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FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 28, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/21 10/05 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	1
2	2	4	13	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
3	6	8	10	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	3
4	5	6	11	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	4
5	9	15	9	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	5
6	10	14	7	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	6
7	13	17	12	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	7
8	3	1	15	St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	1
9	14	18	7	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	9
10	15	19	6	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	10
11	17	25	5	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	11
12	4	2	13	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	2
13	7	9	10	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	7
14	11	13	12	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	11
15	24	31	4	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	15
16	23	27	6	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	16
17	8	5	14	The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
18	19	20	11	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	18
19	25	28	8	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	19
20	29	36	4	I'm Goin' DownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05603	20
21	12	10	13	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	10
22	37	48	4	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	22
23	16	7	15	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	3
24	30	33	6	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	24
25	26	29	8	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	25
26	20	16	12	Smokin' In The Boys RoomMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69625	16
27	18	12	12	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	9
28	39	49	3	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	28
29	31	35	5	The Way You Do The Things You Do/My GirlDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14178	29
30	35	41	6	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	30
31	38	44	4	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	31
32	28	32	10	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	28
33	22	24	9	There Must Be An AngelEURYTHMICS RCA 14160	22
34	40	42	5	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	34
35	21	11	14	Summer Of '69BRYAN ADAMS A&M 2739	5
36	41	43	6	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	36
37	44	56	3	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	37
38	43	45	8	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	38
39	46	57	3	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	39
40	45	51	4	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	40
41	27	21	11	ShameTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5497	21
42	47	52	4	CommunicationTHE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5511	42
43	52	64	4	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	43
44	56	—	2	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	44
45	32	22	16	ShoutTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 294-7/POLYGRAM	1
46	57	70	3	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	46
47	51	69	3	Boy In The BoxCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8287	47
48	50	53	6	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	48
49	53	60	5	You Wear It WellEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1804GF/MOTOWN	49
50	36	34	10	No Lookin' BackMICHAEL McDONALD WARNER BROS. 7-28960	34

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	NEW▶		1	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	51
52	55	58	10	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	52
53	33	23	17	Never SurrenderCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8268	3
54	67	76	5	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	54
55	34	26	13	Life In One DayHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69631	19
56	64	73	5	Weird ScienceOINGO BOINGO MCA 52633	56
57	63	67	6	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	57
58	42	30	18	What About Love?HEART CAPITOL 5481	10
59	73	—	2	Born In East L.A.CHEECH & CHONG MCA 52655	59
60	48	38	13	Mystery LadyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9374/ARISTA	24
61	74	86	3	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	61
62	60	46	17	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
63	70	79	5	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	63
64	76	82	4	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	64
65	61	47	21	Everytime You Go AwayPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-04867	1
66	84	—	2	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	66
67	65	59	7	First NightSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05579/EPIC	53
68	80	95	3	After The FireROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89491	68
69	49	37	10	Do You Want CryingKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5450	37
70	75	83	3	All Fall DownFIVE STAR RCA 14108	70
71	66	66	7	Wise UpAMY GRANT A&M 2762	66
72	82	90	4	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	72
73	71	74	5	Test Of TimeTHE ROMANTICS NEMPEROR ZS4-05587/EPIC	71
74	62	50	18	Who's Holding Donna NowDeBARGE GORDY 1793/MOTOWN	6
75	NEW▶		1	Screams Of PassionTHE FAMILY PAISLEY PARK 7-28953/WARNER BROS.	75
76	NEW▶		1	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	76
77	58	40	10	Spanish EddieLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89531	40
78	83	—	2	Hard Times For LoversJENNIFER HOLLIDAY GEFFEN 7-28958/WARNER BROS.	78
79	94	—	2	Lover Come Back To MeDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-05607	79
80	86	89	4	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	80
81	NEW▶		1	Like To Get To Know You WellHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69598	81
82	NEW▶		1	I'll Be GoodRENE & ANGELA MERCURY 884 009-7/POLYGRAM	82
83	88	—	2	Eaten AliveDIANA ROSS RCA 14181	83
84	NEW▶		1	The Oak TreeMORRIS DAY WARNER BROS. 7-28899	84
85	90	—	2	One In A MillionEDDIE & THE TIDE ATCO 7-99617/ATLANTIC	85
86	54	54	7	Down On LoveFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89493	54
87	89	—	2	JanetCOMMODORES MOTOWN 1802	87
88	77	77	10	You Look MarvelousBILLY CRYSTAL A&M 2764	58
89	95	—	2	Hurts To Be In LoveGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05586/EPIC	89
90	NEW▶		1	Blue KissJANE WIEDLIN I.R.S. 52674/MCA	90
91	NEW▶		1	Eye To EyeGO WEST CHRYSALIS VS4-42903	91
92	59	39	17	If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSTING A&M 2738	3
93	78	63	11	Love And PrideKING EPIC 34-04917	55
94	68	61	18	You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)DEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-04894	11
95	72	55	16	When Your Heart Is WeakCOCK ROBIN COLUMBIA 38-04875	35
96	91	81	19	ForeverKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04931	40
97	81	85	4	A Little Bit of HeavenNATALIE COLE MODERN 7-99630/ATLANTIC	81
98	79	75	18	Glory DaysBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-04924	5
99	96	78	21	You Give Good LoveWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9274	3
100	93	65	19	Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5459	18

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