List of European number-one hits of 1986 explained

This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1986, as published by Music & Media magazine (known as Eurotipsheet until April 1986).

Chart history

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Indicates best-performing single and album of 1986[1]
Issue dateSongArtistAlbumArtist
6 January"Take On Me"A-haPromiseSade[2]
13 January[3]
20 January[4]
27 Januarycolspan="5"
1 February"Take On Me"A-haPromiseSade[5]
8 February"Russians"Sting[6]
15 February"Say You, Say Me"Lionel Richie[7]
22 February[8]
1 March"Burning Heart"Survivor[9]
8 March[10]
15 March[11]
22 March[12]
29 MarchBrothers in ArmsDire Straits[13]
5 April[14]
12 AprilRocky IVSoundtrack[15]
19 April"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"Billy Ocean[16]
26 April[17]
3 May"Absolute Beginners"David Bowie[18]
10 May"A Different Corner"George MichaelDirty WorkRolling Stones[19]
17 MayBrothers in ArmsDire Straits[20]
24 May"Live to Tell"MadonnaDirty WorkRolling Stones[21]
31 MayBrothers in ArmsDire Straits[22]
7 JuneDirty WorkRolling Stones[23]
14 JuneBrothers in ArmsDire Straits[24]
21 JuneSoPeter Gabriel[25]
28 June[26]
5 JulyA Kind of MagicQueen[27]
12 July[28]
19 July"The Edge of Heaven"Wham![29]
26 July[30]
2 Augustbgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="8""Papa Don't Preach" Madonnabgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan="21"True Blue Madonna[31]
9 August[32]
16 August[33]
23 August[34]
30 August[35]
6 September[36]
13 September[37]
20 September[38]
27 September"Holiday Rap"MC Miker G & DJ Sven[39]
4 October[40]
11 October[41]
18 October[42]
25 October[43]
1 November"True Blue"Madonna[44]
8 November"Take My Breath Away"Berlin[45]
15 November[46]
22 November[47]
29 November[48]
6 December"The Final Countdown"Europe[49]
13 December[50]
20 December[51]
27 December

Notes and References

  1. Hot 100 of the Year 1986 . . 3 . 51/52 . 27 December 1986 . 28, 35 . 29800226.
  2. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . . 3 . 1 . 6 January 1986 . 14, 17 . 29800226.
  3. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 2 . 13 January 1986 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
  4. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 3 . 20 January 1986 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
  5. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 4 . 1 February 1986 . 20, 23 . 29800226.
  6. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 5 . 8 February 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  7. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 6 . 15 February 1986 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
  8. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 7 . 22 February 1986 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
  9. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 8 . 1 March 1986 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
  10. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 9 . 8 March 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  11. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 10 . 15 March 1986 . 14, 17 . 29800226.
  12. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 11 . 22 March 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  13. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 12 . 29 March 1986 . 14, 20 . 29800226.
  14. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 13 . 5 April 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  15. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Eurotipsheet . 3 . 14 . 12 April 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  16. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 15 . 19 April 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  17. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 16 . 26 April 1986 . 14, 20 . 29800226.
  18. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 17 . 3 May 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  19. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 18 . 10 May 1986 . 14, 17 . 29800226.
  20. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 19 . 17 May 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  21. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 20 . 24 May 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  22. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 21 . 31 May 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  23. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 22 . 7 June 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  24. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 23 . 14 June 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  25. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 24 . 21 June 1986 . 12, 16 . 29800226.
  26. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 25 . 28 June 1986 . 12, 16 . 29800226.
  27. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 26 . 5 July 1986 . 12, 16 . 29800226.
  28. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 27 . 12 July 1986 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
  29. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 28 . 19 July 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  30. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 29 . 26 July 1986 . . 29800226.
  31. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 30 . 2 August 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  32. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 31 . 9 August 1986 . . 29800226.
  33. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 32 . 16 August 1986 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
  34. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 33 . 23 August 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  35. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 34 . 30 August 1986 . 12, 16 . 29800226.
  36. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 35 . 6 September 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  37. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 36 . 13 September 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  38. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 37 . 20 September 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  39. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 38 . 27 September 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  40. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 39 . 4 October 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  41. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 40 . 11 October 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  42. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 41 . 18 October 1986 . 12, 17 . 29800226.
  43. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 42 . 25 October 1986 . 14, 20 . 29800226.
  44. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 43 . 1 November 1986 . 20, 31 . 29800226.
  45. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 44 . 8 November 1986 . 18, 24 . 29800226.
  46. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 45 . 15 November 1986 . 22, 35 . 29800226.
  47. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 46 . 22 November 1986 . 14, 19 . 29800226.
  48. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 47 . 29 November 1986 . 20, 25 . 29800226.
  49. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 48 . 6 December 1986 . 12, 15 . 29800226.
  50. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 49 . 13 December 1986 . 14, 21 . 29800226.
  51. European Hot 100 Singles / European Hot 100 Albums . Music & Media . 3 . 50 . 20 December 1986 . 16, 27 . 29800226.

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