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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 7, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/31 09/14 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	4	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	1
2	1	1	11	The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
3	4	6	10	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	3
4	3	5	12	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	3
5	5	7	11	Summer Of '69BRYAN ADAMS A&M 2739	5
6	10	17	9	Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	6
7	8	12	10	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	7
8	11	13	8	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	8
9	9	14	9	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	9
10	13	18	7	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	10
11	12	15	10	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	11
12	14	19	7	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	12
13	6	2	13	ShoutTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 294-7/POLYGRAM	1
14	7	3	14	Never SurrenderCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8268	3
15	16	20	9	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	15
16	17	21	9	Smokin' In The Boys RoomMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69625	16
17	23	31	4	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	17
18	26	33	6	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	18
19	20	23	10	Life In One DayHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69631	19
20	15	10	15	What About Love?HEART CAPITOL 5481	10
21	28	38	9	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	21
22	25	29	8	ShameTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5497	22
23	31	39	4	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	23
24	29	35	8	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	24
25	30	40	3	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	25
26	27	32	6	There Must Be An AngelEURYTHMICS RCA 14160	26
27	24	25	10	Mystery LadyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9374/ARISTA	24
28	18	8	14	If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSTING A&M 2738	3
29	19	9	18	Everytime You Go AwayPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-04867	1
30	37	44	5	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	30
31	21	11	15	Who's Holding Donna NowDeBARGE GORDY 1793/MOTOWN	6
32	42	51	3	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	32
33	47	—	2	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	33
34	39	46	5	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	34
35	22	16	15	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)DEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-04894	11
36	40	41	7	No Lookin' BackMICHAEL McDONALD WARNER BROS. 7-28960	36
37	41	42	7	Do You Want CryingKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5450	37
38	44	48	7	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	38
39	38	37	14	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
40	43	45	7	Spanish EddieLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89531	40
41	35	36	13	When Your Heart Is WeakCOCK ROBIN COLUMBIA 38-04875	35
42	48	59	3	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	42
43	NEW▶		1	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	43
44	53	—	2	The Way You Do The Things You Do/My GirlDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14178	44
45	32	22	15	Glory DaysBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04924	5
46	52	66	3	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	46
47	51	56	5	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	47
48	NEW▶		1	I'm Goin' DownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05603	48
49	56	76	3	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	49
50	60	—	2	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	33	24	16	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5459	18
52	36	34	9	Live Every MomentREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-05412	34
53	54	63	4	First NightSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05579/EPIC	53
54	NEW▶		1	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	54
55	57	57	8	Love And PrideKING EPIC 34-04917	55
56	58	64	4	Down On LoveFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89493	56
57	46	27	16	People Are PeopleDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-29221/WARNER BROS.	13
58	69	92	3	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	58
59	NEW▶		1	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	59
60	62	65	7	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	60
61	66	78	3	Looking Over My Shoulder'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04936	61
62	49	43	8	Hangin' On A StringLOOSE ENDS VIRGIN/MCA 52570/MCA	43
63	70	74	4	I'll Be AroundWHAT IS THIS MCA 52593	63
64	34	26	14	State Of The HeartRICK SPRINGFIELD RCA 14120	22
65	NEW▶		1	CommunicationTHE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5511	65
66	76	—	2	You Wear It WellEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1804GF/MOTOWN	66
67	50	30	18	You Give Good LoveWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9274	3
68	68	72	4	Dancin' In The Key Of LifeSTEVE ARRINGTON ATLANTIC 7-89535	68
69	45	28	14	Get It On (Bang A Gong)THE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5479	9
70	72	85	3	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	70
71	74	81	4	Wise UpAMY GRANT A&M 2762	71
72	61	58	7	You Look MarvelousBILLY CRYSTAL A&M 2764	58
73	NEW▶		1	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	73
74	77	80	4	RebelsTOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS MCA 52658	74
75	55	49	8	Wild And Crazy LoveTHE MARY JANE GIRLS GORDY 1798/MOTOWN	42
76	59	50	10	Lay It DownRATT ATLANTIC 7-89546	40
77	63	47	16	Sentimental StreetNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52591/MCA	8
78	65	55	9	Summertime GirlsY&T A&M 2748	55
79	90	—	2	Test Of TimeTHE ROMANTICS NEMPEROR ZS4-05587/EPIC	79
80	79	75	16	ForeverKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04931	40
81	86	—	2	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	81
82	93	—	2	Weird ScienceOINGO BOINGO MCA 52633	82
83	88	—	2	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	83
84	64	54	6	JesseJULIAN LENNON ATLANTIC 7-89529	54
85	NEW▶		1	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	85
86	78	60	13	Stir It UpPATTI LaBELLE MCA 52610	41
87	NEW▶		1	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	87
88	83	73	21	The Search Is OverSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-04871/EPIC	4
89	80	71	16	Not Enough Love In The WorldDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-29012/WARNER BROS.	34
90	NEW▶		1	A Little Bit of HeavenNATALIE COLE MODERN 7-99630/ATLANTIC	90
91	89	88	8	I Want My GirlJESSE JOHNSON'S REVUE A&M 2749	76
92	NEW▶		1	Master And ServentDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-28918/WARNER BROS.	92
93	81	69	6	In And Out Of LoveBON JOVI MERCURY 880 951-7/POLYGRAM	69
94	NEW▶		1	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	94
95	NEW▶		1	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	95
96	82	68	5	Power Of Love (You Are My Lady)AIR SUPPLY ARISTA 1-9391	68
97	67	52	17	Raspberry BeretPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28972/WARNER BROS.	2
98	71	53	17	A View To A KillDURAN DURAN CAPITOL 5475	1
99	84	79	5	Running BackURGENT MANHATTAN 240348/CAPITOL	79
100	75	67	6	Some PeopleBELOUIS SOME CAPITOL 5492	67

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