List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1986

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1958 to reflect the evolution of such genres. In 1986, the chart was published under the title Hot Black Singles. During the year, 26 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[1]

singer Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson (pictured in 2011) reached number one for the first time with "What Have You Done for Me Lately".

In the issue of Billboard dated January 4, Eugene Wilde was at number one with "Don't Say No Tonight", the song's third week in the top spot. The following week it was replaced by "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie. The year's third number one was a charity single featuring four artists who had all topped either the Black Singles chart or Billboard's pop chart, the Hot 100.[2] Credited to Dionne and Friends, "That's What Friends Are For" featured Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John,[3] and had been organized by Warwick as a fund-raiser for the American Foundation for AIDS Research.[4] The song also topped the Hot 100,[5] and won the Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year.[6] "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston,"Kiss" by Prince and the Revolution, "On My Own" by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald, and "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" by Billy Ocean also topped both the Black Singles chart and the Hot 100.[7]

Many of the acts that topped the chart in 1986 did so for the first time, including Meli'sa Morgan, Janet Jackson, Stephanie Mills, Michael McDonald, Timex Social Club, Jean Carne, Shirley Jones, Gwen Guthrie, LeVert, Oran "Juice" Jones, Gregory Abbott, and Melba Moore.[8] El DeBarge gained his first solo chart-topper, having previously spent time at number one with family group DeBarge, and Bobby Brown reached the peak position for the first time as a solo artist following number ones as a member of New Edition.[9] When "That's What Friends Are For" reached number one, it marked the first Black Singles chart-topper for both Warwick and John.[10] Janet Jackson, Billy Ocean, and Freddie Jackson were the only artists to have multiple number one singles during the year. Freddie Jackson spent a total of five weeks in the top spot, the most of any act. His song "Tasty Love" held the peak position for four weeks, tying with "Kiss" and "On My Own" for the longest unbroken run atop the chart. Brown's track "Girlfriend" was the final number one of the year.

Chart history
singer Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick (pictured in 2021) led the all-star charity single "That's What Friends Are For".
singer Patti LaBelle
"On My Own" by Patti LaBelle (pictured in 2010) and Michael McDonald was named by Billboard the best-charting Black single of 1986.
singer Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean (pictured in 1988) was one of only three artists to have multiple number ones during 1986.
singer Jean Carn
Jean Carne (pictured in 1997) gained her first number one hit with "Closer Than Close".
Key
† Indicates best-charting Black single of 1986[11]
Issue date Title Artist(s) Ref.
January 4 "Don't Say No Tonight" Eugene Wilde [12]
January 11 "Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie [13]
January 18 [14]
January 25 "That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder [15]
February 1 [16]
February 8 [17]
February 15 "Do Me, Baby" Meli'sa Morgan [18]
February 22 [19]
March 1 [20]
March 8 "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston [21]
March 15 "Your Smile" René & Angela [22]
March 22 "What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson [23]
March 29 [24]
April 5 "Kiss" Prince and the Revolution [25]
April 12 [26]
April 19 [27]
April 26 [28]
May 3 "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" Stephanie Mills [29]
May 10 [30]
May 17 "On My Own" † Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald [31]
May 24 [32]
May 31 [33]
June 7 [34]
June 14 "Nasty" Janet Jackson [35]
June 21 [36]
June 28 "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" Billy Ocean [37]
July 5 [38]
July 12 "Who's Johnny" El DeBarge [39]
July 19 "Rumors" Timex Social Club [40]
July 26 [41]
August 2 "Closer Than Close" Jean Carne [42]
August 9 [43]
August 16 "Do You Get Enough Love" Shirley Jones [44]
August 23 [45]
August 30 "Love Zone" Billy Ocean [46]
September 6 "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent" Gwen Guthrie [47]
September 13 "(Pop, Pop, Pop, Pop) Goes My Mind" LeVert [48]
September 20 "The Rain" Oran "Juice" Jones [49]
September 27 [50]
October 4 "Word Up" Cameo [51]
October 11 [52]
October 18 [53]
October 25 "Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott [54]
November 1 [55]
November 8 "A Little Bit More" Melba Moore with Freddie Jackson [56]
November 15 "Tasty Love" Freddie Jackson [57]
November 22 [58]
November 29 [59]
December 6 [60]
December 13 "Love You Down" Ready for the World [61]
December 20 [62]
December 27 "Girlfriend" Bobby Brown [63]

See also

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Works cited
  • Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R & B Singles, 1942–1995. Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89820-115-4.
  • Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89820-160-4.
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