List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1985

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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1985.

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Overall, a total of 113 singles hit the top-ten, a big rise from 99 top-ten singles from the previous year, including 27 number-one singles and 10 number-two singles.

Phil Collins and Madonna each had five top-ten hits in 1985, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.

Top-ten singles

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 1985
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
Singles from 1984
December 8"We Belong" Pat Benatar 5January 57
"Cool It Now" New Edition 4January 56
"Sea of Love" The Honeydrippers 3January 56
December 22"All I Need" Jack Wagner 2January 126
"Valotte" Julian Lennon 9January 124
Singles from 1985
January 5"Run to You" Bryan Adams 6January 194
"You're the Inspiration" Chicago 3January 196
January 12"Born in the U.S.A." Bruce Springsteen 9January 192
January 19"I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner 1February 28
"Easy Lover" Philip Bailey and Phil Collins 2February 27
"Careless Whisper" Wham! featuring George Michael 1February 169
January 26"The Boys of Summer" Don Henley 5February 94
"Loverboy" Billy Ocean 2February 236
"I Would Die 4 U" Prince and the Revolution 8February 23
February 2"Method of Modern Love" Hall & Oates 5February 164
"Neutron Dance" The Pointer Sisters 6February 166
February 16"Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon 1March 98
"The Heat Is On" Glenn Frey 2March 166
"California Girls" David Lee Roth 3March 25
February 23"Sugar Walls" Sheena Easton 9March 23
March 2"The Old Man Down the Road" John Fogerty 10March 21
March 9"Material Girl" Madonna 2March 236
"Too Late for Goodbyes"Julian Lennon5March 235
"Misled" Kool & the Gang 10March 91
March 16"One More Night"Phil Collins1March 306
"Lovergirl" Teena Marie 4March 305
"Private Dancer" Tina Turner 7March 233
"Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood 10March 162
March 23"High on You" Survivor 8March 232
"Only the Young" Journey 9March 231
March 30"We Are the World" USA for Africa 1April 138
"Crazy for You"Madonna1May 119
"Nightshift" Commodores 3April 206
April 6"I'm on Fire"Bruce Springsteen6April 134
"Rhythm of the Night" DeBarge 3April 277
April 13"Obsession" Animotion 6May 45
"Missing You" Diana Ross 10April 132
April 20"Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds 1May 188
"One Night in Bangkok" Murray Head 3May 186
April 27"Some Like It Hot" The Power Station 6May 115
"All She Wants to Do Is Dance"Don Henley9May 42
May 4"Smooth Operator" Sade 5May 185
May 11"Everything She Wants"Wham!1May 256
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears 1June 88
May 18"Axel F" Harold Faltermeyer 3June 15
May 25"Suddenly"Billy Ocean4June 84
"Things Can Only Get Better" Howard Jones 5June 156
June 1"Heaven"Bryan Adams1June 226
"In My House" Mary Jane Girls 7June 85
"Fresh"Kool & the Gang9June 82
June 8"Walking on Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves 9June 223
June 15"Sussudio"Phil Collins1July 66
"Angel"Madonna5June 294
June 22"Raspberry Beret"Prince and the Revolution2July 206
"A View to a Kill" Duran Duran 1July 136
"The Search Is Over"Survivor4July 135
June 29"Would I Lie to You?" Eurythmics 5July 134
July 6"You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston 3July 276
"Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young 1July 278
"Voices Carry" 'Til Tuesday 8July 132
July 13"Glory Days"Bruce Springsteen5August 35
"The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" Cyndi Lauper 10July 131
July 20"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" Sting 3August 36
"Shout"Tears for Fears1August 37
July 27"Sentimental Street" Night Ranger 8July 272
"Never Surrender" Corey Hart 3August 176
"Get It On (Bang a Gong)"The Power Station9August 33
August 3"The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News 1August 248
"Who's Holding Donna Now"DeBarge6August 103
August 10"Freeway of Love" Aretha Franklin 3August 316
August 17"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" John Parr 1September 77
"Summer of '69"Bryan Adams5August 314
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)"Tina Turner2September 146
August 24"What About Love" Heart 10August 241
August 31"Cherish"Kool & the Gang2September 217
"You're Only Human (Second Wind)" Billy Joel 9August 312
"Money for Nothing" Dire Straits 1September 218
September 7"Don't Lose My Number"Phil Collins4September 284
"Pop Life"Prince and the Revolution7September 213
September 14"Freedom"Wham!3September 284
"Invincible (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean)"Pat Benatar10September 141
September 21"Oh Sheila" Ready for the World 1October 126
"Dress You Up"Madonna5October 54
September 28"Take On Me" A-ha 1October 197
"Saving All My Love for You"Whitney Houston1October 267
"Lonely Ol' Night" John Cougar Mellencamp 6October 125
October 5"Dancing in the Street" Mick Jagger and David Bowie 7October 123
"Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder 1November 28
October 12"Miami Vice Theme" Jan Hammer 1November 97
October 19"Fortress Around Your Heart"Sting8October 263
"Head Over Heels"Tears for Fears3November 96
October 26"I'm Goin' Down"Bruce Springsteen9October 261
"You Belong to the City"Glenn Frey2November 167
November 2"We Built This City" Starship 1November 167
"Lovin' Every Minute of It" Loverboy 9November 21
"Be Near Me" ABC 9November 93
November 9"Separate Lives"Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin 1November 309
"Lay Your Hands on Me" Thompson Twins 6November 234
November 16"Broken Wings" Mr. Mister 1December 79
"Never"Heart4December 75
November 23"Who's Zoomin' Who"Aretha Franklin7November 303
November 30"Election Day" Arcadia 6December 146
"Party All the Time" Eddie Murphy 2December 289
"Sleeping Bag" ZZ Top 8December 144
December 7"Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie 1December 219
December 14"Alive and Kicking"Simple Minds3December 286
"I Miss You" Klymaxx 5December 287
December 21"Small Town"John Cougar Mellencamp6December 285

1984 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1985 which peaked in 1984
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
November 10"Out of Touch"Hall & Oates1December 89
December 1"The Wild Boys"Duran Duran2December 158
December 15"Like a Virgin"Madonna1December 229

1986 peaks

List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles in 1985 which peaked in 1986
Top ten
entry date		SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in
top ten
December 21"That's What Friends Are For" Dionne and Friends1January 1810
December 28"Tonight She Comes" The Cars 7January 11 [1] 4

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Hot 100 Singles chart". Billboard. January 11, 1986. p. 69. Retrieved September 25, 2014.Note: "Last week" (January 4, 1986) and "two weeks ago" (December 28, 1985) columns on chart show the exact same positions for any entry, except debuts, indicating January 4, 1986, was a frozen week.

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