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