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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 5, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 09/28 10/12 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	1	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★3 weeks at No. One Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	1
2	2	2	14	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
3	5	9	10	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	3
4	7	13	13	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	4
5	6	10	8	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	5
6	9	14	8	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	6
7	3	6	11	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	3
8	10	15	7	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	8
9	11	17	6	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	9
10	15	24	5	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	10
11	4	5	12	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	4
12	16	23	7	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	12
13	22	37	5	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	13
14	20	29	5	I'm Goin' DownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05603	14
15	8	3	16	St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	1
16	18	19	12	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	16
17	14	11	13	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	11
18	19	25	9	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	18
19	24	30	7	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	19
20	28	39	4	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	20
21	13	7	11	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	7
22	12	4	14	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	2
23	30	35	7	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	23
24	29	31	6	The Way You Do The Things You Do/My GirlDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14178	24
25	25	26	9	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	25
26	17	8	15	The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
27	31	38	5	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	27
28	36	41	7	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	28
29	34	40	6	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	29
30	37	44	4	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	30
31	40	45	5	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	31
32	39	46	4	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	32
33	38	43	9	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	33
34	44	56	3	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	34
35	21	12	14	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	10
36	43	52	5	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	36
37	42	47	5	CommunicationTHE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5511	37
38	46	57	4	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	38
39	48	50	7	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	39
40	47	51	4	Boy In The BoxCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8287	40
41	51	—	2	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	41
42	32	28	11	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	28
43	23	16	16	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	3
44	54	67	6	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	44
45	NEW▶		1	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	45
46	27	18	13	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	9
47	49	53	6	You Wear It WellEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1804GF/MOTOWN	47
48	26	20	13	Smokin' In The Boys RoomMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69625	16
49	52	55	11	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	49
50	66	84	3	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	56	64	6	Weird ScienceOINGO BOINGO MCA 52633	51
52	NEW▶		1	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	52
53	35	21	15	Summer Of '69BRYAN ADAMS A&M 2739	5
54	59	73	3	Born In East L.A.CHEECH & CHONG MCA 52655	54
55	57	63	7	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	55
56	61	74	4	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	56
57	33	22	10	There Must Be An AngelEURYTHMICS RCA 14160	22
58	63	70	6	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	58
59	64	76	5	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	59
60	45	32	17	ShoutTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 294-7/POLYGRAM	1
61	53	33	18	Never SurrenderCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8268	3
62	68	80	4	After The FireROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89491	62
63	NEW▶		1	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	63
64	81	—	2	Like To Get To Know You WellHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69598	64
65	NEW▶		1	The Night Is Still YoungBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05657	65
66	70	75	4	All Fall DownFIVE STAR RCA 14108	66
67	62	60	18	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
68	75	—	2	Screams Of PassionTHE FAMILY PAISLEY PARK 7-28953/WARNER BROS.	68
69	76	—	2	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	69
70	72	82	5	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	70
71	41	27	12	ShameTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5497	21
72	NEW▶		1	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	72
73	78	83	3	Hard Times For LoversJENNIFER HOLLIDAY GEFFEN 7-28958/WARNER BROS.	73
74	55	34	14	Life In One DayHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69631	19
75	79	94	3	Lover Come Back To MeDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-05607	75
76	82	—	2	I'll Be GoodRENE & ANGELA MERCURY 884 009-7/POLYGRAM	76
77	50	36	11	No Lookin' BackMICHAEL McDONALD WARNER BROS. 7-28960	34
78	58	42	19	What About Love?HEART CAPITOL 5481	10
79	80	86	5	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	79
80	83	88	3	Eaten AliveDIANA ROSS RCA 14181	80
81	89	95	3	Hurts To Be In LoveGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05586/EPIC	81
82	NEW▶		1	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	82
83	84	—	2	The Oak TreeMORRIS DAY WARNER BROS. 7-28899	83
84	65	61	22	Everytime You Go AwayPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-04867	1
85	90	—	2	Blue KissJANE WIEDLIN I.R.S. 52674/MCA	85
86	91	—	2	Eye To EyeGO WEST CHRYSALIS VS4-42903	86
87	60	48	14	Mystery LadyBILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9374/ARISTA	24
88	67	65	8	First NightSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05579/EPIC	53
89	NEW▶		1	KayleighMARILLION CAPITOL 5493	89
90	NEW▶		1	Remo's Theme (What If)TOMMY SHAW A&M 2773	90
91	88	77	11	You Look MarvelousBILLY CRYSTAL A&M 2764	58
92	87	89	3	JanetCOMMODORES MOTOWN 1802	87
93	73	71	6	Test Of TimeTHE ROMANTICS NEMPEROR ZS4-05587/EPIC	71
94	71	66	8	Wise UpAMY GRANT A&M 2762	66
95	86	54	8	Down On LoveFOREIGNER ATLANTIC 7-89493	54
96	92	59	18	If You Love Somebody Set Them FreeSTING A&M 2738	3
97	97	81	5	A Little Bit of HeavenNATALIE COLE MODERN 7-99630/ATLANTIC	81
98	96	91	20	ForeverKENNY LOGGINS COLUMBIA 38-04931	40
99	74	62	19	Who's Holding Donna NowDeBARGE GORDY 1793/MOTOWN	6
100	77	58	11	Spanish EddieLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89531	40

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