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