Billboard Hot 100 — June 8, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 8, 1985. "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "Everything She Wants" by Wham!, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" by Sting at #44, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Who's Holding Donna Now" by Debarge, up 21 places from #75 to #54.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears For Fears — 1 week at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting March 16, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina And The Waves (up from #11 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Celebrate Youth" by Rick Springfield, down 34 places from #43 to #77.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Obsession" by Animotion, 20 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Material Girl" by Madonna after 17 weeks (peak #2); "Missing You" by Diana Ross after 27 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 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Everything She Wants Wham! |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | Axel F Harold Faltermeyer |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Suddenly Billy Ocean |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Heaven Bryan Adams |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 14 | In My House Mary Jane Girls |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | Fresh Kool & The Gang |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Walking On Sunshine Katrina And The Waves |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Angel Madonna |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | Sussudio Phil Collins |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | 15 | Smooth Operator Sade |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 10 | Smuggler's Blues Glenn Frey |
| 15 | 27 | 15 | 4 | A View To A Kill Duran Duran |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 8 | The Search Is Over Survivor |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | 4 | Raspberry Beret Prince And The Revolution |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | The NeverEnding Story Limahl |
| 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody David Lee Roth |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | Would I Lie To You? Eurythmics |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Say You're Wrong Julian Lennon |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | 15 | Crazy For You Madonna |
| 23 | 15 | 3 | 16 | One Night In Bangkok Murray Head |
| 24 | 19 | 19 | 11 | One Lonely Night REO Speedwagon |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 9 | Voices Carry 'Til Tuesday |
| 26 | 34 | 26 | 5 | You Give Good Love Whitney Houston |
| 27 | 16 | 6 | 13 | Some Like It Hot The Power Station |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 4 | The Goonies `R' Good Enough Cyndi Lauper |
| 29 | 24 | 1 | 12 | We Are The World USA For Africa |
| 30 | 35 | 30 | 5 | Tough All Over John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 5 | Everytime You Go Away Paul Young |
| 32 | 23 | 3 | 17 | Rhythm Of The Night Debarge |
| 33 | 44 | 33 | 3 | Sentimental Street Night Ranger |
| 34 | 41 | 34 | 3 | Getcha Back The Beach Boys |
| 35 | 31 | 31 | 14 | Invisible Alison Moyet |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | 5 | Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) Kim Carnes |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 2 | Glory Days Bruce Springsteen |
| 38 | 38 | 38 | 7 | Lucky In Love Mick Jagger |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 3 | Cannonball Supertramp |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 3 | Just As I Am Air Supply |
| 41 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 'Til My Baby Comes Home Luther Vandross |
| 42 | 29 | 13 | 13 | Don't Come Around Here No More Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 6 | Wake Up (Next To You) Graham Parker & The Shot |
| 44 | NEW | 44 | 1 | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free Sting |
| 45 | 30 | 17 | 17 | New Attitude Patti LaBelle |
| 46 | 33 | 6 | 20 | Obsession Animotion |
| 47 | 37 | 37 | 8 | Show Some Respect Tina Turner |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 4 | Little By Little Robert Plant |
| 49 | 66 | 49 | 2 | Possession Obsession Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 3 | Animal Instinct Commodores |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 3 | People Are People Depeche Mode |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 6 | Black Cars Gino Vannelli |
| 53 | 56 | 53 | 3 | Centerfield John Fogerty |
| 54 | 75 | 54 | 2 | Who's Holding Donna Now Debarge |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 3 | Everything I Need Men At Work |
| 56 | 73 | 56 | 2 | What About Love? Heart |
| 57 | 58 | 57 | 6 | Dangerous Natalie Cole |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Get It On (Bang A Gong) The Power Station |
| 59 | 67 | 59 | 3 | Forever Kenny Loggins |
| 60 | 62 | 60 | 5 | Meeting In The Ladies Room Klymaxx |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 4 | Find A Way Amy Grant |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 3 | Not Enough Love In The World Don Henley |
| 63 | 63 | 63 | 5 | Hold Me Menudo |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 6 | Alone Again Dokken |
| 65 | 50 | 50 | 6 | My Toot Toot Jean Knight |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 2 | 19 Paul Hardcastle |
| 67 | 47 | 35 | 11 | Lost In Love New Edition |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Never Surrender Corey Hart |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 4 | All You Zombies Hooters |
| 70 | 42 | 39 | 10 | Oh Girl Boy Meets Girl |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Reaction To Action Foreigner |
| 72 | 84 | 72 | 2 | Let Him Go Animotion |
| 73 | 45 | 9 | 16 | All She Wants to Do Is Dance Don Henley |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | Rock Me Tonight Freddie Jackson |
| 75 | 74 | 60 | 7 | Through the Fire Chaka Khan |
| 76 | 60 | 49 | 10 | Do You Wanna Get Away Shannon |
| 77 | 43 | 26 | 10 | Celebrate Youth Rick Springfield |
| 78 | 79 | 78 | 3 | The Lady Of My Heart Jack Wagner |
| 79 | 49 | 12 | 13 | That Was Yesterday Foreigner |
| 80 | 55 | 3 | 20 | Nightshift Commodores |
| 81 | 72 | 6 | 17 | I'm On Fire Bruce Springsteen |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | State Of the Heart Rick Springfield |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Dead Or Alive |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 4 | You're The Only Love Paul Hyde & Payolas |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Make It Better (Forget About Me) Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | I Wonder If I Take You Home Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 2 | Call Me Go West |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Let's Go Out Tonight Nile Rodgers |
| 89 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Go For Soda Kim Mitchell |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | (Closest Thing To) Perfect Jermaine Jackson |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Real Love Dolly Parton (Duet With Kenny Rogers) |
| 92 | 71 | 71 | 5 | Ways To Be Wicked Lone Justice |
| 93 | 69 | 54 | 8 | Only Lonely Bon Jovi |
| 94 | 87 | 46 | 10 | Walking On The Chinese Wall Philip Bailey |
| 95 | 90 | 90 | 3 | Freak-A-Ristic Atlantic Starr |
| 96 | 76 | 18 | 13 | Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 97 | 83 | 14 | 16 | Along Comes A Woman Chicago |
| 98 | 80 | 80 | 5 | Square Rooms Al Corley |
| 99 | 81 | 1 | 18 | One More Night Phil Collins |
| 100 | 89 | 76 | 6 | (Come On) Shout Alex Brown |
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