• Source: 1986 in music

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




Specific locations


1986 in British music
1986 in Norwegian music




Specific genres


1986 in country music
1986 in heavy metal music
1986 in hip hop music
1986 in jazz




Events


January 30 – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, holds its first induction ceremony with many rock pioneers attending.
February 25
The 28th Annual Grammy Awards are presented in Los Angeles, hosted by Kenny Rogers. Phil Collins' No Jacket Required wins Album of the Year, while USA for Africa's "We Are the World" wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Sade win Best New Artist.
Also, Whitney Houston wins her first GRAMMY award which she won the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.
March 8 – After almost a year, Houston's debut album topped the charts and remained for 7 weeks, followed by another on May 17.
May 3 – The 31st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Bergen, Norway, is won by Belgium with the song "J'aime la vie", performed by Sandra Kim. At 13 years old, Kim is the youngest-ever Eurovision winner.
May 28 – The Monkees held a press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City to announce officially that they will embark on a 100-plus city tour. The tour became one of the biggest grossing tours of the year.
June 10 – Bob Geldof is awarded an honorary UK knighthood in recognition of his work in organizing Live Aid and other concerts that raised millions of dollars for the starving people of Africa.
June 15
The final show of the A Conspiracy of Hope benefit concert – organized by Amnesty International – took place at the Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show was headlined by U2, Sting, and Bryan Adams, and also features Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Joan Baez, and The Neville Brothers.
Also, The Police would perform one last time on stage during the show before disbanding that same year.
June 30 – Madonna releases her "True Blue" album, which tops the charts in over 28 countries & becomes the best selling album of 1986.
August 9 – Queen performed the band's final concert of the Magic Tour at Knebworth Park, which would be the last performance of the band with singer Freddie Mercury and bassist John Deacon. Later Mercury would be diagnosed with AIDS in 1987, passing away in 1991, and Deacon would retire from the band in 1997.
September 27 – A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden, killing their influential bassist, Cliff Burton.
October – Popular music magazine Q is launched in the United Kingdom.
November 17–18 – Billy Eckstine makes his final recordings, later released on his album Billy Eckstine Sings with Benny Carter.
December 12 – The Smiths play Brixton Academy, the last gig before their dissolution.
Approximate date – Axé (music) originates in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.




Bands formed


See Musical groups established in 1986




Bands disbanded


See Musical groups disestablished in 1986




Albums released






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Biggest hit singles


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




Top 40 Chart hit singles






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Notable singles






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Published popular music


"All I Ask of You" w.m. Andrew Lloyd Webber
"Crush On You" w.m. Jerry Knight & Aaron Zigman
"I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now" w.m. Eric Burdon
"The Lady in Red" w.m. Chris de Burgh
"True Colors" Cyndi Lauper
Montego Bay Amazulu – a minor hit in the U.S. in September.




Classical music


Malcolm Arnold – Symphony No. 9
Pascal Bentoiu – Symphony No. 7 ("Volume"), Op.29
Elliott Carter – String Quartet No.4
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
Jacob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water, for solo marimba
Ludovico Einaudi – Movimento
Peter Eötvös – Chinese Opera
Morton Feldman
For Christian Wolff, for flute and piano/celesta
For Stefan Wolpe, for choir and 2 vibraphones
Lorenzo Ferrero
La fuga di Foscolo
Anemia (film score)
Passacaglia, for flute, clarinet, and string quartet
Intermezzo "Portella della Ginestra"
Ninna-nanna
Karel Goeyvaerts –
De Heilige Stad (The Holy City), for chamber orchestra
De Zeven Segels (The Seven Seals), for string quartet
Martun Israelyan
Violin Concerto
Sonata No. 2 for cello and piano
Wojciech Kilar – Orawa, a symphonic poem for a string orchestra
György Kurtág – Three Ancient Inscriptions, for voice and piano
Alvin Lucier – Hommage to James Tenney, for double bass and pure wave oscillator
Witold Lutoslawski – Chain 3 for orchestra
Per Nørgård
Viola Concerto No. 1 Remembering Child
Najader (The Naiads)
Krzysztof Penderecki – The Song of Cherubin
Paul Schoenfield – Café Music for Piano Trio




Opera


Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Mask of Orpheus is premiered in London, UK on May 21
Rudolf Brucci – Gilgamesh
Lorenzo Ferrero's opera Salvatore Giuliano is premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma on January 25
Lee Hoiby – The Tempest
Gian-Carlo Menotti – Goya
Michael Nyman – The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat




Jazz






Musical theater


La Cage aux Folles – London production
Charlie Girl – London revival
Chess – London production
Me and My Girl – Broadway revival
The Phantom Of The Opera – London production
Time (musical) – London production
Sweet Charity – Broadway revival




Musical films


Absolute Beginners
HMS Pinafore
Labyrinth
Long Da Lishkara
Little Shop of Horrors
Naam
Otello
Round Midnight




Musical television


Barnum




Music festivals


Inaugural Festival International de Louisiane




Births


January 1
Lee Sung-min, South Korean singer and actor
Karol Conká, Brazilian rapper and songwriter
January 2 – Trombone Shorty, American trumpet and trombone player
January 3 – Lloyd Polite, American singer (N-Toon)
January 5 – Teppei Koike, Japanese singer and actor
January 6 – Alex Turner, English singer and guitarist (Arctic Monkeys)
January 7 – Megan Washington, Australian musician and singer-songwriter
January 9 – Wengie, a Chinese Australian YouTuber, vlogger, pop singer, and voice actress.
January 11 – Mithoon, Indian film score composer and singer
January 17 – Chloe Rose Lattanzi, American singer and actress
January 20
Olga Buzova, Russian singer
Victoria Asher, American keyboard player
Kevin Parker, Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer (Tame Impala)
January 22 – Ella Edmondson, British musician
January 24
Raviv Ullman, Israeli-American actor and musician
Katie Waissel, English singer-songwriter
January 26
Hero, Korean singer (TVXQ)
Matt Heafy, singer and guitarist (Trivium)
January 28 – Michael Paynter, Australian singer-songwriter and musician (the Veronicas, Delta Goodrem)
February 2 – Blaine Larsen, American country singer
February 5 – Kevin Gates, American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur
February 6 – U-Know, Korean singer (TVXQ)
February 8 – Anderson .Paak, American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and drummer
February 11 – Hudson Mohawke, a Scottish producer, composer, and DJ
February 14 – Tiffany Thornton, American actress
February 15 – Amber Riley, American actress, stage performer, singer and author
February 19 – Maria Mena, Norwegian singer
February 21 – Charlotte Church, Welsh singer-songwriter, activist and actress
February 23 – Skylar Grey, American singer-songwriter
February 25 – Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer
February 26
Crystal Kay, Japanese singer-songwriter, radio host and actress
Juliet Simms, American singer-songwriter and model (front woman of Automatic Loveletter)
Oscar Holter, a Swedish record producer and songwriter based in the United States (Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Hailee Steinfeld, The Weeknd)
February 27 – Ashthon Jones, American singer
March 3 – Stacie Orrico, American singer-songwriter and occasional actress
March 4 – Saif Nabeel, Iraq singer
March 6
Ginny Blackmore, New Zealand singer-songwriter
Maya Postepski, Canadian musician and producer
March 9
Brittany Snow, American actress, producer and singer
Young Fyre, American record producer (Britney Spears, Tech N9ne, Jaden Smith)
March 12 – Danny Jones, British musician, singer and guitarist (McFLY)
March 13 – Rose Elinor Dougall, English singer-songwriter and musician (Mark Ronson, The Pipettes)
March 14 – Este Haim, American multi-instrumentalist and singer (member of sisterhood and Los Angeles pop rock band Haim)
March 15
Adrianne Leon, American actress and singer
Natalie Prass, American singer-songwriter
March 17
Andrew Goldstein, American singer-songwriter and record producer
Miles Kane, English singer and musician
March 18 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter and model
March 20
Dean Geyer, South African–Australian singer-songwriter and actor
Oscar Görres, Swedish songwriter, record producer and musician
Ruby Rose, Australian model, DJ, recording artist, actress, television presenter, MTV VJ
March 22 – Amy Studt, English singer-songwriter and musician
March 26
Jonny Craig, Canadian singer-songwriter
March 28 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, activist, pianist and actor
April 1 – Kid Ink, American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer
April 2
Mykki Blanco, American rapper, performance artist, poet and activist
Lee DeWyze, American singer-songwriter
April 4 – Eunhyuk, Korean singer (Super Junior)
April 8
Bridget Kelly, American singer-songwriter
Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress and singer
April 9 – Leighton Meester, An American actress, singer and model
April 16 – Penny, American R&B singer (Git Fresh)
April 23
Laura Mvula, British singer
Cirkut, Canadian musician, songwriter and producer (Ava Max)
April 24 – Kellin Quinn, American singer-songwriter and musician (He is the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the Post-Hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens. Duet with Maggie Lindemann )
April 28 – Jenna Ushkowitz, South Korean-born American actress, singer and podcast host
April 29 – Qveen Herby, American rapper, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
April 30 – Dianna Agron, American actress, singer and dancer
May 5 – Bart Baker, American parody artist
May 6 - Emily Armstrong, American musician, singer, songwriter (Linkin Park, Dead Sara)
May 8 – Tommy English (producer), American songwriter and producer
May 12 – Emily VanCamp, Canadian French actress, dancer and martial artist
May 13 – Alexander Rybak, Norwegian singer
May 14
Alyosha, Ukrainian singer
Joseph Attieh, Lebanese singer
Amy Shark, Australian indie singer-songwriter and producer
May 16
Andy Morin, Audio engineer for Death Grips
Charlie Fink, British songwriter, producer and filmmaker
May 17 – Hannah Lux Davis, American music video director
May 21
Myra, American singer
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, American actress and singer
May 30
Claudia Beni, Croatian pop singer
Jade Novah, American singer-songwirter
May 31
Sopho Khalvashi, Georgian musician
Waka Flocka Flame, American rapper
June 5 – Gin Wigmore, New Zealand singer-songwriter
June 6 – Leslie Carter, American pop singer (Sister of Aaron Carter and Nick Carter) (D. 2012)
June 9
Kary Ng, Hong Kong singer, former member of Cookies
Luis Felber, British-Peruvian musician
June 10
Tinchy Stryder, English rapper and producer
Keith Harkin, Northern Irish singer, former member of Celtic Thunder
June 13
DJ Snake, French DJ and record producer
Måns Zelmerlöw, Swedish singer-songwriter
June 17 – Lingua Ignota, born Kristin Hayter, American classically trained neoclassical industrial multi-instrumentalist and activist against abuse
June 24 – Solange Knowles, American singer-songwriter, activist, model and actress (Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams)
June 25 – Aya Matsuura, Japanese singer
June 26 – Jordan Fish, British keyboardist, singer-songwriter and producer
June 27 – Drake Bell, American actor/singer/musician
June 28 – Kellie Pickler, American Idol singer
June 29 – Austin Drage, British actor and singer
July 1 – Agnez Mo, Indonesian diva singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.
July 2 – Lindsay Lohan, American actress, musician, singer-songwriter, documentary-maker, businesswoman and model (Samantha Ronson, Hilary Duff, Aliana Lohan)
July 5 – Adam Young, American singer-songwriter and producer (Owl City, Sky Sailing)
July 16 – Misako Uno, Japanese singer (Attack All Around)
July 17 – Jason Aalon Butler, American musician (Letlive, Fever 333, Pressure Cracks), married to Gin Wigmore
July 21 – Rebecca Ferguson, British singer-songwriter
July 28 – Alexandra Richards, American DJ
August 1 – Marissa Paternoster, American artist, singer and guitarist (Screaming Females)
August 19 – Christina Perri, American singer/songwriter, musician and artist
August 23
Neil Cicierega, American singer/songwriter, musician (Lemon Demon)
Sky Blu, American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and dancer
August 26
Big K.R.I.T., American rapper and record producer
Cassie, American singer, dancer
Laza Morgan, singer
August 27 – Mario, American R&B singer and songwriter
August 28 – Florence Welch, English musician, singer-songwriter, music producer, author, poet and performer (Florence and the Machine)
August 29 – Lea Michele, American singer, actress
September 3 – OMI, Jamaican singer
September 6
Anna von Hausswolff, Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and pipe organist
Illy, Australian rapper
September 8 – Leah LaBelle, Canadian-born American singer
September 10 – Ashley Monroe, American country music singer-songwriter (Pistol Annies)
September 12 – Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer
September 12 – Kobasolo, Japanese singer
September 15
George Watsky, American hip hop artist, author and poet (Anna Akana)
Heidi Montag, American reality television personality, model, singer and actress
September 17 – SOPHIE, Scottish music producer, songwriter, and DJ
September 19 – Ilya Salmanzadeh, Swedish music producer
September 21 – Lindsey Stirling, American violinist, dancer, YouTuber, record producer and performance artist
September 22 – Casisdead, a UK rap and grime MC, songwriter, record producer, music video director and entrepreneur from Tottenham, London.
September 27 – Alison Wonderland, Australian electronic dance music DJ, producer and singer
October 1 – Jurnee Smollett-Bell, American actress and singer
October 6 – Meg Myers, American singer-songwriter
October 12 – Boi-1da, Canadian record producer and songwriter
October 24 – Drake, Canadian rapper
October 25 – Didi Benami, American singer
October 28 – Aki Toyosaki, Japanese actress and singer (K-On!)
October 29 – Nataly Dawn, American musician
November 2 – Ryan Hurd, American singer and songwriter
November 3
Jermaine Jones, American singer
Jasmine Trias, Filipino-American singer-entertainer
November 4 – Alexz Johnson, Canadian musician, actress, and philanthropist
November 5 – BoA, South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and producer
November 7 – Toro y Moi, American singer-songwriter, record producer and graphic designer
November 8 – Nikola Rachelle, British recording artist and songwriter
November 11 – Jon Batiste, American jazz musician
November 14 – Yuna (singer), Malaysian singer-songwriter.
November 15 – Jerry Roush, American singer-songwriter (Of Mice & Men, Sky Eats Airplane, Glass Cloud)
November 20 – Oliver Sykes, English heavy metal vocalist, British/Brazilian singer and songwriter (Bring Me the Horizon)
November 21 – Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, actress, singer and YouTube personality
November 25 – Katie Cassidy, American actress, singer, voice actress
November 27 – Christina Novelli, English DJ, Singer and songwriter
December 8 – Kate Voegele, American singer-songwriter and actress
December 10 – Natti Natasha, Dominican singer
December 11 – Shuta Sueyoshi, Japanese singer
December 15 – Xiah, Korean singer (TVXQ)
Mikaila, American actress, singer, songwriter
December 20 – Anoop Desai, American singer-songwriter
December 26 – Marina Satti, Greek singer, songwriter, and music producer
December 29 - Colin Brittain, American drummer (Linkin Park)
December 30
Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter
Caity Lotz, American singer, dancer, actor, martial artist
Unknown: Samantha McClymont, Australian singer-songwriter (Brooke McClymont)




Deaths


January 4 – Phil Lynott, bassist/singer and co-founder of Thin Lizzy, 36 (heart failure & pneumonia)
January 6 – Joe Farrell, jazz saxophonist, 48 (bone cancer)
January 8 – Pierre Fournier, cellist, 79
February 2 – Francisco Mignone, composer, 88
February 14 – Edmund Rubbra, composer, 84
February 15 – Galliano Masini, operatic tenor, 90
March 4
Richard Manuel (The Band), 42 (suicide)
Howard Greenfield, songwriter, 49 (AIDS)
March 11 – Sonny Terry, blues musician, 74
March 21 – Raymond Burke, jazz clarinetist, 81
March 22 – Mark Dinning, US singer, 52 (heart attack)
March 30 – James Cagney, US actor, singer and dancer, 86
March 31 – O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers, 48 (heart attack)
April 1 – Donald Grobe, operatic tenor, 56
April 3 – Peter Pears, opera singer and partner of Benjamin Britten, 75
April 6 – Boris Gutnikov, violinist, 54
April 8 – Yukiko Okada, singer, 18 (suicide)
April 13 – Dorothy Ashby, jazz harpist and composer, 53 (cancer)
April 19
Dag Wirén, composer, 80
Estelle Yancey, blues singer, 90
June 3 – Anna Neagle, actress, singer and dancer, 81
June 13 – Benny Goodman, bandleader, 77
June 14 – Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist, 67
June 16 – Maurice Duruflé, composer, 84
June 17 – Kate Smith, singer, 79
June 29 – Dusolina Giannini, operatic soprano, 83
July 3 – Rudy Vallee, American singer, 84
July 18 – Don Wilkerson, American saxophonist
July 23 – Kazimierz Sikorski, Polish composer, 91
July 31 – Teddy Wilson, American jazz pianist, 73
September 27 – Cliff Burton (Metallica), 24 (tour bus accident)
September 28 – Robert Helpmann, dancer and choreographer, 77
October 16 – Arthur Grumiaux, violinist, 65
October 22 – Thorgeir Stubø, Norwegian jazz guitarist, 42
October 29 – Abel Meeropol ('Lewis Allan'), American lyricist, 83
November 1 – Sippie Wallace, blues singer, 88
November 3 – Eddie Davis, saxophonist, 64
November 6 – Elisabeth Grümmer, operatic soprano, 75
November 7 – Tracy Pew, bass guitarist, 28 (brain hemorrhage)
November 13 – Rudolf Schock, operatic tenor, 71
November 18 – Lajos Bárdos, composer and conductor, 87
November 22 – Scatman Crothers, singer, dancer and musician, 76
December 1 – Horace Heidt, pianist and bandleader, 85
December 10 – Kate Wolf, folk singer and songwriter, 44 (leukemia)
December 30 – Charles Magnante, accordionist, composer, arranger, author, and educator, 81




Awards


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
1986 Country Music Association Awards
Eurovision Song Contest 1986
28th Japan Record Awards




Charts


List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1986
1986 in British music#Charts
List of Oricon number-one singles of 1986




See also


Record labels established in 1986




References

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