List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1985

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Cyndi Lauper, studio badge, and the sweatshirt given to all attendees at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California on January 28, 1985, during the recording of "We Are the World".

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1985. The two longest running number-one singles of 1985 are "We Are the World" by USA for Africa and "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie which each logged four weeks at number-one. "Say You, Say Me" logged two weeks at number-one in 1985 and two more additional weeks in 1986, reaching a total of four. "Like a Virgin" by Madonna concluded a six-week run that started in 1984.

Contents

That year, 17 acts first hit number one, such as Foreigner, USA for Africa, Simple Minds, Tears for Fears, Bryan Adams, Paul Young, Huey Lewis and the News, John Parr, Dire Straits, Ready for the World, a-ha, Whitney Houston, Jan Hammer, Starship, Marilyn Martin, and Mr. Mister. George Michael, having already hit number one with Wham!, also earns his first number one song as a solo act. Madonna, Wham!, Phil Collins, and Tears for Fears were the only acts to have more than one song reach number one, with Phil Collins having the most with three, while the others have two.

This was also a record year for British acts with 13 hits reaching the top spot. As of 2022 this record remains unbroken.

Chart history

Key
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard 's 1985 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.
No.Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.
561January 5"Like a Virgin" Madonna [1] [2]
January 12 [3] [4]
January 19 [5] [6]
January 26 [7] [8]
562February 2"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner [9] [10]
February 9 [11] [12]
563February 16"Careless Whisper" Wham! featuring George Michael [13] [14]
February 23 [15] [16]
March 2 [17] [18]
564March 9"Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon [19] [20]
March 16 [21] [22]
March 23 [23]
565March 30"One More Night" Phil Collins [24] [25]
April 6 [26] [27]
566April 13"We Are the World" USA for Africa [28] [29]
April 20 [30] [31]
April 27 [32] [33]
May 4 [34] [35]
567May 11"Crazy for You"Madonna [36] [37]
568May 18"Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds [38] [39]
569May 25"Everything She Wants"Wham! [40] [41]
June 1 [42] [43]
570June 8"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears [44] [45]
June 15 [46] [47]
571June 22"Heaven" Bryan Adams [48] [49]
June 29 [50] [51]
572July 6"Sussudio"Phil Collins [52] [53]
573July 13"A View to a Kill" Duran Duran [54] [55]
July 20 [56] [57]
574July 27"Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young [58] [59]
575August 3"Shout"Tears for Fears [60] [61]
August 10 [62] [63]
August 17 [64] [65]
576August 24"The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News [66] [67]
August 31 [68] [69]
577September 7"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" John Parr [70]
September 14 [71] [72]
578September 21"Money for Nothing" Dire Straits [73] [74]
September 28 [75] [76]
October 5 [77] [78]
579October 12"Oh Sheila" Ready for the World [79] [80]
580October 19"Take On Me" a-ha [81] [82]
581October 26"Saving All My Love for You" Whitney Houston [83] [84]
582November 2"Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder [85] [86]
583November 9"Miami Vice Theme" Jan Hammer [87] [88]
584November 16"We Built This City" Starship [89] [90]
November 23 [91] [92]
585November 30"Separate Lives"Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin [93] [94]
586December 7"Broken Wings" Mr. Mister [95] [96]
December 14 [97] [98]
587December 21"Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie [99] [100]
December 28 [101] [102]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
PositionArtistWeeks at No. 1
1Madonna5
Wham!
Tears for Fears
4USA for Africa4
Phil Collins
6George Michael3
REO Speedwagon
Dire Straits
9Foreigner2
Bryan Adams
Duran Duran
Huey Lewis and the News
John Parr
Starship
Mr. Mister
Lionel Richie
17Simple Minds1
Paul Young
Ready for the World
a-ha
Whitney Houston
Stevie Wonder
Jan Hammer
Marilyn Martin

See also

References

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