January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley)
February 14 - Frank Zappa appears on an episode of the popular television series Miami Vice. Zappa portrays a crime boss named "Mr. Frankie".
Little Shop of Horrors premieres in 1986
May 25 - Hands Across America: At least 5,000,000 people form a human chain from New York City to Long Beach, California, to raise money to fight hunger and homelessness.

1. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends
2. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
3. Kiss - Prince
4. Walk This Way - Run D.M.C./Aerosmith
5. Living In America - James Brown
6. You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
7. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
8. Burning Heart - Survivor
9. Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
10. The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
11. Higher Love - Steve Winwood
12. Never As Good As The First Time - Sade
13. Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
14. Tarzan Boy - Baltimora
15.  Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
16. You're A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
17. Manic Monday - The Bangles
18. Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
19. Like A Rock - Bob Seger
20. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock and Roll) - Nick Lowe
21. Word Up - Cameo
22. Conga - Miami Sound Machine
23. The Men All Pause - Klymaxx
24. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
25. Live To Tell - Madonna
26. Venus - Bananarama
27. Typical Male - Tina Turner
28. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
29. Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
30. I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
31. If You Leave - O.M.D.
32. You Be Illin' - Run DMC
33. Crush On You - The Jets
34. The Rain - Oran "Juice" Jones
35. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
36. Mad About You - Belinda Carlisile
37. R.O.C.K. In The USA - John "Cougar" Melloncamp
38. Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
39. Words Get In The Way - Miami Sound Machine
40. Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
41. I'm Your Man - Wham!
42. All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force
43. West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys 
44. Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie 
45. We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
46. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
47. On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
48. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
49. All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & the Mechanics
50. Tuff Enuff - Fabulous Thunderbirds
51. The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades- Timbuk3
52. Love Walks In - Van Halen
53. Shot In The Dark - Ozzy Osbourne
54. The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant
55. Move Away - Culture Club
56. I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
57. Superbowl Shuffle - Chicago Bears
58. Rumors - Timex Social Club
59. The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
60 One Step Closer - Gavin Christopher
61. A Love Bizarre - Sheila E.
62. Sex As A Weapon - Pat Benatar
63. More Than Physical - Bananarama
64. Everybody Dance - Ta Mara and the Seen
65. Day By Day - Hooters
66. Live Is Life - Opus
67. Great Gosh A'Mighty - Little Richard
68. Pleasure and Pain - Divinyls
69. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads
70. Don Quichotte - Magazine 60
71. Crazay - Jesse Johnson and Sly Stone
72. Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
73. Baby Talk - Alisha
74. Jungle Boy - John Eddie
75. Caravan of Love - Isley Jasper Isley

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December 21, 1985 - January 17, 1986: Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
January 18 - February 14: That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
February 15 - February 28: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
March 1 - March 14: Kyrie - Mr. Mister
March 15 - March 21: Sara - Starship
March 22 - March 28: These Dreams - Heart
March 29 - April 18: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
April 19 - May 2: Kiss - Prince
May 3 - May 9: Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer
May 10 - May 16: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
May 17 - June 6: Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston
June 7 - June 13: Live to Tell - Madonna
June 14 - July 4: On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
July 5 - July 11: There'll Be Sad Songs (to Make You Cry) - Billy Ocean
July 12 - July 18: Holding Back the Years - Simply Red
July 19 - July 25: Invisible Touch - Genesis
July 26 - August 1: Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
August 2 - August 15: Glory of Love - Peter Cetera
August 16 - August 29: Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
August 30 - September 5: Higher Love - Steve Winwood
September 6 - September 12: Venus - Bananarama
September 13 - September 19: Take My Breath Away - Berlin
September 20 - October 10: Stuck with You - Huey Lewis & the News
October 11 - October 24: When I Think of You - Janet Jackson
October 25 - November 7: True Colors - Cyndi Lauper
November 8 - November 21: Amanda - Boston
November 22 - November 28: Human - Human League
November 29 - December 5: You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
December 6 - December 12: The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera featuring Amy Grant
December 13 - December 19: The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
December 20, 1986 - January 16, 1987: Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles