| Top 40 Hits of August 1986 |
| 1 |
Boris Gardiner | I Want To Wake Up With You |
| 2 |
Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
| 3 |
Sinitta | So Macho / Cruising |
| 4 |
Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent |
| 5 |
Anita Dobson | Anyone Can Fall In Love |
| 6 |
Stan Ridgway | Camouflage |
| 7 |
Madonna | Papa Don't Preach |
| 8 |
Communards | Don't Leave Me This Way |
| 9 |
Modern Talking | Brother Louie |
| 10 |
Jermaine Stewart | We Don't Have To... |
| 11 |
It Bites | Calling All The Heroes |
| 12 |
Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
| 13 |
Five Star | Find The Time |
| 14 |
Lulu | Shout |
| 15 |
Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love |
| 16 |
Phil Fearon | I Can Prove It |
| 17 |
Smiths | Panic |
| 18 |
Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way |
| 19 |
Prince & The Revolution | Girls And Boys |
| 20 |
Hollywood Beyond | What's The Colour Of Money |
| 21 |
Human League | Human |
| 22 |
Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You |
| 23 |
Jaki Graham | Breaking Away |
| 24 |
Rod Stewart | Every Beat Of My Heart |
| 25 |
Robert Palmer | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On |
| 26 |
Bruce Hornsby & The Range | The Way It Is |
| 27 |
Spandau Ballet | Fight For Ourselves |
| 28 |
Status Quo | Red Sky |
| 29 |
UB40 | Sing Our Own Song |
| 30 |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Rage Hard |
| 31 |
Depeche Mode | A Question Of Time |
| 32 |
Haywoode | Roses |
| 33 |
Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk | Love Can't Turn Around |
| 34 |
Audrey Hall | Smile |
| 35 |
Patti Labelle | Oh People |
| 36 |
Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms |
| 37 |
Real Thing | Can You Feel The Force? |
| 38 |
Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name |
| 39 |
Doctor & The Medics | Burn |
| 40 |
Daryl Hall | Dreamtime |
