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Music Charts Archive

Weekly national charts, as the trade papers printed them

R&R CHR / Top 40 · August 30, 1985

40 positions ← 08/23 09/06 →
3W 2W LW TW Weeks Title Artist Peak
2 1 1 1 10 The Power Of Love HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS 1
4 2 2 2 9 St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) JOHN PARR 2
7 3 3 3 8 We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) TINA TURNER 3
11 8 6 4 7 Don't Lose My Number PHIL COLLINS 4
25 14 7 5 5 Money For Nothing DIRE STRAITS 5
5 4 4 6 9 Summer Of '69 BRYAN ADAMS 4
15 10 8 7 6 Pop Life PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION 7
16 11 10 8 6 Freedom WHAM! 8
19 13 12 9 7 Cherish KOOL & THE GANG 9
17 12 11 10 8 Invincible PAT BENATAR 10
12 9 9 11 8 You're Only Human (Second Wind) BILLY JOEL 9
33 24 16 12 4 Dress You Up MADONNA 12
6 5 5 13 10 Freeway Of Love ARETHA FRANKLIN 5
26 21 17 14 7 Dare Me POINTER SISTERS 14
21 17 15 15 7 Life In One Day HOWARD JONES 15
27 23 18 16 6 Smokin' In The Boys Room MOTLEY CRUE 16
- 37 25 17 3 Take On Me A-HA 17
- 33 20 18 3 Lonely Ol' Night JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP 18
3 7 13 19 12 Never Surrender COREY HART 3
31 26 21 20 5 Shame THE MOTELS 20
1 6 14 21 11 Shout TEARS FOR FEARS 1
- - 33 22 2 Oh Sheila READY FOR THE WORLD 22
- - 37 23 2 Saving All My Love For You WHITNEY HOUSTON 23
39 36 29 24 4 Cry GODLEY & CREME 24
38 34 28 25 4 There Must Be An Angel EURYTHMICS 25
- 40 34 26 3 C-I-T-Y JOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND 26
- - 39 27 2 Fortress Around Your Heart STING 27
- 39 36 28 3 Every Step Of The Way JOHN WAITE 28
DEBUT 29 1 Dancing In The Street MICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE 29
40 38 35 30 4 No Lookin' Back MICHAEL McDONALD 30
36 35 32 31 4 Do You Want Crying KATRINA AND THE WAVES 31
14 16 19 32 12 What About Love? HEART 14
34 31 31 33 5 When Your Heart Is Weak COCK ROBIN 31
22 22 22 34 8 Mystery Lady BILLY OCEAN 22
DEBUT 35 1 Lovin' Every Minute Of It LOVERBOY 35
10 20 26 36 15 Everytime You Go Away PAUL YOUNG 1
- - 40 37 2 Spanish Eddie LAURA BRANIGAN 37
9 18 23 38 13 Who's Holding Donna Now DeBARGE 8
8 15 24 39 13 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free STING 3
DEBUT 40 1 I Got You Babe UB40 40