List of European number-one hits of 1985

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This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1985, as published by Eurotipsheet magazine (renamed Music & Media in April 1986).

Contents

Chart history

Key
†Indicates best-performing single and album of 1985 [1]
Issue dateSongArtistAlbumArtistRef.
7 January"Ghostbusters" Ray Parker Jr. Private Dancer Tina Turner [2]
14 January"I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder Welcome to the Pleasuredome Frankie Goes to Hollywood [3]
21 January"Ghostbusters"Ray Parker Jr. Make It Big Wham! [4]
28 January Arena Duran Duran [5]
4 February"Like a Virgin" Madonna [6]
11 FebruaryWelcome to the PleasuredomeFrankie Goes to Hollywood [7]
18 February Diamond Life Sade [8]
25 February [9]
4 March [10]
11 March"Easy Lover" Philip Bailey and Phil Collins [11]
18 March No Jacket Required Phil Collins [12]
25 March [13]
1 April [14]
8 April [15]
15 April [16]
22 April"We Are the World" † USA for Africa [17]
29 April [18]
6 May [19]
13 May [20]
20 May [21]
27 May [22]
3 June [23]
10 June Brothers in Arms † Dire Straits [24]
17 June [25]
24 June [26]
1 July"Live Is Life" Opus [27]
8 July [lower-alpha 1] [28]
15 July [lower-alpha 1]
22 July [lower-alpha 2] "A View to a Kill"Duran Duran [29]
29 July [lower-alpha 2] "Live Is Life"Opus
5 August [30]
12 August [31]
19 August"Tarzan Boy" Baltimora [32]
26 August [33]
2 September [34]
9 September [35]
16 September [36]
23 September [37]
30 September Like a Virgin Madonna [38]
7 OctoberBrothers in Arms†Dire Straits [39]
14 October"Into the Groove"Madonna [40]
21 October"Part-Time Lover"Stevie Wonder [41]
28 October [42]
4 November [43]
11 November [44]
18 NovemberLike a VirginMadonna [45]
25 November"Take On Me" A-ha Brothers in Arms†Dire Straits [46]
2 December [47]
9 December [48]
16 December Promise Sade [49]
23 December [50]
30 DecemberNo chart published

Notes

  1. 1 2 The issue dated 8 July 1985 was a double issue.
  2. 1 2 The issue dated 29 July 1985 was a double issue.

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