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

Have Mercy by The Judds

#1 country song

Have Mercy

The Judds

Baby Talk by Alisha

#1 dance track

Baby Talk

Alisha

Don't Say No Tonight by Eugene Wilde

#1 R&B song

Don't Say No Tonight

Eugene Wilde

Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens

#1 song in the UK

Merry Christmas Everyone

Shakin' Stevens

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

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Eden Riegel

Actress

Born January 1, 1981

Jeff Carter

Ice Hockey Player

Born January 1, 1985

Gia Coppola

Film Director and Screenwriter

Born January 1, 1987

Dallas Keuchel

Baseball Player

Born January 1, 1988

Jason Pierre-Paul

Football Player

Born January 1, 1989

Gilbert Brulé

Ice Hockey Player

Born January 1, 1987

Meryl Davis

Ice Dancer

Born January 1, 1987