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
4 January	Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood	Dermot Morgan
11 January	Thank You Very Much Mr Eastwood	Dermot Morgan
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	When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going	Billy Ocean
1 March	Chain Reaction	Diana Ross
8 March	Chain Reaction	Diana Ross
15 March	Absolute Beginners	David Bowie
22 March	Absolute Beginners	David Bowie
29 March	Living Doll	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
5 April	Living Doll	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
12 April	Living Doll	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
19 April	Living Doll	Cliff Richard and The Young Ones
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	The Chicken Song	Spitting Image
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	Papa Don't Preach	Madonna
12 July	The Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
19 July	Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
26 July	Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
2 August	Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
9 August	Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
16 August	Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
23 August	Lady in Red	Chris de Burgh
30 August	I Want to Wake Up with You	Boris Gardiner
6 September	I Want to Wake Up with You	Boris Gardiner
13 September	Don't Leave Me This Way	The Communards
20 September	Don't Leave Me This Way	The Communards
27 September	Don't Leave Me This Way	The Communards
4 October	True Blue	Madonna
11 October	True Blue	Madonna
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	Take My Breath Away	Berlin
15 November	Take My Breath Away	Berlin
22 November	Take My Breath Away	Berlin
29 November	The Final Countdown	Europe
6 December	The Final Countdown	Europe
13 December	Caravan of Love	The Housemartins
20 December	Caravan of Love	The Housemartins
27 December	Caravan of Love	The Housemartins

• 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

• 1986 in music
• Irish Singles Chart
• List of artists who reached number one in Ireland