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