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