From synth-pop to stadium rock, these number one hits from 1986 still hit hard. ... January 22, 1986: Album: Greatest Hits: Writers: Wayne Brathwaite, Barry Eastmond, Billy Ocean: ...

Here's an exclusive ranking of her 40 biggest Hot 100 hits. ... “True Blue,” the title track from Madonna’s 1986 album, spent three weeks stuck at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Overnight sensation. Pop’s new queen. The voice. Those are just a few of the headline-blaring accolades bestowed upon a 22-year-old Whitney Houston in 1986. Just two months into the year, the ...