Billboard Hot 100 — May 11, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of May 11, 1985. "Crazy For You" by Madonna climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "We Are The World" by USA For Africa, which had held it for 4 weeks. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Sussudio" by Phil Collins at #39, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Wake Up (Next To You)" by Graham Parker & The Shot, up 16 places from #82 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Crazy For You" by Madonna — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting March 2, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "Everything She Wants" by Wham! (up from #11 to #8); "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears (up from #14 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Sussudio" by Phil Collins at #39; it would spend 17 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 1 week at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Lonely In Love" by Giuffria, down 37 places from #63 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Missing You" by Diana Ross, 24 weeks and counting (peak #10).
- Gone from the chart: "California Girls" by David Lee Roth after 16 weeks (peak #3); "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood after 23 weeks (peak #10); "Misled" by Kool & The Gang after 24 weeks (peak #10).
- Stories that mention this week: Eight Number Ones and Barely a Miss: Madonna on the Hot 100, 1983–1990.
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 | 11 | Crazy For You Madonna |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | We Are The World USA For Africa |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Rhythm Of The Night Debarge |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | One Night In Bangkok Murray Head |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | Some Like It Hot The Power Station |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | Smooth Operator Sade |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Everything She Wants Wham! |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Obsession Animotion |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | All She Wants to Do Is Dance Don Henley |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | Axel F Harold Faltermeyer |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 16 | Nightshift Commodores |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | That Was Yesterday Foreigner |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | Suddenly Billy Ocean |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | New Attitude Patti LaBelle |
| 18 | 25 | 18 | 8 | Fresh Kool & The Gang |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 8 | Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 10 | In My House Mary Jane Girls |
| 21 | 18 | 18 | 9 | Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 8 | Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody David Lee Roth |
| 23 | 13 | 6 | 13 | I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 8 | Walking On Sunshine Katrina And The Waves |
| 25 | 33 | 25 | 4 | Heaven Bryan Adams |
| 26 | 30 | 26 | 7 | One Lonely Night REO Speedwagon |
| 27 | 21 | 20 | 9 | Rock And Roll Girls John Fogerty |
| 28 | 32 | 28 | 6 | Celebrate Youth Rick Springfield |
| 29 | 17 | 1 | 14 | One More Night Phil Collins |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 4 | Say You're Wrong Julian Lennon |
| 31 | 34 | 31 | 9 | 'Til My Baby Comes Home Luther Vandross |
| 32 | 41 | 32 | 3 | Angel Madonna |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | Smuggler's Blues Glenn Frey |
| 34 | 22 | 14 | 12 | Along Comes A Woman Chicago |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 7 | Lost In Love New Edition |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 8 | The NeverEnding Story Limahl |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 10 | Invisible Alison Moyet |
| 38 | 43 | 38 | 4 | The Search Is Over Survivor |
| 39 | NEW | 39 | 1 | Sussudio Phil Collins |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 3 | Would I Lie To You? Eurythmics |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 4 | Show Some Respect Tina Turner |
| 42 | 29 | 29 | 8 | Vox Humana Kenny Loggins |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 6 | Oh Girl Boy Meets Girl |
| 44 | 23 | 10 | 24 | Missing You Diana Ross |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 5 | Voices Carry 'Til Tuesday |
| 46 | 50 | 46 | 6 | Walking On The Chinese Wall Philip Bailey |
| 47 | 54 | 47 | 3 | Lucky In Love Mick Jagger |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 6 | Welcome To The Pleasure Dome Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 49 | 28 | 26 | 10 | Forever Man Eric Clapton |
| 50 | 37 | 2 | 14 | Material Girl Madonna |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | Do You Wanna Get Away Shannon |
| 52 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Baby Come And Get It The Pointer Sisters |
| 53 | NEW | 53 | 1 | Tough All Over John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 54 | 42 | 4 | 22 | Lover Girl Teena Marie |
| 55 | 47 | 41 | 12 | We Close Our Eyes Go West |
| 56 | 51 | 1 | 17 | Can't Fight This Feeling REO Speedwagon |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 6 | Steady Jules Shear |
| 58 | 52 | 11 | 15 | Somebody Bryan Adams |
| 59 | 56 | 36 | 12 | The Bird The Time |
| 60 | 68 | 60 | 4 | Only Lonely Bon Jovi |
| 61 | 59 | 8 | 16 | High On You Survivor |
| 62 | 58 | 50 | 7 | Can't Stop Rick James |
| 63 | 61 | 61 | 9 | Be Your Man Jesse Johnson's Revue |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 5 | Talk To Me Fiona |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) Kim Carnes |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 2 | Wake Up (Next To You) Graham Parker & The Shot |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | You Give Good Love Whitney Houston |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 3 | OO-EE-Diddley-Bop Peter Wolf |
| 69 | 74 | 69 | 3 | Through the Fire Chaka Khan |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Everytime You Go Away Paul Young |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 2 | Dangerous Natalie Cole |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 3 | Days Are Numbers (The Traveller) The Alan Parsons Project |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 2 | My Toot Toot Jean Knight |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Black Cars Gino Vannelli |
| 75 | 79 | 75 | 3 | Mathematics Melissa Manchester |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 3 | I Was Born To Love You Freddie Mercury |
| 77 | 57 | 28 | 14 | Radioactive The Firm |
| 78 | 62 | 5 | 16 | Too Late For Goodbyes Julian Lennon |
| 79 | 64 | 2 | 23 | The Heat Is On Glenn Frey |
| 80 | 67 | 7 | 17 | Private Dancer Tina Turner |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | Satisfaction Guaranteed The Firm |
| 82 | 86 | 82 | 2 | Alone Again Dokken |
| 83 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Basketball Kurtis Blow |
| 84 | 89 | 84 | 2 | Save The Night For Me Maureen Steele |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Hold Me Menudo |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Ways To Be Wicked Lone Justice |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 2 | (Come On) Shout Alex Brown |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Little Sheila Slade |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Meeting In The Ladies Room Klymaxx |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 2 | Imagination Belouis Some |
| 91 | 69 | 18 | 16 | Keeping The Faith Billy Joel |
| 92 | 81 | 81 | 3 | Jammin' Teena Marie |
| 93 | 83 | 33 | 16 | Why Can't I Have You The Cars |
| 94 | 73 | 9 | 16 | Only The Young Journey |
| 95 | 70 | 1 | 21 | Careless Whisper Wham! Featuring George Michael |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Square Rooms Al Corley |
| 97 | 96 | 57 | 18 | Rain Forest Paul Hardcastle |
| 98 | 65 | 12 | 14 | Just Another Night Mick Jagger |
| 99 | 75 | 41 | 15 | The Word Is Out Jermaine Stewart |
| 100 | 63 | 57 | 8 | Lonely In Love Giuffria |
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