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 | ||
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)
See also[]
Categories:
- 1986 in Irish music
- 1986 record charts
- Lists of number-one songs in Ireland