{"id":251837,"date":"2025-10-26T02:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T02:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251837\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T02:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T02:42:08","slug":"on-this-day-in-1986-cyndi-lauper-tina-turner-and-janet-jackson-spearheaded-a-historical-day-in-music-history-for-female-solo-acts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251837\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in 1986, Cyndi Lauper, Tina Turner, and Janet Jackson Spearheaded a Historical Day in Music History for Female Solo Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world had never seen anything quite like Cyndi Lauper when she debuted with 1983\u2019s She\u2019s So Unusual.<\/a> The ever-changing hair colors and eccentric outfits, combined with Lauper\u2019s four-octave vocal range and playful nature, led to four Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.<\/p>\n

By the end of 1985, Lauper was among the best-selling artists in the world, and critics were waiting to see if she could replicate the success of She\u2019s So Unusual. The Queens, New York native resoundingly answered that question with 1986\u2019s True Colors, which sold 7 million copies.<\/p>\n

On this day in 1986, Cyndi Lauper sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 with the album\u2019s title track. Tina Turner\u2019s \u201cTypical Male\u201d held the No. 2 spot, followed by Janet Jackson\u2019s \u201cWhen I Think Of You.\u201d This marked the first time in the chart\u2019s history that female solo artists occupied the top three slots.<\/p>\n

Cyndi Lauper\u2019s \u201cTrue Colors\u201d Became a Self-Acceptance Anthem<\/p>\n

Spending two weeks at the No. 1 spot, Cyndi Lauper\u2019s \u201cTrue Colors\u201d has an enduring legacy as a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ community. Indeed, Lauper has emphasized many times that the song\u2014written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly\u2014resonated with her due to the recent death of her friend, Gregory Natal, from HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw what was happening at that time as an infringement of people\u2019s civil rights,\u201d the two-time Grammy winner told Billboard<\/a> in 2021. \u201cBeing a friend and family member of the community, I just said, \u2018You know what, I\u2019m not going to be silent.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Top 5 Iconic Pop Divas Who Ruled the \u201980s]<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Tina Turner Continued Her Reign With \u201cTypical Male\u201d<\/p>\n

Tina Turner first rose to fame in the \u201960s as one half of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner. Finally leaving her volatile marriage in 1976, she struggled to find her solo footing until 1984\u2019s multi-platinum Private Dancer. With smash hits like \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got To Do With It?\u201d and \u201cWe Don\u2019t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)\u201d from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the Queen of Rock and Roll\u2019s reign was in full swing. Turner showed her staying power with \u201cTypical Male,\u201d which peaked at No. 2 behind Cyndi Lauper\u2019s \u201cTrue Colors.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. Janet Jackson Hit No. 1 With \u201cWhen I Think Of You\u201d<\/p>\n

When Janet Jackson played her third studio album, Control, for her family, her brother, Jermaine, predicted \u201cWhen I Think Of You\u201d would reach No. 1<\/a>. He was right, as the song gave Jackson her first No. 1 single in the summer of 1986.<\/p>\n

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