This is a list of number-one songs in 1986 on the Italian charts compiled weekly by the Italian Hit Parade Singles Chart.
| Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | "Election Day" | Arcadia | [1] |
| January 11 | "Take On Me" | A-ha | |
| January 18 | |||
| January 25 | |||
| February 1 | |||
| February 8 | "Diamond" | Via Verdi | |
| February 15 | "Ti sento" | Matia Bazar | |
| February 22 | "Adesso Tu" | Eros Ramazzotti | |
| March 1 | |||
| March 8 | |||
| March 15 | |||
| March 22 | |||
| March 29 | |||
| April 5 | |||
| April 12 | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | Joe Cocker | |
| April 19 | |||
| April 26 | |||
| May 3 | |||
| May 10 | |||
| May 17 | "Live To Tell" | Madonna | |
| May 24 | |||
| May 31 | |||
| June 7 | |||
| June 14 | |||
| June 21 | |||
| June 28 | |||
| July 5 | "Run to Me" | Tracy Spencer | |
| July 12 | "Papa Don't Preach" | Madonna | |
| July 19 | |||
| July 26 | |||
| August 2 | |||
| August 9 | |||
| August 16 | |||
| August 23 | |||
| August 30 | "Easy Lady" | Spagna | |
| September 6 | |||
| September 13 | |||
| September 20 | |||
| September 27 | |||
| October 4 | |||
| October 11 | |||
| October 18 | |||
| October 25 | "Holiday Rap" | MC Miker G & DJ Sven | |
| November 1 | |||
| November 8 | |||
| November 15 | "Notorious" | Duran Duran | |
| November 22 | |||
| November 29 | |||
| December 6 | |||
| December 13 | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | |
| December 20 | |||
| December 27 |
| Position | Artist | Weeks #1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madonna | 14 |
| 2 | Spagna | 8 |
| 3 | Eros Ramazzotti | 7 |
| 4 | Joe Cocker | 5 |
| 5 | A-ha | 4 |
| 5 | Duran Duran | 4 |
| 6 | Europe | 3 |
| 6 | MC Miker G & DJ Sven | 3 |
| 7 | Arcadia | 1 |
| 7 | Matia Bazar | 1 |
| 7 | Tracy Spencer | 1 |
| 7 | Via Verdi | 1 |