Top 40 Hits of Early August 1986
 | 1 | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
 | 2 | Madonna | Papa Don't Preach |
 | 3 | Boris Gardiner | I Want To Wake Up With You |
 | 4 | Stan Ridgway | Camouflage |
 | 5 | Sly Fox | Let's Go All The Way |
 | 6 | Rod Stewart | Every Beat Of My Heart |
 | 7 | Five Star | Find The Time |
 | 8 | Hollywood Beyond | What's The Colour Of Money |
 | 9 | Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent |
 | 10 | Robert Palmer | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On |
 | 11 | Sinitta | So Macho / Cruising |
 | 12 | The Smiths | Panic |
 | 13 | UB40 | Sing Our Own Song |
 | 14 | Haywoode | Roses |
 | 15 | Lulu | Shout |
 | 16 | Spandau Ballet | Fight For Ourselves |
 | 17 | Anita Dobson & The Simon May Orchestra | Anyone Can Fall In Love |
 | 18 | It Bites | Calling All The Heroes |
 | 19 | Audrey Hall | Smile |
 | 20 | Owen Paul | My Favourite Waste Of Time |
 | 21 | Status Quo | Red Sky |
 | 22 | The Jesus & Mary Chain | Some Candy Talking |
 | 23 | Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
 | 24 | Bananarama | Venus |
 | 25 | Steve Winwood | Higher Love |
 | 26 | Katrina & The Waves | Sun Street |
 | 27 | The Housemartins | Happy Hour |
 | 28 | Paul McCartney | Press |
 | 29 | Phil Fearon | I Can Prove It |
 | 30 | Amazulu | Too Good To Be Forgotten |
 | 31 | Real Roxanne With Hitman Howie Tee | (Bang Zoom) Let's Go |
 | 32 | Patti LaBelle | Oh People |
 | 33 | Wham! | The Edge Of Heaven |
 | 34 | The Real Thing | Can You Feel The Force? |
 | 35 | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | The Way It Is |
 | 36 | Art Of Noise With Max Headroom | Paranoimia |
 | 37 | Cock Robin | The Promise You Made |
 | 38 | Jaki Graham | Breaking Away |
 | 39 | Claire & Friends | It's 'Orrible Being In Love (When You're 8½) |
 | 40 | Furniture | Brilliant Mind |