Here are the Number One Hit Singles in the UK for 1986, based on sales.

• 11/1/1986 : (2 weeks) - Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
• 25/1/1986 : (2 weeks) - a-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV
• 8/2/1986 : (4 weeks) - Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
• 8/3/1986 : (3 weeks) - Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
• 29/3/1986 : (3 weeks) - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll
• 19/4/1986 : (3 weeks) - George Michael - A Different Corner
• 10/5/1986 : (1 week) - Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
• 17/5/1986 : (3 weeks) - Spitting Image - The Chicken Song
• 7/6/1986 : (3 weeks) - Doctor and The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
• 28/6/1986 : (2 weeks) - Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven
• 12/7/1986 : (3 weeks) - Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
• 2/8/1986 : (3 weeks) - Chris de Burgh - The Lady In Red
• 23/8/1986 : (3 weeks) - Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You
• 13/9/1986 : (4 weeks) - The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
• 11/10/1986 : (1 week) - Madonna - True Blue
• 18/10/1986 : (3 weeks) - Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins
• 8/11/1986 : (4 weeks) - Berlin - Take My Breath Away
• 6/12/1986 : (2 weeks) - Europe - The Final Countdown
• 20/12/1986 : (1 week) - The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love
• 27/12/1986 : (4 weeks) - Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

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Singles are shown with the date they entered the Number One slot. UK_Charter is an autonoder under the control of spiregrain.