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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.

Events

  • February 23 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of *February 23 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts Pleasant Valley Sunday, a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
  • May 30 - The Monkees begin a highly successful tour of American stadiums on their 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour
  • October - The Smiths play their final gig as a five-piece.
  • Italian singer Ernesto Bonino loses his voice after a surgical intervention.
  • Alice Cooper returns to the mainstream after a two year hiatus. The Nightmare Returns Tour goes on to become one of the best selling tours of 1986.

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Albums released

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December

Unknown release date

  • Hey... Bo Diddley in Concert - Bo Diddley with Mainsqueeze
  • Master of the Metal - Messiah Prophet
  • Tacky Souvenirs of Pre-Revolutionary America - Culturcide
  • What Do You Know Deutschland? - KMFDM

Bands return

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest
in the charts of 1986.

Notable hits

  • "¿A quién le importa?" - Alaska
  • "Is It a Crime?" - Sade
  • "Never As Good As the First Time" - Sade
  • "No Lies" - Noiseworks
  • "Parce que je ne t'aime plus" - Dalida
  • "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" - Iggy Pop
  • "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco (released in 1985)
  • "Sing Our Own Song" - UB40
  • "Stimulation" - Wa Wa Nee
  • "The Sun Always Shines On TV" - a-ha
  • "The Sweetest Taboo" - Sade
  • "(There's Gonna Be) A Showdown" - The Johnnys
  • "Throw Your Arms Around Me" - Hunters + Collectors
  • "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off (To Have a Good Time)" - Jermaine Stewart
  • "What You Need" - INXS
  • "You're The Voice" - John Farnham (Released in 1985) in Australia & UK, Canada; not released in the US until 1990)

Published popular music

  • "Crush On You"     w.m. Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
  • "I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now" w.m. Eric Burdon

Classical music

  • George Crumb - An Idyll for the Misbegotten (Images III) for amplified flute and percussion (three players).
  • George Crumb - Federico's Little Songs for Children for soprano, flute/piccolo/alto flute/bass flute, and harp
  • Mario Davidovsky - Salvos for flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, violin and cello
  • *La fuga di Foscolo
  • *Anemia (film score)
  • *Passacaglia
  • *My Blues
  • *Poi andro in America
  • *Intermezzo "Portella della Ginestra"
  • *Ninna-nanna

Opera

Musical theater

  • Chess     London production

Musical films

Musical television

Music festivals

Births

Deaths

  • January 4 - Phil Lynott, bassist/singer and co-founder of Thin Lizzy, 36 (heart failure & pneumonia)

Awards

Grammy Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Charts

List of No. 1 Hits

See also

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