Big News Headlines in 1986
The U.S. officially observes Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday for the first time. The space shuttle Challenger explodes moments after lift-off killing 6 astronauts and Christa McAuliffe, a New Hampshire teacher. A major nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union. Japanese video game maker Nintendo introduces its games to America. U.S. warplanes bomb Libyan headquarters in retaliation for terrorist attacks. |
MLB - New York Mets NFL - Chicago Bears NBA - Boston Celtics NHL - Montreal Canadiens
Record of the Year - "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood Album of the Year - "Graceland" by Paul Simon Song of the Year - "That's What Friends are For" by Various Artists
Best Picture - Platoon Best Director - Oliver Stone for “Platoon” Best Actress - Marlee Matlin in “Children of a Lesser God” Best Actor - Paul Newman in “The Color of Money”
#1 Top Gun #2 Crocodile Dundee #3 Platoon #4 The Karate Kid, Part 2 #5 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
#1 Hits of 1986 (US Pop Charts)
TITLE
Take My Breath Away
You Give Love a Bad Name
Amanda
True Colors
Stuck With You
A View to a Kill
Higher Love
Rock Me Amadeus
Sledgehammer
Live to Tell
Papa Don't Preach
When I Think of You
That's What Friends are For
Sara
These Dreams
On My Own
Venus
Walk Like an Egyptian
The Next Time I Fall
Kyrie
Kiss
There'll Be Sad Songs
West End Girls
Addicted to Love
Holding Back the Years
The Way it Is
How Will I Know
Greatest Love of All
Human
ARTIST
Berlin
Bon Jovi
Boston
Cyndi Lauper
Huey Lewis & The News
Duran Duran
Steve Winwood
Falco
Peter Gabriel
Madonna
Madonna
Janet Jackson
Various Artists
Starship
Heart
Michael McDonald w/P.LaBelle
Bananarama
Bangles
Amy Grant w/Peter Cetera
Mr. Mister
Prince
Billy Ocean
Pet Shop Boys
Robert Palmer
Simply Red
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Human League