List of European number-one hits of 1986
This is a list of the Hitkrant (to November 1986) /Music & Media magazines' European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number-ones of 1986.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January | "Take on Me" | a-ha | Promise | Sade |
| 11 January | ||||
| 18 January | ||||
| 25 January | "Nikita" | Elton John | ||
| 1 February | ||||
| 8 February | ||||
| 15 February | "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." | a-ha | ||
| 22 February | ||||
| 1 March | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean | ||
| 8 March | ||||
| 15 March | "Burning Heart" | Survivor | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits |
| 22 March | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean | ||
| 29 March | ||||
| 5 April | "Burning Heart" | Survivor | ||
| 12 April | ||||
| 19 April | "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | Billy Ocean | Rocky IV (soundtrack) | Various Artists |
| 26 April | ||||
| 3 May | "A Different Corner" | George Michael | ||
| 10 May | ||||
| 17 May | Dirty Work | Rolling Stones | ||
| 24 May | ||||
| 31 May | ||||
| 7 June | "Live to Tell" | Madonna | So | Peter Gabriel |
| 14 June | ||||
| 21 June | "A Different Corner" | George Michael | A Kind of Magic | Queen |
| 28 June | "Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" | Modern Talking | ||
| 5 July | ||||
| 12 July | "The Edge of Heaven" | Wham! | ||
| 19 July | "Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" | Modern Talking | True Blue | Madonna |
| 26 July | "The Edge of Heaven" | Wham! | ||
| 2 August | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna | ||
| 9 August | ||||
| 16 August | ||||
| 23 August | ||||
| 30 August | ||||
| 6 September | ||||
| 13 September | ||||
| 20 September | ||||
| 27 September | ||||
| 4 October | ||||
| 11 October | ||||
| 18 October | "True Blue" | |||
| 25 October | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | ||
| 1 November | "Take My Breath Away" | Berlin | ||
| 8 November | ||||
| 15 November | ||||
| 22 November | ||||
| 29 November | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | ||
| 6 December | ||||
| 13 December | ||||
| 20 December | ||||
| 27 December |