Top 40 Hits of Late August 1986
 | 1 | Boris Gardiner | I Want To Wake Up With You |
 | 2 | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
 | 3 | Sinitta | So Macho / Cruising |
 | 4 | Anita Dobson & The Simon May Orchestra | Anyone Can Fall In Love |
 | 5 | Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent |
 | 6 | Modern Talking | Brother Louie |
 | 7 | It Bites | Calling All The Heroes |
 | 8 | Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
 | 9 | Jermaine Stewart | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off |
 | 10 | The Communards | Don't Leave Me This Way |
 | 11 | Phil Fearon | I Can Prove It |
 | 12 | Prince & The Revolution | Girls And Boys |
 | 13 | Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love |
 | 14 | Lulu | Shout |
 | 15 | The Human League | Human |
 | 16 | Stan Ridgway | Camouflage |
 | 17 | Jaki Graham | Breaking Away |
 | 18 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach |
 | 19 | The Smiths | Panic |
 | 20 | Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You |
 | 21 | Five Star | Find The Time |
 | 22 | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | The Way It Is |
 | 23 | Depeche Mode | A Question Of Time |
 | 24 | Hollywood Beyond | What's The Colour Of Money |
 | 25 | Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way |
 | 26 | Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk | Love Can't Turn Around |
 | 27 | Patti LaBelle | Oh People |
 | 28 | Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name |
 | 29 | Robert Palmer | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On |
 | 30 | Daryl Hall | Dreamtime |
 | 31 | Rod Stewart | Every Beat Of My Heart |
 | 32 | Doctor & The Medics | Burn |
 | 33 | Status Quo | Red Sky |
 | 34 | Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms |
 | 35 | The Real Thing | Can You Feel The Force? |
 | 36 | The Stranglers | Nice In Nice |
 | 37 | Spandau Ballet | Fight For Ourselves |
 | 38 | Tina Turner | Typical Male |
 | 39 | Paul McCartney | Press |
 | 40 | Huey Lewis & The News | Stuck With You |