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R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 23, 1985
40 positions
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3W
2W
LW
TW
Weeks
Title
Artist
Peak
2
2
1
1
9
The Power Of Love
HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
1
6
4
2
2
8
St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
JOHN PARR
2
12
7
3
3
7
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
TINA TURNER
3
9
5
4
4
8
Summer Of '69
BRYAN ADAMS
4
7
6
5
5
9
Freeway Of Love
ARETHA FRANKLIN
5
18
11
8
6
6
Don't Lose My Number
PHIL COLLINS
6
32
25
14
7
4
Money For Nothing
DIRE STRAITS
7
24
15
10
8
5
Pop Life
PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
8
17
12
9
9
7
You're Only Human (Second Wind)
BILLY JOEL
9
23
16
11
10
5
Freedom
WHAM!
10
22
17
12
11
7
Invincible
PAT BENATAR
11
26
19
13
12
6
Cherish
KOOL & THE GANG
12
3
3
7
13
11
Never Surrender
COREY HART
3
1
1
6
14
10
Shout
TEARS FOR FEARS
1
28
21
17
15
6
Life In One Day
HOWARD JONES
15
-
33
24
16
3
Dress You Up
MADONNA
16
29
26
21
17
6
Dare Me
POINTER SISTERS
17
30
27
23
18
5
Smokin' In The Boys Room
MOTLEY CRUE
18
16
14
16
19
11
What About Love?
HEART
14
-
-
33
20
2
Lonely Ol' Night
JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
20
35
31
26
21
4
Shame
THE MOTELS
21
25
22
22
22
7
Mystery Lady
BILLY OCEAN
22
8
9
18
23
12
Who's Holding Donna Now
DeBARGE
8
4
8
15
24
12
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
STING
3
-
-
37
25
2
Take On Me
A-HA
25
5
10
20
26
14
Everytime You Go Away
PAUL YOUNG
1
14
13
19
27
9
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
DEAD OR ALIVE
13
-
38
34
28
3
There Must Be An Angel
EURYTHMICS
28
-
39
36
29
3
Cry
GODLEY & CREME
29
34
32
30
30
4
Live Every Moment
REO SPEEDWAGON
30
40
34
31
31
4
When Your Heart Is Weak
COCK ROBIN
31
-
36
35
32
3
Do You Want Crying
KATRINA AND THE WAVES
32
DEBUT
33
1
Oh Sheila
READY FOR THE WORLD
33
-
-
40
34
2
C-I-T-Y
JOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND
34
-
40
38
35
3
No Lookin' Back
MICHAEL McDONALD
35
-
-
39
36
2
Every Step Of The Way
JOHN WAITE
36
DEBUT
37
1
Saving All My Love For You
WHITNEY HOUSTON
37
21
20
25
38
7
Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake)
FREDDIE JACKSON
20
DEBUT
39
1
Fortress Around Your Heart
STING
39
DEBUT
40
1
Spanish Eddie
LAURA BRANIGAN
40