UNITED KINGDOM’S (BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1985
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1-THE POWER OF LOVE-JENNIFER RUSH-OCTOBER 614 2-I KNOW HIM SO WELL-ELAIN PAIGE & BARBARA DICKINSON-February 590 3-FRANKIE-SISTER SLEDGE-July 532 4-INTO THE GROOVE-MADONNA-August 530 5-19-PAUL HARDCASTLE-May 494 6-I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS-FOREIGNER-January 492 7-MOVE CLOSER-PHYLLIS NELSON-May 480 8-CHERISH-Kool & The Gang-July 478 9-SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU-Whitney Houston-December 460 10-LIKE A VIRGIN-Madonna-January 456 11-I'm Your Man-Wham!-December 446 12-Take On Me-A-ha-October 438 13-Easy Lover-Phil Collins & Philip Bailey-March 430 14-I Got You Babe-UB40 & Chrissie Hynde-August 430 15-A Good Heart-Feargal Sharkey-November 428 16-Dancing In The Street-Jagger & Bowie-September 420 17-Axel F-Harold Faltemeyer-July 416 18-There Must Be An Angel(Playing With My Heart)-Eurythmics-Jul.412 19-Crazy For You-Madonna-June 410 20-Trapped-Colonel Abrams-October 400 21-Kayleigh-Marillion-June 396 22-Solid-Ashford & Simpson-February 394 23-Love And Pride-King-February 382 24-Everybody Wants To Rule The World-Tears For Fears-April 378 25-Shout-Tears For Fears-August 376 26-Dancing In The Dark-Bruce Springsteen-February 368 27-Holding Out For A Hero-Bonnie Tyler-September 346 28-You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)-Dead Or Alive-March 338 29-If I Was-Midge Ure-October 332 30-Separate Lives-Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin-December 328 31-Money For Nothing-Dire Straits-August 326 32-A View To A Kill-Duran Duran-May 312 33-I Feel Love (Medley)-Bronski Beat And Marc Almond-May 312 34-Part Time Lover-Stevie Wonder-September 308 35-Tarzan Boy-Baltimora-September 300 36-Don't Break My Heart-UB40-November 300 37-See The Day-Dee C.Lee-December 300 38-You'll Never Walk Alone-Crowd-June 300 39-We Are The World-USA For Africa-April 298 40-Nikita-Elton John-November 298 41-We Don't Need Another Hero(Thunderdome)-Tina Turner-August 296 42-1999/Little Red Corvette-Prince-January 294 43-Drive-Cars-August (84) 288 44-Suddenly-Billy Ocean-June 288 45-Lean On Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)-Red Box-October 288 46-We Close Our Eyes-Go West-April 286 47-The Ole Devil Called Love-Alison Moyet-March 284 48-Every Time You Go Away-Paul Young-March 280 49-Dress You Up-Madonna-December 278 50-Something About You-Level 42-November 262 51-I'm On Fire/Born In The USA-Bruce Springsteen-July 260 52-Say I'm Your Number One-Princess-August 256 53-Everything Must Change-Paul Young-January 254 54-Welcome To The Pleasure Dome-Frankie Goes To Hollywood-April 254 55-Material Girl-Madonna-March 252 56-Do They Know It's Christmas-Band Aid-December 252 57-Running Up That Hill-Kate Bush-August 252 58-Holiday-Madonna-August (84) 250 59-Kiss Me-Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy-March 246 60-Nightshift-Commodores-March 242 61-Pie Jesu-Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston-April 242 62-Rhythm Of The Night-Debarge-May 240 63-Say You,Say Me-Lionel Richie-December 238 64-St.Elmo'S Fire (Man In Motion)-John Parr-October 236 65-Gambler-Madonna-October 234 66-Do What You Do-Jeramaine Jackson-March 230 67-Live Is Life-Opus-July 226 68-Ben-Marti Webb-July 226 69-White Wedding-Billy Idol-August 224 70-Obsession-Animotion-June 222 71-Merry Christmas Everyone-Shakin' Stevens-December 222 72-Could It Be I'm Falling In Love-David Grant&Jaki Graham-Apr. 222 73-History-Mai Tai-June 220 74-Rebel Yell-Billy Idol-October 216 75-Lavender-Marillion-September 216 76-The Show-Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew-November 210 77-Love Don't Live Here Anymore-Jimmy Nail-May 206 78-A New England-Kristy MacColl-February 206 79-Alive & Kicking-Simple Minds-October 204 80-One More Night-Phil Collins-April 192 81-Angel-Madonna-September 190 82-Things Can Only Get Better-Howard Jones-February 186 83-Since Yesterday-Strawberry Switchblade-January 186 84-Walking In The Air-Aled Jones-December 184 85-Atmosphere-Russ Albert-February 182 86-The Word Girl-Scritti Politti-June 180 87-My Toot Toot-Denise LaSalle-July 180 88-Feel So Real-Steve Arrington-May 178 89-Road To Nowhere-Talking Heads-November 176 90-Let's Go Crazy/Take Me With U-Prince-March 176 91-Last Christmas-Wham!-December 176 92-The Last Kiss-David Cassidy-March 176 93-Clouds Across The Moon-Rah Band-April 176 94-Miami Vice Theme-Jon Hammer-October 174 95-Close(To The Edit)-Art Of Noise-February 174 96-Don't You(Forget About Me)-Simple Minds-May 172 97-Johnny Come Home-Fine Young Cannibals-July 168 98-Body And Soul-Mai Tai-September 168 99-Knock On Wood/Light My Fire-Amii Stewart-September 166 100-Alone Without You-King-September 166 101-Wide Boy-Nik Kershaw-April 164 102-Run To You-Bryan Adams-February 160 103-I Was Born To Love You-Freddie Mercury-May 152 104-We Built This City-Starship-December 148 105-Slave To Love-Bryan Ferry-May 148 106-Out In The Fields-Gary Moore & Phil Lynott-June 146 107-Head Over Heels-Tears For Fears-July 144 108-One Vision-Queen-November 138 109-Unforgettable Fire-U2-May 134 110-Walls Come Tumbling Down-Style Council-May 130 111-Walking On Sunshine-Katrina & The Waves-June 128 112-Step Off (Part I)Grandmaster Melle Mel &The Furious Five-Jan.126 113-Election Day-Arcadia-October 124 114-Living On Video-Trans-X-July 122 115-Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves-Eurythmics & Aretha-Nov. 120 116-Power Of Love-Huey Lewis & The News-September 118 117-Body Rock-Maria Vidal-September 118 118-Round And Round-Jaki Graham-July 118 119-Don Quixote-Nik Kershaw-August 116 120-Lover Come Back To Me-Dead Or Alive-April 112 121-Excitable-Amazulu-August 110 122-Thinking Of You-Colourfield-February 110 123-Slave To Rhythm-Grace Jones-October 108 124-Stairway To Heaven-Far Corporation-November 86 125-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/My Hometown-Bruce Springsteen-December 84 126-The Taste Of Your Tears-King-November 78 127-Look Mama-Howard Jones-April 78 128-Sussudio-Phil Collins-February 76 120-Spend The Night-Cool Notes-April 76 130-Boys Of Summer-Don Henley-March 74 131-Friends-Amii Stewart-January 74 132-I Wonder If I Take You Home-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam-August 74 133-The Heat Is On-Glen Frey-April 72 134-Yah Mo B There-James Ingram & Michael McDonald-January 72 135-Don't Look Down-The Sequuel-Go West-December 72 136-Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)-Loose Ends-March 72 137-In Your Car-Cool Notes-July 70 138-Money's Too Tight To Mention-Simply Red-July 70 139-You're The Inspiration-Chicago-February 68 140-Icing On The Cake-Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy-June 68 141-Lipstick Powder And Paint-Shakin' Stevens-October 40 142-Turn It Up-Conway Brothers-July 40 143-I Can Dream About You-Dan Hartman-September 38 144-Call Me-Go West-June 38 145-Police Officer-Smiley Culture-January 38 146-Lay Your Hands On Me-Thompson Twins-January 36 147-Yeh Yeh-Matt Bianco-November 36 148-The Lodgers-Style Council-October 36 149-N-N-Nineteen Not Out-Commentators-July 36 150-I Want Your Lovin'(Just A Little Bit)-Curtis Hairston-May 36 151-Theme From "Shaft"-Eddy And The Soul Band-March 36 152-Some Like It Hot-Power Station-March 34 153-This Is Not America-David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group-February 34 154-In Too Deep-Dead Or Alive-July 34 155-This Is My Night-Chaka Khan-January 34 156-Life In One Day-Howard Jones-July 34 157-Black Man Ray-China Crisis-April 34 158-Breaking Up My Heart-Shakin' Stevens-March 34