These are the top 100 songs of 1985. Within the top 100, there are a total of 70 different bands or artists.
There are two artists with the most entries. Each of these acts has a total of five entries in the top songs of 1985:
- Phil Collins (including two duets)
- Madonna
The song title is at the top in gray with the artist below in red.
You can find links to more 80’s content at the bottom of the page.
Top Songs of 1985
| 1 | Careless Whisper Wham! featuring George Michael |
| 2 | Like a Virgin Madonna |
| 3 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! |
| 4 | I Want to Know What Love Is Foreigner |
| 5 | I Feel for You Chaka Khan |
| 6 | Out of Touch Hall & Oates |
| 7 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears |
| 8 | Money for Nothing Dire Straits |
| 9 | Crazy for YouMadonna |
| 10 | Take on Me a-ha |
| 11 | Everytime You Go Away Paul Young |
| 12 | Easy Lover Philip Bailey and Phil Collins |
| 13 | Can’t Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon |
| 14 | We Built This City Starship |
| 15 | The Power of Love Huey Lewis and the News |
| 16 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds |
| 17 | Cherish Kool & the Gang |
| 18 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) John Parr |
| 19 | The Heat Is On Glenn Frey |
| 20 | We Are the World USA for Africa |
| 21 | Shout Tears for Fears |
| 22 | Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder |
| 23 | Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston |
| 24 | Heaven Bryan Adams |
| 25 | Everything She Wants Wham! |
| 26 | Cool It Now New Edition |
| 27 | Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer |
| 28 | Loverboy Billy Ocean |
| 29 | Lovergirl Teena Marie |
| 30 | You Belong to the City Glenn Frey |
| 31 | Oh Sheila Ready for the World |
| 32 | Rhythm of the Night DeBarge |
| 33 | One More Night Phil Collins |
| 34 | Sea of Love The Honeydrippers |
| 35 | A View to a Kill Duran Duran |
| 36 | The Wild Boys Duran Duran |
| 37 | You’re the Inspiration Chicago |
| 38 | Neutron Dance The Pointer Sisters |
| 39 | We Belong Pat Benatar |
| 40 | Nightshift Commodores |
| 41 | Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones |
| 42 | All I Need Jack Wagner |
| 43 | Freeway of Love Aretha Franklin |
| 44 | Never Surrender Corey Hart |
| 45 | Sussudio Phil Collins |
| 46 | Strut Sheena Easton |
| 47 | You Give Good Love Whitney Houston |
| 48 | The Search Is Over Survivor |
| 49 | Missing You Diana Ross |
| 50 | Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
| 51 | Raspberry Beret Prince and The Revolution |
| 52 | Suddenly Billy Ocean |
| 53 | The Boys of Summer Don Henley |
| 54 | One Night in Bangkok Murray Head |
| 55 | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Sting |
| 56 | Obsession Animotion |
| 57 | We Don’t Need Another Hero Tina Turner |
| 58 | Material Girl Madonna |
| 59 | Better Be Good to Me Tina Turner |
| 60 | Head over Heels Tears for Fears |
| 61 | Axel F Harold Faltermeyer |
| 62 | Smooth Operator Sade |
| 63 | In My House Mary Jane Girls |
| 64 | Don’t Lose My Number Phil Collins |
| 65 | All Through the Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 66 | Run to You Bryan Adams |
| 67 | Glory Days Bruce Springsteen |
| 68 | Voices Carry Til Tuesday |
| 69 | Misled Kool & the Gang |
| 70 | Would I Lie to You? Eurythmics |
| 71 | Be Near Me ABC |
| 72 | No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney |
| 73 | I Can’t Hold Back Survivor |
| 74 | Summer Of ’69 Bryan Adams |
| 75 | Walking on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves |
| 76 | Freedom Wham! |
| 77 | Too Late for Goodbyes Julian Lennon |
| 78 | Valotte Julian Lennon |
| 79 | Some Like It Hot Power Station |
| 80 | Solid Ashford & Simpson |
| 81 | Angel Madonna |
| 82 | I’m on Fire Bruce Springsteen |
| 83 | Method of Modern Love Hall & Oates |
| 84 | Lay Your Hands on Me Thompson Twins |
| 85 | Who’s Holding Donna Now DeBarge |
| 86 | Lonely Ol’ Night John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 87 | What About Love Heart |
| 88 | California Girls David Lee Roth |
| 89 | Fresh Kool & the Gang |
| 90 | Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson |
| 91 | Jungle Love The Time |
| 92 | Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen |
| 93 | Private Dancer Tina Turner |
| 94 | Who’s Zoomin’ Who Aretha Franklin |
| 95 | Fortress Around Your Heart Sting |
| 96 | Penny Lover Lionel Richie |
| 97 | All She Wants to Do Is Dance Don Henley |
| 98 | Dress You Up Madonna |
| 99 | Sentimental Street Night Ranger |
| 100 | Sugar Walls Sheena Easton |