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FOR WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 04/27 05/11 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	7	★★ NO. 1 ★★4 weeks at No. One We Are The WorldUSA FOR AFRICA COLUMBIA US7-04839	1
2	2	2	10	Crazy For YouMADONNA GEFFEN 7-29051/WARNER BROS.	2
3	3	5	12	Rhythm Of The NightDeBARGE GORDY 1770/MOTOWN	3
4	5	8	11	Don't You (Forget About Me)SIMPLE MINDS A&M 2703	4
5	6	9	11	One Night In BangkokMURRAY HEAD RCA 13988	5
6	7	7	15	ObsessionANIMOTION MERCURY 880266-7/POLYGRAM	6
7	8	12	8	Some Like It HotTHE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5444	7
8	4	3	15	NightshiftCOMMODORES MOTOWN 1773	3
9	10	11	11	All She Wants To Do Is DanceDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-29065/WARNER BROS.	9
10	12	16	10	Smooth OperatorSADE PORTRAIT 37-04807/EPIC	10
11	16	19	7	Everything She WantsWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-04840	11
12	15	17	8	That Was YesterdayFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89571	12
13	9	6	12	I'm On FireBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04772	6
14	18	26	8	Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 8806597/POLYGRAM	14
15	17	20	8	Don't Come Around Here No MoreTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS MCA 52496	15
16	22	30	6	Axel FHAROLD FALTERMEYER MCA 52536	16
17	11	4	13	One More NightPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89588	1
18	19	21	8	Some Things Are Better Left UnsaidDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14035	18
19	21	24	12	New AttitudePATTI LaBELLE MCA 52517	19
20	24	29	7	SuddenlyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9323/ARISTA	20
21	20	22	8	Rock And Roll GirlsJOHN FOGERTY WARNER BROS. 7-29053	20
22	14	14	11	Along Comes A WomanCHICAGO FULL MOON/WARNER BROS. 7-29082/WARNER BROS.	14
23	13	10	23	Missing YouDIANA ROSS RCA 13966	10
24	28	37	7	Things Can Only Get BetterHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69651	24
25	27	34	7	FreshKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880-623-7/POLYGRAM	25
26	31	42	9	In My HouseTHE MARY JANE GIRLS GORDY 1741/MOTOWN	26
27	29	35	7	Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got NobodyDAVID LEE ROTH WARNER BROS. 7-29040	27
28	26	27	9	Forever ManERIC CLAPTON WARNER BROS. 7-29081	26
29	30	33	7	Vox HumanaKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04849	29
30	32	38	6	One Lonely NightREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-04848	30
31	34	40	7	Walking On SunshineKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5466	31
32	33	39	5	Celebrate YouthRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 14047	32
33	35	52	3	HeavenBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2729	33
34	38	45	8	'Til My Baby Comes HomeLUTHER VANDROSS EPIC 34-04760	34
35	40	54	3	Say You're WrongJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89567	35
36	39	46	6	Lost In LoveNEW EDITION MCA 52553	36
37	23	13	13	Material GirlMADONNA SIRE 7-29083/WARNER BROS.	2
38	42	49	5	Smuggler's BluesGLENN FREY MCA 52546	38
39	43	48	9	InvisibleALISON MOYET COLUMBIA 38-04781	39
40	45	50	7	Never Ending StoryLIMAHL EMI-AMERICA 8230	40
41	48	—	2	AngelMADONNA SIRE 7-29008/WARNER BROS.	41
42	25	15	21	LovergirlTEENA MARIE EPIC 34-04619	4
43	54	70	3	The Search Is OverSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-04871/EPIC	43
44	44	47	7	Baby Come And Get ItPOINTER SISTERS PLANET 14041/RCA	44
45	53	65	3	Show Some RespectTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5461	45
46	62	—	2	Would I Lie To You?EURYTHMICS RCA 14078	46
47	41	43	11	We Close Our EyesGO WEST CHRYSALIS 4-42850	41
48	51	56	5	Welcome To The Pleasure DomeFRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD ZTT/ISLAND 7-99653/ATLANTIC	48
49	55	60	5	Oh GirlBOY MEETS GIRL A&M 2713	49
50	52	59	5	Walking On The Chinese WallPHILIP BAILEY COLUMBIA 38-04826	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	36	23	16	Can't Fight This FeelingREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-04713	1
52	37	18	14	SomebodyBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2701	11
53	56	62	5	Do You Wanna Get AwaySHANNON MIRAGE 7-99655/ATLANTIC	53
54	65	—	2	Lucky In LoveMICK JAGGER COLUMBIA 38-04893	54
55	61	71	4	Voices Carry'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04795	55
56	47	36	11	The BirdTHE TIME WARNER BROS. 7-29094	36
57	46	28	13	RadioactiveTHE FIRM ATLANTIC 7-89586	28
58	50	55	6	Can't StopRICK JAMES GORDY 1776/MOTOWN	50
59	49	31	15	High On YouSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-04685/EPIC	8
60	66	72	5	SteadyJULES SHEAR EMI-AMERICA 8259	60
61	63	63	8	Be Your ManJESSE JOHNSON'S REVUE A&M 2702	61
62	59	32	15	Too Late For GoodbyesJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89589	5
63	57	57	7	Lonely In LoveGIUFFRIA CAMEL/MCA 52558/MCA	57
64	60	41	22	The Heat Is OnGLENN FREY MCA 52512	2
65	58	25	13	Just Another NightMICK JAGGER COLUMBIA 38-04743	12
66	72	85	4	Talk To MeFIONA ATLANTIC 7-89572	66
67	64	44	16	Private DancerTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5433	7
68	80	88	3	Only LonelyBON JOVI MERCURY 880-736-7/POLYGRAM	68
69	67	51	15	Keeping The FaithBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-04681	18
70	68	53	20	Careless WhisperWHAM! featuring GEORGE MICHAEL COLUMBIA 38-04691	1
71	71	73	4	BasketballKURTIS BLOW MERCURY 881-529-7/POLYGRAM	71
72	81	—	2	Oo-Ee-Diddley-BopPETER WOLF EMI-AMERICA 8254	72
73	70	58	15	Only The YoungJOURNEY GEFFEN 7-29090/WARNER BROS.	9
74	84	—	2	Through The FireCHAKA KHAN WARNER BROS. 7-29025	74
75	74	69	14	The Word Is OutJERMAINE STEWART ARISTA 1-9256	41
76	69	64	23	RelaxFRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD ZTT/ISLAND 7-99805/ATLANTIC	10
77	NEW▶		1	DangerousNATALIE COLE MODERN 7-99648/ATLANTIC	77
78	90	—	2	Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT ARISTA 1-9349	78
79	86	—	2	MathematicsMELISSA MANCHESTER MCA 52575	79
80	85	—	2	I Was Born To Love YouFREDDIE MERCURY COLUMBIA 38-04869	80
81	83	—	2	Jammin'TEENA MARIE EPIC 34-04738	81
82	NEW▶		1	Wake Up (Next To You)GRAHAM PARKER & THE SHOT ELEKTRA 7-69654	82
83	77	76	15	Why Can't I Have YouTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69657	33
84	NEW▶		1	My Toot TootJEAN KNIGHT MIRAGE 7-99643/ATLANTIC	84
85	NEW▶		1	Black CarsGINO VANNELLI HME 4-04889/CBS	85
86	NEW▶		1	Alone AgainDOKKEN ELEKTRA 7-69650	86
87	87	93	3	I'm Through With LoveERIC CARMEN GEFFEN 7-29032/WARNER BROS.	87
88	75	68	11	Say It AgainSANTANA COLUMBIA 38-04758	46
89	NEW▶		1	Save The Night For MeMAUREEN STEELE MOTOWN 1787	89
90	NEW▶		1	Satisfaction GuaranteedTHE FIRM ATLANTIC 7-89561	90
91	73	74	5	MagicalJOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89568	73
92	NEW▶		1	Little SheilaSLADE CBS ASSOCIATED 4-04865/CBS	92
93	NEW▶		1	(Come On) ShoutALEX BROWN MERCURY 880 694-7/POLYGRAM	93
94	76	61	12	LuckyGREG KIHN EMI-AMERICA 8255	30
95	NEW▶		1	ImaginationBELOUIS SOME CAPITOL 5464	95
96	92	84	17	Rain ForestPAUL HARDCASTLE PROFILE 7059	57
97	79	67	14	Save A PrayerDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5438	16
98	82	78	10	ChangeJOHN WAITE CHRYSALIS 4-42606	54
99	94	77	16	California GirlsDAVID LEE ROTH WARNER BROS. 7-29102	3
100	93	79	24	MisledKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880431-7/POLYGRAM	10

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.