Billboard Top 100 Hits From 1985
David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career. Madonna begins her very first tour in Seattle, Washington, The Virgin Tour. Michael Jackson purchases the publishing rights for most of the Beatles' music for $47 million, much to the dismay of Paul McCartney, whom he is bidding against
- Careless Whisper, Wham!
- Like A Virgin, Madonna
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
- I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner
- I Feel For You, Chaka Khan
- Out Of Touch, Daryl Hall and John Oates
- Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears
- Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
- Crazy For You, Madonna
- Take On Me, A-Ha
- Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young
- Easy Lover, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey
- Can't Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon
- We Built This City, Starship
- The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis and The News
- Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
- Cherish, Kool and The Gang
- St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion), John Parr
- The Heat Is On, Glenn Frey
- We Are The World, U.S.A. For Africa
- Shout, Tears For Fears
- Part-Time Lover, Stevie Wonder
- Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston
- Heaven, Bryan Adams
- Everything She Wants, Wham!
- Cool It Now, New Edition
- Miami Vice Theme, Jan Hammer
- Lover Boy, Billy Ocean
- Lover Girl, Teena Marie
- You Belong To The City, Glenn Frey
- Oh Sheila, Ready For The World
- Rhythm Of The Night, Debarge
- One More Night, Phil Collins
- Sea Of Love, Honeydrippers
- A View To A Kill, Duran Duran
- The Wild Boys, Duran Duran
- You're The Inspiration, Chicago
- Neutron Dance, Pointer Sisters
- We Belong, Pat Benatar
- Nightshift, Commodores
- Things Can Only Get Better, Howard Jones
- All I Need, Jack Wagner
- Freeway Of Love, Aretha Franklin
- Never Surrender, Corey Hart
- Sussudio, Phil Collins
- Strut, Sheena Easton
- You Give Good Love, Whitney Houston
- The Search Is Over, Survivor
- Missing You, Diana Ross
- Separate Lives, Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
- Raspberry Beret, Prince and The Revolution
- Suddenly, Billy Ocean
- The Boys Of Summer, Don Henley
- One Night In Bangkok, Murray Head
- If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Sting
- Obsession, Animotion
- We Don't Need Another Hero, Tina Turner
- Material Girl, Madonna
- Better Be Good To Me, Tina Turner
- Head Over Heels, Tears For Fears
- Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer
- Smooth Operator, Sade
- In My House, Mary Jane Girls
- Don't Lose My Number, Phil Collins
- All Through The Night, Cyndi Lauper
- Run To You, Bryan Adams
- Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen
- Voices Carry, 'Til Tuesday
- Misled, Kool and The Gang
- Would I Lie To You?, Eurythmics
- Be Near Me, ABC
- No More Lonely Nights, Paul McCartney
- I Can't Hold Back, Survivor
- Summer Of '69, Bryan Adams
- Walking On Sunshine, Katrina and The Waves
- Freedom, Wham!
- Too Late For Goodbyes, Julian Lennon
- Valotte, Julian Lennon
- Some Like It Hot, Power Station
- Solid, Ashford and Simpson
- Angel, Madonna
- I'm On Fire, Bruce Springsteen
- Method Of Modern Love, Daryl Hall and John Oates
- Lay Your Hands On Me, Thompson Twins
- Who's Holding Donna Now, Debarge
- Lonely Ol' Night, John Cougar Mellencamp
- What About Love, Heart
- California Girls, David Lee Roth
- Fresh, Kool and The Gang
- Do What You Do, Jermaine Jackson
- Jungle Of Love, The Time
- Born In The USA, Bruce Springsteen
- Private Dancer, Tina Turner
- Who's Zoomin' Who, Aretha Franklin
- Fortress Around Your Heart, Sting
- Penny Lover, Lionel Richie
- All She Wants To Do Is Dance, Don Henley
- Dress You Up, Madonna
- Sentimental Street, Night Ranger
- Sugar Walls, Sheena Easton