List of number-one singles of 1986 (Ireland)
Appearance
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 | ||
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 | ||
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)