1986 was a triumph for music, the Record Industry and one of the most exciting years during the 80’s The diversity of styles, trends and sounds presented the music audience with a smorgasbord; you had the blue-eyed soul of Simply Red, the adolescent pop of the Pet Shop Boys, all-girl pop from the likes of the Bangles, punk redux from bands like Big Audio Dynamite, the sizzling salsa-pop of Miami Sound Machine, the rapping groove of Run D.M.C.
It was a good year for soul music. You had everything from Whitney Houston's traditional balladry, enhanced by her dazzling vocal virtuosity, to Cameo's techno-funky "Word Up," f to Janet Jackson's monumental Control. Run D.M.C.'s inspired remake of "Walk This Way" introduced rap to white youth. Jazz was given a new set of clothes by the likes of Sade, with her pop-jazz fusion, and the New Age became more popular around the globe,While Soundtracks made more money than the movies in many cases.
