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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 16, 1985

40 positions ← 08/09 08/23 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
6 2 2 1 8 The Power Of Love HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 1
14 6 4 2 7 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) JOHN PARR 2
17 12 7 3 6 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) TINA TURNER 3
13 9 5 4 7 Summer Of '69 BRYAN ADAMS 4
12 7 6 5 8 Freeway Of Love ARETHA FRANKLIN 5
1 1 1 6 9 Shout TEARS FOR FEARS 1
4 3 3 7 10 Never Surrender COREY HART 3
21 18 11 8 5 Don't Lose My Number PHIL COLLINS 8
20 17 12 9 6 You're Only Human (Second Wind) BILLY JOEL 9
36 24 15 10 4 Pop Life PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION 10
37 23 16 11 4 Freedom WHAM! 11
30 22 17 12 6 Invincible PAT BENATAR 12
33 26 19 13 5 Cherish KOOL & THE GANG 13
- 32 25 14 3 Money For Nothing DIRE STRAITS 14
3 4 8 15 11 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free STING 3
18 16 14 16 10 What About Love? HEART 14
35 28 21 17 5 Life In One Day HOWARD JONES 17
9 8 9 18 11 Who's Holding Donna Now DeBARGE 8
16 14 13 19 8 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) DEAD OR ALIVE 13
2 5 10 20 13 Everytime You Go Away PAUL YOUNG 1
34 29 26 21 5 Dare Me POINTER SISTERS 21
29 25 22 22 6 Mystery Lady BILLY OCEAN 22
40 30 27 23 4 Smokin' In The Boys Room MOTLEY CRUE 23
- - 33 24 2 Dress You Up MADONNA 24
24 21 20 25 6 Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) FREDDIE JACKSON 20
- 35 31 26 3 Shame THE MOTELS 26
5 11 18 27 12 Glory Days BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 3
10 10 23 28 11 People Are People DEPECHE MODE 10
8 13 28 29 10 Get It On (Bang A Gong) THE POWER STATION 8
- 34 32 30 3 Live Every Moment REO SPEEDWAGON 30
- 40 34 31 3 When Your Heart Is Weak COCK ROBIN 31
23 20 24 32 8 State Of The Heart RICK SPRINGFIELD 20
DEBUT 33 1 Lonely Ol' Night JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 33
- - 38 34 2 There Must Be An Angel EURYTHMICS 34
- - 36 35 2 Do You Want Crying KATRINA AND THE WAVES 35
- - 39 36 2 Cry GODLEY & CREME 36
DEBUT 37 1 Take On Me A-HA 37
- - 40 38 2 No Lookin' Back MICHAEL McDONALD 38
DEBUT 39 1 Every Step Of The Way JOHN WAITE 39
DEBUT 40 1 C-I-T-Y JOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND 40