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List of years in music (table)
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Events

Albums released

Bands return

Biggest hit singles

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

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Falco Rock Me Amadeus 1986 Austria UK 1 - Mar 1986, US BB 1 - Feb 1986, Canada 1 - Dec 1985, Sweden 1 - Aug 1985, Sweden (alt) 1 - Sep 1985, Austria 1 - May 1985, Germany 1 - Jun 1985, Éire 1 - Apr 1986, New Zealand 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1986, France 2 - Nov 1985, Switzerland 2 - Jun 1985, Holland 3 - May 1986, South Africa 3 of 1986, Norway 6 - Apr 1986, Italy 18 of 1985, US CashBox 19 of 1986, Poland 24 - Jun 1985, POP 29 of 1986, US BB 30 of 1986, Germany 50 of the 1980s, RYM 63 of 1985, Scrobulate 65 of 80s, KROQ 74 of 1986
2 Madonna Papa Don't Preach 1986 United States UK 1 - Jun 1986, US BB 1 - Jul 1986, Sweden 1 - Aug 1986, Norway 1 - Jul 1986, Italy 1 of 1986, Éire 1 - Jun 1986, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Mar 1987, Holland 2 - Jun 1986, Switzerland 2 - Jul 1986, Poland 2 - Aug 1986, Germany 2 - Jul 1986, Austria 4 - Aug 1986, Australia 9 of 1986, US CashBox 18 of 1986, US BB 19 of 1986, POP 35 of 1986, 37 in 2FM list, RYM 43 of 1986, Germany 215 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 761
3 Europe The Final Countdown 1986 Sweden UK 1 - Nov 1986, Holland 1 - Aug 1986, Sweden 1 - May 1986, Austria 1 - Nov 1986, Switzerland 1 - Sep 1986, Poland 1 - Nov 1986, Germany 1 - Sep 1986, Éire 1 - Nov 1986, Italy 2 of 1987, Norway 4 - Jul 1986, South Africa 7 of 1987, US BB 8 - Feb 1987, France 9 - Apr 1986, Australia 10 of 1987, Europe 14 of the 1980s, US BB 19 of 1987, Scrobulate 20 of Swedish, POP 29 of 1987, Germany 90 of the 1980s, RYM 93 of 1986
4 Berlin Take My Breath Away 1986 United States UK 1 - Oct 1986, US BB 1 - Jul 1986, Holland 1 - Sep 1986, Sweden 1 - Sep 1986, Éire 1 - Oct 1986, Oscar in 1986, Switzerland 2 - Oct 1986, Germany 3 - Sep 1986, Austria 4 - Nov 1986, Norway 4 - Oct 1986, Poland 4 - Nov 1986, Australia 6 of 1986, POP 7 of 1986, US BB 13 of 1992, RYM 16 of 1986, US CashBox 21 of 1986, Italy 37 of 1986, TOTP 37, Scrobulate 80 of 80s, OzNet 251, Germany 310 of the 1980s
5 The Pet Shop Boys West End Girls 1986 United Kingdom UK 1 - Nov 1985, US BB 1 - Mar 1986, Norway 1 - Jan 1986, New Zealand 1 for 4 weeks Feb 1986, US CashBox 2 of 1986, Switzerland 2 - Jan 1986, Holland 3 - Jan 1986, Sweden 3 - Jan 1986, Germany 3 - Jan 1986, Austria 5 - Feb 1986, France 7 - Oct 1985, KROQ 11 of 1984, Poland 14 - Jan 1986, RYM 15 of 1985, US BB 16 of 1986, South Africa 18 of 1986, Scrobulate 32 of 80s, POP 43 of 1986, Germany 232 of the 1980s, WXPN 478, OzNet 694, Acclaimed 890

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