statue of Liberty centennial
- Hands Across America
💡 Tech & Firsts
- Pixar founded
- IBM PC Convertible laptop
- Nintendo's nationwide US launch
- The Legend of Zelda released
- Honda's Acura debuts in US
🏆 Sports
- Mets win the World Series
- Celtics win the NBA title
- Bears win Super Bowl XX
- Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
- Tyson youngest heavyweight champ
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Garbage Pail Kids cards
- Transformers: The Movie
- Nintendo mania
- Pee-wee's Playhouse
- Aerobics craze
👖 Clothes
- Acid-wash jeans peak
- Members Only jackets
- Big hair & perms
- Slap bracelets emerge
- Cosby sweaters
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 93¢/gal
- Stamp: 22¢
- Movie ticket: ~$3.71
- New car avg: ~$12,000
- Median home: ~$80,300
🧸 Toy chest
🍬 On the shelf
🥤 In the fridge
How well do you remember 1986?
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💬 Memories from 1986
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