The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1986
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1986

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1986.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 5 | The Mammoth Hunters | Jean M. Auel |
| January 12 | The Mammoth Hunters | Jean M. Auel |
| January 19 | The Mammoth Hunters | Jean M. Auel |
| January 26 | The Mammoth Hunters | Jean M. Auel |
| February 2 | The Mammoth Hunters | Jean M. Auel |
| February 9 | The Mammoth Hunters | Jean M. Auel |
| February 16 | Lie Down with Lions | Ken Follett |
| February 23 | Lie Down with Lions | Ken Follett |
| March 2 | Lake Wobegon Days | Garrison Keillor |
| March 9 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| March 16 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| March 23 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| March 30 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| April 6 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| April 13 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| April 20 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| April 27 | The Bourne Supremacy | Robert Ludlum |
| May 4 | A Perfect Spy | John le Carré |
| May 11 | A Perfect Spy | John le Carré |
| May 18 | A Perfect Spy | John le Carré |
| May 25 | I'll Take Manhattan | Judith Krantz |
| June 1 | A Perfect Spy | John le Carré |
| June 8 | I'll Take Manhattan | Judith Krantz |
| June 15 | A Perfect Spy | John le Carré |
| June 22 | Last of the Breed | Louis L'Amour |
| June 29 | Last of the Breed | Louis L'Amour |
| July 6 | Last of the Breed | Louis L'Amour |
| July 13 | Last of the Breed | Louis L'Amour |
| July 20 | Wanderlust | Danielle Steel |
| July 27 | Wanderlust | Danielle Steel |
| August 3 | Wanderlust | Danielle Steel |
| August 10 | Wanderlust | Danielle Steel |
| August 17 | Red Storm Rising | Tom Clancy |
| August 24 | Red Storm Rising | Tom Clancy |
| August 31 | Red Storm Rising | Tom Clancy |
| September 7 | Red Storm Rising | Tom Clancy |
| September 14 | It | Stephen King |
| September 21 | It | Stephen King |
| September 28 | It | Stephen King |
| October 5 | It | Stephen King |
| October 12 | It | Stephen King |
| October 19 | It | Stephen King |
| October 26 | It | Stephen King |
| November 2 | It | Stephen King |
| November 9 | It | Stephen King |
| November 16 | It | Stephen King |
| November 23 | Whirlwind | James Clavell |
| November 30 | Whirlwind | James Clavell |
| December 7 | Whirlwind | James Clavell |
| December 14 | Whirlwind | James Clavell |
| December 21 | It | Stephen King |
| December 28 | It | Stephen King |
