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