1986 in British music
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This is a summary of 1986 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
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[edit] Charts
[edit] Top 40 Singles of 1986
| Position | Song Title | Artist | Sales | Highest Position |
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| 1 | Don't Leave Me This Way | The Communards | 1 | |
| 2 | Every Loser Wins | Nick Berry | 1 | |
| 3 | I Want To Wake Up With You | Boris Gardiner | 1 | |
| 4 | Living Doll | Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | 1 | |
| 5 | Chain Reaction | Diana Ross | 1 | |
| 6 | The Lady In Red | Chris De Burgh | 1 | |
| 7 | When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going | Billy Ocean | 1 | |
| 8 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna | 1 | |
| 9 | Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From Top Gun) | Berlin | 1 | |
| 10 | So Macho / Cruising | Sinitta | 2 | |
| 11 | True Blue | Madonna | 1 | |
| 12 | A Different Corner | George Michael | 1 | |
| 13 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco | 1 | |
| 14 | We Don't Have To | Jermaine Stewart | 2 | |
| 15 | Spirit In The Sky | Doctor and the Medics | 1 | |
| 16 | The Final Countdown | Europe | 1 | |
| 17 | Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town) | Jackie Wilson | 1 | |
| 18 | Rain Or Shine | Five Star | 2 | |
| 19 | Caravan Of Love | The Housemartins | 1 | |
| 20 | The Chicken Song | Spitting Image | 1 | |
| 21 | The Sun Always Shines On T.V. | a-ha | 1 | |
| 22 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle with Michael McDonald | 2 | |
| 23 | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles | 3 | |
| 24 | In The Army Now | Status Quo | 2 | |
| 25 | Lessons In Love | Level 42 | 3 | |
| 26 | Glory Of Love | Peter Cetera | 3 | |
| 27 | The Edge Of Heaven | Wham! | 1 | |
| 28 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | 4 | |
| 29 | All I Ask Of You | Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman | 3 | |
| 30 | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) | Samantha Fox | 3 | |
| 31 | Wonderful World | Sam Cooke | 2 | |
| 32 | A Kind Of Magic | Queen | 3 | |
| 33 | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red | 2 | |
| 34 | You Keep Me Hangin' On | Kim Wilde | 2 | |
| 35 | Let's Go All The Way | Sly Fox | 3 | |
| 36 | Word Up | Cameo | 3 | |
| 37 | Manic Monday | The Bangles | 2 | |
| 38 | I Can't Wait | Nu Shooz | 2 | |
| 39 | My Favourite Waste Of Time | Owen Paul | 3 | |
| 40 | You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | 4 |
[edit] Music awards
[edit] BRIT Awards
The 1986 BRIT Awards winners were:
- Best British producer: Dave Stewart
- Best international solo artist: Bruce Springsteen
- British female solo artist: Annie Lennox
- British group: Dire Straits
- British male solo artist: Phil Collins
- British Single: Tears for Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
- British Video: Paul Young - "Everytime You Go Away"
- Best British Newcomer: Go West
- International group: Huey Lewis & the News
- Outstanding contribution: Wham! and Elton John (Joint Winners)
