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 | "Make It Work" | Christy Moore, Paul Doran and the Self Aid Band | |
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
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Retro Top Ten: This week in 1986". Irish Independent. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.