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FOR WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 14, 1985

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 12/07 12/21 →

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	1	3	13	★★ NO. 1 ★★2 weeks at No. One Broken WingsMR. MISTER RCA 14136	1
2	2	1	11	Separate Lives (THEME FROM WHITE NIGHTS)PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN ATLANTIC 7-89498	1
3	5	12	6	Say You, Say Me (TITLE SONG FROM WHITE NIGHTS)LIONEL RICHIE MOTOWN 1819	3
4	9	9	11	Party All The TimeEDDIE MURPHY COLUMBIA 38-25609	4
5	4	5	14	NeverHEART CAPITOL 5512	4
6	7	8	8	Election DayARCADIA CAPITOL 5501	6
7	11	11	9	Alive And KickingSIMPLE MINDS A&M/VIRGIN 2783/A&M	7
8	10	10	9	Sleeping BagZZ TOP WARNER BROS. 7-28884	8
9	13	16	14	I Miss YouKLYMAXX MCA/CONSTELLATION 52606/MCA	9
10	3	2	15	We Built This CitySTARSHIP GRUNT 14170/RCA	1
11	8	7	12	Who's Zoomin' Who?ARETHA FRANKLIN ARISTA 9410	7
12	14	21	7	Small TownJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 884202-7/POLYGRAM	12
13	15	19	15	Perfect WaySCRITTI POLITTI WARNER BROS. 7-28949	13
14	16	27	6	That's What Friends Are ForDIONNE & FRIENDS ARISTA 1-9422	14
15	12	6	13	Lay Your Hands On MeTHOMPSON TWINS ARISTA 1-9396	6
16	17	25	7	Tonight She ComesTHE CARS ELEKTRA 7-69589	16
17	6	4	14	You Belong To The CityGLENN FREY MCA 52651	2
18	19	28	7	Walk Of LifeDIRE STRAITS WARNER BROS. 7-28878	18
19	23	33	5	Talk To MeSTEVIE NICKS MODERN 7-99582/ATLANTIC	19
20	20	26	8	Wrap Her UpELTON JOHN GEFFEN 7-28873/WARNER BROS.	20
21	21	31	8	EmergencyKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 884-199-7/POLYGRAM	21
22	27	34	7	Burning HeartSURVIVOR SCOTTI BROS. 4-05663/EPIC	22
23	31	35	6	Love Is The Seventh WaveSTING A&M 2787	23
24	18	24	9	Sisters Are Doing It For ThemselvesEURYTHMICS & ARETHA FRANKLIN RCA 14214	18
25	28	29	12	Object Of My DesireSTARPOINT ELEKTRA 7-69621	25
26	32	36	9	CongaMIAMI SOUND MACHINE EPIC 34-05457	26
27	33	37	8	You're A Friend Of MineCLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE COLUMBIA 38-05660	27
28	37	44	4	It's Only LoveBRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER A&M 2791	28
29	35	39	8	Do It For LoveSHEENA EASTON EMI-AMERICA 8295	29
30	38	40	10	Everybody DanceTA MARA & THE SEEN A&M 2768	30
31	41	47	4	Spies Like UsPAUL McCARTNEY CAPITOL 5537	31
32	44	52	4	Go HomeSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1817/MOTOWN	32
33	40	49	6	GoodbyeNIGHT RANGER CAMEL/MCA 52729/MCA	33
34	22	14	15	Miami Vice ThemeJAN HAMMER MCA 52666	1
35	25	18	15	Part-Time LoverSTEVIE WONDER TAMLA 1808/MOTOWN	1
36	24	20	15	You Are My LadyFREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5495	12
37	45	55	3	I'm Your ManWHAM! COLUMBIA 38-05721	37
38	39	42	7	Sun CityARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID MANHATTAN 50017/CAPITOL	38
39	26	15	11	One Of The LivingTINA TURNER CAPITOL 5518	15
40	46	56	4	Sex As A WeaponPAT BENATAR CHRYSALIS 4-42927	40
41	42	43	10	To Live And Die In L.A.WANG CHUNG GEFFEN 7-28891/WARNER BROS.	41
42	47	50	6	Face The FacePETE TOWNSHEND ATCO 7-99590/ATLANTIC	42
43	48	54	5	Sidewalk TalkJELLYBEAN EMI-AMERICA 8297	43
44	55	—	2	My HometownBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 38-05728	44
45	50	63	3	When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going (JEWEL OF THE NILE THEME)BILLY OCEAN JIVE 1-9432/ARISTA	45
46	30	17	14	Head Over HeelsTEARS FOR FEARS MERCURY 880 899-7/POLYGRAM	3
47	29	13	17	Be Near MeABC MERCURY 880 626-7/POLYGRAM	9
48	36	23	17	Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)DAVID FOSTER ATLANTIC 7-89528	15
49	54	74	3	Everything In My HeartCOREY HART EMI-AMERICA 8300	49
50	60	—	2	How Will I KnowWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9434	50

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	53	60	7	Count Me OutNEW EDITION MCA 52703	51
52	34	22	11	Soul KissOLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MCA 52686	20
53	62	67	5	A Love BizarreSHEILA E. PAISLEY PARK 7-28890/WARNER BROS.	53
54	61	70	6	The Big MoneyRUSH MERCURY 884-191-7/POLYGRAM	54
55	68	79	3	The Sun Always Shines On T.V.A-HA WARNER BROS. 7-28846	55
56	58	62	9	Tarzan BoyBALTIMORA MANHATTAN 50018/CAPITOL	56
57	52	53	8	Too YoungJACK WAGNER QWEST 7-28931/WARNER BROS.	52
58	43	30	15	Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)KATE BUSH EMI-AMERICA 8285	30
59	69	81	4	The Sweetest TabooSADE PORTRAIT 37-05713/EPIC	59
60	49	32	23	Take On MeA-HA WARNER BROS. 7-29011	1
61	63	64	6	EverydayJAMES TAYLOR COLUMBIA 38-05681	61
62	56	51	9	Tears Are FallingKISS MERCURY 884 141-7/POLYGRAM	51
63	76	89	3	Life In A Northern TownTHE DREAM ACADEMY WARNER BROS. 7-28841	63
64	91	—	2	Living In AmericaJAMES BROWN SCOTTI BROS. 4-05682/EPIC	64
65	67	75	5	DangerousLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05711	65
66	51	38	18	Saving All My Love For YouWHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA 1-9381	1
67	74	80	4	Everything Must ChangePAUL YOUNG COLUMBIA 38-05712	67
68	64	66	6	Small Town GirlJOHN CAFFERTY/BEAVER BROWN BAND SCOTTI BROS. 4-05668/EPIC	64
69	77	88	3	Leader Of The PackTWISTED SISTER ATLANTIC 7-89478	69
70	73	78	5	Can You Feel The BeatLISA LISA & CULT JAM with FULL FORCE COLUMBIA 38-05669	70
71	86	—	2	GoASIA GEFFEN 7-28872	71
72	92	—	2	Digital DisplayREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52734	72
73	65	57	11	Girls Are More FunRAY PARKER JR. ARISTA 1-9352	34
74	88	—	2	One VisionQUEEN CAPITOL 9546	74
75	78	84	4	Morning DesireKENNY ROGERS RCA 14194	75
76	57	45	14	One Night Love AffairBRYAN ADAMS A&M 2770	13
77	59	59	7	FreedomPOINTER SISTERS RCA 14224	59
78	85	90	4	Silent RunningMIKE + THE MECHANICS ATLANTIC 7-89488	78
79	66	58	20	Oh SheilaREADY FOR THE WORLD MCA 52636	1
80	72	46	17	Lovin' Every Minute Of ItLOVERBOY COLUMBIA 38-05569	9
81	70	48	19	And We DancedTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05568	21
82	81	83	5	This TimeINXS ATLANTIC 7-89497	81
83	71	41	16	So In LoveORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2746/A&M	26
84	75	61	17	Fortress Around Your HeartSTING A&M 2767	8
85	NEW▶		1	Day By DayTHE HOOTERS COLUMBIA 38-05730	85
86	NEW▶		1	SomewhereBARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 38-05680	86
87	90	96	3	I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock N' Roll)NICK LOWE COLUMBIA 38-05570	87
88	87	65	15	And She WasTALKING HEADS SIRE 7-28917/WARNER BROS.	54
89	93	—	2	The Heart Is Not So SmartEL DeBARGE with DeBARGE GORDY 1822/MOTOWN	89
90	96	—	2	Caravan Of LoveISLEY/JASPER/ISLEY CBS ASSOCIATED 4-05611/EPIC	90
91	NEW▶		1	SecretORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK A&M/VIRGIN 2794/A&M	91
92	97	—	2	Don't Say No TonightEUGENE WILDE PHILLY WORLD 7-99608/ATLANTIC	92
93	NEW▶		1	Beat's So LonelyCHARLIE SEXTON MCA 52715	93
94	83	72	17	Lonely Ol' NightJOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP RIVA 880-984-7/POLYGRAM	6
95	84	71	24	CherishKOOL & THE GANG DE-LITE 880 869-7/POLYGRAM	2
96	NEW▶		1	He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)FREDDIE JACKSON CAPITOL 5535	96
97	82	82	5	Discipline Of Love (Why Did You Do It)ROBERT PALMER ISLAND 7-99597/ATLANTIC	82
98	94	94	3	Sounds Of Your VoiceJON BUTCHER AXIS CAPITOL 5534	94
99	80	73	12	The Oak TreeMORRIS DAY WARNER BROS. 7-28899	65
100	95	95	3	Chain ReactionDIANA ROSS RCA 14244	95

Products with the greatest airplay and sales gains this week.