POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 12, 1985
1

Oh Sheila

Ready For The World

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 3

2

Money For Nothing

Dire Straits

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

3

Take On Me

a-ha

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 27 wks • Prev: 4

4

Saving All My Love For You

Whitney Houston

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 6

5

Part-Time Lover

Stevie Wonder

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 10

6

Lonely Ol' Night

John Mellencamp

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 8

7

Dancing In The Street

David Bowie & Mick Jagger

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

8

Cherish

Kool & The Gang

↓ 6

Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 2

9

Miami Vice Theme

Jan Hammer

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 13

10

Dress You Up

Madonna

↓ 5

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

11

Fortress Around Your Heart

Sting

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 20 wks • Prev: 12

12

I'm Goin' Down

Bruce Springsteen

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

13

Head Over Heels

Tears For Fears

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 20

14

Freedom

Wham!

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 7

15

Lovin' Every Minute Of It

Loverboy

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 21 wks • Prev: 19

16

Don't Lose My Number

Phil Collins

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 11

17

Cry

Godley & Creme

↓ 1

Peak: 16 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

18

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Paul Young

↑ 9

Peak: 13 • 14 wks • Prev: 27

19

Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)

Night Ranger

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 23

20

The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

21

One Night Love Affair

Bryan Adams

↑ 9

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 30

22

C-I-T-Y

John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band

↓ 4

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

23

Be Near Me

ABC

↑ 5

Peak: 9 • 22 wks • Prev: 28

24

You Belong To The City

Glenn Frey

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 21 wks • Prev: 32

25

We Built This City

Starship

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 31

26

Sunset Grill

Don Henley

↑ 3

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

27

St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)

John Parr

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 15

28

And We Danced

Hooters

↑ 5

Peak: 21 • 20 wks • Prev: 33

29

You Are My Lady

Freddie Jackson

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 36

30

Lay Your Hands On Me

Thompson Twins

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 34

31

Dare Me

The Pointer Sisters

↓ 14

Peak: 11 • 18 wks • Prev: 17

32

Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)

David Foster

↑ 7

Peak: 15 • 22 wks • Prev: 39

33

Never

Heart

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 24 wks • Prev: 38

34

Communication

The Power Station

↑ 3

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

35

Who's Zoomin' Who

Aretha Franklin

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 41

36

Boy In The Box

Corey Hart

↑ 4

Peak: 26 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

37

Separate Lives

Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 45

38

The Power Of Love

Huey Lewis & The News

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 26

39

So In Love

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

↑ 5

Peak: 26 • 17 wks • Prev: 44

40

One Of The Living

Tina Turner

↑ 12

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 52

41

Broken Wings

Mr. Mister

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 50

42

Pop Life

Prince And The Revolution

↓ 21

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

43

We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)

Tina Turner

↓ 21

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 22

44

Tonight It's You

Cheap Trick

↑ 5

Peak: 44 • 17 wks • Prev: 49

45

Weird Science

Oingo Boingo

↑ 6

Peak: 45 • 12 wks • Prev: 51

46

You Wear It Well

El DeBarge With DeBarge

↑ 1

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

47

Every Step Of The Way

John Waite

↓ 22

Peak: 25 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

48

Born In East L.A.

Cheech & Chong

↑ 6

Peak: 48 • 11 wks • Prev: 54

49

I Miss You

Klymaxx

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 29 wks • Prev: 56

50

Perfect Way

Scritti Politti

↑ 9

Peak: 11 • 25 wks • Prev: 59

51

All Of Me For All Of You

9.9

↑ 4

Peak: 51 • 13 wks • Prev: 55

52

Girls Are More Fun

Ray Parker Jr.

↑ 20

Peak: 34 • 15 wks • Prev: 72

53

The Night Is Still Young

Billy Joel

↑ 12

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 65

54

Soul Kiss

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 9

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

55

Invincible (Theme From The Legend Of Billie Jean)

Pat Benatar

↓ 20

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 35

56

Like To Get To Know You Well

Howard Jones

↑ 8

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

57

Stand By Me

Maurice White

↑ 1

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

58

After The Fire

Roger Daltrey

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

59

I Got You Babe

UB40

↓ 17

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 42

60

Freeway Of Love

Aretha Franklin

↓ 17

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 43

61

Object Of My Desire

Starpoint

↑ 8

Peak: 25 • 24 wks • Prev: 69

62

You're Only Human (Second Wind)

Billy Joel

↓ 16

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 46

63

Running Up That Hill

Kate Bush

↑ 7

Peak: 30 • 20 wks • Prev: 70

63

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

Kate Bush

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 40 wks • Prev: 70

64

Screams Of Passion

The Family

↑ 4

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

65

All Fall Down

Five Star

↑ 1

Peak: 65 • 11 wks • Prev: 66

66

I'll Be Good

Rene & Angela

↑ 10

Peak: 47 • 10 wks • Prev: 76

67

Smokin' In The Boys Room

Motley Crue

↓ 19

Peak: 16 • 15 wks • Prev: 48

68

Summer Of '69

Bryan Adams

↓ 15

Peak: 5 • 17 wks • Prev: 53

69

And She Was

Talking Heads

↑ 10

Peak: 54 • 20 wks • Prev: 79

70

The Oak Tree

Morris Day

↑ 13

Peak: 65 • 12 wks • Prev: 83

71

Hard Times For Lovers

Jennifer Holliday

↑ 2

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

72

Party All The Time

Eddie Murphy

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 22 wks • Prev: 82

73

I Wonder If I Take You Home

Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force

↓ 6

Peak: 34 • 21 wks • Prev: 67

74

Shout

Tears For Fears

↓ 14

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 60

75

Lover Come Back To Me

Dead Or Alive

—

Peak: 75 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

76

Hurts To Be In Love

Gino Vannelli

↑ 5

Peak: 57 • 12 wks • Prev: 81

77

Eaten Alive

Diana Ross

↑ 3

Peak: 77 • 7 wks • Prev: 80

78

Eye To Eye

Go West

↑ 8

Peak: 73 • 7 wks • Prev: 86

79

Blue Kiss

Jane Wiedlin

↑ 6

Peak: 77 • 9 wks • Prev: 85

80

There Must Be An Angel

Eurythmics

↓ 23

Peak: 22 • 11 wks • Prev: 57

81

Never Surrender

Corey Hart

↓ 20

Peak: 3 • 20 wks • Prev: 61

82

Kayleigh

Marillion

↑ 7

Peak: 74 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

83

Remo's Theme (What If)

Tommy Shaw

↑ 7

Peak: 81 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

84

To Live And Die In L.A.

Wang Chung

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 18 wks

85

Que Te Quiero

Katrina And The Waves

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 6 wks

86

Life In One Day

Howard Jones

↓ 12

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 74

87

Everybody Dance

Ta Mara & The Seen

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 21 wks

88

I'll Be There

Kenny Loggins

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 2 wks

89

You're In Love

Ratt

★ NEW

Peak: 89 • 2 wks

90

What About Love?

Heart

↓ 12

Peak: 10 • 21 wks • Prev: 78

91

Shame

The Motels

↓ 20

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 71

92

First Night

Survivor

↓ 4

Peak: 53 • 9 wks • Prev: 88

93

Mystery Lady

Billy Ocean

↓ 6

Peak: 24 • 15 wks • Prev: 87

94

You Look Marvelous

Billy Crystal

↓ 3

Peak: 58 • 12 wks • Prev: 91

95

No Lookin' Back

Michael McDonald

↓ 18

Peak: 34 • 12 wks • Prev: 77

96

Everytime You Go Away

Paul Young

↓ 12

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 84

97

Janet

Commodores

↓ 5

Peak: 87 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

98

Forever

Kenny Loggins

—

Peak: 40 • 22 wks • Prev: 98

99

A Little Bit of Heaven

Natalie Cole

↓ 2

Peak: 81 • 6 wks • Prev: 97

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