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