1986 in British music

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1980s in music in the UK
List of number one singles
Summaries and charts:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1979 1990

This is a summary of 1986 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

[edit] Charts

[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1986

Position Song Title Artist Sales Highest Position
1 Don't Leave Me This Way The Communards 1
2 Every Loser Wins Nick Berry 1
3 I Want To Wake Up With You Boris Gardiner 1
4 Living Doll Cliff Richard & The Young Ones 1
5 Chain Reaction Diana Ross 1
6 The Lady In Red Chris De Burgh 1
7 When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going Billy Ocean 1
8 Papa Don't Preach Madonna 1
9 Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From Top Gun) Berlin 1
10 So Macho / Cruising Sinitta
11 True Blue Madonna
12 A Different Corner George Michael 1
13 Rock Me Amadeus Falco 1
14 We Don't Have To Jermaine Stewart
15 Spirit In The Sky Doctor and the Medics 1
16 The Final Countdown Europe 1
17 Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) Jackie Wilson 1
18 Rain Or Shine Five Star
19 Caravan Of Love The Housemartins 1
20 The Chicken Song Spitting Image 1
21 The Sun Always Shines On T.V. a-ha 1
22 On My Own Patti LaBelle with Michael McDonald
23 Walk Like An Egyptian The Bangles
24 In The Army Now Status Quo
25 Lessons In Love Level 42
26 Glory Of Love Peter Cetera
27 The Edge Of Heaven Wham! 1
28 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel
29 All I Ask Of You Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman
30 Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Samantha Fox
31 Wonderful World Sam Cooke
32 A Kind Of Magic Queen
33 Holding Back The Years Simply Red
34 You Keep Me Hangin' On Kim Wilde
35 Let's Go All The Way Sly Fox
36 Word Up Cameo
37 Manic Monday The Bangles
38 I Can't Wait Nu Shooz
39 My Favourite Waste Of Time Owen Paul
40 You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon