1986 in music

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits 4 Published popular music 5 Musical theater 6 Musical films 7 Musical television 8 Births 9 Deaths 10 Awards 10.1 Grammy Awards 10.2 Country Music Association Awards 10.3 Eurovision Song Contest

Events

• 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 11 - Culture Club lead singer Boy George appears on an episode of The A-Team
• February 14 - Frank Zappa appears on an episode of the popular television series Miami Vice. Zappa portrays a crime boss named "Mr. Frankie".
• February 22 - In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Monkees premiering on television, MTV broadcasts "Pleasant Valley Sunday," a 22-hour marathon of Monkees episodes.
• March 26 - Guns N' Roses signs a contract with Geffen Records
• March 27 - Sammy Hagar performs his first concert as the lead singer of Van Halen
• April 12 - The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle marries actor Morgan Mason
• May 5 - In New York, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chairman Ahmet Ertegen announces that Cleveland, Ohio has been chosen as the city where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be built
• May 10 - Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe marries actress Heather Locklear.
• May 21 - Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Mask of Orpheus is premiered in London
• Jello Biafra/Dead Kennedys taken to court by the PMRC for content in their album Frankenchrist; Biafra wins
• The Escape Club signs a contract to EMI Records
• Public Enemy signs a contract to Def Jam Records
• Black Flag breaks up
• White Zombie begin performing
• Pixies begin performing
• Poison begins their recording career
• Dick Dale mounts a comeback effort
• Pixies forms
• Skid Row forms
• Slayer releases Reign in Blood, their breakthrough album, and the one that set the stage for many extreme metal bands to come.

• I Against I - Bad Brains
• Rapture - Anita Baker
• Licensed to Ill - The Beastie Boys
• Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi
• Third Stage - Boston
• 18 - Chicago
• King of America - Elvis Costello
• Strong Persuader - Robert Cray
• Crowded House - Crowded House
• Staring at the Sea: the Singles - The Cure
• Into The Light - Chris De Burgh
• Black Celebration - Depeche Mode
• Guitar Town - Steve Earle
• Emerson, Lake and Powell - Emerson, Lake and Powell
• Mean Business - The Firm
• So - Peter Gabriel
• The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & the Range
• Somewhere In Time - Iron Maiden
• Control - Janet Jackson
• Psycho Candy - Jesus & Mary Chain
• Tones - Eric Johnson
• Raised On Radio - Journey
• Turbo - Judas Priest
• Lyle Lovett - Lyle Lovett
• True Blue - Madonna
• Peace Sells... But Who's Buying - Megadeth
• Master of Puppets - Metallica
• Mind's Eye - Vinnie Moore
• Parade - Prince
• Raising Hell - Run DMC
• Not of This Earth - Joe Satriani
• Like A Rock - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
• Graceland - Paul Simon
• Reign in Blood - Slayer
• The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
• Live 1975-1985 - Bruce Springsteen
• Storms of Life - Randy Travis
• When In Rome Do As The Vandals - The Vandals
• 5150 - Van Halen
• Synthetic Socks - Ween
• Back In The High Life - Steve Winwood
• Skylarking - XTC
• Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc - Dwight Yoakam
• 3.V - Zebra

• "Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
• "Glory Of Love" - Peter Cetera
• "You Give Love A Bad Name" - Bon Jovi
• "Say You, Say Me" - Lionel Richie
• "Stuck With You" - Huey Lewis & the News
• "How Will I Know" - Whitney Houston
• "When I Think of You" - Janet Jackson
• "Papa Don't Preach" - Madonna
• "Rock Me Amadeus" - Falco
• "On My Own" - Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
• "Kyrie" - Mr. Mister
• "Kiss" - Prince
• "Greates Love in the World" - Whitney Houston
• "That's What Friends Are For" - Dionne & Friends
• "Manic Monday" - The Bangles
• "Locked In" - Judas Priest
• "Turbo Lover" - Judas Priest
• "Love Walks In" - Van Halen
• "Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
• "Invisible Touch" - Genesis
• "Addicted To Love" - Robert Palmer
• "Living In America" - James Brown
• "Lady In Red" - Chris De Burgh

• "All I Ask Of You" w.m. Andrew Lloyd Webber
• "Crush On You"     w.m. Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
• "The Lady In Red"     w.m. Chris DeBurgh

• La Cage Aux Folles     London production
• Charlie Girl     London revival
• Chess     London production
• Me and My Girl     Broadway production
• The Phantom Of The Opera     London production
• Sweet Charity     Broadway revival

• HMS Pinafore
• Little Shop of Horrors

• February 21 - Charlotte Church

• March 4 - Richard Manuel, The Band, suicide
• March 31 - O'Kelly Isley, the Isley Brothers
• July 3 - Rudy Vallee

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened; the following artists were the first inductees: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and record producer Sam Phillips.

• Grammy Awards of 1986

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1986