Other #1 songs on October 1, 1986
Across genres and charts

#1 dance track

When I Think of You

Janet Jackson

#1 R&B song

Word Up

Cameo

#1 song in the UK

Don't Leave Me This Way

The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris

#1 song

Stuck with You

Huey Lewis and the News

Notable October 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Sarah Drew

Actress

Born October 1, 1980

Beck Bennett

Actor and Comedian

Born October 1, 1984

Jurnee Smollett

Actress

Born October 1, 1986

Matthew Daddario

Actor

Born October 1, 1987

Brie Larson

Actress

Born October 1, 1989

Matt Cain

Baseball Player

Born October 1, 1984