List of number one hits in Italy (1986)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1986. There were 13 number one singles and eleven number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1985 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1987 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 49th week 1985 - 1st week 1986 5 weeks 5 Arcadia Election Day Arcadia This temporary split from Duran Duran was also a number one hit. 2nd week 1 week 1 Wham! I'm Your Man George Michael - 3rd-7th Week 5 weeks 5 Aha Take on Me Pål Waaktaar , Magne Furuholmen , Morten Harket - 8th week 1 week (total 3) 3 Eros Ramazzotti Adesso tu Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati After winning the Sanremo Festival in 1986, Ramazzotti reached the top of the chart for the second time. 9-11 Week 3 weeks (4 in total) 4th Sting Russians Sting, Sergei Prokofiev After appearing at the Sanremo Festival, the British musician made it to the top of the chart with the anti-war song released last year. 12-13 Week 2 weeks 2 Eros Ramazzotti Adesso tu Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati - 14th week 1 week (4 in total) 4th Sting Russians Sting, Sergei Prokofiev - 15-19 Week 5 weeks 5 Joe Cocker You Can Leave Your Hat On Randy Newman - 20.-27. Week 8 weeks 8th Madonna Live to Tell Madonna, Patrick Leonard - 28.-39. Week 12 weeks 12 Madonna Papa Don't Preach Madonna, Brian Elliot - 40-42 Week 3 weeks 3 Spagna Easy Lady Giorgio Spagna, Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli, Ivana Spagna The Italian singer was able to land a summer hit with her debut single. The song's success was also boosted by Spagna's participation in the 1986 Festivalbar competition . 43–44 Week 2 weeks 2 MC Miker G & Deejay Sven Holiday Rap Brian Bennett , Bruce Welch , Curtis L. Hudson and Lisa Stevens - 45–48 Week 4 weeks 4th Duran Duran Notorious Duran Duran - 49th week 1 week (4 in total) 4th Spandau Ballet Through the Barricades Gary Kemp - 50–52. Week 3 weeks (6 in total) 6th Europe The Final Countdown Joey Tempest -
← 1985				→ 1987 →

Albums

← 1985 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1987 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 53rd week 1985 - 3rd week 1986 3 weeks 3 Frank Sinatra Le più belle canzoni di Frank Sinatra With this compilation specially designed for the Italian market , the Italian-born singer made it to the top of the chart. 4th week 1 week 1 Riccardo Cocciante Il mare dei papaveri - 5th-8th Week 4 weeks 4th Lucio Dalla Bugie - 9-12 Week 4 weeks 4th Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles It was not until his 36th week of the chart that the British musician's debut album made it to number one, along with the single Russians . This was preceded by an appearance by Sting at the Sanremo Festival in 1986. 13.-23. Week 11 weeks 11 Lucio Battisti Don Giovanni With his 16th album, Battisti went straight to number one. 24.-25. Week 2 weeks 2 Eros Ramazzotti Nuovi eroi With his second studio album, Ramazzotti landed his first number one album after his Sanremo victory. 26th week 1 week 1 Peter Gabriel So - 27.-41. Week 15 weeks (total of 20) 20th Madonna True blue With her third studio album, the Italian-born singer went straight to number one. 42nd week 1 week 1 Pooh Giorni infiniti - 43–44 Week 2 weeks 2 Madonna True blue - 45–46 Week 2 weeks 2 Mina Sì, buana On the double album Mina covered the successes of other singers. 47th week 1986 - 2nd week 1987 8 weeks 8th Spandau Ballet Through the Barricades With their fifth studio album, the British group managed to get straight to number one.
← 1985				→ 1987 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

See also number-one hits in 1986 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , the Switzerland , Spain , the United States and in the United Kingdom .