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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 7, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 11/30 12/14 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	3	4	12	★★ NO. 1 ★★1 week at No. One Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	1
2	1	3	10	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	1
3	2	1	14	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	1
4	5	5	13	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	4
5	12	22	5	Say You, Say Me (TITLE SONG FROM WHITE NIGHTS)LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1819	5
6	4	2	13	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	2
7	8	13	7	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	7
8	7	9	11	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	7
9	9	17	10	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	9
10	10	14	8	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	10
11	11	18	8	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2783/A&M	11
12	6	6	12	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	6
13	16	19	13	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	13
14	21	25	6	Small TownJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884202-7/POLYGRAM	14
15	19	21	14	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	15
16	27	39	5	That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	16
17	25	30	6	Tonight She ComesTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69589	17
18	24	26	8	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	18
19	28	33	6	Walk Of LifeDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28878	19
20	26	28	7	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	20
21	31	35	7	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	21
22	14	8	14	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
23	33	47	4	Talk To MeSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99582/ATLANTIC	23
24	20	12	14	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
25	18	10	14	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
26	15	15	10	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
27	34	36	6	Burning HeartSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05663/EPIC	27
28	29	32	11	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	28
29	13	11	16	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
30	17	7	13	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
31	35	40	5	Love Is The Seventh WaveSTING A&M 2787	31
32	36	37	8	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	32
33	37	38	7	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	33
34	22	20	10	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	20
35	39	42	7	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	35
36	23	16	16	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
37	44	53	3	It's Only LoveBRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER A&M 2791	37
38	40	45	9	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	38
39	42	46	6	Sun CityARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID MANHATTAN 50017/CAPITOL	39
40	49	58	5	GoodbyeNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52729/MCA	40
41	47	59	3	Spies Like UsPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5537	41
42	43	48	9	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	42
43	30	31	14	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	30
44	52	67	3	Go HomeSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1817/MOTOWN	44
45	55	—	2	I'm Your ManWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05721	45
46	56	72	3	Sex As A WeaponPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42927	46
47	50	60	5	Face The FacePETE TOWNSHEND ATCO 7-99590/ATLANTIC	47
48	54	66	4	Sidewalk TalkJELLYBEAN EMI-AMERICA 8297	48
49	32	23	22	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
50	63	—	2	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	38	24	17	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
52	53	54	7	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	52
53	60	71	6	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	53
54	74	—	2	Everything In My HeartCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8300	54
55	NEW▶		1	My HometownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05728	55
56	51	52	8	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	51
57	45	29	13	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	13
58	62	62	8	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	58
59	59	61	6	FreedomPOINTER SISTERS RCA 14224	59
60	NEW▶		1	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	60
61	70	73	5	The Big MoneyRUSH MERCURY 884-191-7/POLYGRAM	61
62	67	79	4	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	62
63	64	70	5	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	63
64	66	69	5	Small Town GirlJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05668/EPIC	64
65	57	43	10	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	34
66	58	44	19	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	1
67	75	78	4	DangerousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05711	67
68	79	—	2	The Sun Always Shines On T.V.A-HA WARNER BROS. 7-28846	68
69	81	90	3	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	69
70	48	41	18	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	21
71	41	27	15	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	26
72	46	34	16	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	9
73	78	83	4	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	73
74	80	87	3	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	74
75	61	49	16	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
76	89	—	2	Life In A Northern TownTHE DREAM ACADEMY WARNER BROS. 7-28841	76
77	88	—	2	Leader Of The PackTWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 7-89478	77
78	84	88	3	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	78
79	68	56	22	Money For NothingDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28950	1
80	73	68	11	The Oak TreeMORRIS DAY WARNER BROS. 7-28899	65
81	83	86	4	This TimeINXS ATLANTIC 7-89497	81
82	82	85	4	Discipline Of Love (Why Did You Do It)ROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99597/ATLANTIC	82
83	72	51	16	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6
84	71	64	23	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
85	90	95	3	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	85
86	NEW▶		1	GoASIA GEFFEN 7-28872	86
87	65	63	14	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54
88	NEW▶		1	One VisionQUEEN CAPITOL 9546	88
89	69	50	14	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse DownPAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05577	13
90	96	—	2	I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock N' Roll)NICK LOWE COLUMBIA 38-05570	90
91	NEW▶		1	Living In AmericaJAMES BROWN SCOTTI BROS. 4-05682/EPIC	91
92	NEW▶		1	Digital DisplayREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52734	92
93	NEW▶		1	The Heart Is Not So SmartEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1822/MOTOWN	93
94	94	—	2	Sounds Of Your VoiceJON BUTCHER AXIS CAPITOL 5534	94
95	95	—	2	Chain ReactionDIANA ROSS RCA 14244	95
96	NEW▶		1	Caravan Of LoveISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05611/EPIC	96
97	NEW▶		1	Don't Say No TonightEUGENE WILDE PHILLY WORLD 7-99608/ATLANTIC	97
98	86	55	10	The Night Is Still YoungBILLY JOEL COLUMBIA 38-05657	34
99	87	76	13	After The FireROGER DALTREY ATLANTIC 7-89491	48
100	76	57	12	Hurts To Be In LoveGINO VANNELLI CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05586/EPIC	57

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