YEAR-END CHARTS ENGLAND
1986
| NR | TITLE | Artist(es) |
| 1 | DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY | THE COMMUNARDS |
| 2 | EVERY LOSER WINS | Nick Berry |
| 3 | I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU | Boris Gardiner |
| 4 | LIVING DOLL | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones |
| 5 | CHAIN REACTION | Diana Ross |
| 6 | THE LADY IN RED | Chris De Burgh |
| 7 | WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH | Billy Ocean |
| 8 | PAPA DON'T PREACH | Madonna |
| 9 | TAKE MY BREATH AWAY | Berlin |
| 10 | SO MACHO | Sinitta |
| 11 | TRUE BLUE | Madonna |
| 12 | A DIFFERENT CORNER | George Michael |
| 13 | ROCK ME AMADEUS | Falco |
| 14 | WE DON'T HAVE TO | Jermaine Stewart |
| 15 | SPIRIT IN THE SKY | Dr & the Medics |
| 16 | THE FINAL COUNTDOWN | Europe |
| 17 | REET PETITE | Jackie Wilson |
| 18 | RAIN OR SHINE | Five Star |
| 19 | CARAVAN OF LOVE | The Housemartins |
| 20 | THE CHICKEN SONG | Spitting Image |
| 21 | THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. | a-ha |
| 22 | ON MY OWN | Patti LaBelle with Michael McDonald |
| 23 | WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN | The Bangles |
| 24 | IN THE ARMY NOW | Status Quo |
| 25 | LESSONS IN LOVE | Level 42 |
| 26 | GLORY OF LOVE | Peter Cetera |
| 27 | THE EDGE OF HEAVEN | Wham! |
| 28 | SLEDGEHAMMER | Peter Gabriel |
| 29 | ALL I ASK OF YOU | Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman |
| 30 | TOUCH ME | Samantha Fox |
| 31 | WONDERFUL WORLD | Sam Cooke |
| 32 | A KIND OF MAGIC | Queen |
| 33 | HOLDING BACK THE YEARS | Simply Red |
| 34 | YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON | Kim Wilde |
| 35 | LET'S GO ALL THE WAY | Sly Fox |
| 36 | WORD UP | Cameo |
| 37 | MANIC MONDAY | The Bangles |
| 38 | I CAN'T WAIT | Nu Shooz |
| 39 | MY FAVOURITE WASTE OF TIME | Owen Paul |
| 40 | YOU CAN CALL ME AL | Paul Simon |
| 41 | LIVIN' ON A PRAYER | Bon Jovi |
| 42 | SOMETIMES | Erasure |
| 43 | SHOWING OUT | Mel & Kim |
| 44 | (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS | The Cutting Crew |
| 45 | YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING | The Real Thing |
| 46 | HAPPY HOUR | The Housemartins |
| 47 | STARTING TOGETHER | Su Pollard |
| 48 | THORN IN MY SIDE | The Eurythmics |
| 49 | WALK OF LIFE | Dire Straits |
| 50 | BORDERLINE | Madonna |