In week 23 of 1986, (What A) Wonderful World by Sam Cooke was at number 1, by then six weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers, straight in at 30, one of the five new entries that week. The biggest climber was Turn Your Love Around by Mai Tai, from 39 to 19.
- 1(What A) Wonderful World1unchanged1peak6weeks
- 2Bad Boy42last week 42peak6weeks
- 3Rock Me Amadeus3unchanged3peak6weeks
- 4A Different Corner24last week 21peak10weeks
- 5Live to Tell5unchanged3peak7weeks
- 6J'aime la vie136last week 136peak3weeks
- 7What Have You Done For Me Lately157last week 157peak3weeks
- 8There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)108last week 108peak6weeks
- 9Iedereen Doet 't9unchanged9peak7weeks
- 10Dictator610last week 66peak7weeks
- 11On My Own2311last week 2311peak2weeks
- 12But Where My Love1712last week 1712peak3weeks
- 13Thought You Were On My Side1813last week 1813peak3weeks
- 14Sledgehammer1614last week 1614peak5weeks
- 15Living Doll715last week 71peak9weeks
- 16A Kind Of Magic816last week 84peak11weeks
- 17Quiet Eyes1117last week 119peak6weeks
- 18Your Love1218last week 1212peak6weeks
- 19Turn Your Love Around3919last week 3919peak2weeks
- 20You're Gonna Be Mine1920last week 1919peak5weeks
- 21A Love Bizarre1421last week 147peak11weeks
- 22Have You Ever Had It Blue2022last week 2020peak4weeks
- 23You To Me Are Everything2723last week 2723peak4weeks
- 24We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off3424last week 3424peak2weeks
- 25Right Between The Eyes2625last week 2625peak4weeks
- 26The Finest2826last week 2826peak3weeks
- 27Look Away3227last week 3227peak3weeks
- 28I Heard It Through The Grapevine3628last week 3625peak8weeks
- 29Kiss2129last week 212peak12weeks
- 30NewWhat a Fool Believes30peak1week
- 31Greatest Love of All3631last week 3631peak2weeks
- 32Reach2232last week 228peak8weeks
- 33Don't You Want My Love2533last week 259peak9weeks
- 34NewTouch Me (I Want Your Body)34peak1week
- 35Never as Good as the First Time4035last week 4035peak2weeks
- 36NewFor The Longest Time36peak1week
- 37NewAddicted To Love37peak1week
- 38NewIn the Middle of the Night38peak1week
- 39Nou en of love3839last week 3838peak3weeks
- 40That's What They Say About Love3740last week 3737peak3weeks
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 23 of 1986?
(What A) Wonderful World by Sam Cooke, on the chart for six weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Five records: What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers at 30, Touch Me (I Want Your Body) by Samantha Fox at 34, For The Longest Time by Satisfy at 36, Addicted To Love by Robert Palmer and Eric 'ET' Thorngren at 37, In the Middle of the Night by I Ve Got The Bullets at 38.
What was the biggest climber?
Turn Your Love Around by Mai Tai, from 39 to 19 (20 places).
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