Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1986 (USA)
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These are the Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1986:
See also: 1986 in music, List of Number 1 Hits (USA)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 4 | Say You, Say Me | Lionel Richie |
| January 11 | Say You, Say Me | Lionel Richie |
| January 18 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne & Friends |
| January 25 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne & Friends |
| February 1 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne & Friends |
| February 8 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne & Friends |
| February 15 | How Will I Know | Whitney Houston |
| February 22 | How Will I Know | Whitney Houston |
| March 1 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister |
| March 8 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister |
| March 15 | Sara | Starship |
| March 22 | These Dreams | Heart |
| March 29 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| April 5 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| April 12 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| April 19 | Kiss | Prince & The Revolution |
| April 26 | Kiss | Prince & The Revolution |
| May 3 | Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer |
| May 10 | West End Girls | Pet Shop Boys |
| May 17 | Greatest Love Of All | Whitney Houston |
| May 24 | Greatest Love Of All | Whitney Houston |
| May 31 | Greatest Love Of All | Whitney Houston |
| June 7 | Live To Tell | Madonna |
| June 14 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| June 21 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| June 28 | On My Own | Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald |
| July 5 | There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) | Billy Ocean |
| July 12 | Holding Back The Years | Simply Red |
| July 19 | Invisible Touch | Genesis |
| July 26 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel |
| August 2 | Glory Of Love | Peter Cetera |
| August 9 | Glory Of Love | Peter Cetera |
| August 16 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna |
| August 23 | Papa Don't Preach | Madonna |
| August 30 | Higher Love | Steve Winwood |
| September 6 | Venus | Bananarama |
| September 13 | Take My Breath Away | Berlin |
| September 20 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis & the News |
| September 27 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis & the News |
| October 4 | Stuck With You | Huey Lewis & the News |
| October 11 | When I Think Of You | Janet Jackson |
| October 18 | When I Think Of You | Janet Jackson |
| October 25 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
| November 1 | True Colors | Cyndi Lauper |
| November 8 | Amanda | Boston |
| November 15 | Amanda | Boston |
| November 22 | Human | Human League |
| November 29 | You Give Love A Bad Name | Bon Jovi |
| December 6 | The Next Time I Fall | Peter Cetera w/Amy Grant |
| December 13 | The Way It Is | Bruce Hornsby & the Range |
| December 20 | Walk Like An Egyptian | The Bangles |
| December 27 | Walk Like An Egyptian | Bangles |