Mark's Music Circus
presents
British Number Ones of

British Number One Hit Singles

	Date	Artist / Song Title	Writer(s)	Label	Weeks at No.1
563	11 January 1986	West End Girls PET SHOP BOYS	written by NEIL TENNANT / CHRIS LOWE	Parlophone R 6115	2
564	25 January 1986	The Sun Always Shines On TV A-HA	written by PÅL WAAKTAAR	Warner Brothers W 8846	2
565	8 February 1986	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going BILLY OCEAN	written by WAYNE ANTON BRATHWAITE / BARRY JAMES EASTMOND / MUTT LANGE / BILLY OCEAN	Jive 114	4
566	8 March 1986	Chain Reaction DIANA ROSS	written by BARRY, ROBIN & MAURICE GIBB	Capitol CL 386	3
567	29 March 1986	Living Doll CLIFF RICHARD & THE YOUNG ONES, featuring HANK MARVIN	written by LIONEL BART	WEA YZ 65	3
568	19 April 1986	A Different Corner GEORGE MICHAEL	written by GEORGE MICHAEL	Epic A 7033	3
569	10 May 1986	Rock Me Amadeus FALCO	written by FALCO, ROB BOLLAND, FERDI BOLLAND	A&M AM 278	1
570	17 May 1986	The Chicken Song SPITTING IMAGE	music by PHILIP POPE lyrics by ROB GRANT and DOUG NAYLOR	Virgin SPIT 1	3
571	7 June 1986	Spirit In The Sky DOCTOR & THE MEDICS	written by NORMAN GREENBAUM	I.R.S. IRM 113	3
572	28 June 1986	Edge Of Heaven WHAM!	written by GEORGE MICHAEL	Epic FIN 1	2
573	12 July 1986	Papa Don't Preach MADONNA	written by BRIAN ELLIOT with additional lyrics by MADONNA	Sire W 8636	3
574	2 August 1986	The Lady In Red CHRIS DE BURGH	written by CHRIS DE BURGH	A&M AM 331	3
575	23 August 1986	I Want To Wake Up With You BORIS GARDINER	written by BEN PETERS	Revue REV 733	3
576	13 September 1986	Don't Leave Me This Way COMMUNARDS	written by KENNETH GAMBLE, LEON HUFF and CARY GILBERT	London LON 103	4
577	11 October 1986	True Blue MADONNA	written by MADONNA • STEPHEN BRAY	Sire W 8550	1
578	18 October 1986	Every Loser Wins NICK BERRY	written by SIMON MAY, STEWART JAMES and BRADLEY JAMES	BBC Records RESL 204	3
579	8 November 1986	Take My Breath Away BERLIN	written by GIORGIO MORODER and TOM WHITLOCK	CBS A 7320	4
580	6 December 1986	The Final Countdown EUROPE	written by JOEY TEMPEST	Epic A 7127	2
581	20 December 1986	Caravan Of Love THE HOUSEMARTINS	written by ERNIE ISLEY, CHRIS JASPER and MARVIN ISLEY	Go! Discs GOD 16	1
582	27 December 1986	Reet Petite JACKIE WILSON	written by BERRY GORDY, ROQUEL "BILLY" DAVIS, GWEN GORDY FUQUA	SMP SKM P3	4

British Number One Hit Albums

	Date	Album Details	Track Details			Weeks at No.1
re	4 Jan	Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI)	Now, That's What I Call Music 6	2
re	18 Jan	DIRE STRAITS	Brothers In Arms	10
328	29 Mar	Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA)	Hits 4	4
329	26 Apr	BRYAN FERRY & ROXY MUSIC	Street Life - 20 Great Hits	5
330	31 May	PETER GABRIEL	So	2
331	14 Jun	QUEEN	A Kind Of Magic	1
332	21 Jun	GENESIS	Invisible Touch	3
333	12 Jul	MADONNA	True Blue	6
334	23 Aug	Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI)	Now, That's What I Call Music 7	5
335	27 Sep	FIVE STAR	Silk And Steel	1
336	4 Oct	PAUL SIMON	Graceland	5
337	8 Nov	POLICE	Every Breath You Take - The Singles	2
338	22 Nov	Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA)	Hits 5	Warner Brothers HITS 5	2
339	6 Dec	Various artist compilation (EMI/Virgin)	Now, That's What I Call Music 8	EMI, Virgin, PolyGram NOW 8	6