The #1 R&B song on January 24, 1986

That's What Friends Are For

By Dionne and Friends featuring Elton John , Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder

Other #1 songs on January 24, 1986
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Never Be You

Rosanne Cash

#1 dance track

Love's Gonna Get You

Jocelyn Brown

#1 song in the UK

The Sun Always Shines on T.V.

A-ha

#1 song

That's What Friends Are For

Dionne and Friends

The #1 Movie
At the box office on January 24, 1986

Back to the Future

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Notable January 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Carrie Coon

Actress

Scott Speed

Racing Driver

Justin Baldoni

Actor and Director

Brian Cushing

Football Player and Coach

DaJuan Summers

Basketball Player

Whit Merrifield

Baseball Player