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	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	"On My Own"	Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
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

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