1986 ROCK Number One Song Calendar |
| red # = weekly rock chartblue # = pop chart |
| 1 | Stages | 1 | 24 | 1-04-86 |
| ZZ Top |
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| 2 | Kyrie | 1 | 1 | 1-18-86 |
| Mr. Mister |
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| 3 | Life In A Northern Town | 1 | 3 | 1-25-86 |
| The Dream Academy |
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| 2-01-86 |
| Kyrie by Mr. Mister returns to number one |
| 4 | All The Kings Horses | 1 | 2-08-86 |
| The Firm |
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| 5 | These Dreams | 1 | 1 | 3-01-86 |
| Heart |
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| 6 | Addicted To Love | 1 | 1 | 3-08-86 |
| Robert Palmer |
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| 7 | Harlem Shuffle | 1 | 4 | 3-15-86 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 8 | Why Can't This Be Love | 1 | 7 | 3-22-86 |
| Van Halen |
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| 9 | American Storm | 1 | 17 | 4-05-86 |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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| 10 | Stick Around | 1 | 24 | 4-12-86 |
| Julian Lennon |
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| 11 | One Hit (To The Body) | 1 | 18 | 4-26-86 |
| The Rolling Stones |
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| 12 | Like A Rock | 1 | 12 | 5-03-86 |
| Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band |
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| 13 | Sledgehammer | 1 | 1 | 5-17-86 |
| Peter Gabriel |
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| 14 | Invisible Touch | 1 | 2 | 5-31-86 |
| Genesis |
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| 15 | Higher Love | 1 | 1 | 6-21-86 |
| Steve Winwood |
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| 16 | Touch And Go | 1 | 7-05-86 |
| Emerson, Lake & Powell |
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| 17 | Love Walks In | 1 | 2 | 7-12-86 |
| Van Halen |
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| 18 | Red Rain | 1 | 7-19-86 |
| Peter Gabriel |
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| 7-26-86 |
| Love Walks by In Van Halen returns to number one |
| 19 | Missionary Man | 1 | 14 | 8-02-86 |
| Eurythmics |
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| 20 | Throwing It All Away | 1 | 2 | 8-09-86 |
| Genesis |
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| 21 | In Your Eyes | 1 | 15 | 8-30-86 |
| Peter Gabriel |
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| 22 | Take Me Home Tonight | 1 | 2 | 9-06-86 |
| Eddie Money |
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| 23 | You Give Love A Bad Name | 1 | 1 | 9-20-86 |
| Bon Jovi |
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| 24 | Amanda | 1 | 1 | 10-04-86 |
| Boston |
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| 25 | To Be A Lover | 1 | 6 | 10-18-86 |
| Billy Idol |
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| 26 | Don't Get Me Wrong | 1 | 3 | 10-25-86 |
| The Pretenders |
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| 27 | The Way It Is | 1 | 1 | 11-08-86 |
| Bruce Hornsby And The Range |
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| 28 | Keep Your Hands To Yourself | 1 | 2 | 11-15-86 |
| Georgia Satellites |
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| 29 | I Want To Make The World Turn Around | 1 | 11-22-86 |
| The Steve Miller Band |
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| 30 | It's In The Way You Use It | 1 | 12-06-86 |
| Eric Clapton |
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| 31 | My Baby | 1 | 24 | 12-27-86 |
| The Pretenders |
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