Billboard Hot 100 — January 5, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 5, 1985. "Like A Virgin" by Madonna held #1 for a 3rd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 4 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Knocking At Your Back Door" by Deep Purple at #76, which would go on to peak at #61. The biggest climber was "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band-Aid, up 45 places from #65 to #20.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Like A Virgin" by Madonna — 3 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting November 17, 1984.
- New in the top 10: "Run To You" by Bryan Adams (up from #12 to #8); "You're The Inspiration" by Chicago (up from #15 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Walking On A Thin Line" by Huey Lewis & The News, down 30 places from #26 to #56.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters, 39 weeks and counting (peak #9).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Like A Virgin Madonna |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | The Wild Boys Duran Duran |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Sea Of Love The Honeydrippers |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | Cool It Now New Edition |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | We Belong Pat Benatar |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | All I Need Jack Wagner |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Out Of Touch Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Run To You Bryan Adams |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 8 | You're The Inspiration Chicago |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Valotte Julian Lennon |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | Born In The USA Bruce Springsteen |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | 18 | I Feel For You Chaka Khan |
| 13 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Do What You Do Jermaine Jackson |
| 14 | 21 | 14 | 5 | I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner |
| 15 | 8 | 6 | 13 | No More Lonely Nights Paul McCartney |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | Easy Lover Philip Bailey With Phil Collins |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | Understanding Bob Seger |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 8 | Jamie Ray Parker Jr. |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 9 | The Boys Of Summer Don Henley |
| 20 | 65 | 20 | 3 | Do They Know It's Christmas? Band-Aid |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | 14 | All Through The Night Cyndi Lauper |
| 22 | 16 | 13 | 17 | I Can't Hold Back Survivor |
| 23 | 37 | 23 | 3 | Careless Whisper Wham! Featuring George Michael |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | Centipede Rebbie Jackson |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 4 | I Would Die 4 U Prince And The Revolution |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | Lover Boy Billy Ocean |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | 18 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go Wham! |
| 28 | 20 | 20 | 11 | Hello Again The Cars |
| 29 | 33 | 29 | 8 | Bruce Rick Springfield |
| 30 | 18 | 8 | 14 | Penny Lover Lionel Richie |
| 31 | 36 | 31 | 6 | Love Light In Flight Stevie Wonder |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 7 | Neutron Dance The Pointer Sisters |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 13 | Tender Years John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 11 | The Belle Of St. Mark Sheila E. |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 4 | Method Of Modern Love Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 36 | 45 | 36 | 9 | Solid Ashford & Simpson |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 7 | Foolish Heart Steve Perry |
| 38 | 41 | 38 | 9 | Call To The Heart Giuffria |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 11 | Jungle Love The Time |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 7 | Misled Kool & The Gang |
| 41 | 43 | 41 | 6 | In Neon Elton John |
| 42 | 23 | 7 | 20 | Strut Sheena Easton |
| 43 | 47 | 43 | 6 | Operator Midnight Star |
| 44 | 38 | 33 | 11 | (Pride) In The Name Of Love U2 |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 4 | Mistake No. 3 Culture Club |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 8 | Tenderness General Public |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Money Changes Everything Cyndi Lauper |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 5 | The Heat Is On Glenn Frey |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 3 | Sugar Walls Sheena Easton |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 3 | The Old Man Down The Road John Fogerty |
| 51 | 30 | 30 | 11 | Stranger In Town Toto |
| 52 | 28 | 25 | 14 | We Are The Young Dan Hartman |
| 53 | 53 | 53 | 6 | Tonight David Bowie |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 6 | Missing You Diana Ross |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 4 | Make No Mistake, He's Mine Barbra Streisand With Kim Carnes |
| 56 | 26 | 18 | 12 | Walking On A Thin Line Huey Lewis & The News |
| 57 | 79 | 57 | 3 | Mr. Telephone Man New Edition |
| 58 | 29 | 5 | 17 | Better Be Good To Me Tina Turner |
| 59 | 68 | 59 | 4 | Lover Girl Teena Marie |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | 20/20 George Benson |
| 61 | 55 | 55 | 10 | Ti Amo Laura Branigan |
| 62 | 72 | 62 | 5 | Tragedy John Hunter |
| 63 | 48 | 43 | 12 | Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 64 | 87 | 64 | 3 | Do It Again The Kinks |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 4 | Treat Her Like A Lady The Temptations |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 4 | Naughty Naughty John Parr |
| 67 | 44 | 17 | 15 | It Ain't Enough Corey Hart |
| 68 | 71 | 68 | 7 | Big In Japan Alphaville |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 4 | Lonely School Tommy Shaw |
| 70 | 63 | 1 | 21 | I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder |
| 71 | 62 | 1 | 22 | Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) Billy Ocean |
| 72 | 54 | 2 | 14 | Purple Rain Prince And The Revolution |
| 73 | 86 | 73 | 3 | Small Town Boy Bronski Beat |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 3 | Turn Up The Radio Autograph |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 5 | Eye On You Billy Squier |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Knocking At Your Back Door Deep Purple |
| 77 | 80 | 77 | 4 | All Right Now Rod Stewart |
| 78 | 59 | 29 | 11 | I Do'wanna Know REO Speedwagon |
| 79 | 64 | 44 | 13 | Don't Stop Jeffrey Osborne |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Rockin' At Midnight The Honeydrippers |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | The Greatest Gift Of All Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton |
| 82 | 67 | 10 | 18 | Desert Moon Dennis DeYoung |
| 83 | 82 | 3 | 23 | Hard Habit To Break Chicago |
| 84 | 66 | 48 | 13 | Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) Roger Hodgson |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Yo Little Brother Nolan Thomas |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 3 | Fools Like Me Lorenzo Lamas |
| 87 | 85 | 59 | 8 | Taxi Dancing Rick Springfield With Randy Crawford |
| 88 | 69 | 50 | 10 | Catch My Fall Billy Idol |
| 89 | 81 | 37 | 12 | Tears John Waite |
| 90 | 75 | 75 | 4 | Eat My Shorts Rick Dees |
| 91 | 88 | 15 | 17 | What About Me? Kenny Rogers With Kim Carnes & James Ingram |
| 92 | 73 | 73 | 8 | Amnesia Shalamar |
| 93 | 93 | 84 | 6 | Let It All Blow Dazz Band |
| 94 | 91 | 26 | 15 | I Can't Drive 55 Sammy Hagar |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Friends/Five Minutes Of Funk Whodini |
| 96 | 95 | 9 | 39 | I'm So Excited The Pointer Sisters |
| 97 | 94 | 8 | 17 | Blue Jean David Bowie |
| 98 | 84 | 78 | 5 | I Wanna Go Back Billy Satellite |
| 99 | 98 | 41 | 12 | Hands Tied Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 100 | 97 | 36 | 13 | I Need You Tonight Peter Wolf |
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