page_title: List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1986
section_title: Chart history
hierarchical_section_title: List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1986 / Chart history
caption_attribution_description: English: Whitney Houston talking to the audience before proceeding to perform "Saving All My Love for You" during the HBO-televised concert "Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston" honoring the troops, who took part in Operation Desert Storm, their families, and military and government dignitaries.
context_page_description: Adult Contemporary is a chart published by Billboard ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult contemporary music genre. In 1986, 25 songs topped the chart, then published under the title Hot Adult Contemporary, based on playlists submitted by radio stations.
  In the year's first issue of Billboard the number one song was "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie, which was in its fifth week at number one. It held the top spot for a single week in 1986 before being replaced by "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends. A charity single intended to raise funds for HIV/AIDS-related causes, the song was performed by Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder. After two weeks in the top spot, it was replaced by Wonder's solo single "Go Home". Three months later, Wonder returned to number one with "Overjoyed", making him the only artist to achieve three AC chart-toppers in 1986. Among the acts to top the chart for the first time during the year was the duo of Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson.
context_section_description: a. Dionne & Friends consisted of Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
caption: Whitney Houston spent six weeks atop the chart.
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