List of number-one singles of 1986 (Ireland)

This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1986.

Week ending Song Artist Ref.
4 January "Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood" Dermot Morgan
11 January
18 January "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." a-ha
25 January "Walk of Life" Dire Straits
1 February "Borderline" Madonna
8 February "Only Love" Nana Mouskouri
15 February "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean
22 February
1 March "Chain Reaction" Diana Ross
8 March
15 March "Absolute Beginners" David Bowie
22 March
29 March "Living Doll" Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
5 April
12 April
19 April
26 April "Rock Me Amadeus" Falco
3 May "Look Away" Big Country
10 May "On My Own" Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
17 May "The Chicken Song" Spitting Image
24 May
31 May "Rollin' Home" Status Quo
7 June "Holding Back the Years" Simply Red
14 June "Spirit in the Sky" Doctor and the Medics
21 June "The Edge of Heaven" Wham!
28 June "Papa Don't Preach" Madonna
5 July
12 July "The Lady in Red" Chris de Burgh
19 July
26 July
2 August
9 August
16 August
23 August
30 August "I Want to Wake Up with You" Boris Gardiner
6 September
13 September "Don't Leave Me This Way" The Communards
20 September
27 September
4 October "True Blue" Madonna
11 October
18 October "In the Army Now" Status Quo
25 October "All I Ask of You" Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman
1 November "Take My Breath Away" Berlin
8 November
15 November
22 November
29 November "The Final Countdown" Europe
6 December
13 December "Caravan of Love" The Housemartins
20 December [1]
27 December
  • 27 Number Ones
  • Most weeks at No.1 (song): "The Lady in Red" – Chris de Burgh (7)
  • Most weeks at No.1 (artist): Chris de Burgh (7)
  • Most No.1s: Madonna (3)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Retro Top Ten: This week in 1986". Irish Independent. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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