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Dutch Top 40

1986

In 1986 the Dutch Top 40 had 51 weeks with 321 different records, of which 286 were new entries and 17 reached number 1. The longest run at number 1 was by When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean (5 weeks). The longest-charting record was When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going by Billy Ocean with 16 weeks (peak position 1). The highest new entry was Harlem Shuffle by The Rolling Stones, at 16 in week 11.

Weeks

Number ones

  1. wk 1–4Nikita
    Elton John · 4 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 5–6A Good Heart
    Feargal Sharkey · 2 weeks at 1 · week 5
  3. wk 7–11When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
    Billy Ocean · 5 weeks at 1 · week 7
  4. wk 12–13The Promise You Made
    Cock Robin · 2 weeks at 1 · week 12
  5. wk 14–15Jeanny
    Falco · 2 weeks at 1 · week 14
  6. wk 16–19Living Doll
    Cliff Richard · 4 weeks at 1 · week 16
  7. wk 20A Different Corner
    George Michael · 1 week at 1 · week 20
  8. wk 21–24(What A) Wonderful World
    Sam Cooke · 4 weeks at 1 · week 21
  9. wk 25–27What Have You Done For Me Lately
    Janet Jackson · 3 weeks at 1 · week 25
  10. wk 28–30The Edge of Heaven
    Wham! · 3 weeks at 1 · week 28
  11. wk 31–33Holiday Rap
    MC Miker G, Deejay Sven · 3 weeks at 1 · week 31
  12. wk 34–37Sing Our Own Song
    UB40 · 4 weeks at 1 · week 34
  13. wk 38The Way It Is
    Bruce Hornsby and the Range · 1 week at 1 · week 38
  14. wk 39–42The Final Countdown
    Europe · 4 weeks at 1 · week 39
  15. wk 43Take My Breath Away
    Berlin · 1 week at 1 · week 43
  16. wk 44–48Don't Leave Me This Way
    The Communards · 5 weeks at 1 · week 44
  17. wk 49–51Walk Like an Egyptian
    The Bangles · 3 weeks at 1 · week 49

Longest in the chart

  1. 16When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going
    Billy Ocean · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 3
  2. 16The Final Countdown
    Europe · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 33
  3. 15Sing Our Own Song
    UB40 · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 29
  4. 15Lessons In Love
    Level 42 · weeks in 1986 · peak position 2 · from week 24
  5. 14A Different Corner
    George Michael · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 14
  6. 14Borderline
    Madonna · weeks in 1986 · peak position 2 · from week 7
  7. 13The Promise You Made
    Cock Robin · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 8
  8. 13Jeanny
    Falco · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 9
  9. 13The Edge of Heaven
    Wham! · weeks in 1986 · peak position 1 · from week 25
  10. 13Burning Heart
    Survivor · weeks in 1986 · peak position 2 · from week 6

Highest new entries

  1. 16Harlem Shuffle
    The Rolling Stones · new at 16 in week 11
  2. 16Living Doll
    Cliff Richard · new at 16 in week 15
  3. 16Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith)
    Run–D.M.C., Aerosmith · new at 16 in week 37
  4. 17Live to Tell
    Madonna · new at 17 in week 17
  5. 19Moscow Nights
    Vasily Solovyov-Sedoj, Mikhail Matusovskij, The Red Army Choir · new at 19 in week 5

Source: top40.nl