| Top 40 Hits of March 1986 |
| 1 |
Diana Ross | Chain Reaction |
| 2 |
Cliff Richard & The Young Ones | Living Doll |
| 3 |
Bangles | Manic Monday |
| 4 |
David Bowie | Absolute Beginners |
| 5 |
Sigue Sigue Sputnik | Love Missile F1-11 |
| 6 |
Billy Ocean | When The Going Gets Tough (The Tough Get Going) |
| 7 |
Jim Diamond | Hi Ho Silver |
| 8 |
Sam Cooke | Wonderful World |
| 9 |
Frank Sinatra | Theme From New York, New York |
| 10 |
Samantha Fox | Touch Me (I Want Your Body) |
| 11 |
Prince | Kiss |
| 12 |
Whistle | (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' |
| 13 |
Huey Lewis & The News | Power Of Love / Do You Believe In Love |
| 14 |
Real Thing | You To Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix 76 / 86) |
| 15 |
Culture Club | Move Away |
| 16 |
Mr Mister | Kyrie |
| 17 |
Survivor | Burning Heart |
| 18 |
Whitney Houston | How Will I Know |
| 19 |
Blow Monkeys | Digging Your Scene |
| 20 |
Su Pollard | Starting Together |
| 21 |
Alexander O'Neal | If You Were Here Tonight |
| 22 |
Rolling Stones | Harlem Shuffle |
| 23 |
Paul Hardcastle | Don't Waste My Time |
| 24 |
Art Of Noise featuring Duane Eddy | Peter Gunn |
| 25 |
Tavares | Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel |
| 26 |
Hipsway | The Honeythief |
| 27 |
Queen | A Kind Of Magic |
| 28 |
Damned | Eloise |
| 29 |
Howard Jones | No One Is To Blame |
| 30 |
George Michael | A Different Corner |
| 31 |
Pet Shop Boys | Love Comes Quickly |
| 32 |
Freddie Jackson | Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) |
| 33 |
Mike & The Mechanics | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) |
| 34 |
Atlantic Starr | Secret Lovers |
| 35 |
Falco | Rock Me Amadeus |
| 36 |
Electric Light Orchestra | Calling America |
| 37 |
Stevie Wonder | Overjoyed |
| 38 |
Kate Bush | Hounds Of Love |
| 39 |
Audrey Hall | One Dance Won't Do |
| 40 |
Talking Heads | And She Was |
