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