Billboard Hot 100 — March 23, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 23, 1985. "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "We Are The World" by USA For Africa at #21, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station, up 14 places from #57 to #43.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Can't Fight This Feeling" by REO Speedwagon — 3 weeks at the top so far, 10 weeks on the chart since debuting January 19, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "High On You" by Survivor (up from #14 to #8); "Only The Young" by Journey (up from #11 to #9).
- Highest debut: "We Are The World" by USA For Africa at #21; it would spend 18 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 4 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Sugar Walls" by Sheena Easton, down 30 places from #17 to #47.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Jungle Love" by The Time, 22 weeks and counting (peak #20).
- Gone from the chart: "All I Need" by Jack Wagner after 22 weeks (peak #2).
- Stories that mention this week: Twenty-Six Places in a Week: The Hot 100's Biggest Leaps and Highest Debuts.
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 | Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Material Girl Madonna |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | One More Night Phil Collins |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | The Heat Is On Glenn Frey |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Too Late For Goodbyes Julian Lennon |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 15 | Lover Girl Teena Marie |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | Private Dancer Tina Turner |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 9 | High On You Survivor |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Only The Young Journey |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | California Girls David Lee Roth |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 14 | Careless Whisper Wham! Featuring George Michael |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 7 | Just Another Night Mick Jagger |
| 14 | 23 | 14 | 8 | Somebody Bryan Adams |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 9 | Nightshift Commodores |
| 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | Save A Prayer Duran Duran |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | 6 | I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen |
| 18 | 21 | 18 | 9 | Keeping The Faith Billy Joel |
| 19 | 26 | 19 | 17 | Missing You Diana Ross |
| 20 | 32 | 20 | 4 | Crazy For You Madonna |
| 21 | NEW | 21 | 1 | We Are The World USA For Africa |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 9 | Obsession Animotion |
| 23 | 13 | 10 | 18 | Misled Kool & The Gang |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 6 | Rhythm Of The Night Debarge |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 7 | Take Me With U Prince And The Revolution Duet With Apollonia |
| 26 | 15 | 1 | 16 | I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner |
| 27 | 12 | 6 | 18 | Neutron Dance The Pointer Sisters |
| 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | Naughty Naughty John Parr |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 5 | All She Wants to Do Is Dance Don Henley |
| 30 | 36 | 30 | 5 | Along Comes A Woman Chicago |
| 31 | 29 | 29 | 14 | Turn Up The Radio Autograph |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 8 | This Is Not America David Bowie/Pat Metheny Group |
| 33 | 22 | 2 | 18 | Easy Lover Philip Bailey With Phil Collins |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 9 | Why Can't I Have You The Cars |
| 35 | 48 | 35 | 5 | One Night In Bangkok Murray Head |
| 36 | 49 | 36 | 5 | Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 2 | That Was Yesterday Foreigner |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 6 | Lucky Greg Kihn |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 7 | Radioactive The Firm |
| 40 | 43 | 40 | 7 | Second Nature Dan Hartman |
| 41 | 20 | 2 | 17 | Lover Boy Billy Ocean |
| 42 | 44 | 42 | 8 | The Word Is Out Jermaine Stewart |
| 43 | 57 | 43 | 2 | Some Like It Hot The Power Station |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 2 | Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 3 | Forever Man Eric Clapton |
| 46 | 19 | 10 | 14 | The Old Man Down The Road John Fogerty |
| 47 | 17 | 9 | 14 | Sugar Walls Sheena Easton |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 5 | The Bird The Time |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 5 | Say It Again Santana |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 6 | New Attitude Patti LaBelle |
| 51 | 39 | 12 | 20 | Solid Ashford & Simpson |
| 52 | 61 | 52 | 4 | Smooth Operator Sade |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 2 | Rock And Roll Girls John Fogerty |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 5 | We Close Our Eyes Go West |
| 55 | 64 | 55 | 2 | Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | Let's Talk About Me The Alan Parsons Project |
| 57 | 59 | 57 | 11 | Rain Forest Paul Hardcastle |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 4 | Change John Waite |
| 59 | 45 | 20 | 22 | Jungle Love The Time |
| 60 | NEW | 60 | 1 | Everything She Wants Wham! |
| 61 | 31 | 12 | 14 | Mr. Telephone Man New Edition |
| 62 | 37 | 5 | 15 | Method Of Modern Love Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 63 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Beat Of A Heart Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Vox Humana Kenny Loggins |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 2 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Suddenly Billy Ocean |
| 67 | 71 | 67 | 3 | Invisible Alison Moyet |
| 68 | 54 | 54 | 8 | When The Rain Begins To Fall Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora |
| 69 | 46 | 38 | 10 | The Borderlines Jeffrey Osborne |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody David Lee Roth |
| 71 | 66 | 5 | 20 | The Boys Of Summer Don Henley |
| 72 | 63 | 63 | 6 | Kiss and Tell Isley, Jasper, Isley |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Fresh Kool & The Gang |
| 74 | 53 | 48 | 14 | Small Town Boy Bronski Beat |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | In My House Mary Jane Girls |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Baby Come And Get It The Pointer Sisters |
| 78 | 72 | 72 | 5 | Look My Way The Vels |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | 'Til My Baby Comes Home Luther Vandross |
| 80 | 83 | 80 | 4 | Scientific Love Midnight Star |
| 81 | 68 | 3 | 19 | You're The Inspiration Chicago |
| 82 | 67 | 35 | 10 | I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips Eric Carmen |
| 83 | 69 | 18 | 18 | Foolish Heart Steve Perry |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Will The Wolf Survive Los Lobos |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | Be Your Man Jesse Johnson's Revue |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Walking On Sunshine Katrina And The Waves |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The NeverEnding Story Limahl |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Lonely In Love Giuffria |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Go Down Easy Dan Fogelberg |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Swear Sheena Easton |
| 91 | 95 | 91 | 2 | Back In Stride Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly |
| 92 | 77 | 77 | 3 | Roxanne, Roxanne UTFO |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Injured In The Game of Love Donnie Iris |
| 94 | 75 | 57 | 12 | Yo Little Brother Nolan Thomas |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Forever Young Alphaville |
| 96 | 80 | 39 | 16 | Tragedy John Hunter |
| 97 | 74 | 8 | 15 | I Would Die 4 U Prince And The Revolution |
| 98 | 81 | 81 | 4 | You Send Me The Manhattans |
| 99 | 78 | 18 | 17 | Operator Midnight Star |
| 100 | 76 | 1 | 19 | Like A Virgin Madonna |
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