Billboard Hot 100 — November 16, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 16, 1985. "We Built This City" by Starship climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan Hammer, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 8 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Talk To Me" by Stevie Nicks at #66, which would go on to peak at #4. The biggest climber was "Sun City" by Artists United Against Apartheid, up 18 places from #71 to #53.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "We Built This City" by Starship — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 7, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister (up from #11 to #7); "Never" by Heart (up from #12 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "I'll Be Good" by Rene & Angela, down 22 places from #47 to #69.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" by John Parr, 22 weeks and counting (peak #1).
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 | 5 | 1 | 11 | We Built This City Starship |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | You Belong To The City Glenn Frey |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Head Over Heels Tears For Fears |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Broken Wings Mr. Mister |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Never Heart |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | Be Near Me ABC |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Lay Your Hands On Me Thompson Twins |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | Who's Zoomin' Who Aretha Franklin |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 19 | Take On Me a-ha |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 13 | Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) David Foster |
| 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | One Night Love Affair Bryan Adams |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 7 | One Of The Living Tina Turner |
| 18 | 29 | 18 | 4 | Election Day Arcadia |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 5 | Sleeping Bag ZZ Top |
| 20 | 15 | 9 | 13 | Lovin' Every Minute Of It Loverboy |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | 7 | Soul Kiss Olivia Newton-John |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | Alive & Kicking Simple Minds |
| 23 | 31 | 23 | 10 | I Miss You Klymaxx |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 7 | Party All The Time Eddie Murphy |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 11 | Perfect Way Scritti Politti |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 12 | So In Love Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 27 | 18 | 13 | 11 | I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Paul Young |
| 28 | 17 | 8 | 13 | Fortress Around Your Heart Sting |
| 29 | 20 | 1 | 16 | Oh Sheila Ready For The World |
| 30 | 23 | 21 | 15 | And We Danced Hooters |
| 31 | 37 | 31 | 5 | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 2 | Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 4 | Wrap Her Up Elton John |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 7 | Girls Are More Fun Ray Parker Jr. |
| 35 | 39 | 35 | 11 | Running Up That Hill Kate Bush |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 3 | Small Town John Mellencamp |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 8 | Object Of My Desire Starpoint |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 3 | Tonight She Comes The Cars |
| 39 | 22 | 6 | 13 | Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp |
| 40 | 45 | 40 | 3 | Walk Of Life Dire Straits |
| 41 | 32 | 9 | 11 | I'm Goin' Down Bruce Springsteen |
| 42 | 34 | 34 | 7 | The Night Is Still Young Billy Joel |
| 43 | 27 | 26 | 10 | Boy In The Box Corey Hart |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 4 | Emergency Kool & The Gang |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 4 | Do It For Love Sheena Easton |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 3 | Burning Heart Survivor |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 2 | Love Is The Seventh Wave Sting |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 4 | You're A Friend Of Mine Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne |
| 49 | 62 | 49 | 6 | Everybody Dance Ta Mara & The Seen |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 6 | To Live And Die In L.A. Wang Chung |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 5 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 52 | 33 | 22 | 12 | Sunset Grill Don Henley |
| 53 | 71 | 53 | 3 | Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid |
| 54 | 46 | 46 | 5 | America Prince And The Revolution |
| 55 | 41 | 1 | 19 | Money For Nothing Dire Straits |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 5 | Tears Are Falling KISS |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 2 | That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends |
| 58 | 58 | 58 | 9 | Hurts To Be In Love Gino Vannelli |
| 59 | 55 | 2 | 20 | Cherish Kool & The Gang |
| 60 | 60 | 54 | 11 | And She Was Talking Heads |
| 61 | 54 | 48 | 10 | After The Fire Roger Daltrey |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 5 | Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") Baltimora |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 3 | Freedom The Pointer Sisters |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 4 | Too Young Jack Wagner |
| 65 | 49 | 7 | 12 | Dancing In The Street David Bowie & Mick Jagger |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Talk To Me Stevie Nicks |
| 67 | 65 | 65 | 8 | The Oak Tree Morris Day |
| 68 | 56 | 5 | 14 | Dress You Up Madonna |
| 69 | 47 | 47 | 8 | I'll Be Good Rene & Angela |
| 70 | 87 | 70 | 2 | Face The Face Pete Townshend |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 2 | Goodbye Night Ranger |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | Small Town Girl John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 2 | Everyday James Taylor |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 3 | Count Me Out New Edition |
| 75 | 93 | 75 | 2 | The Big Money Rush |
| 76 | 57 | 49 | 8 | Like To Get To Know You Well Howard Jones |
| 77 | 69 | 50 | 12 | Stand By Me Maurice White |
| 78 | 73 | 4 | 18 | Don't Lose My Number Phil Collins |
| 79 | 74 | 48 | 9 | Born In East L.A. Cheech & Chong |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Sidewalk Talk Jellybean Featuring Catherine Buchanan |
| 81 | 68 | 68 | 4 | Charm The Snake Christopher Cross |
| 82 | 75 | 71 | 6 | Que Te Quiero Katrina And The Waves |
| 83 | 76 | 3 | 17 | Freedom Wham! |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | A Love Bizarre Sheila E. |
| 85 | 83 | 74 | 7 | Kayleigh Marillion |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Dangerous Loverboy |
| 87 | 81 | 65 | 10 | All Fall Down Five Star |
| 88 | 72 | 19 | 13 | Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore) Night Ranger |
| 89 | 77 | 51 | 13 | All Of Me For All Of You 9.9 |
| 90 | 89 | 89 | 4 | Home Sweet Home Motley Crue |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | This Time INXS |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Love Grammar John Parr |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Discipline Of Love Robert Palmer |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Can You Feel The Beat Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force |
| 95 | 90 | 44 | 17 | Tonight It's You Cheap Trick |
| 96 | 91 | 18 | 15 | C-I-T-Y John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 97 | 86 | 83 | 5 | Talk To Me Quarterflash |
| 98 | 94 | 45 | 12 | Weird Science Oingo Boingo |
| 99 | 92 | 1 | 22 | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) John Parr |
| 100 | 96 | 77 | 8 | Blue Kiss Jane Wiedlin |
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