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