Featuring George Michael (Columbia)-11 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)11 9 METHOD OF MODERN LOVE –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-12 (5)21 20 JUNGLE LOVE –•– The Time (Warner Brothers)-19 (20)31 25 ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT –•– The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza)-9 (25)41 46 THIS IS NOT AMERICA –•– David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group (EMI-America)-5 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 2 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)21 23 SAVE A PRAYER –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-6 (21)31 34 TURN UP THE RADIO –•– Autograph (RCA)-12 (31)43 35 I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS –•– Eric Carmen (Geffen)-8 (35)41 44 BEAT OF A HEART –•– Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia)-7 (41)64 — FOREVER MAN –•– Eric Clapton (Duck / Warner Brothers)-1 (64)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)21 24 KEEPIN’ THE FAITH –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (21)31 19 MR. TELEPHONE MAN –•– New Edition (MCA)-13 (12)45 30 JUNGLE LOVE –•– The Time (Warner Brothers)-21 (20)41 41 BEAT OF A HEART –•– Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia)-8 (41)47 — THAT WAS YESTERDAY –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-1 (47)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-10 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)11 4 CALIFORNIA GIRLS –•– David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers)-10 (3)21 — WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa (Columbia)-1 (21)31 29 TURN UP THE RADIO –•– Autograph (RCA)-14 (29)42 44 THE WORD IS OUT –•– Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-8 (42)21 — WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa (Columbia)-1 (21)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 3 ONE MORE NIGHT –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-8 (1 Week at #1) (1)21 18 KEEPIN’ THE FAITH –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-10 (18)42 27 NEUTRON DANCE –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-19 (6)41 42 THE WORD IS OUT –•– Jermaine Stewart (Arista)-9 (41)65 — ONE LONELY NIGHT –•– REO Speedwagon (Epic)-1 (65)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 ONE MORE NIGHT –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-9 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)21 26 ALONG COMES A WOMAN –•– Chicago (Full Moon / Warner Brothers)-7 (21)31 25 TAKE ME WITH U –•– Prince & The Revolution (Warner Brothers)-9 (25)45 35 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-18 (1)41 50 VOX HUMANA –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-3 (41)60 — CELEBRATE YOUTH –•– Rick Springfield (RCA)-1 (60)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 2 WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa (Columbia)-4 (1 Week at #1) (1)11 18 DON’T YOU (Forget About Me) –•– Simple Minds (A&M)-8 (11)21 25 THAT WAS YESTERDAY –•– Foreigner (Atlantic)-5 (21)31 37 FOREVER MAN –•– Eric Clapton (Duck / Warner Brothers)-6 (31)42 31 TAKE ME WITH U –•– Prince & The Revolution (Warner Brothers)-10 (25)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa (Columbia)-5 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)11 15 ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE –•– Don Henley (Geffen)-9 (11)21 26 SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-6 (21)31 19 HIGH ON YOU –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-13 (8)42 53 IN MY HOUSE –•– Mary Jane Girls (Gordy)-7 (42)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa (Columbia)-6 (3 Weeks at #1) (1)11 4 ONE MORE NIGHT –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-12 (1)31 42 IN MY HOUSE –•– Mary Jane Girls (Gordy)-8 (31)41 43 WE CLOSE OUR EYES –•– Go West (Chrysalis)-10 (41)TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa (Columbia)-7 (4 Weeks at #1) (1)11 16 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS –•– Wham!
Linking to these websites does not constitute an endorsement by Music Outfitters or any of its employees. Still, these cheap and concise compilations function as accurate scrapbooks of the years being covered, and they're especially fascinating for pop fans who like to keep tabs on trends, changes, and developments. For detailed information on how Billboard compiled the charts, see the Wikipedia article "Disclaimer: Much of the information available is external to our website. Billboard magazine each year releases a Year-End chart of the most popular songs across all genres called the Hot 100 songs of the year. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 4 Foreigner I Want To Know What Love Is 5 Chaka Khan I Feel For You 6 Daryl Hall and John Oates Out Of Touch 7 Tears For Fears Everybody Wants To Rule The […] List of #1 Country Singles for 1985.

The list on this page is for all #1 hit Rock & Roll singles for 1985 using proprietary methods. Check out our partner website Singles Chronology for all the Hot 100 releases for 1985.. Not only was there a lot of rock music being made that aged almost instantly; the mainstream had yet to fully embrace rap music, and a lot of the production qualities infiltrating nearly every genre of music -- the overbearing use of mid-range and the blazing guitar solos, for two -- haven't aged well at all. Top 100 Hits of 1985/Top 100 Songs of 1985 Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart for 1985. Both appear on the 6-1-85 chart, CENTERFIELD moves to #56 in chart week #2 while ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS falls to #99 in its 12th and final chart week.TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)1 1 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS –•– Wham! List of #1 Rock & Roll Singles for 1985. List of #1 Pop Singles for 1985.
Page Contents On the 11-29-69 chart, the Hot 100 would change and now 2-sided hits were consolidated into a single chart entry, with the first title generally reflecting which was the bigger or dominant side.