Every number one of 1986

31 different songs reached #1. Longest run: Say You, Say Me, 4 weeks in a row.

  1. 1 Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie Jan 4 to Jan 11 · 2 weeks (4 in a row)
  2. 2 That's What Friends Are For Dionne and Friends Jan 18 to Feb 8 · 4 weeks
  3. 3 How Will I Know Whitney Houston Feb 15 to Feb 22 · 2 weeks
  4. 4 Kyrie Mr. Mister Mar 1 to Mar 8 · 2 weeks
  5. 5 Sara Starship Mar 15 · 1 week
  6. 6 These Dreams Heart Mar 22 · 1 week
  7. 7 Rock Me Amadeus Falco Mar 29 to Apr 12 · 3 weeks
  8. 8 Kiss Prince and the Revolution Apr 19 to Apr 26 · 2 weeks
  9. 9 Addicted to Love Robert Palmer May 3 · 1 week
  10. 10 West End Girls Pet Shop Boys May 10 · 1 week
  11. 11 Greatest Love of All Whitney Houston May 17 to May 31 · 3 weeks
  12. 12 Live to Tell Madonna Jun 7 · 1 week
  13. 13 On My Own Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald Jun 14 to Jun 28 · 3 weeks
  14. 14 Search ↗ There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean Jul 5 · 1 week
  15. 15 Holding Back the Years Simply Red Jul 12 · 1 week
  16. 16 Search ↗ Invisible Touch Genesis Jul 19 · 1 week
  17. 17 Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel Jul 26 · 1 week
  18. 18 Glory of Love Peter Cetera Aug 2 to Aug 9 · 2 weeks
  19. 19 Papa Don't Preach Madonna Aug 16 to Aug 23 · 2 weeks
  20. 20 Higher Love Steve Winwood Aug 30 · 1 week
  21. 21 Venus Bananarama Sep 6 · 1 week
  22. 22 Take My Breath Away Berlin Sep 13 · 1 week
  23. 23 Stuck with You Huey Lewis and the News Sep 20 to Oct 4 · 3 weeks
  24. 24 When I Think of You Janet Jackson Oct 11 to Oct 18 · 2 weeks
  25. 25 True Colors Cyndi Lauper Oct 25 to Nov 1 · 2 weeks
  26. 26 Search ↗ Amanda Boston Nov 8 to Nov 15 · 2 weeks
  27. 27 Human The Human League Nov 22 · 1 week
  28. 28 You Give Love a Bad Name Bon Jovi Nov 29 · 1 week
  29. 29 The Next Time I Fall Peter Cetera and Amy Grant Dec 6 · 1 week
  30. 30 The Way It Is Bruce Hornsby & the Range Dec 13 · 1 week
  31. 31 Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles Dec 20 to Dec 27 · 2 weeks (4 in a row)

The numbers beside each song count the year's number ones in order. Weeks are counted from the Billboard Hot 100 charts dated in 1986.