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