| Top 40 Hits of September 1986 |
| 1 |
Communards | Don't Leave Me This Way |
| 2 |
Jermaine Stewart | We Don't Have To... |
| 3 |
Cameo | Word Up |
| 4 |
Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love |
| 5 |
Boris Gardiner | I Want To Wake Up With You |
| 6 |
Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms |
| 7 |
Five Star | Rain Or Shine |
| 8 |
Eurythmics | Thorn In My Side |
| 9 |
Run DMC / Aerosmith | Walk This Way |
| 10 |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Rage Hard |
| 11 |
MC Miker G & DJ Sven | Holiday Rap |
| 12 |
Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk | Love Can't Turn Around |
| 13 |
Modern Talking | Brother Louie |
| 14 |
Sinitta | So Macho / Cruising |
| 15 |
Huey Lewis & The News | Stuck With You |
| 16 |
Michael McDonald | Sweet Freedom |
| 17 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | (Forever) Live And Die |
| 18 |
Timex Social Club | Rumors |
| 19 |
Madonna | True Blue |
| 20 |
Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name |
| 21 |
Human League | Human |
| 22 |
Genesis | In Too Deep |
| 23 |
Psychedelic Furs | Pretty In Pink |
| 24 |
Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You |
| 25 |
Paul Simon | You Can Call Me Al |
| 26 |
Big Country | One Great Thing |
| 27 |
Marti Webb & The Simon May Orchestra | Always There |
| 28 |
Bruce Hornsby & The Range | The Way It Is |
| 29 |
Amazulu | Montego Bay |
| 30 |
Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
| 31 |
Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent |
| 32 |
Samantha Fox | Hold On Tight |
| 33 |
Iron Maiden | Wasted Years |
| 34 |
Loose Ends | Slow Down |
| 35 |
A-ha | I've Been Losing You |
| 36 |
The The | Heartland |
| 37 |
Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
| 38 |
Cyndi Lauper | True Colors |
| 39 |
Dead Or Alive | Brand New Lover |
| 40 |
Queen | Who Wants To Live Forever |
