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