Nummer 1-hits in de Nederlandse Top 40 in 1986
Deze hits stonden in 1986 op nummer 1 in de Nederlandse Top 40:
| Datum | Artiest | Titel |
| 4 januari | Elton John | Nikita |
| 11 januari | Elton John | Nikita |
| 18 januari | Elton John | Nikita |
| 25 januari | Elton John | Nikita |
| 1 februari | Feargal Sharkey | A good heart |
| 8 februari | Feargal Sharkey | A good heart |
| 15 februari | Billy Ocean | When the going gets tough, the tough get going |
| 22 februari | Billy Ocean | When the going gets tough, the tough get going |
| 1 maart | Billy Ocean | When the going gets tough, the tough get going |
| 8 maart | Billy Ocean | When the going gets tough, the tough get going |
| 15 maart | Billy Ocean | When the going gets tough, the tough get going |
| 22 maart | Cock Robin | The promise you made |
| 29 maart | Cock Robin | The promise you made |
| 5 april | Falco | Jeanny |
| 12 april | Falco | Jeanny |
| 19 april | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll |
| 26 april | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll |
| 3 mei | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll |
| 10 mei | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll |
| 17 mei | George Michael | A different corner |
| 24 mei | Sam Cooke | Wonderful world |
| 31 mei | Sam Cooke | Wonderful world |
| 7 juni | Sam Cooke | Wonderful world |
| 14 juni | Sam Cooke | Wonderful world |
| 21 juni | Janet Jackson | What have you done for me lately |
| 28 juni | Janet Jackson | What have you done for me lately |
| 5 juli | Janet Jackson | What have you done for me lately |
| 12 juli | Wham! | The edge of heaven |
| 19 juli | Wham! | The edge of heaven |
| 26 juli | Wham! | The edge of heaven |
| 2 augustus | MC Miker G & Deejay Sven | Holiday rap |
| 9 augustus | MC Miker G & Deejay Sven | Holiday rap |
| 16 augustus | MC Miker G & Deejay Sven | Holiday rap |
| 23 augustus | UB40 | Sing our own song |
| 30 augustus | UB40 | Sing our own song |
| 6 september | UB40 | Sing our own song |
| 13 september | UB40 | Sing our own song |
| 20 september | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | The way it is |
| 27 september | Europe | The final countdown |
| 4 oktober | Europe | The final countdown |
| 11 oktober | Europe | The final countdown |
| 18 oktober | Europe | The final countdown |
| 25 oktober | Berlin | Take my breath away |
| 1 november | The Communards | Don't leave me this way |
| 8 november | The Communards | Don't leave me this way |
| 15 november | The Communards | Don't leave me this way |
| 22 november | The Communards | Don't leave me this way |
| 29 november | The Communards | Don't leave me this way |
| 6 december | The Bangles | Walk like an Egyptian |
| 13 december | The Bangles | Walk like an Egyptian |
| 20 december | The Bangles | Walk like an Egyptian |
| 27 december | geen Top 40 verschenen |
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