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The Year in Music

1986

The songs, the screens, the headlines

That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick — cover art

1986 in music: “That's What Friends Are For” by Dionne Warwick topped the year-end chart; Lionel Richie owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1986

That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick — cover art
That's What Friends Are For
Dionne Warwick
1986
Say You, Say Me (feat. Jason Aldean) by Lionel Richie — cover art
Say You, Say Me (feat. Jason Aldean)
Lionel Richie
1986
I Miss You by Klymaxx — cover art
I Miss You
Klymaxx
1986
On My Own (Single) by Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle — cover art
On My Own (Single)
Michael McDonald & Patti LaBelle
1986
Broken Wings by Mr. Mister — cover art
Broken Wings
Mr. Mister
1986
How Will I Know by Whitney Houston — cover art
How Will I Know
Whitney Houston
1985
Party All the Time by Eddie Murphy — cover art
Party All the Time
Eddie Murphy
1986
Burning Heart by Survivor — cover art
Burning Heart
Survivor
1985
Kyrie by Mr. Mister — cover art
Kyrie
Mr. Mister
1986
Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer — cover art
Addicted to Love
Robert Palmer
1986
Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston — cover art
Greatest Love of All
Whitney Houston
1986
Secret Lovers by Atlantic Starr — cover art
Secret Lovers
Atlantic Starr
1986

At the movies

  • Top Gun
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • Aliens

On TV

  • ALF
  • Pee-wee's Playhouse
  • L.A. Law

Headlines

  • Challenger disaster
  • Chernobyl
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show goes national

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