In week 45 of 1986, Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards was at number 1, by then six weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi, straight in at 23, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Notorious by Duran Duran, from 38 to 18.
- 1Don't Leave Me This Way1unchanged1peak6weeks
- 2Take My Breath Away2unchanged1peak7weeks
- 3(Forever) Live And Die3unchanged3peak7weeks
- 4You Can Call Me Al94last week 94peak6weeks
- 5Heartbeat65last week 65peak7weeks
- 6True Blue46last week 44peak6weeks
- 7True Colors7unchanged7peak6weeks
- 8Love Can't Turn Around118last week 118peak4weeks
- 9The Final Countdown59last week 51peak13weeks
- 10Word Up10unchanged10peak6weeks
- 11I've Been Losing You1511last week 1511peak4weeks
- 12Wonderland1712last week 1712peak4weeks
- 13Rumors2913last week 2913peak2weeks
- 14Wasted Years1214last week 1212peak5weeks
- 15When I Think Of You815last week 83peak8weeks
- 16Stuck With You16unchanged16peak5weeks
- 17Words Get In the Way1917last week 1917peak3weeks
- 18Notorious3818last week 3818peak2weeks
- 19Panic2019last week 2019peak4weeks
- 20Don't Stand So Close To Me2220last week 2220peak3weeks
- 21Love Will Conquer All2721last week 2721peak2weeks
- 22Mexico3322last week 3322peak2weeks
- 23NewYou Give Love A Bad Name23peak1week
- 24Seven Into The Sea24unchanged24peak4weeks
- 25NewWalk Like an Egyptian25peak1week
- 26Walk This Way1326last week 132peak9weeks
- 27Typical Male1427last week 148peak10weeks
- 28New(I Just) Died In Your Arms28peak1week
- 29NewIn The Army Now29peak1week
- 30Up And Coming3630last week 3630peak2weeks
- 31Gravity3031last week 3030peak3weeks
- 32Every Little Kiss32unchanged32peak2weeks
- 33NewDon't Get Me Wrong33peak1week
- 34Rage Hard1834last week 187peak9weeks
- 35Ik Wil Altijd Bij Jou Zijn2535last week 2514peak7weeks
- 36Give A Little Love2136last week 216peak10weeks
- 37Ego3937last week 3936peak3weeks
- 38Lonely Girl2338last week 2323peak5weeks
- 39I'll Be Over You3139last week 3131peak3weeks
- 40NewAll I Want To Do40peak1week
Source: top40.nl
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Frequently asked questions
What was number 1 in week 45 of 1986?
Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards, on the chart for six weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi at 23, Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles at 25, (I Just) Died In Your Arms by Cutting Crew at 28, In The Army Now by Status Quo at 29, Don't Get Me Wrong by Pretenders at 33 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Notorious by Duran Duran, from 38 to 18 (20 places).
How do you play this week?
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