UNITED KINGDOM'S TOP (OLD CHARTS WEBSITE) SINGLES OF 1986
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 SO MACHO/CRUISING-SINITTA-AUGUST 2 CHAIN REACTION-DIANA ROSS-March 3 I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU-BORIS GARDINER-August 4 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY-COMMUNARDS-September 5 SPIRIT IN THE SKY-DR. & THE MEDICS-June 6 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN-THE BANGLES-November 7 SLEDGEHAMMER-PETER GABRIEL-May 8 ROCK ME AMADEUS-Falco-May 9 THE LADY IN RED-Chris DeBurgh-August 10 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY-Sly Fox-July 11 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-February 12 Papa Don't Preach-Madonna-July 13 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off-Jeramaine Stewart-September 14 I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz-June 15 On My Own-Patti Austin & Michael McDonald-May 16 All I Ask Of You-Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman-October 17 Lessons In Love-Level 42-May 18 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-June 19 My Favourite Waste Of Time-Owen Paul-July 20 In The Army Now-Status Quo-October 21 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-June 22 Showing Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)-Mel And Kim-November 23 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-November 24 Too Good To Be Forgotten-Amazulu-June 25 Glory Of Love-Peter Cetera-September 26 Happy Hour-Housemartins-June 27 The Sun Always Shines On TV-A Ha-January 28 How Will I Know?-Whitney Houston-February 29 Living Doll-Cliff Richard & The Young Ones-April (1959) 30 A Kind Of Magic-Queen-April 31 Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent-Gwen Guthrie-August 32 Venus-Bananarama-July 33 You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon-October 34 Can't Get By Without You-Real Thing-June 35 Word Up-Cameo-September 36 Rain Or Shine-Five Star-October 37 True Blue-Madonna-October 38 A Different Corner-George Michael-April 39 Manic Monday-Bangels-March 40 You To Me Are Everything-Real Thing-April 41 Livin' On A Prayer-Bon Jovi-December 42 What Have You Done For Me Lately-Janet Jackson-April 43 System Addict-Five Star-February 44 (I Just) Died In Your Arms-Cutting Crew-September 45 Thorn In My Side-Eurythmics-September 46 Every Loser Wins-Nick Berry-October 47 Touch Me(I Want Your Body)-Samantha Fox-April 48 Camouflage-Stan Ridgeway-August 49 Love Can't Turn Around-Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk-September 50 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-April 51 Wonderful World-Sam Cooke-April (1960) 52 Stuck With You-Huey Lewis & The News-October 53 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-January 54 Hi Ho Silver-Jim Diamond-March 55 Why Can't This Be Love-Van Halen-May 56 Breakout-Swing Out Sister-November 57 The Chicken Song-Spitting Image-May 58 Only Love-Nana Mouskouri-January 59 Can???t Wait Another Minute-Five Star-May 60 The Edge Of Heaven-Wham!-June 61 Set Me Free-Jaki Graham-June 62 The Final Countdown-Europe-December 63 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-August 64 There'll Be Sad Songs-Billy Ocean-May 65 Live To Tell-Madonna-May 66 Calling All The Heroes-It Bites-August 67 For America-Red Box-November 68 You Keep Me Hangin' On-Kim Wilde-November 69 Power Of Love-Huey Lewis & The News-March (1985) 70 Sometimes-Erasure-December 71 Brother Louie-Modern Talking-August 72 Broken Wings-Mr.Mister-February 73 Starting Together-Su Pollard-February 74 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-October 75 Borderline-Madonna-February 76 Living In America-James Brown-February 77 Every Beat Of My Heart-Rod Stewart-July 78 Burning Heart-Survivor-February 79 Saturday Love-Cherelle And Alexander O???Neil-January 80 Always There-Marti Webb & Simon May Orchestra-October 81 Hunting High And Low-A-ha-June 82 Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-May 83 Walk This Way-Run D.MC-September 84 West End Girls-Pet Shop Boys-January 85 Midas Touch-Midnight Star-October 86 New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)-Bucks Fizz-June 87 Don't Waste My Time-Paul Hardcastle-February 88 Roses-Haywoode-July 89 Eloise-Damned-February 90 What's The Colour Of Money-Hollywood Beyond-July 91 Absolute Beginners-David Bowie-March 92 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-June 93 When I Think Of You-Janet Jackson-September 94 (Forever) Live And Die-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark-September 95 Find The Time-Five Star-August 96 Suburbia-Pet Shop Boys-October 97 Each Time You Break My Heart-Nick Kamen-December 98 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-March 99 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-August 100 Hit That Perfect Beat-Bronski Beat-January 101 Digging Your Scene-Blow Monkeys-March 102 The Phantom Of The Opera-Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley-February 103 Sing Our Own Song-UB40-July 104 Love Missles F1-11-Sigue Sigue Sputnik-March 105 Don't Get Me Wrong-Pretenders-November 106 It's 'Orrible Being???Love(When You're 8??)-Claire&Friends-July 107 Kiss-Prince-March 108 Suspicious Minds-Fine Young Cannibals-January 109 You Little Thief-Feargal Sharkey-January 110 Don't Give Up-Oeter Gabriel & Kate Bush-November 111 Through The Barricades-Spandau Ballet-November 112 Look Away-Big Country-April 113 The Finest-S.O.S. Band-April 114 Shout-Lulu-August 115 Peter Gunn-Art Of Noise Featuring Duane Eddy-April 116 Theme From New York,New York-Frank Sinatra-March (1980) 117 Snooker Loopy-Matchroom Mob with Chas & Dave-May 118 French Kissin' In The USA-Debbie Harry-December 119 Anyone Can Fall In Love-Anita Dobson-August 120 (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go-Real Roxanne & Hitman Howie Tee-July 121 You Give Love A Bad Name-Bon Jovi-September 122 Amityville(The House On The Hill)-Lovebug Starski-June 123 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On-Robert Palmer-July 124 In Too Deep-Genesis-September 125 Paranoimia-Art Of Noise & Max Headroom-July 126 (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin'-Whistle-March 127 All And All-Joyce Sims-May 128 Alice I Want You Just For Me-Full Force-January 129 If You Were Here Tonight-Alexander O'Neil-March 130 Sinful-Pete Wylie-June 131 Rise-Public Image Ltd.-February 132 The Captain Of Her Heart-Double-February 133 Imagination-Belouis Some-February 134 I Can Prove It-Phil Fearon-August 135 Rumors-Timex Social Club-September 136 The Skye Boat Song-Roger Whittaker & Des O'Connor-December 137 Human-Human League-September 138 One Dance Won??t Do-Audrey Hall-March 139 I Heard It Through The Grapevine-Marvin Gaye-May (1969) 140 Smile-Audrey Hall-July 141 Pull Up To The Bumper/La Vie En Rose-Grace Jones-February 142 Higher Love-Steve Winwood-July 143 Montego Bay-Amazulu-October 144 Opportunities(Let's Make Lots Of Money)-Pet Shop Boys-June 145 All The Things That She Said-Simple Minds-April 146 Panic-Smiths-August 147 Life??s What You Make It-Talk Talk-February 148 Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald-September 149 Because I Love You-Shakin' Stevens-November 150 Who's Zoomin' Who-Aretha Franklin-January