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FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 23, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/16 11/30 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	5	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	1
2	2	4	11	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	2
3	6	7	8	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	3
4	7	11	10	Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	4
5	8	12	11	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	5
6	10	10	10	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	6
7	4	3	11	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
8	3	1	12	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
9	11	16	9	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	9
10	5	2	12	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
11	9	9	14	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
12	12	14	12	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
13	18	29	5	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	13
14	19	25	6	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	14
15	17	21	8	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
16	15	19	14	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
17	24	35	8	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	17
18	22	28	6	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2783/A&M	18
19	23	31	11	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	19
20	21	24	8	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	20
21	25	30	12	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	21
22	32	40	3	Say You, Say Me (TITLE SONG FROM WHITE NIGHTS)LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1819	22
23	13	8	20	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
24	14	6	15	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
25	36	42	4	Small TownJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884202-7/POLYGRAM	25
26	31	37	6	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	26
27	26	26	13	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	26
28	33	38	5	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	28
29	16	13	11	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	13
30	38	44	4	Tonight She ComesTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69589	30
31	35	39	12	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	31
32	37	43	9	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	32
33	40	45	4	Walk Of LifeDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28878	33
34	20	15	14	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	9
35	44	50	5	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	35
36	46	51	4	Burning HeartSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05663/EPIC	36
37	51	63	6	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	37
38	48	52	5	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	38
39	57	67	3	That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	39
40	47	61	3	Love Is The Seventh WaveSTING A&M 2787	40
41	30	23	16	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	21
42	45	48	5	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	42
43	34	36	8	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	34
44	29	20	17	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	1
45	49	62	7	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	45
46	53	71	4	Sun CityARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID MANHATTAN 50017/CAPITOL	46
47	66	—	2	Talk To MeSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99582/ATLANTIC	47
48	50	53	7	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	48
49	28	17	14	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
50	27	18	12	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	13

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	39	22	14	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6
52	56	59	6	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	52
53	NEW▶		1	It's Only LoveBRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER A&M 2791	53
54	64	70	5	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	54
55	42	34	8	The Night Is Still YoungBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05657	34
56	55	41	20	Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	1
57	58	58	10	Hurts To Be In LoveGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05586/EPIC	57
58	71	80	3	GoodbyeNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52729/MCA	58
59	NEW▶		1	Spies Like UsPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5537	59
60	70	87	3	Face The FacePETE TOWNSHEND ATCO 7-99590/ATLANTIC	60
61	63	66	4	FreedomPOINTER SISTERS RCA 14224	61
62	62	64	6	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	62
63	60	60	12	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54
64	59	55	21	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
65	43	27	11	Boy In The BoxCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8287	26
66	80	—	2	Sidewalk TalkJELLYBEAN EMI-AMERICA 8297	66
67	NEW▶		1	Go HomeSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1817/MOTOWN	67
68	67	65	9	The Oak TreeMORRIS DAY WARNER BROS. 7-28899	65
69	72	82	3	Small Town GirlJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05668/EPIC	69
70	73	79	3	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	70
71	74	85	4	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	71
72	NEW▶		1	Sex As A WeaponPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42927	72
73	75	93	3	The Big MoneyRUSH MERCURY 884-191-7/POLYGRAM	73
74	69	47	9	I'll Be GoodRENE & ANGELA MERCURY 884 009-7/POLYGRAM	47
75	41	32	12	I'm Goin' DownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05603	9
76	61	54	11	After The FireROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89491	48
77	54	46	6	AmericaPRINCE & THE REVOLUTION PAISLEY PARK 7-28999/WARNER BROS.	46
78	86	—	2	DangerousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05711	78
79	84	—	2	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	79
80	52	33	13	Sunset GrillDON HENLEY GEFFEN 7-28906/WARNER BROS.	22
81	65	49	13	Dancing In The StreetMICK JAGGER & DAVID BOWIE EMI-AMERICA 8288	7
82	79	74	10	Born In East L.A.CHEECH & CHONG MCA 52655	48
83	94	—	2	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	83
84	68	56	15	Dress You UpMADONNA SIRE 7-28919/WARNER BROS.	5
85	93	—	2	Discipline Of Love (Why Did You Do It)ROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99597/ATLANTIC	85
86	91	—	2	This TimeINXS ATLANTIC 7-89497	86
87	NEW▶		1	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	87
88	NEW▶		1	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	88
89	92	—	2	Love GrammarJOHN PARR ATLANTIC 7-89484	89
90	NEW▶		1	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	90
91	77	69	13	Stand By MeMAURICE WHITE COLUMBIA 38-05571	50
92	85	83	8	KayleighMARILLION CAPITOL 5493	74
93	90	89	5	Home Sweet HomeMOTLEY CRUE ELEKTRA 7-69591	89
94	76	57	9	Like To Get To Know You WellHOWARD JONES ELEKTRA 7-69598	49
95	NEW▶		1	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	95
96	83	76	18	FreedomWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05409	3
97	87	81	11	All Fall DownFIVE STAR RCA 14108	65
98	97	86	6	Talk To MeQUARTERFLASH GEFFEN 7-289087/WARNER BROS.	83
99	81	68	5	Charm The SnakeCHRISTOPHER CROSS WARNER BROS. 7-28864	68
100	100	96	9	Blue KissJANE WIEDLIN I.R.S. 52674/MCA	77

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.