Official Singles Chart Top 100
17 August 1986 - 23 August 1986
The Official UK Top 40 chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company, based on official sales of sales of downloads, CD, vinyl, audio streams and video streams. The Top 40 is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV, the full Top 100 is published exclusively on OfficialCharts.com.
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6 | 10 | CALLING ALL THE HEROES IT BITES VIRGIN | 6 | 8 | Buy Listen | |
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10 | 8 | SHOUT LULU JIVE | 8 | 6 | Buy Listen | |
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11 | 27 | GIRLS AND BOYS PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK | 11 | 2 | Buy Listen | |
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13 | 7 | PAPA DON'T PREACH MADONNA SIRE | 1 | 9 | Buy Listen | |
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14 | 11 | PANIC THE SMITHS ROUGH TRADE | 11 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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15 | 33 | WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF JERMAINE STEWART 10 | 15 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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16 | 9 | FIND THE TIME FIVE STAR TENT | 7 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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18 | 38 | GLORY OF LOVE PETER CETERA FULL MOON | 18 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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21 | 30 | WHEN I THINK OF YOU JANET JACKSON A&M | 21 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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22 | 12 | LET'S GO ALL THE WAY SLY FOX CAPITOL | 3 | 14 | Buy Listen | |
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23 | 28 | THE WAY IT IS BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE RCA | 23 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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24 | 15 | I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON ROBERT PALMER ISLAND | 9 | 6 | Buy Listen | |
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26 | 14 | EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART ROD STEWART WARNER BROTHERS | 2 | 7 | Buy Listen | |
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27 | 19 | RED SKY STATUS QUO VERTIGO | 19 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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29 | 26 | OH, PEOPLE PATTI LABELLE MCA | 26 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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30 | 16 | FIGHT FOR OURSELVES SPANDAU BALLET REFORMATION | 15 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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31 | 24 | CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE? {1986} REAL THING PRT | 24 | 4 | Buy | |
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32 | 29 | BURN DOCTOR AND THE MEDICS IRS | 29 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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33 | 39 | DREAMTIME DARYL HALL RCA | 33 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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34 | 25 | PRESS PAUL MCCARTNEY PARLOPHONE | 25 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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35 | 20 | ROSES {1986} HAYWOODE CBS | 11 | 11 | Buy | |
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38 | 48 | YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME BON JOVI VERTIGO | 38 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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39 | 23 | SMILE AUDREY HALL GERMAIN | 14 | 9 | Buy | |
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41 | 31 | SUN STREET KATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL | 22 | 9 | Buy Listen | |
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42 | 74 | [I JUST] DIED IN YOUR ARMS CUTTING CREW SIREN | 42 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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44 | 45 | COME ON HOME EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL BLANCO | 44 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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46 | 53 | ADORATIONS KILLING JOKE EG | 46 | 2 | Buy Listen | |
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47 | 41 | FOOL'S PARADISE MELI'SA MORGAN CAPITOL | 41 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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50 | 32 | MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME OWEN PAUL EPIC | 3 | 13 | Buy Listen | |
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51 | 43 | I KEEP FORGETTING MICHAEL MCDONALD WARNER BROTHERS | 43 | 5 | Buy | |
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52 | 36 | HAPPY HOUR THE HOUSEMARTINS GO! DISCS | 3 | 12 | Buy Listen | |
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53 | 34 | HIGHER LOVE STEVE WINWOOD ISLAND | 13 | 10 | Buy Listen | |
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54 | 55 | GOLDRUSH YELLO MERCURY | 54 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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55 | 35 | SOME CANDY TALKING THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN BLANCO | 13 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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59 | 58 | TAKING THE VEIL DAVID SYLVIAN VIRGIN | 53 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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60 | 63 | KISSES IN THE MOONLIGHT GEORGE BENSON WARNER BROTHERS | 60 | 2 | Buy Listen | |
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61 | 76 | PRETTY IN PINK {1986} THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS CBS | 61 | 3 | Buy | |
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62 | 61 | OPEN UP THE RED BOX SIMPLY RED WEA | 61 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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63 | 75 | NO MORE 'I LOVE YOU'S LOVER SPEAKS A&M | 63 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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64 | 42 | TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN AMAZULU ISLAND | 5 | 13 | Buy Listen | |
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65 | 69 | WE WALKED IN LOVE DOLLAR ARISTA | 65 | 5 | Buy Listen | |
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66 | 46 | THE EDGE OF HEAVEN WHAM! EPIC | 1 | 10 | Buy Listen | |
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67 | 66 | CRY {1986} GODLEY AND CREME POLYDOR | 66 | 4 | Buy | |
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68 | 49 | LOVE ZONE BILLY OCEAN JIVE | 49 | 3 | Buy Listen | |
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70 | 47 | [BANG ZOOM] LET'S GO REAL ROXANNE WITH HITMAN HOWIE TEE COOLTEMPO | 11 | 9 | Buy | |
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73 | 40 | VENUS BANANARAMA LONDON | 8 | 13 | Buy Listen | |
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75 | 67 | SOMEBODY BRILLIANT FOOD | 67 | 6 | Buy Listen | |
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77 | Re | LISTEN LIKE THIEVES INXS MERCURY | 46 | 9 | Buy Listen | |
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78 | New | WHAT DOES IT TAKE [TO WIN YOUR LOVE] KENNY G ARISTA | 78 | 1 | Buy Listen | |
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80 | 77 | FRIENDS WILL BE FRIENDS QUEEN EMI | 14 | 10 | Buy Listen | |
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81 | Re | SLEDGEHAMMER PETER GABRIEL VIRGIN | 4 | 17 | Buy Listen | |
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82 | 88 | DON'T YOU [FORGET ABOUT ME] SIMPLE MINDS VIRGIN | 7 | 54 | Buy Listen | |
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83 | 79 | ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN DOUG E FRESH AND THE GET FRESH CREW NO-LABEL | 79 | 2 | Buy Listen | |
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85 | Re | LESSONS IN LOVE LEVEL 42 POLYDOR | 3 | 16 | Buy Listen | |
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86 | 78 | AIN'T NOBODY EVER LOVED YOU ARETHA FRANKLIN NO-LABEL | 78 | 4 | Buy Listen | |
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87 | 91 | GRACELAND BIBLE CHRYSALIS | 87 | 2 | Buy Listen | |
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88 | 87 | TAKE THAT TO THE BANK {1986} SHALAMAR NO-LABEL | 87 | 2 | ||
89 | 83 | COMPUTER LOVE/IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER ZAPP NO-LABEL | 78 | 4 | ||
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91 | 89 | EVERYONE A WINNER ZUICE NO-LABEL | 89 | 2 | Buy | |
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93 | Re | THE POWER OF LOVE {1986} JENNIFER RUSH CBS | 93 | 2 | ||
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95 | Re | WHEN TOMORROW COMES EURYTHMICS RCA | 30 | 10 | Buy Listen | |
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98 | New | SILVER SHADOW {1986} ATLANTIC STARR NO-LABEL | 98 | 1 | ||
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change date:
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- End Of Year
- Audio Streams
- Sales
- Downloads
- Physical
- Vinyl
- Irish
- Albums
- Top 100
- Compilations
- Update
- End Of Year
- Downloads
- Sales
- Streaming
- Physical
- Vinyl
- Soundtracks
- Scottish
- Irish
- Compilations
- Top 100
- Soundtracks
- Classical
- Irish
- Dance
- Singles
- Albums
- Black Music
- Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart
- Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart
- Rock & Alternative
- Rock & Metal Albums
- Rock & Metal Singles
- Vinyl Albums
- Vinyl Singles
- Record Store
- Indie Albums
- Indie Albums Breakers
- Indie Singles
- Indie Singles Breakers
- Progressive Albums
- Country / Roots
- Americana Albums
- Country Artists Albums
- Country Compilations
- Folk Albums Chart
- Film
- DVD & Blu-ray
- Video Top 100
- End Of Year
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- Film on Disc
- TV
- Children's
- Music
- Special Interest
- Sports & Fitness
- Irish
- Streaming
- Audio Streams
- Audio Streams [pre-July 2014]
- Vinyl
- Albums
- Singles
- USA
- Billboard 200
- Billboard Hot 100
- Irish
- Official Irish Singles Chart
- Official Irish Albums Chart
- Official Irish Compilations Chart
- Irish Homegrown Top 20
- Official Irish Video Chart
- End Of Year
- Albums
- Singles
- Video
- More +
- Afrobeats
- Asian
- Christian & Gospel Albums
- Classical Artist Albums
- Classical Compilation Albums
- Classical Singles
- Jazz & Blues Albums
- Punjabi
- Scala Singles Chart
- Specialist Classical Albums
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