Billboard Hot 100 — October 19, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 19, 1985. "Take On Me" by a-ha climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Oh Sheila" by Ready For The World. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Sleeping Bag" by ZZ Top at #49, which would go on to peak at #8. The biggest climber was "To Live And Die In L.A." by Wang Chung, up 13 places from #84 to #71.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Take On Me" by a-ha — 1 week at the top so far, 15 weeks on the chart since debuting July 13, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "Fortress Around Your Heart" by Sting (up from #11 to #9); "Head Over Heels" by Tears For Fears (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" by Billy Joel, down 30 places from #62 to #92.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Forever" by Kenny Loggins, 22 weeks and counting (peak #40).
- Gone from the chart: "Everytime You Go Away" by Paul Young after 23 weeks (peak #1).
- Stories that mention this week: One Week on Top: The Hot 100's Shortest Reigns, 1958–1990.
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 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Take On Me a-ha |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Oh Sheila Ready For The World |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Money For Nothing Dire Straits |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Dancing In The Street David Bowie & Mick Jagger |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Fortress Around Your Heart Sting |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | Head Over Heels Tears For Fears |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | I'm Goin' Down Bruce Springsteen |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | Lovin' Every Minute Of It Loverboy |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 16 | Cherish Kool & The Gang |
| 14 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Dress You Up Madonna |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 6 | You Belong To The City Glenn Frey |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 7 | I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Paul Young |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | 7 | We Built This City Starship |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 9 | Be Near Me ABC |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 6 | One Night Love Affair Bryan Adams |
| 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore) Night Ranger |
| 21 | 29 | 21 | 7 | You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 8 | Sunset Grill Don Henley |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 11 | And We Danced Hooters |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 5 | Lay Your Hands On Me Thompson Twins |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | 13 | Freedom Wham! |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 9 | Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) David Foster |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | Never Heart |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 4 | Who's Zoomin' Who Aretha Franklin |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 3 | Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
| 30 | 17 | 16 | 14 | Cry Godley & Creme |
| 31 | 20 | 20 | 8 | The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | 14 | Don't Lose My Number Phil Collins |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 6 | Boy In The Box Corey Hart |
| 34 | 34 | 34 | 7 | Communication The Power Station |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 5 | Broken Wings Mr. Mister |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 8 | So In Love Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 3 | One Of The Living Tina Turner |
| 38 | 22 | 18 | 11 | C-I-T-Y John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 39 | 27 | 1 | 18 | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) John Parr |
| 40 | 31 | 11 | 15 | Dare Me The Pointer Sisters |
| 41 | 50 | 41 | 7 | Perfect Way Scritti Politti |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 3 | Girls Are More Fun Ray Parker Jr. |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 3 | The Night Is Still Young Billy Joel |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 3 | Soul Kiss Olivia Newton-John |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Weird Science Oingo Boingo |
| 46 | 49 | 46 | 6 | I Miss You Klymaxx |
| 47 | 44 | 44 | 13 | Tonight It's You Cheap Trick |
| 48 | 48 | 48 | 5 | Born In East L.A. Cheech & Chong |
| 49 | NEW | 49 | 1 | Sleeping Bag ZZ Top |
| 50 | 38 | 1 | 17 | The Power Of Love Huey Lewis & The News |
| 51 | 57 | 51 | 8 | Stand By Me Maurice White |
| 52 | NEW | 52 | 1 | Alive & Kicking Simple Minds |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | 9 | All Of Me For All Of You 9.9 |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 4 | Like To Get To Know You Well Howard Jones |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 6 | After The Fire Roger Daltrey |
| 56 | 46 | 46 | 8 | You Wear It Well El DeBarge With DeBarge |
| 57 | 63 | 57 | 7 | Running Up That Hill Kate Bush |
| 58 | 66 | 58 | 4 | I'll Be Good Rene & Angela |
| 59 | 42 | 7 | 13 | Pop Life Prince And The Revolution |
| 60 | 61 | 60 | 4 | Object Of My Desire Starpoint |
| 61 | 43 | 2 | 16 | We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) Tina Turner |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin |
| 63 | 64 | 63 | 4 | Screams Of Passion The Family |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 7 | And She Was Talking Heads |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 6 | All Fall Down Five Star |
| 66 | 72 | 66 | 3 | Party All The Time Eddie Murphy |
| 67 | 47 | 25 | 11 | Every Step Of The Way John Waite |
| 68 | 70 | 68 | 4 | The Oak Tree Morris Day |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 5 | Hard Times For Lovers Jennifer Holliday |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | America Prince And The Revolution |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 2 | To Live And Die In L.A. Wang Chung |
| 72 | 60 | 3 | 18 | Freeway Of Love Aretha Franklin |
| 73 | 76 | 73 | 5 | Hurts To Be In Love Gino Vannelli |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | Eye To Eye Go West |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Que Te Quiero Katrina And The Waves |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | Kayleigh Marillion |
| 77 | 79 | 77 | 4 | Blue Kiss Jane Wiedlin |
| 78 | 75 | 75 | 5 | Lover Come Back To Me Dead Or Alive |
| 79 | 77 | 77 | 5 | Eaten Alive Diana Ross |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") Baltimora |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 3 | Remo's Theme (What If) Tommy Shaw |
| 82 | 87 | 82 | 2 | Everybody Dance Ta Mara & The Seen |
| 83 | 55 | 10 | 16 | Invincible (Theme From The Legend Of Billie Jean) Pat Benatar |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Hold Me Laura Branigan |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Tears Are Falling KISS |
| 86 | 59 | 28 | 13 | I Got You Babe UB40 |
| 87 | 73 | 34 | 20 | I Wonder If I Take You Home Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force |
| 88 | 68 | 5 | 17 | Summer Of '69 Bryan Adams |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Welcome To Paradise John Waite |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Talk To Me Quarterflash |
| 91 | 88 | 88 | 2 | I'll Be There Kenny Loggins |
| 92 | 62 | 9 | 15 | You're Only Human (Second Wind) Billy Joel |
| 93 | 89 | 89 | 2 | You're In Love Ratt |
| 94 | 67 | 16 | 15 | Smokin' In The Boys Room Motley Crue |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 96 | 81 | 3 | 20 | Never Surrender Corey Hart |
| 97 | 90 | 10 | 21 | What About Love? Heart |
| 98 | 74 | 1 | 19 | Shout Tears For Fears |
| 99 | 86 | 19 | 16 | Life In One Day Howard Jones |
| 100 | 98 | 40 | 22 | Forever Kenny Loggins |
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