YEAR-END UK TOP 150 of 1986 (Singles)
Based on point-system NME Charts (nr. 1 75 points, nr. 2 74 etc)
| nr | title | artist | pnt | wk | hp |
| 1 | So much / Cruising | Sinitta | 1128 | 28 | 2 |
| 2 | Chain reaction | Diana Ross | 872 | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | I want to wake up with you | Boris Gardiner | 852 | 15 | 1 |
| 4 | Don't leave me this way | Communards | 845 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | Spirit in the sky | Dr. and the Medics | 840 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Walk like an Egyptian | Bangles | 830 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | 805 | 16 | 4 |
| 8 | Rock me Amadeus | Falco | 799 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | The lady in red | Chris de Burgh | 795 | 14 | 1 |
| 10 | Let's go all the way | Sly Fox | 786 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | When the going gets tough | Billy Ocean | 776 | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | Papa don't preach | Madonna | 765 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | We don't have to take our clothes off | Jermaine Stewart | 763 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | I can't wait | Nu Shooz | 733 | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | On my own | Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald | 725 | 13 | 2 |
| 16 | All I ask of you | Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman | 724 | 13 | 3 |
| 17 | Lessons in love | Level 42 | 718 | 13 | 3 |
| 18 | Addicted to love | Robert Palmer | 718 | 15 | 5 |
| 19 | My favourite waste of time | Owen Paul | 706 | 14 | 3 |
| 20 | In the army now | Status Quo | 702 | 13 | 2 |
| 21 | Holding back the years | Simply Red | 693 | 13 | 2 |
| 22 | Showing out | Mel & Kim | 684 | 15 | 3 |
| 23 | Take my breath away | Berlin | 680 | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Too good to be forgotten | Amazulu | 672 | 13 | 5 |
| 25 | Glory of love | Peter Cetera | 668 | 13 | 3 |
| 26 | Happy hour | Housemartins | 664 | 13 | 3 |
| 27 | The sun always shine on tv | A-Ha | 652 | 11 | 1 |
| 28 | How will I know | Whitney Houston | 652 | 12 | 5 |
| 29 | Living doll | Cliff Richard & Young Ones | 651 | 11 | 1 |
| 30 | A kind of magic | Queen | 648 | 11 | 3 |
| 31 | Ain't nothing going on but the rent | Gwen Guthrie | 648 | 12 | 5 |
| 32 | Venus | Bananarama | 646 | 13 | 8 |
| 33 | You can call me Al | Paul Simon | 645 | 13 | 4 |
| 34 | Can't get by without you | Real Thing | 645 | 13 | 6 |
| 35 | Word up | Cameo | 644 | 13 | 3 |
| 36 | Rain or shine | Five Star | 639 | 11 | 2 |
| 37 | True blue | Madonna | 629 | 13 | 1 |
| 38 | A different corner | George Michael | 628 | 10 | 1 |
| 39 | Manic monday | Bangles | 627 | 12 | 2 |
| 40 | You to me are everything | Real Thing | 625 | 13 | 5 |
| 41 | Livin' on a prayer | Bon Jovi | 624 | 10 | 4 |
| 42 | What have you done for me | Janet Jackson | 621 | 14 | 3 |
| 43 | System addict | Five Star | 615 | 11 | 3 |
| 44 | I just died in your arms | Cutting Crew | 615 | 12 | 4 |
| 45 | Thorn in my side | Eurythmics | 595 | 11 | 5 |
| 46 | Every loser wins | Nick Berry | 594 | 12 | 1 |
| 47 | Touch me | Samantha Fox | 594 | 10 | 3 |
| 48 | Camouflage | Stan Ridgway | 594 | 12 | 4 |
| 49 | Love can't turn around | Farley Jackmaster Funk | 594 | 12 | 10 |
| 50 | Secret lovers | Atlantic Starr | 593 | 12 | 10 |
| 51 | Wonderful world | Sam Cooke | 591 | 11 | 2 |
| 52 | Stuck with you | Huey Lewis & the News | 589 | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Walk of life | Dire Straits | 588 | 11 | 2 |
| 54 | Hi ho silver | Jim Diamond | 587 | 11 | 5 |
| 55 | Why can´t this be love | Van Halen | 581 | 14 | 8 |
| 56 | Breakout | Swing Out Sister | 576 | 10 | 4 |
| 57 | The chicken song | Spitting Image | 575 | 11 | 1 |
| 58 | Only love | Nana Mouskouri | 573 | 11 | 2 |
| 59 | Can´t wait another minute | Five Star | 566 | 10 | 7 |
| 60 | The edge of heaven | Wham | 564 | 10 | 1 |
| 61 | Set me free | Jaki Graham | 550 | 12 | 7 |
| 62 | The final countdown | Europe | 549 | 9 | 1 |
| 63 | Dancing on the ceiling | Lionel Richie | 542 | 11 | 7 |
| 64 | There´ll be sad songs | Billy Ocean | 542 | 13 | 12 |
| 65 | Live to tell | Madonna | 534 | 12 | 2 |
| 66 | Calling all the heroes | It Bites | 534 | 12 | 6 |
| 67 | For America | Red Box | 530 | 10 | 10 |
| 68 | You keep me hangin´ on | Kim Wilde | 529 | 10 | 2 |
| 69 | Power of love | Huey Lewis & the News | 529 | 12 | 9 |
| 70 | Sometimes | Erasure | 521 | 10 | 2 |
| 71 | Brother Louie | Modern Talking | 521 | 10 | 4 |
| 72 | Broken wings | Mr. Mister | 521 | 11 | 4 |
| 73 | Starting together | Su Pollard | 520 | 10 | 2 |
| 74 | True colors | Cyndi Lauper | 517 | 11 | 12 |
| 75 | Borderline | Madonna | 516 | 9 | 2 |
| 76 | Living in America | James Brown | 515 | 10 | 5 |
| 77 | Every beat of my heart | Rod Stewart | 514 | 9 | 2 |
| 78 | Burning heart | Survivor | 514 | 11 | 5 |
| 79 | Saturday love | Cherrelle & Alexander O´Neal | 509 | 10 | 6 |
| 80 | Always there | Marti Webb | 509 | 12 | 13 |
| 81 | Hunting high and low | A-Ha | 508 | 10 | 5 |
| 82 | Greatest love of all | Whitney Houston | 507 | 11 | 8 |
| 83 | Walk this way | Run DMC & Aerosmith | 506 | 10 | 8 |
| 84 | West End girls | Pet Shop Boys | 503 | 9 | 1 |
| 85 | Midas touch | Midnight Star | 500 | 10 | 8 |
| 86 | New beginning | Bucks Fizz | 498 | 10 | 8 |
| 87 | Don´t waste my time | Paul Hardcastle | 496 | 11 | 8 |
| 88 | Roses | Haywoode | 493 | 11 | 11 |
| 89 | Eloise | Damned | 489 | 10 | 3 |
| 90 | What´s the colour of money | Hollywood Beyond | 487 | 10 | 7 |
| 91 | Absolute beginners | David Bowie | 486 | 9 | 2 |
| 92 | Bad boy | Miami Sound Machine | 479 | 11 | 16 |
| 93 | When I think of you | Janet Jackson | 472 | 10 | 10 |
| 94 | Forever live and die | O.M.D. | 472 | 10 | 11 |
| 95 | Find the time | Five Star | 471 | 10 | 7 |
| 96 | Suburbia | Pet Shop Boys | 462 | 9 | 8 |
| 97 | Each time you break my heart | Nick Kamen | 460 | 8 | 5 |
| 98 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister | 458 | 9 | 11 |
| 99 | The way it is | Bruce Hornsby & the Range | 453 | 10 | 15 |
| 100 | Hit that perfect beat | Bronski Beat | 451 | 9 | 3 |
| 101 | Digging your scene | Blow Monkeys | 451 | 10 | 12 |
| 102 | The phantom of the opera | Sarah Brightman & Steve Harley | 449 | 10 | 7 |
| 103 | Sing our own song | UB 40 | 448 | 9 | 5 |
| 104 | Love missile FI-II | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | 447 | 9 | 3 |
| 105 | Don´t get me wrong | Pretenders | 447 | 9 | 10 |
| 106 | It´s orrible being in love | Claire & Friends | 447 | 11 | 13 |
| 107 | Kiss | Prince & the Revolution | 446 | 9 | 6 |
| 108 | Suspicious minds | Fine Young Cannibals | 445 | 9 | 8 |
| 109 | You little thief | Feargal Sharkey | 444 | 9 | 5 |
| 110 | Don´t give up | Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush | 444 | 9 | 9 |
| 111 | Through the barricades | Spandau Ballet | 443 | 8 | 6 |
| 112 | Look away | Big Country | 443 | 8 | 7 |
| 113 | The finest | S.O.S. Band | 443 | 10 | 17 |
| 114 | Shout | Lulu | 442 | 10 | 8 |
| 115 | Peter Gunn | Art of Noise & Duane Eddy | 439 | 9 | 8 |
| 116 | Theme from New York New York | Frank Sinatra | 437 | 10 | 4 |
| 117 | Snooker loopy | Matchroom Mob & Chas & Dave | 433 | 9 | 6 |
| 118 | French kissin´ in the USA | Debbie Harry | 433 | 7 | 8 |
| 119 | Anyone can fall in love | Anita Dobson & Simon May Orchestra | 432 | 9 | 4 |
| 120 | Let´s go go | Real Roxanne & Hitman | 428 | 9 | 11 |
| 121 | You give love a bad name | Bon Jovi | 428 | 10 | 14 |
| 122 | Amityville | Lovebug Starski | 424 | 9 | 12 |
| 123 | I didn´t mean to turn you on | Robert Palmer | 421 | 9 | 9 |
| 124 | In too deep | Genesis | 421 | 9 | 19 |
| 125 | Paranoimia | Art of Noise | 420 | 9 | 12 |
| 126 | Just buggin´ | Whistle | 418 | 8 | 7 |
| 127 | All and all | Joyce Sims | 418 | 10 | 16 |
| 128 | Alice I want you just for me | Full Force | 416 | 9 | 9 |
| 129 | If you were here tonight | Alexander O´Neal | 416 | 10 | 13 |
| 130 | Sinful | Pete Wylie | 414 | 10 | 13 |
| 131 | Rise | Public Image Ltd. | 412 | 8 | 11 |
| 132 | The captain of her heart | Double | 411 | 9 | 8 |
| 133 | Imagination | Belouis Some | 411 | 10 | 17 |
| 134 | I can prove it | Phil Fearon | 410 | 9 | 8 |
| 135 | Rumors | Timex Social Club | 410 | 9 | 13 |
| 136 | The skye boat song | Roger Whittaker & Des O´Connor | 409 | 8 | 10 |
| 137 | Human | Human League | 408 | 8 | 8 |
| 138 | One dance won´t do | Audrey Hall | 407 | 11 | 20 |
| 139 | I heard it through the grapevine | Marvin Gaye | 403 | 8 | 8 |
| 140 | Smile | Audrey Hall | 403 | 9 | 14 |
| 141 | Pull up to the bumper/La vie en rose | Grace Jones | 402 | 9 | 12 |
| 142 | Higher love | Steve Winwood | 399 | 9 | 13 |
| 143 | Montego Bay | Amazulu | 399 | 9 | 16 |
| 144 | Opportunities | Pet Shop Boys | 396 | 8 | 11 |
| 145 | All the things she said | Simple Minds | 393 | 9 | 9 |
| 146 | Panic | Smiths | 393 | 8 | 11 |
| 147 | Life´s what you make it | Talk Talk | 393 | 9 | 16 |
| 148 | Sweet freedom | Michael McDonald | 392 | 9 | 14 |
| 149 | Because I love you | Shakin´ Stevens | 392 | 9 | 14 |
| 150 | Who´s zoomin´ who | Aretha Franklin | 391 | 8 | 11 |
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