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