This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1986.
Week ending Song ArtistRef. 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 (joint No. 1) "Make It Work" Christy Moore, Paul Doran and The Self Aid Band "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
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