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