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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 9, 1985

40 positions ← 08/02 08/16 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
2 1 1 1 8 Shout TEARS FOR FEARS 1
8 6 2 2 7 The Power Of Love HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 2
7 4 3 3 9 Never Surrender COREY HART 3
20 14 6 4 6 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) JOHN PARR 4
17 13 9 5 6 Summer Of '69 BRYAN ADAMS 5
15 12 7 6 7 Freeway Of Love ARETHA FRANKLIN 6
23 17 12 7 5 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) TINA TURNER 7
5 3 4 8 10 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free STING 3
13 9 8 9 10 Who's Holding Donna Now DeBARGE 8
1 2 5 10 12 Everytime You Go Away PAUL YOUNG 1
32 21 18 11 4 Don't Lose My Number PHIL COLLINS 11
29 20 17 12 5 You're Only Human (Second Wind) BILLY JOEL 12
19 16 14 13 7 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) DEAD OR ALIVE 13
21 18 16 14 9 What About Love? HEART 14
- 36 24 15 3 Pop Life PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION 15
- 37 23 16 3 Freedom WHAM! 16
35 30 22 17 5 Invincible PAT BENATAR 17
3 5 11 18 11 Glory Days BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 3
37 33 26 19 4 Cherish KOOL & THE GANG 19
31 24 21 20 5 Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) FREDDIE JACKSON 20
40 35 28 21 4 Life In One Day HOWARD JONES 21
34 29 25 22 5 Mystery Lady BILLY OCEAN 22
11 10 10 23 10 People Are People DEPECHE MODE 10
26 23 20 24 7 State Of The Heart RICK SPRINGFIELD 20
- - 32 25 2 Money For Nothing DIRE STRAITS 25
39 34 29 26 4 Dare Me POINTER SISTERS 26
- 40 30 27 3 Smokin' In The Boys Room MOTLEY CRUE 27
10 8 13 28 9 Get It On (Bang A Gong) THE POWER STATION 8
4 7 15 29 12 You Give Good Love WHITNEY HOUSTON 4
9 11 19 30 12 Sentimental Street NIGHT RANGER 9
- - 35 31 2 Shame THE MOTELS 31
- - 34 32 2 Live Every Moment REO SPEEDWAGON 32
DEBUT 33 1 Dress You Up MADONNA 33
- - 40 34 2 When Your Heart Is Weak COCK ROBIN 34
6 15 27 35 13 A View To A Kill DURAN DURAN 1
DEBUT 36 1 Do You Want Crying KATRINA AND THE WAVES 36
12 19 31 37 14 Raspberry Beret PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION 1
DEBUT 38 1 There Must Be An Angel EURYTHMICS 38
DEBUT 39 1 Cry GODLEY & CREME 39
DEBUT 40 1 No Lookin' Back MICHAEL McDONALD 40