Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States on the Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart and the Hot Dance/Disco 12-inch Singles Sales chart. Premiered in 1976, the Club Play chart ranked the most-played singles on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. The 12-inch Singles Sales chart was launched in 1985 to compile the best-selling dance singles based on retail sales across the United States.
Charts history +Issue dateHot Dance/Disco Club PlayHot Dance/Disco 12-inch Singles SalesTitleArtist(s)TitleArtist(s)January 4"Baby Talk"Alisha"I Like You"Phyllis NelsonHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 4, 1986January 11"Go Home"Stevie WonderHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 11, 1986January 18Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 18, 1986January 25"Love's Gonna Get You"Jocelyn Brown"Love's Gonna Get You"Jocelyn BrownHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date January 25, 1986February 1"Slave to the Rhythm"Grace JonesHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 1, 1986February 8"No Frills Love"Jennifer Holliday"Living In America"James BrownHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 8, 1986February 15Colonel Abrams (all cuts)Colonel AbramsHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 15, 1986February 22Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date February 22, 1986March 1"If You Should Ever Be Lonely"Val Young"Saturday Love" (Remix)Cherrelle featuring Alexander O'NealHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 1, 1986March 8Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 8, 1986March 15Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 15, 1986March 22"I'm Not Gonna Let You"Colonel Abrams"What Have You Done For Me Lately"Janet JacksonHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 22, 1986March 29"I Can't Wait"Nu Shooz"Saturday Love" (Remix)Cherrelle featuring Alexander O'NealHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date March 29, 1986April 5"Kiss" (Remix) / "♥ or $"Prince and the RevolutionHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 5, 1986April 12"Kiss"Prince and the RevolutionHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 12, 1986April 19Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 19, 1986April 26"Whenever You Need Somebody"O'Chi BrownHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date April 26, 1986May 3"West End Girls"Pet Shop BoysHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 3, 1986May 10Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 10, 1986May 17"Say It, Say It"E. G. Daily"On My Own"Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonaldHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 17, 1986May 24"What I Like"Anthony and the CampHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 24, 1986May 31Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 31, 1986June 7Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 7, 1986June 14"Jump Back (Set Me Free)"Dhar Braxton"The Finest"The S.O.S. BandHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 14, 1986June 21Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 21, 1986June 28"Baby Love"ReginaHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date June 28, 1986July 5"Rumors"/"Vicious Rumors"Timex Social ClubHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 5, 1986July 12"Sledgehammer"Peter GabrielHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 12, 1986July 19"Rumors" / "Vicious Rumors"Timex Social ClubHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 19, 1986July 26Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date July 26, 1986August 2"Venus" (Remix)BananaramaHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 2, 1986August 9"Venus"BananaramaHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 9, 1986August 16Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 16, 1986August 23"Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent"Gwen Guthrie"Papa Don't Preach"MadonnaHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 23, 1986August 30Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date August 30, 1986September 6 "Point of No Return"Nu Shooz"Two of Hearts"Stacey QHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 6, 1986September 13"Down and Counting"Claudja Barry"Down and Counting"Claudja BarryHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 13, 1986September 20"When I Think of You"Janet JacksonHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 20, 1986September 27Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date September 27, 1986October 4Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 4, 1986October 11"Gotta See You Tonight"Barbara Roy"Two of Hearts"Stacey QHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 11, 1986October 18Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 18, 1986October 25"Human"The Human League"Human"The Human LeagueHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date October 25, 1986November 1Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 1, 1986November 8Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 8, 1986November 15"Word Up!"CameoHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 15, 1986November 22"Don't Leave Me This Way"The CommunardsHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 22, 1986November 29"I Can't Turn Around"J. M. Silk"Brand New Lover"Dead or AliveHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date November 29, 1986December 6"Brand New Lover"Dead or AliveHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 6, 1986December 13Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 13, 1986December 20"Control"Janet JacksonHot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 20, 1986December 27Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date December 27, 1986
See also 1986 in music List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1986
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