Billboard Hot 100 — December 21, 1985
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 21, 1985. "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 4 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Kyrie" by Mr. Mister at #61, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)" by Freddie Jackson, up 20 places from #96 to #76.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting November 9, 1985.
- New in the top 10: "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends (up from #14 to #8); "Small Town" by John Mellencamp (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Soul Kiss" by Olivia Newton-John, down 26 places from #52 to #78.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Cherish" by Kool & The Gang, 25 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Stories that mention this week: Hitsville, Counted: Motown by the Numbers, 1961–1990.
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 | 7 | Say You, Say Me Lionel Richie |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Broken Wings Mr. Mister |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | Party All The Time Eddie Murphy |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | Alive & Kicking Simple Minds |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Separate Lives Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Election Day Arcadia |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 15 | I Miss You Klymaxx |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | That's What Friends Are For Dionne & Friends |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Small Town John Mellencamp |
| 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Sleeping Bag ZZ Top |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | Perfect Way Scritti Politti |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 8 | Tonight She Comes The Cars |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Never Heart |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | Walk Of Life Dire Straits |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | 16 | We Built This City Starship |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 6 | Talk To Me Stevie Nicks |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 8 | Burning Heart Survivor |
| 18 | 11 | 7 | 13 | Who's Zoomin' Who Aretha Franklin |
| 19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | Emergency Kool & The Gang |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | 7 | Love Is The Seventh Wave Sting |
| 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | Wrap Her Up Elton John |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 10 | Conga Miami Sound Machine |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | It's Only Love Bryan Adams/Tina Turner |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 9 | You're A Friend Of Mine Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne |
| 25 | 37 | 25 | 4 | I'm Your Man Wham! |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 5 | Go Home Stevie Wonder |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | 13 | Object Of My Desire Starpoint |
| 28 | 31 | 28 | 5 | Spies Like Us Paul McCartney |
| 29 | 30 | 29 | 11 | Everybody Dance Ta Mara & The Seen |
| 30 | 33 | 30 | 7 | Goodbye Night Ranger |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | 14 | Lay Your Hands On Me Thompson Twins |
| 32 | 44 | 32 | 3 | My Hometown Bruce Springsteen |
| 33 | 29 | 29 | 9 | Do It For Love Sheena Easton |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | You Belong To The City Glenn Frey |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 5 | Sex As A Weapon Pat Benatar |
| 36 | 43 | 36 | 6 | Sidewalk Talk Jellybean Featuring Catherine Buchanan |
| 37 | 24 | 18 | 10 | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 7 | Face The Face Pete Townshend |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 4 | When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going Billy Ocean |
| 40 | 38 | 38 | 8 | Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 11 | To Live And Die In L.A. Wang Chung |
| 42 | 50 | 42 | 3 | How Will I Know Whitney Houston |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 4 | Everything In My Heart Corey Hart |
| 44 | 53 | 44 | 6 | A Love Bizarre Sheila E. |
| 45 | 35 | 1 | 16 | Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 5 | The Sweetest Taboo Sade |
| 47 | 34 | 1 | 16 | Miami Vice Theme Jan Hammer |
| 48 | 63 | 48 | 4 | Life In A Northern Town The Dream Academy |
| 49 | 36 | 12 | 16 | You Are My Lady Freddie Jackson |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. a-ha |
| 51 | 54 | 51 | 7 | The Big Money Rush |
| 52 | 56 | 52 | 10 | Tarzan Boy (From "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III") Baltimora |
| 53 | 51 | 51 | 8 | Count Me Out New Edition |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 3 | Living In America James Brown |
| 55 | 48 | 15 | 18 | Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) David Foster |
| 56 | 46 | 3 | 15 | Head Over Heels Tears For Fears |
| 57 | 57 | 52 | 9 | Too Young Jack Wagner |
| 58 | 47 | 9 | 18 | Be Near Me ABC |
| 59 | 69 | 59 | 4 | Leader Of The Pack Twisted Sister |
| 60 | 67 | 60 | 5 | Everything Must Change Paul Young |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Kyrie Mr. Mister |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 5 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + The Mechanics |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 3 | Go Asia |
| 64 | 39 | 15 | 12 | One Of The Living Tina Turner |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 3 | Digital Display Ready For The World |
| 66 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Everyday James Taylor |
| 67 | 74 | 67 | 3 | One Vision Queen |
| 68 | 58 | 30 | 16 | Running Up That Hill Kate Bush |
| 69 | 70 | 69 | 6 | Can You Feel The Beat Lisa Lisa And Clult Jam With Full Force |
| 70 | 60 | 1 | 24 | Take On Me a-ha |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 2 | Somewhere Barbra Streisand |
| 72 | 65 | 65 | 6 | Dangerous Loverboy |
| 73 | 62 | 51 | 10 | Tears Are Falling KISS |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 5 | Morning Desire Kenny Rogers |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 2 | Day By Day Hooters |
| 76 | 96 | 76 | 2 | He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) Freddie Jackson |
| 77 | 68 | 64 | 7 | Small Town Girl John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band |
| 78 | 52 | 20 | 12 | Soul Kiss Olivia Newton-John |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 3 | Caravan Of Love Isley, Jasper, Isley |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 3 | The Heart Is Not So Smart El DeBarge With DeBarge |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 2 | Secret Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 2 | Beat's So Lonely Charlie Sexton |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 4 | I Knew The Bride (When She Use To Rock And Roll) Nick Lowe And His Cowboy Outfit |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 3 | Don't Say No Tonight Eugene Wilde |
| 85 | 77 | 59 | 8 | Freedom The Pointer Sisters |
| 86 | 66 | 1 | 19 | Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston |
| 87 | 80 | 9 | 18 | Lovin' Every Minute Of It Loverboy |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Stacy Fortune |
| 89 | 82 | 81 | 6 | This Time INXS |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Baby Talk Alisha |
| 91 | 76 | 13 | 15 | One Night Love Affair Bryan Adams |
| 92 | 88 | 54 | 16 | And She Was Talking Heads |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Own The Night Chaka Khan |
| 94 | 81 | 21 | 20 | And We Danced Hooters |
| 95 | 79 | 1 | 21 | Oh Sheila Ready For The World |
| 96 | 95 | 2 | 25 | Cherish Kool & The Gang |
| 97 | 84 | 8 | 18 | Fortress Around Your Heart Sting |
| 98 | 73 | 34 | 12 | Girls Are More Fun Ray Parker Jr. |
| 99 | 94 | 6 | 18 | Lonely Ol' Night John Mellencamp |
| 100 | 83 | 26 | 17 | So In Love Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark |
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