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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 24, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/17 08/31 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	5	9	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
2	1	1	11	ShoutTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 294-7/POLYGRAM	1
3	3	4	12	Never SurrenderCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8268	3
4	7	11	10	St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	4
5	5	8	10	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	5
6	10	14	8	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	6
7	9	12	9	Summer Of '69BRYAN ADAMS A&M 2739	7
8	4	3	12	If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSTING A&M 2738	3
9	6	2	16	Everytime You Go AwayPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-04867	1
10	12	15	13	What About Love?HEART CAPITOL 5481	10
11	8	6	13	Who's Holding Donna NowDeBARGE GORDY 1793/MOTOWN	6
12	15	22	8	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	12
13	19	24	6	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	13
14	18	20	7	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	14
15	17	25	8	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	15
16	11	16	13	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)DEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-04894	11
17	23	28	7	Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	17
18	24	29	5	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	18
19	27	32	5	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	19
20	25	27	7	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	20
21	26	33	7	Smokin' In The Boys RoomMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69625	21
22	13	7	13	Glory DaysBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04924	5
23	29	31	8	Life In One DayHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69631	23
24	21	18	14	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5459	18
25	28	30	8	Mystery LadyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9374/ARISTA	25
26	22	23	12	State Of The HeartRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 14120	22
27	16	13	14	People Are PeopleDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-29221/WARNER BROS.	13
28	14	9	12	Get It On (Bang A Gong)THE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5479	9
29	33	40	6	ShameTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5497	29
30	20	10	16	You Give Good LoveWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9274	3
31	36	—	2	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	31
32	38	48	4	There Must Be An AngelEURYTHMICS RCA 14160	32
33	50	61	4	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	33
34	35	42	7	Live Every MomentREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-05412	34
35	39	52	6	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	35
36	37	46	11	When Your Heart Is WeakCOCK ROBIN COLUMBIA 38-04875	36
37	34	38	12	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
38	48	57	7	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	38
39	53	—	2	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	39
40	NEW▶		1	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	40
41	45	50	5	No Lookin' BackMICHAEL McDONALD WARNER BROS. 7-28960	41
42	43	47	5	Do You Want CryingKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5450	42
43	44	49	6	Hangin' On A StringLOOSE ENDS VIRGIN/MCA 52570/MCA	43
44	52	62	3	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	44
45	49	53	5	Spanish EddieLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89531	45
46	55	65	3	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	46
47	30	17	14	Sentimental StreetNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52591/MCA	8
48	54	58	5	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	48
49	42	45	6	Wild And Crazy LoveTHE MARY JANE GIRLS GORDY 1798/MOTOWN	42
50	40	44	8	Lay It DownRATT ATLANTIC 7-89546	40

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	NEW▶		1	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	51
52	32	21	15	Raspberry BeretPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28972/WARNER BROS.	2
53	31	19	15	A View To A KillDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5475	1
54	58	67	4	JesseJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89529	54
55	56	59	7	Summertime GirlsY&T A&M 2748	55
56	62	72	3	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	56
57	59	66	6	Love And PrideKING EPIC 34-04917	57
58	61	63	5	You Look MarvelousBILLY CRYSTAL A&M 2764	58
59	NEW▶		1	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	59
60	46	41	11	Stir It UpPATTI LaBELLE MCA 52610	41
61	41	26	13	19PAUL HARDCASTLE CHRYSALIS 4-42860	15
62	47	35	20	Voices Carry'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04795	8
63	76	—	2	First NightSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05579/EPIC	63
64	74	—	2	Down On LoveFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89493	64
65	68	71	5	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	65
66	NEW▶		1	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	66
67	70	80	4	Some PeopleBELOUIS SOME CAPITOL 5492	67
68	71	84	3	Power Of Love (You Are My Lady)AIR SUPPLY ARISTA 1-9391	68
69	69	82	4	In And Out Of LoveBON JOVI MERCURY 880 951-7/POLYGRAM	69
70	51	51	6	Only For LoveLIMAHL EMI-AMERICA 8277	51
71	65	54	14	Not Enough Love In The WorldDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-29012/WARNER BROS.	34
72	77	—	2	Dancin' In The Key Of LifeSTEVE ARRINGTON ATLANTIC 7-89535	72
73	60	34	19	The Search Is OverSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-04871/EPIC	4
74	79	—	2	I'll Be AroundWHAT IS THIS MCA 52593	74
75	72	55	14	ForeverKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04931	40
76	NEW▶		1	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	76
77	57	36	16	SussudioPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89560	1
78	NEW▶		1	Looking Over My Shoulder'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04936	78
79	84	88	3	Running BackURGENT MANHATTAN 240348/CAPITOL	79
80	88	—	2	RebelsTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS MCA 52658	80
81	86	—	2	Wise UpAMY GRANT A&M 2762	81
82	63	37	14	Just As I AmAIR SUPPLY ARISTA 1-9359	19
83	66	43	18	Would I Lie To You?EURYTHMICS RCA 14078	5
84	64	39	15	Find A WayAMY GRANT A&M 2734	29
85	NEW▶		1	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	85
86	75	64	10	Your Love Is KingSADE PORTRAIT 37-05408/EPIC	54
87	73	60	19	HeavenBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2729	1
88	78	76	6	I Want My GirlJESSE JOHNSON'S REVUE A&M 2749	76
89	82	85	4	It's Getting LateTHE BEACH BOYS CARIBOU 4-05433/EPIC	82
90	NEW▶		1	InformationERIC MARTIN CAPITOL 5502	90
91	83	77	18	Through The FireCHAKA KHAN WARNER BROS. 7-29025	60
92	NEW▶		1	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	92
93	67	68	4	AbadabadangoKIM CARNES EMI-AMERICA 8281	67
94	90	70	16	Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)KIM CARNES EMI-AMERICA 8267	15
95	93	86	23	Things Can Only Get BetterHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69651	5
96	81	56	13	Let Him GoANIMOTION MERCURY 880 737-7/POLYGRAM	39
97	80	73	5	Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)LONE JUSTICE GEFFEN 7-28965/WARNER BROS.	73
98	89	78	13	Call MeGO WEST CHRYSALIS 4-42865	54
99	92	75	24	Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 8806597/POLYGRAM	1
100	87	69	15	The Goonies 'R' Good EnoughCYNDI LAUPER PORTRAIT 34-04918/EPIC	10

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