List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1986

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These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1986.

Issue DateSongArtist(s)Reference
4 January"Nikita" Elton John [1]
11 January [2]
18 January [3]
25 January [4]
1 February"A Good Heart" Feargal Sharkey [5]
8 February [6]
15 February"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean [7]
22 February [8]
1 March [9]
8 March [10]
15 March [11]
22 March"The Promise You Made" Cock Robin [12]
29 March [13]
5 April"Jeanny" Falco [14]
12 April [15]
19 April"Living Doll" Cliff Richard & The Young Ones [16]
26 April [17]
3 May [18]
10 May [19]
17 May"A Different Corner" George Michael [20]
24 May"Wonderful World" Sam Cooke [21]
31 May [22]
7 June [23]
14 June [24]
21 June"What Have You Done for Me Lately" Janet Jackson [25]
28 June [26]
5 July [27]
12 July"The Edge of Heaven" Wham! [28]
19 July [29]
26 July [30]
2 August"Holiday Rap" MC Miker G & DJ Sven [31]
9 August [32]
16 August [33]
23 August"Sing Our Own Song" UB40 [34]
30 August [35]
6 September [36]
13 September [37]
20 September"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby and the Range [38]
27 September"The Final Countdown" Europe [39]
4 October [40]
11 October [41]
18 October [42]
25 October"Take My Breath Away" Berlin [43]
1 November"Don't Leave Me This Way" The Communards [44]
8 November [45]
15 November [46]
22 November [47]
29 November [48]
6 December"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles [49]
13 December [50]
20 December [51]
27 DecemberNo Top 40 released

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