1986 Number One Singles U.S. Pop

Title / Artist / Weeks at #1​:​​ 

• Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
• That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends (4 weeks)
• How Will I Know - Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
• Kyrie - Mr. Mister (2 weeks)
• Sara - Starship (1 week)
• These Dreams - Heart (1 week)
• Rock Me Amadeus - Falco  (3 weeks)
• Kiss - Prince & The Revolution (2 weeks)
• Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer (1 week)
• West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (1 week)
• Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston (3 weeks)
• Live To Tell - Madonna (1 week)
• On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald (3 weeks)
• There'll Be Sad Songs - Billy Ocean (1 week)
• Holding Back The Years - Simply Red (1 week)
• Invisble Touch - Genesis (1 week)
• Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1 week)
• Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera (2 weeks)
• Papa Don't Preach - Madonna (2 weeks)
• Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1 week)
• Venus - Bananarama (1 week)
• Take My Breath Away - Berlin (1 week)
• Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News (3 weeks)
• When I Think Of You - Janet Jackson (2 weeks)
• True Colors - Cyndi Lauper (2 weeks)
• Amanda - Boston (2 weeks)
• Human - The Human League (1 week)
• You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi (1 week)
• ​The Next Time I Fall - Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (1 week)
• The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby & The Range (1 week)
• Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles (2 weeks)

1986 Number One Singles U.K.

Title / Artist / Weeks at #1​​: 

• West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys (2 weeks)
• The Sun Always Shines On TV - A-ha  (2 weeks)
• When The Going Gets Tough... - Billy Ocean  (4 weeks)
• Chain Reaction - Diana Ross (3 weeks)
• Living Doll - Cliff Richards & The Young Ones (3 weeks)
• A Different Corner - George Michael (3 weeks)
• Rock Me Amadeus - Falco (1 week)
• The Chicken Song - The Splitting Image  (3 weeks)
• Spirit In The Sky - Doctor & The Medics (3 weeks)
• The Edge Of Heaven - Wham! (2 weeks)
• Papa Don't Preach - Madonna (3 weeks)
• The Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh (3 weeks)
• I Want To Wake Up With You - Boris Gardiner (3 weeks)
• Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards  (4 weeks)
• True Blue - Madonna (1 week)
• Every Loser Wins - Nick Berry (3 weeks)
• Take My Breath Away - Berlin (4 weeks)
• The Final Countdown - Europe (2 weeks)
• Caravan Of Love - The Housemartins (1 week)
• Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (4 weeks)

1986 Best Selling Singles

Based on Worldwide Sales

  1 Berlin / Take My Breath Away

  2 Falco / Rock Me Amadeus

  3 Dionne Warwick & Friends / That's What Friends Are For

  4 Madonna / Papa Don't Preach

  5 The Bangles / Walk Like an Egyptian

  6 The Pet Shop Boys / West End Girls

  7 Peter Gabriel / Sledgehammer

  8 Chris de Burgh / The Lady in Red

  9 Europe / The Final Countdown

10 Prince / Kiss

11 Madonna / Live to Tell

12 Billy Ocean / When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

13 Bananarama / Venus

14 Whitney Houston / Greatest Love of All

15 Steve Winwood / Higher Love

16 The Bangles / Manic Monday

17 Robert Palmer / Addicted to Love

18 Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald / On My Own

19 Madonna / True Blue

20 Peter Cetera / Glory of Love

21 Cutting Crew / (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight

22 Run DMC & Aerosmith / Walk This Way

23 George Michael / A Different Corner

24 Cyndi Lauper / True Colors

25 Level 42 / Lessons in Love

26 Samantha Fox / Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

27 Survivor / Burning Heart

28 Bruce Hornsby & The Range / The Way it Is

29 Lionel Richie / Dancing On the Ceiling

30 The Human League / Human

31 Duran Duran / Notorious

32 Mr Mister / Kyrie

33 Jefferson Starship / Sara

34 A-Ha / The Sun Always Shines On TV

35 Wham! / The Edge of Heaven

36 Huey Lewis & The News / Stuck With You

37 Whitney Houston / How Will I Know

38 Dire Straits / Walk of Life

39 Nu Shooz / I Can't Wait

40 Simply Red / Holding Back the Years

41 Billy Ocean / There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

42 Genesis / Invisible Touch

43 Oran 'Juice' Jones / The Rain

44 Janet Jackson / When I Think of You

45 Tina Turner / Typical Male

46 Glass Tiger / Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)

47 The Pet Shop Boys / Suburbia

48 MC Miker G & DJ Sven / Holiday Rap

49 The Communards / Don't Leave Me This Way

50 James Brown / Living in America

51 Cameo / Word Up

52 Wang Chung / Everybody Have Fun Tonight

53 Cliff Richard & The Young Ones / Living Doll

54 Miami Sound Machine / Conga

55 David Bowie / Absolute Beginners

56 Janet Jackson / What Have You Done For Me Lately

57 Janet Jackson / Nasty

58 Status Quo / In the Army Now

59 Miami Sound Machine / Bad Boy

60 Heart / These Dreams

61 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / If You Leave

62 Diana Ross / Chain Reaction

63 Double / The Captain of Her Heart

64 Eddie Murphy / Party All The Time

65 Modern Talking / Brother Louie

66 Level 42 / Something About You

67 Bon Jovi / You Give Love a Bad Name

68 Boston / Amanda

69 The Rolling Stones / Harlem Shuffle

70 Klymaxx / I Miss You

71 Michael McDonald / Sweet Freedom

72 Stacey Q / Two Of Hearts

73 Van Halen / Why Can't This Be Love?

74 Kenny Loggins / Danger Zone

75 Sly Fox / Let's Go All the Way

76 Atlantic Starr / Secret Lovers

77 Boris Gardiner / I Want to Wake Up With You

78 Modern Talking / Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. For Love)

79 Falco / Jeanny Part I

80 Mel & Kim / Showing Out (Get Fresh At the Weekend)

81 Mike & The Mechanics / All I Need is a Miracle

82 Doctor & The Medics / Spirit in the Sky

83 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Rage Hard

84 Timex Social Club / Rumors

85 Bronski Beat / Hit That Perfect Beat

86 Peter Cetera & Amy Grant / The Next Time I Fall

87 Sheila E / A Love Bizarre

88 Belinda Carlisle / Mad About You

89 Paul Simon / You Can Call Me Al

90 El DeBarge / Who's Johnny

91 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark / (Forever) Live & Die

92 Don Johnson / Heartbeat

93 Culture Club / Move Away

94 The Pretenders / Don't Get Me Wrong

95 Sigue Sigue Sputnik / Love Missile F1-11

96 Queen / A Kind of Magic

97 A-Ha / I've Been Losing You

98 Howard Jones / No One is to Blame

99 Jermaine Stewart / We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off

100 INXS / What You Need

1986 Best Selling Albums

Based on Worldwide Sales

  1 Paul Simon / Graceland

  2 Bon Jovi / Slippery When Wet

  3 Madonna / True Blue

  4 Peter Gabriel / So

  5 The Beastie Boys / Licensed To Ill

  6 Janet Jackson / Control

  7 Original Soundtrack / Top Gun

  8 Huey Lewis & The News / Fore!

  9 Genesis / Invisible Touch

10 Metallica / Master Of Puppets

11 Lionel Richie / Dancing On The Ceiling

12 The Smiths / The Queen Is Dead

13 Bruce Springsteen / Live 1975-1985

14 Van Halen / 5150

15 Prince / Parade

16 The Eurythmics / Revenge

17 Tina Turner / Break Every Rule

18 Barbra Streisand / The Broadway Album

19 Mr Mister / Welcome To The Real World

20 The Rolling Stones / Dirty Work

21 Simply Red / Picture Book

22 The Police / Every Breath You Take - The Singles

23 Run DMC / Raising Hell

24 Boston / Third Stage

25 Europe / The Final Countdown

26 Original Soundtrack / Rocky IV

27 Depeche Mode / Black Celebration

28 Queen / A Kind Of Magic

29 Bruce Hornsby & The Range / The Way It Is

30 Billy Idol / Whiplash Smile

31 The Pet Shop Boys / Please

32 Cyndi Lauper / True Colors

33 Steve Winwood / Back In The High Life

34 Patti LaBelle / Winner In You

35 The Bangles / Different Light

36 Falco / Falco 3

37 Anita Baker / Rapture

38 Chris de Burgh / Into The Light

39 Wham! / The Final

40 Talking Heads / True Stories

41 David Lee Roth / Eat 'Em & Smile

42 Iron Maiden / Somewhere In Time

43 Billy Joel / The Bridge

44 AC/DC / Who Made Who

45 REM / Life's Rich Pageant

46 Billy Ocean / Love Zone

47 Modern Talking / Ready For Romance

48 A-Ha / Scoundrel Days

49 Talk Talk / The Colour Of Spring

50 Ozzy Osbourne / The Ultimate Sin

51 Cameo / Word Up

52 Duran Duran / Notorious

53 The Cure / Standing On A Beach - The Singles

54 Rod Stewart / Every Beat Of My Heart

55 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band / Like A Rock

56 The Housemartins / London 0 Hull 4

57 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Liverpool

58 Stevie Nicks / Rock A Little

59 Journey / Raised On Radio

60 Roxy Music / Street Life - 20 Greatest Hits

61 Robert Cray Band / Strong Persuader

62 Chris Rea / On The Beach

63 Samantha Fox / Touch Me

64 Modern Talking / The Middle Of Nowhere

65 Elvis Costello / Blood & Chocolate

66 Elvis Costello / The Costello Show: King Of America

67 The Pretenders / Get Close

68 Eric Clapton / August (-)

69 XTC / Skylarking

70 The The / Infected

71 Grace Jones / Island Life

72 Joe Cocker / Cocker

73 Steve Earle / Guitar Town

74 Kate Bush / The Whole Story

75 The Pet Shop Boys / Disco

76 Herbert Gronemeyer / Sprunge

77 Al Jarreau / L Is For Lover

78 Luther Vandross / Give Me The Reason

79 Toto / Fahrenheit

80 New Order / Brotherhood

81 The Moody Blues / The Other Side Of Life

82 Falco / Emotional

83 Jefferson Starship / Knee Deep In The Hoopla

84 The Communards / Communards

85 Poison / Look What The Cat Dragged In

86 Jean-Michel Jarre / Rendez-vous

87 Jackson Browne / Lives In The Balance

88 Cutting Crew / Broadcast

89 Status Quo / In The Army Now

90 Five Star / Silk & Steel

91 Billy Bragg / Talking With The Taxman About Poetry

92 Peter Cetera / Solitude / Solitaire

93 Judas Priest / Turbo

94 Paul Young / Between Two Fires

95 Bob Geldof / Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere

96 Matt Bianco / Matt Bianco

97 Slayer / Reign in Blood

98 Bonnie Tyler / Secret Dreams & Forbidden Fire

99 Electric Light Orchestra / Balance Of Power

100 Aretha Franklin / Aretha