UNITED KINGDOM'S (UK CHARTS.TOP-SOURCE.INFO Website) TOP SINGLES FOR 1986
Pos.-Title-Artist-Peak Month 1 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY-COMMUNARDS-SEPTEMBER 2 CHAIN REACTION-DIANA ROSS-March 3 I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU-BORIS GARDINER-August 4 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH-BILLY OCEAN-February 5 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY-BERLIN-November 6 LADY IN RED-CHRIS DE BURGH-August 7 PAPA DON'T PREACH-MADONNA-July 8 SPIRIT IN THE SKY-Dr. & The Medics-June 9 SO MACHO/CRUISING-Sinitta-August 10 ROCK ME AMADEUS-Falco-May 11 Living Doll-Cliff Richard & The Young Ones-April (1959) 12 The Final Countdown-Europe-December 13 A Different Corner-George Michael-April 14 Every Loser Wins-Nick Berry-October 15 The Sun Always Shines On TV-A Ha-January 16 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off-Jeramaine Stewart-September 17 Edge Of Heaven-Wham!-June 18 The Chicken Song-Spitting Image-May 19 True Blue-Madonna-October 20 On My Own-Patti Austin & Michael McDonald-May 21 I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz-June 22 Walk Like An Egyptian-The Bangles-November 23 You Keep Me Hangin' On-Kim Wilde-November 24 Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel-May 25 Rain Or Shine-Five Star-October 26 West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys-January 27 In The Army Now-Status Quo-October 28 Lessons In Love-Level 42-May 29 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-June 30 Let's Go All The Way-Sly Fox-July 31 All I Ask Of You-Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman-October 32 Sometimes-Erasure-December 33 My Favourite Waste Of Time-Owen Paul-July 34 Manic Monday-The Bangles-March 35 Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)-Mel And Kim-November 36 Livin' On A Prayer-Bon Jovi-December 37 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-January 38 A Kind Of Magic-Queen-April 39 Happy Hour-The Housemartins-June 40 Caravan Of Love-The Housemartins-December 41 Glory Of Love-Peter Cetera-September 42 Wonderful World-Sam Cooke-April (1960) 43 Word Up-Cameo-September 44 Reet Petite-Jackie Wilson-December 45 Touch Me(I Want Your Body)-Samantha Fox-April 46 Borderline-Madonna-February 47 You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon-October 48 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-June 49 Breakout-Swing Out Sister-November 50 Only Love-Nana Mouskouri-January 51 Live To Tell-Madonna-May 52 Every Beat Of My Heart-Rod Stewart-July 53 Too Good To Be Forgotten-Amazulu-June 54 What Have You Done For Me Lately?-Janet Jackson-April 55 Starting Together-Su Pollard-February 56 System Addict-Five Star-February 57 You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix 76/86)-The Real Thing-April 58 (I Just) Died In Your Arms-Cutting Crew-September 59 Camouflage-Stan Ridgeway-August 60 Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent-Gwen Guthrie-August 61 How Will I Know?-Whitney Houston-February 62 Absolute Beginners-David Bowie-March 63 Thorn In My Side-Eurythmics-September 64 Eloise-The Damned-February 65 Can't Get By Without You-The Real Thing-June 66 Venus-Bananarama-July 67 Hi Ho Silver-Jim Diamond-March 68 Saving All My Love For You-Whitney Houston-January 69 Brother Louie-Modern Talking-August 70 Can't Wait Another Minute-Five Star-May 71 Love Missles F1-11-Sigue Sigue Sputnik-March 72 The Rain-Oran 'Juice' Jones-December 73 Broken Wings-Mr.Mister-February 74 Hunting High And Low-A-ha-June 75 Hit That Perfect Beat-Bronski Beat-January 76 Burning Heart-Survivor-February 77 Saturday Love-Cherelle And Alexander O'Neil-January 78 Each Time You Break My Heart-Nick Kamen-December 79 Love Can't Turn Around-Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk-September 80 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-April 81 Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen-May 82 Living In America-James Brown-February 83 Set Me Free-Jaki Graham-June 84 Anyone Can Fall In Love-Anita Dobson & The Simon May Orchestra-August 85 For America-Red Box-Novembe 86 Sing Our Own Song-UB40-July 87 Walk This Way-Run D.MC/ Aerosmith-September 88 French Kissin' In The USA-Debbie Harry-December 89 Calling All The Heroes-It Bites-August 90 The Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-May 91 Merry Christmas Everyone-Shakin' Stevens-January 92 Power Of Love/Do You Believe In Love-Huey Lewis & The News-March (1985/1982) 93 What's The Colour Of Money-Hollywood Beyond-July 94 New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)-Bucks Fizz-June 95 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-August 96 Suburbia-Pet Shop Boys-October 97 Stuck With You-Huey Lewis & The News-October 98 You Little Thief-Feargal Sharkey-January 99 Through The Barricades-Spandau Ballet-November 100 Open Your Heart-Madonna-December