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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 31, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/24 09/07 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	2	10	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
2	4	7	11	St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	2
3	5	5	11	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	3
4	6	10	9	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	4
5	7	9	10	Summer Of '69BRYAN ADAMS A&M 2739	5
6	2	1	12	ShoutTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 294-7/POLYGRAM	1
7	3	3	13	Never SurrenderCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8268	3
8	12	15	9	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	8
9	14	18	8	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	9
10	17	23	8	Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	10
11	13	19	7	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	11
12	15	17	9	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	12
13	18	24	6	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	13
14	19	27	6	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	14
15	10	12	14	What About Love?HEART CAPITOL 5481	10
16	20	25	8	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	16
17	21	26	8	Smokin' In The Boys RoomMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69625	17
18	8	4	13	If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSTING A&M 2738	3
19	9	6	17	Everytime You Go AwayPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-04867	1
20	23	29	9	Life In One DayHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69631	20
21	11	8	14	Who's Holding Donna NowDeBARGE GORDY 1793/MOTOWN	6
22	16	11	14	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)DEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-04894	11
23	31	36	3	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	23
24	25	28	9	Mystery LadyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9374/ARISTA	24
25	29	33	7	ShameTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5497	25
26	33	50	5	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	26
27	32	38	5	There Must Be An AngelEURYTHMICS RCA 14160	27
28	38	48	8	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	28
29	35	39	7	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	29
30	40	—	2	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	30
31	39	53	3	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	31
32	22	13	14	Glory DaysBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04924	5
33	24	21	15	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5459	18
34	26	22	13	State Of The HeartRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 14120	22
35	36	37	12	When Your Heart Is WeakCOCK ROBIN COLUMBIA 38-04875	35
36	34	35	8	Live Every MomentREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-05412	34
37	44	52	4	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	37
38	37	34	13	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
39	46	55	4	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	39
40	41	45	6	No Lookin' BackMICHAEL McDONALD WARNER BROS. 7-28960	40
41	42	43	6	Do You Want CryingKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5450	41
42	51	—	2	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	42
43	45	49	6	Spanish EddieLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89531	43
44	48	54	6	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	44
45	28	14	13	Get It On (Bang A Gong)THE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5479	9
46	27	16	15	People Are PeopleDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-29221/WARNER BROS.	13
47	NEW▶		1	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	47
48	59	—	2	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	48
49	43	44	7	Hangin' On A StringLOOSE ENDS VIRGIN/MCA 52570/MCA	43
50	30	20	17	You Give Good LoveWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9274	3

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	56	62	4	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	51
52	66	—	2	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	52
53	NEW▶		1	The Way You Do The Things You Do/My GirlDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14178	53
54	63	76	3	First NightSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05579/EPIC	54
55	49	42	7	Wild And Crazy LoveTHE MARY JANE GIRLS GORDY 1798/MOTOWN	42
56	76	—	2	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	56
57	57	59	7	Love And PrideKING EPIC 34-04917	57
58	64	74	3	Down On LoveFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89493	58
59	50	40	9	Lay It DownRATT ATLANTIC 7-89546	40
60	NEW▶		1	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	60
61	58	61	6	You Look MarvelousBILLY CRYSTAL A&M 2764	58
62	65	68	6	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	62
63	47	30	15	Sentimental StreetNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52591/MCA	8
64	54	58	5	JesseJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89529	54
65	55	56	8	Summertime GirlsY&T A&M 2748	55
66	78	—	2	Looking Over My Shoulder'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04936	66
67	52	32	16	Raspberry BeretPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28972/WARNER BROS.	2
68	72	77	3	Dancin' In The Key Of LifeSTEVE ARRINGTON ATLANTIC 7-89535	68
69	92	—	2	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	69
70	74	79	3	I'll Be AroundWHAT IS THIS MCA 52593	70
71	53	31	16	A View To A KillDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5475	1
72	85	—	2	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	72
73	62	47	21	Voices Carry'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04795	8
74	81	86	3	Wise UpAMY GRANT A&M 2762	74
75	67	70	5	Some PeopleBELOUIS SOME CAPITOL 5492	67
76	NEW▶		1	You Wear It WellEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1804GF/MOTOWN	76
77	80	88	3	RebelsTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS MCA 52658	77
78	60	46	12	Stir It UpPATTI LaBELLE MCA 52610	41
79	75	72	15	ForeverKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04931	40
80	71	65	15	Not Enough Love In The WorldDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-29012/WARNER BROS.	34
81	69	69	5	In And Out Of LoveBON JOVI MERCURY 880 951-7/POLYGRAM	69
82	68	71	4	Power Of Love (You Are My Lady)AIR SUPPLY ARISTA 1-9391	68
83	73	60	20	The Search Is OverSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-04871/EPIC	4
84	79	84	4	Running BackURGENT MANHATTAN 240348/CAPITOL	79
85	61	41	14	19PAUL HARDCASTLE CHRYSALIS 4-42860	15
86	NEW▶		1	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK VIRGIN/A&M 2746/A&M	86
87	90	—	2	InformationERIC MARTIN CAPITOL 5502	87
88	NEW▶		1	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	88
89	88	78	7	I Want My GirlJESSE JOHNSON'S REVUE A&M 2749	76
90	NEW▶		1	Test Of TimeTHE ROMANTICS NEMPEROR ZS4-05587/EPIC	90
91	70	51	7	Only For LoveLIMAHL EMI-AMERICA 8277	51
92	77	57	17	SussudioPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89560	1
93	NEW▶		1	Weird ScienceOINGO BOINGO MCA 52633	93
94	91	83	19	Through The FireCHAKA KHAN WARNER BROS. 7-29025	60
95	82	63	15	Just As I AmAIR SUPPLY ARISTA 1-9359	19
96	84	64	16	Find A WayAMY GRANT A&M 2734	29
97	89	82	5	It's Getting LateTHE BEACH BOYS CARIBOU 4-05433/EPIC	82
98	83	66	19	Would I Lie To You?EURYTHMICS RCA 14078	5
99	86	75	11	Your Love Is KingSADE PORTRAIT 37-05408/EPIC	54
100	98	89	14	Call MeGO WEST CHRYSALIS 4-42865	54

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