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FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 26, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 10/19 11/02 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	4	11	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
2	3	5	8	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	2
3	1	3	16	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
4	5	9	8	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	4
5	10	13	7	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	5
6	4	1	13	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	1
7	6	6	10	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6
8	9	11	10	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
9	11	12	8	I'm Goin' DownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05603	9
10	15	24	7	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	10
11	12	15	10	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	11
12	7	2	16	Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	1
13	17	25	8	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	13
14	16	18	8	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	14
15	8	7	9	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	7
16	18	23	10	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	16
17	19	21	7	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	17
18	21	29	8	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	18
19	24	30	6	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	19
20	29	37	4	Separate Lives (FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	20
21	23	28	12	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	21
22	22	26	9	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	22
23	27	33	7	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	23
24	26	32	10	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	24
25	28	35	5	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	25
26	13	8	17	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
27	35	41	6	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	27
28	14	10	11	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	5
29	33	36	7	Boy In The BoxCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8287	29
30	36	39	9	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	30
31	37	40	4	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	31
32	20	19	10	Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)NIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52661/MCA	19
33	31	20	9	The Way You Do The Things You Do/My GirlDARYL HALL & JOHN OATES RCA 14178	20
34	44	54	4	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	34
35	41	50	8	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	35
36	49	—	2	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	36
37	43	53	4	The Night Is Still YoungBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05657	37
38	52	—	2	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M 2783	38
39	42	52	4	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	39
40	46	49	7	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	40
41	25	14	14	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	3
42	34	34	8	CommunicationTHE POWER STATION CAPITOL 5511	34
43	30	17	15	CryGODLEY & CREME POLYDOR 881 786-7/POLYGRAM	16
44	32	16	15	Don't Lose My NumberPHIL COLLINS ATLANTIC 7-89536	4
45	62	—	2	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	45
46	NEW▶		1	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	46
47	57	63	8	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	47
48	38	22	12	C-I-T-YJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05452/EPIC	18
49	48	48	6	Born In East L.A.CHEECH & CHONG MCA 52655	48
50	51	57	9	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	54	56	5	Like To Get To Know You WellHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69598	51
52	55	58	7	After The FireROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89491	52
53	NEW▶		1	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	53
54	58	66	5	I'll Be GoodRENE & ANGELA MERCURY 884 009-7/POLYGRAM	54
55	45	45	9	Weird ScienceOINGO BOINGO MCA 52633	45
56	53	51	10	All Of Me For All Of You9.9 RCA 14082	51
57	70	—	2	AmericaPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28999/WARNER BROS.	57
58	60	61	5	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	58
59	66	72	4	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	59
60	39	27	19	St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)JOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89541	1
61	64	69	8	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	61
62	71	84	3	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	62
63	47	44	14	Tonight It's YouCHEAP TRICK EPIC 34-05431	44
64	40	31	16	Dare MePOINTER SISTERS RCA 14126	11
65	65	65	7	All Fall DownFIVE STAR RCA 14108	65
66	68	70	5	The Oak TreeMORRIS DAY WARNER BROS. 7-28899	66
67	73	76	6	Hurts To Be In LoveGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05586/EPIC	67
68	NEW▶		1	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	68
69	56	46	9	You Wear It WellEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1804GF/MOTOWN	46
70	85	—	2	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	70
71	75	85	3	Que Te QuieroKATRINA AND THE WAVES CAPITOL 5528	71
72	80	—	2	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	72
73	74	78	5	Eye To EyeGO WEST CHRYSALIS VS4-42903	73
74	76	82	4	KayleighMARILLION CAPITOL 5493	74
75	82	87	3	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	75
76	50	38	18	The Power Of LoveHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS CHRYSALIS 4-42876	1
77	NEW▶		1	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	77
78	63	64	5	Screams Of PassionTHE FAMILY PAISLEY PARK 7-28953/WARNER BROS.	63
79	NEW▶		1	Charm The SnakeCHRISTOPHER CROSS WARNER BROS. 7-28864	79
80	NEW▶		1	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	80
81	81	83	4	Remo's Theme (What If)TOMMY SHAW A&M 2773	81
82	84	—	2	Hold MeLAURA BRANIGAN ATLANTIC 7-89496	82
83	90	—	2	Talk To MeQUARTERFLASH GEFFEN 7-289087/WARNER BROS.	83
84	95	—	2	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	84
85	77	79	5	Blue KissJANE WIEDLIN I.R.S. 52674/MCA	77
86	NEW▶		1	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	86
87	NEW▶		1	ShockTHE MOTELS CAPITOL 5529	87
88	89	—	2	Welcome To ParadiseJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8278	88
89	79	77	6	Eaten AliveDIANA ROSS RCA 14181	77
90	59	42	14	Pop LifePRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28998/WARNER BROS.	7
91	78	75	6	Lover Come Back To MeDEAD OR ALIVE EPIC 34-05607	75
92	61	43	17	We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)TINA TURNER CAPITOL 5491	2
93	69	71	6	Hard Times For LoversJENNIFER HOLLIDAY GEFFEN 7-28958/WARNER BROS.	69
94	67	47	12	Every Step Of The WayJOHN WAITE EMI-AMERICA 8282	25
95	NEW▶		1	Home Sweet HomeMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69591	95
96	72	60	19	Freeway Of LoveARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 1-9354	3
97	86	59	14	I Got You BabeUB40 A&M 2758	28
98	83	55	17	Invincible (THEME FROM THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN)PAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42877	10
99	87	73	21	I Wonder If I Take You HomeLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-04886	34
100	92	62	16	You're Only Human (Second Wind)BILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05417	9

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