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