▸ 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 of your year, by vibe
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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 →
How well do you remember 1986?
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💬 Memories from 1986
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