| Top 40 Hits of February 1986 |
| 1 |
Billy Ocean | When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going) |
| 2 |
Madonna | Borderline |
| 3 |
Su Pollard | Starting Together |
| 4 |
Damned | Eloise |
| 5 |
Five Star | System Addict |
| 6 |
Diana Ross | Chain Reaction |
| 7 |
A-ha | The Sun Always Shines On TV |
| 8 |
Nana Mouskouri | Only Love |
| 9 |
James Brown | Living In America |
| 10 |
Whitney Houston | How Will I Know |
| 11 |
Survivor | Burning Heart |
| 12 |
Dire Straits | Walk Of Life |
| 13 |
Double | The Captain Of Her Heart |
| 14 |
Public Image Ltd | Rise |
| 15 |
Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley | The Phantom Of The Opera |
| 16 |
Paul Hardcastle | Don't Waste My Time |
| 17 |
Grace Jones | Pull Up To The Bumper / La Vie En Rose |
| 18 |
Simple Minds | Sanctify Yourself |
| 19 |
Fine Young Cannibals | Suspicious Minds |
| 20 |
Shakin' Stevens | Turning Away |
| 21 |
Belouis Some | Imagination |
| 22 |
Mr Mister | Broken Wings |
| 23 |
Talk Talk | Life's What You Make It |
| 24 |
Latin Quarter | Radio Africa |
| 25 |
Ozzy Osbourne | Shot In The Dark |
| 26 |
Bangles | Manic Monday |
| 27 |
Sigue Sigue Sputnik | Love Missile F1-11 |
| 28 |
Cherelle With Alexander O'Neal | Saturday Love |
| 29 |
Talking Heads | And She Was |
| 30 |
Feargal Sharkey | You Little Thief |
| 31 |
Depeche Mode | Stripped |
| 32 |
Rochelle | My Magic Man |
| 33 |
Eurythmics | It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) |
| 34 |
Kurtis Blow | If I Ruled The World |
| 35 |
Audrey Hall | One Dance Won't Do |
| 36 |
Huey Lewis & The News | Power Of Love / Do You Believe In Love |
| 37 |
Ruby Turner featuring Jonathan Butler | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) |
| 38 |
Colonel Abrams | I'm Not Going To Let You |
| 39 |
Full Force | Alice I Want You Just For Me |
| 40 |
Pet Shop Boys | West End Girls |