The #1 dance song on August 26, 1986

Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent By Gwen Guthrie

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1986

#1 Hit Song

Higher Love
Steve Winwood

UK #1 Song

I Want to Wake Up with You
Boris Gardiner

#1 R&B Song

Love Zone
Billy Ocean

#1 Country Song

Heartbeat in the Darkness
Don Williams

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1980s

James Harden

Born August 26, 1989
Evan Ross

Born August 26, 1988
Juan Joseph

Born August 26, 1987
Brandon McDonald

Born August 26, 1985
John Mulaney

Born August 26, 1982
Petey Williams

Born August 26, 1981
Macaulay Culkin

Born August 26, 1980