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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1985.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1985.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1984 | |||||
| December 1 | "All I Need" | Jack Wagner | 1 | January 12 | 13 |
| December 8 | "Valotte" | Julian Lennon | 4 | January 12 | 7 |
| December 15 | "When October Goes" | Barry Manilow | 6 | January 12 | 5 |
| "You're the Inspiration" | Chicago | 1 | January 26 | 11 | |
| December 22 | "Understanding" | Bob Seger | 7 | January 12 | 5 |
| Singles from 1985 | |||||
| January 5 | "Jamie" | Ray Parker Jr. | 6 | January 19 | 6 |
| January 12 | "Love Light in Flight" | Stevie Wonder | 10 | January 12 | 5 |
| January 19 | "Foolish Heart" | Steve Perry | 2 | February 9 | 8 |
| "I Want to Know What Love Is" | Foreigner | 3 | February 9 | 9 | |
| January 26 | "Careless Whisper" | George Michael | 1 | February 9 | 10 |
| "Missing You" | Diana Ross | 4 | February 23 | 9 | |
| "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" | Barbara Streisand & Kim Carnes | 8 | February 2 | 4 | |
| February 16 | "Crazy" | Kenny Rogers | 5 | February 23 | 7 |
| "Keeping the Faith" | Billy Joel | 3 | March 9 | 8 | |
| "Can't Fight This Feeling" | REO Speedwagon | 3 | March 16 | 9 | |
| February 23 | "Too Late for Goodbyes" | Julian Lennon | 1 | March 16 | 10 |
| March 2 | "One More Night" | Phil Collins | 1 | March 30 | 12 |
| "Nightshift" | Commodores | 2 | April 6 | 10 | |
| March 16 | "I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips" | Eric Carmen | 10 | March 16 | 1 |
| March 23 | "Rhythm of the Night" | DeBarge | 1 | May 4 | 10 |
| "You Send Me" | The Manhattans | 8 | April 6 | 5 | |
| March 30 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | 1 | April 20 | 7 |
| April 6 | "Crazy for You" | Madonna | 2 | May 4 | 10 |
| "I'm on Fire" | Bruce Springsteen | 6 | April 20 | 5 | |
| April 13 | "Smooth Operator" | Sade | 1 | May 11 | 10 |
| April 20 | "Suddenly" | Billy Ocean | 1 | May 25 | 11 |
| April 27 | "Go Down Easy" | Dan Fogelberg | 6 | May 18 | 5 |
| May 4 | "I Just Wanna Hang Around You" | George Benson | 7 | May 18 | 4 |
| May 11 | "Axel F" | Harold Faltermeyer | 1 | June 8 | 9 |
| "Everything She Wants" | Wham! | 4 | June 1 | 6 | |
| May 18 | "Fresh" | Kool & the Gang | 5 | June 1 | 5 |
| May 25 | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | Tears for Fears | 2 | June 29 | 9 |
| June 1 | "The Search Is Over" | Survivor | 1 | June 22 | 11 |
| "Say You're Wrong" | Julian Lennon | 6 | June 15 | 4 | |
| "One Lonely Night" | REO Speedwagon | 10 | June 1 | 2 | |
| June 15 | "Angel" | Madonna | 5 | June 29 | 5 |
| "The NeverEnding Story" | Limahl | 6 | June 29 | 5 | |
| June 22 | "Getcha Back" | The Beach Boys | 2 | July 6 | 6 |
| "Just as I Am" | Air Supply | 3 | July 27 | 9 | |
| "You Give Good Love" | Whitney Houston | 4 | July 20 | 8 | |
| June 29 | "Who's Holding Donna Now" | DeBarge | 1 | July 20 | 11 |
| July 6 | "Everytime You Go Away" | Paul Young | 1 | August 10 | 13 |
| July 13 | "Find a Way" | Amy Grant | 7 | July 20 | 4 |
| July 20 | "Possession Obsession" | Hall & Oates | 8 | July 20 | 2 |
| "Forever" | Kenny Loggins | 5 | August 17 | 6 | |
| July 27 | "Cherish" | Kool & the Gang | 1 | August 24 | 14 |
| August 3 | "Not Enough Love in the World" | Don Henley | 6 | August 17 | 5 |
| "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" | Billy Joel | 2 | August 31 | 11 | |
| August 10 | "Your Love Is King" | Sade | 8 | August 17 | 3 |
| August 17 | "Mystery Lady" | Billy Ocean | 5 | August 24 | 5 |
| "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" | Tina Turner | 3 | September 7 | 9 | |
| August 24 | "Freedom" | Wham! | 4 | September 7 | 9 |
| August 31 | "The Power of Love" | Huey Lewis & the News | 6 | September 7 | 6 |
| "Never Surrender" | Corey Hart | 8 | September 7 | 3 | |
| September 7 | "Saving All My Love for You" | Whitney Houston | 1 | October 5 | 10 |
| September 14 | "Your Secret's Safe with Me" | Michael Franks | 4 | October 5 | 7 |
| September 21 | "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" | Ronnie Milsap | 8 | September 21 | 1 |
| "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | 1 | October 26 | 11 | |
| September 28 | "Janet" | Commodores | 8 | October 5 | 5 |
| October 5 | "Cry" | Godley & Creme | 5 | October 12 | 3 |
| October 12 | "Take On Me" | A-ha | 4 | October 19 | 6 |
| October 19 | "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" | David Foster | 3 | October 26 | 6 |
| "Hurts to Be in Love" | Gino Vannelli | 6 | October 26 | 3 | |
| October 26 | "Separate Lives" | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | 1 | November 16 | 12 |
| "Head over Heels" | Tears for Fears | 5 | November 9 | 7 | |
| November 2 | "You Are My Lady" | Freddie Jackson | 3 | November 16 | 7 |
| "You Belong to the City" | Glenn Frey | 2 | November 23 | 10 | |
| "Morning Desire" | Kenny Rogers | 8 | November 23 | 8 | |
| November 9 | "Everyday" | James Taylor | 3 | December 7 | 11 |
| November 16 | "Say You, Say Me" | Lionel Richie | 1 | December 7 | 12 |
| November 23 | "Who's Zoomin Who" | Aretha Franklin | 10 | November 23 | 1 |
| November 30 | "Broken Wings" | Mr. Mister | 3 | December 21 | 9 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3 | "No More Lonely Nights" | Paul McCartney | 2 | November 24 | 11 |
| November 17 | "All Through the Night" | Cyndi Lauper | 4 | December 1 | 10 |
| "Sea of Love" | The Honeydrippers | 1 | December 15 | 10 | |
| December 1 | "Do What You Do" | Jermaine Jackson | 1 | December 22 | 11 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30 | "That's What Friends Are For" | Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder | 1 | January 11 | 13 |
| December 7 | "I Miss You" | Klymaxx | 3 | January 11 | 8 |
| December 14 | "Go Home" | Stevie Wonder | 1 | January 25 | 10 |
| December 21 | "Walk of Life" | Dire Straits | 4 | January 18 | 8 |
| December 28 | "Somewhere" | Barbara Streisand | 5 | February 15 | 10 |
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).
"Sea of Love" is a song written by Philip Baptiste and George Khoury. It was the only top-40 chart song for Phillips, who never recorded another hit.
"You Send Me" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer Sam Cooke, released as a single in 1957 by Keen Records. Produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall. The song, Cooke's debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming a No. 1 hit on both Billboard's Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
"Say You, Say Me" is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. The single hit number 1 in the US and on the R&B singles chart in December 1985. It became Richie's ninth number-one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The track is not available on the film's soundtrack album, as Motown did not want Richie's first single following the massive success of his 1983 album Can't Slow Down to appear on another label. It was included by Motown on Richie's 1986 release Dancing on the Ceiling.
"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985.
"Smooth Operator" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, Diamond Life (1984). It was released as the album's third single in the United Kingdom as a 7-inch single with "Spirit" as its B-side, and as a 12-inch maxi single with "Smooth Operator" and "Red Eye" on side A and "Spirit" on side B.
"You're the Inspiration" is a song written by Peter Cetera and David Foster for the group Chicago and recorded for their fourteenth studio album Chicago 17 (1984), with Cetera singing lead vocals. The third single released from that album, it reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1985 and also climbed to the top position on the adult contemporary chart at the same time. The song won honors for Cetera from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), in 1986 in the most-performed songs category.
"Make No Mistake, He's Mine" is a song written by Kim Carnes, recorded as a duet with Barbra Streisand in 1984. The duet was subsequently recorded as "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" by Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers in 1987. Both versions of the song charted.
"Who's Holding Donna Now" is a 1985 hit single recorded by DeBarge for the Gordy label. It was their second consecutive Top 10 Pop hit in the U. S. after the release of "Rhythm of the Night".
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight ", a single released by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. It is a medley of "Lost in the Fifties Tonight" written by Mike Reid and Troy Seals and a cover of The Five Satins' 1956 hit "In the Still of the Night".
"Don't Call It Love" is a song first released by American singer Kim Carnes on her 1981 album Mistaken Identity. The following year it was covered by Captain and Tennille and Dusty Springfield from their albums More Than Dancing and White Heat.
"Suddenly" is a popular song from 1985 co-written and performed by the Trinidadian-born, British-based singer Billy Ocean. Co-written and produced by Keith Diamond, it is the title track to Ocean's 1984 breakthrough album.
"An Innocent Man" is a 1983 song performed by Billy Joel and the third single from his album An Innocent Man.
"I Don't Want to Live Without You" is a song from the pop rock band Foreigner. It was included on their 1987 platinum album, Inside Information.
"Penny Lover" is the title of the fifth and final single released from Lionel Richie's multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, Can't Slow Down. The song was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie.
The Adult Top 40 chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems."