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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 21, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/14 09/28 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	6	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	1
2	4	7	12	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
3	1	1	14	St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	1
4	2	3	12	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	2
5	6	8	10	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	5
6	8	12	9	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	6
7	9	10	9	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	7
8	5	2	13	The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
9	15	18	8	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	9
10	14	17	6	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	10
11	13	15	11	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	11
12	10	11	12	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	10
13	17	21	11	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	13
14	18	23	6	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	14
15	19	25	5	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	15
16	7	4	14	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	3
17	25	33	4	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	17
18	12	9	11	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	9
19	20	24	10	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	19
20	16	16	11	Smokin' In The Boys RoomMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69625	16
21	11	5	13	Summer Of '69BRYAN ADAMS A&M 2739	5
22	24	26	8	There Must Be An AngelEURYTHMICS RCA 14160	22
23	27	32	5	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	23
24	31	43	3	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	24
25	28	34	7	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	25
26	29	30	7	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	26
27	21	22	10	ShameTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5497	21
28	32	38	9	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	28
29	36	48	3	I'm Goin' DownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05603	29
30	33	42	5	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	30
31	35	44	4	The Way You Do The Things You Do/My GirlDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14178	31
32	22	13	15	ShoutTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 294-7/POLYGRAM	1
33	23	14	16	Never SurrenderCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8268	3
34	26	19	12	Life In One DayHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69631	19
35	41	46	5	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	35
36	34	36	9	No Lookin' BackMICHAEL McDONALD WARNER BROS. 7-28960	34
37	48	59	3	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	37
38	44	54	3	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	38
39	49	—	2	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	39
40	42	50	4	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	40
41	43	49	5	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	41
42	30	20	17	What About Love?HEART CAPITOL 5481	10
43	45	47	7	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	43
44	56	—	2	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	44
45	51	73	3	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	45
46	57	—	2	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	46
47	52	65	3	CommunicationTHE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5511	47
48	38	27	12	Mystery LadyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9374/ARISTA	24
49	37	37	9	Do You Want CryingKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5450	37
50	53	58	5	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	69	—	2	Boy In The BoxCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8287	51
52	64	85	3	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	52
53	60	66	4	You Wear It WellEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1804GF/MOTOWN	53
54	54	56	6	Down On LoveFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89493	54
55	58	60	9	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	55
56	NEW▶		1	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	56
57	70	—	2	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	57
58	40	40	9	Spanish EddieLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89531	40
59	39	28	16	If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSTING A&M 2738	3
60	46	39	16	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
61	47	29	20	Everytime You Go AwayPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-04867	1
62	50	31	17	Who's Holding Donna NowDeBARGE GORDY 1793/MOTOWN	6
63	67	70	5	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	63
64	73	82	4	Weird ScienceOINGO BOINGO MCA 52633	64
65	59	53	6	First NightSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05579/EPIC	53
66	66	71	6	Wise UpAMY GRANT A&M 2762	66
67	76	81	4	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	67
68	61	35	17	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)DEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-04894	11
69	62	63	6	I'll Be AroundWHAT IS THIS MCA 52593	62
70	79	83	4	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	70
71	74	79	4	Test Of TimeTHE ROMANTICS NEMPEROR ZS4-05587/EPIC	71
72	55	41	15	When Your Heart Is WeakCOCK ROBIN COLUMBIA 38-04875	35
73	NEW▶		1	Born In East L.A.CHEECH & CHONG MCA 52655	73
74	86	—	2	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	74
75	83	—	2	All Fall DownFIVE STAR RCA 14108	75
76	82	87	3	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	76
77	77	72	9	You Look MarvelousBILLY CRYSTAL A&M 2764	58
78	63	55	10	Love And PrideKING EPIC 34-04917	55
79	75	45	17	Glory DaysBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04924	5
80	95	—	2	After The FireROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89491	80
81	85	90	3	A Little Bit of HeavenNATALIE COLE MODERN 7-99630/ATLANTIC	81
82	90	95	3	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	82
83	NEW▶		1	Hard Times For LoversJENNIFER HOLLIDAY GEFFEN 7-28958/WARNER BROS.	83
84	NEW▶		1	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	84
85	68	52	11	Live Every MomentREO SPEEDWAGON EPIC 34-05412	34
86	89	94	3	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	86
87	87	92	3	Master And ServentDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-28918/WARNER BROS.	87
88	NEW▶		1	Eaten AliveDIANA ROSS RCA 14181	88
89	NEW▶		1	JanetCOMMODORES MOTOWN 1802	89
90	NEW▶		1	One In A MillionEDDIE & THE TIDE ATCO 7-99617/ATLANTIC	90
91	81	80	18	ForeverKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04931	40
92	80	61	5	Looking Over My Shoulder'TIL TUESDAY EPIC 34-04936	61
93	65	51	18	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5459	18
94	NEW▶		1	Lover Come Back To MeDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-05607	94
95	NEW▶		1	Hurts To Be In LoveGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05586/EPIC	95
96	78	67	20	You Give Good LoveWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9274	3
97	84	62	10	Hangin' On A StringLOOSE ENDS VIRGIN/MCA 52570/MCA	43
98	71	68	6	Dancin' In The Key Of LifeSTEVE ARRINGTON ATLANTIC 7-89535	68
99	93	75	10	Wild And Crazy LoveTHE MARY JANE GIRLS GORDY 1798/MOTOWN	42
100	72	57	18	People Are PeopleDEPECHE MODE SIRE 7-29221/WARNER BROS	13

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