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