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	"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

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