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List of number-one singles of 1986 (Ireland)

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This is a list of singles which have reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1986.

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Week endingSongArtist Ref.
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[1]
"On My Own"Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald[2]
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[3]
6 December
13 December"Caravan of Love"The Housemartins
20 December [4]
27 December
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  • 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)

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