Top 40 Hits of September 1986
| 1 | The Communards | Don't Leave Me This Way |
| 2 | Jermaine Stewart | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off |
| 3 | Boris Gardiner | I Want To Wake Up With You |
| 4 | Sinitta | So Macho / Cruising |
| 5 | Peter Cetera | Glory Of Love |
| 6 | Cutting Crew | (I Just) Died In Your Arms |
| 7 | Cameo | Word Up |
| 8 | Five Star | Rain Or Shine |
| 9 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Rage Hard |
| 10 | Eurythmics | Thorn In My Side |
| 11 | Modern Talking | Brother Louie |
| 12 | Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk | Love Can't Turn Around |
| 13 | MC Miker G & DJ Sven | Holiday Rap |
| 14 | Run-DMC / Aerosmith | Walk This Way |
| 15 | The Human League | Human |
| 16 | Janet Jackson | When I Think Of You |
| 17 | Huey Lewis & The News | Stuck With You |
| 18 | Bon Jovi | You Give Love A Bad Name |
| 19 | Michael McDonald | Sweet Freedom |
| 20 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | (Forever) Live And Die |
| 21 | Genesis | In Too Deep |
| 22 | Chris De Burgh | The Lady In Red |
| 23 | The Psychedelic Furs | Pretty In Pink |
| 24 | Timex Social Club | Rumors |
| 25 | Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent |
| 26 | Bruce Hornsby & The Range | The Way It Is |
| 27 | Lionel Richie | Dancing On The Ceiling |
| 28 | Paul Simon | You Can Call Me Al |
| 29 | Prince & The Revolution | Girls And Boys |
| 30 | Madonna | True Blue |
| 31 | Iron Maiden | Wasted Years |
| 32 | Amazulu | Montego Bay |
| 33 | Samantha Fox | Hold On Tight |
| 34 | Anita Dobson & The Simon May Orchestra | Anyone Can Fall In Love |
| 35 | The The | Heartland |
| 36 | Marti Webb & The Simon May Orchestra | Always There |
| 37 | Big Country | One Great Thing |
| 38 | It Bites | Calling All The Heroes |
| 39 | Meat Loaf With John Parr | Rock 'N' Roll Mercenaries |
| 40 | Phil Fearon | I Can Prove It |