| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 4, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia 04839) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | CRAZY FOR YOU Madonna (Geffen 29051) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 3 | RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy 1770) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 4 | DON’T YOU (Forget About Me) Simple Minds (A&M 2703) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 5 | ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head (RCA 13988) | 9 | 14 | 20 | 11 | |
| 6 | OBSESSION Animotion (Mercury 880 266) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 7 | NIGHTSHIFT Commodores (Motown 1773) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 8 | SOME LIKE IT HOT Power Station (Capitol 5444) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | |
| 9 | ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE Don Henley (Geffen 29065) | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | |
| 10 | THAT WAS YESTERDAY Foreigner (Atlantic 89571) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| 11 | ONE MORE NIGHT Phil Collins (Atlantic 89588) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 12 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade (Portrait 04807) | 14 | 17 | 23 | 10 | |
| 13 | EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham! (Columbia 04840) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 7 | |
| 14 | EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears (Mercury 880 659) | 22 | 30 | 35 | 8 | |
| 15 | SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 14035) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 8 | |
| 16 | DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (MCA 52496) | 18 | 21 | 25 | 8 | |
| 17 | I’M ON FIRE Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 04772) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
| 18 | MISSING YOU Diana Ross (RCA 13966) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 23 | |
| 19 | ALONG COMES A WOMAN Chicago (Warner/Full Moon 29082) | 20 | 22 | 24 | 11 | |
| 20 | AXEL F Harold Faltermeyer (MCA 52536) | 30 | 36 | 48 | 6 | |
| 21 | NEW ATTITUDE Patti LaBelle (MCA 52517) | 23 | 26 | 30 | 11 | |
| 22 | SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive 9323) | 28 | 32 | 36 | 7 | |
| 23 | VOX HUMANA Kenny Loggins (Columbia 04849) | 25 | 27 | 31 | 7 | |
| 24 | ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS John Fogerty (Warner Bros. 29053) | 26 | 29 | 34 | 8 | |
| 25 | MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (Sire 29083) | 15 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| 26 | FOREVER MAN Eric Clapton (Duck/Warner 29081) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 9 | |
| 27 | THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER Howard Jones (Elektra 69651) | 32 | 38 | 49 | 7 | |
| 28 | ONE LONELY NIGHT REO Speedwagon (Epic 04848) | 31 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| 29 | IN MY HOUSE Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1741) | 40 | 48 | 57 | 8 | |
| 30 | FRESH Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 623) | 37 | 41 | 47 | 7 | |
| 31 | JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY David Lee Roth (Warner Bros. 29040) | 35 | 39 | 46 | 7 | |
| 32 | CELEBRATE YOUTH Rick Springfield (RCA 14047) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 5 | |
| 33 | CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon (Epic 04713) | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 34 | WALKING ON SUNSHINE Katrina & Waves (Capitol 5466) | 38 | 43 | 51 | 6 | |
| 35 | HEAVEN Bryan Adams (A&M 2729) | 45 | 55 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | SAY YOU’RE WRONG Julian Lennon (Atlantic 89567) | 43 | 53 | — | 3 | |
| 37 | INVISIBLE Alison Moyet (Columbia 04781) | 41 | 47 | 53 | 8 | |
| 38 | LOVERGIRL Teena Marie (Epic 04619) | 21 | 16 | 8 | 20 | |
| 39 | ANGEL Madonna (Sire 29008) | 48 | — | — | 2 | |
| 40 | ’TIL MY BABY COMES HOME Luther Vandross (Epic 04760) | 44 | 52 | 61 | 7 | |
| 41 | BABY COME AND GET IT Pointer Sisters (Planet 14041) | 42 | 46 | 52 | 7 | |
| 42 | NEVER ENDING STORY Limahl (EMI America 8230) | 46 | 51 | 59 | 7 | |
| 43 | TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES Julian Lennon (Atlantic 89589) | 29 | 24 | 17 | 16 | |
| 44 | SMUGGLER’S BLUES Glenn Frey (MCA 52546) | 49 | 57 | 68 | 5 | |
| 45 | LOST IN LOVE New Edition (MCA 52553) | 51 | 59 | 67 | 6 | |
| 46 | THE SEARCH IS OVER Survivor (Scotti Bros. 04871) | 62 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | SHOW SOME RESPECT Tina Turner (Capitol 5461) | 52 | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 48 | OH GIRL Boy Meets Girl (A&M 2713) | 57 | 64 | 75 | 5 | |
| 49 | WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island 99653) | 54 | 61 | 72 | 5 | |
| 50 | DO YOU WANNA GET AWAY Shannon (Mirage 99655) | 55 | 63 | 69 | 5 | |
| 51 | BE YOUR MAN Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 2702) | 56 | 62 | 71 | 6 | |
| 52 | WOULD I LIE TO YOU? Eurythmics (RCA 14078) | 70 | — | — | 2 | |
| 53 | PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol 5433) | 27 | 20 | 12 | 16 | |
| 54 | WALKING ON THE CHINESE WALL Philip Bailey (Columbia 04826) | 59 | 66 | 77 | 5 | |
| 55 | WE CLOSE OUR EYES Go West (Chrysalis 42850) | 33 | 34 | 38 | 10 | |
| 56 | SOMEBODY Bryan Adams (A&M 2701) | 34 | 23 | 16 | 14 | |
| 57 | LUCKY IN LOVE Mick Jagger (Columbia 04893) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 58 | RADIOACTIVE The Firm (Atlantic 89586) | 39 | 28 | 28 | 12 | |
| 59 | THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey (MCA 52512) | 47 | 33 | 26 | 22 | |
| 60 | JUST ANOTHER NIGHT Mick Jagger (Columbia 04743) | 50 | 31 | 19 | 13 | |
| 61 | CAN’T STOP Rick James (Gordy 1776) | 53 | 54 | 60 | 6 | |
| 62 | STEADY Jules Shear (EMI America 8259) | 68 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| 63 | LONELY IN LOVE Giuffria (MCA/Camel 52558) | 58 | 58 | 64 | 6 | |
| 64 | VOICES CARRY ’Til Tuesday (Epic 04795) | 71 | 78 | 87 | 4 | |
| 65 | THE BIRD The Time (Warner Bros. 29094) | 60 | 37 | 37 | 11 | |
| 66 | CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia 04691) | 61 | 42 | 33 | 20 | |
| 67 | TAKE ME WITH U Prince & Revolution (with Apollonia) (Warner Bros. 29079) | 63 | 44 | 32 | 13 | |
| 68 | RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island 99805) | 64 | 45 | 29 | 23 | |
| 69 | MAGICAL John Parr (Atlantic 89568) | 69 | 76 | 85 | 4 | |
| 70 | HIGH ON YOU Survivor (Scotti Bros. 04685) | 65 | 50 | 40 | 15 | |
| 71 | LUCKY Greg Kihn (EMI America 8255) | 66 | 49 | 39 | 12 | |
| 72 | THIS IS NOT AMERICA David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group (EMI America 8251) | 67 | 56 | 41 | 14 | |
| 73 | SAVE A PRAYER Duran Duran (Capitol 5438) | 72 | 60 | 43 | 14 | |
| 74 | SWEAR Sheena Easton (EMI America 8263) | 74 | 65 | 65 | 7 | |
| 75 | OO-EE-DIDDLEY-BOP! Peter Wolf (EMI America 8254) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | THROUGH THE FIRE Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29025) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | TALK TO ME Fiona (Atlantic 89572) | 86 | 95 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | ONLY LONELY Bon Jovi (Mercury 880 736) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE Eric Carmen (Geffen 29032) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU Freddie Mercury (Columbia 04869) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | MATHEMATICS Melissa Manchester (MCA 52575) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | SECOND NATURE Dan Hartman (MCA 52519) | 75 | 68 | 44 | 12 | |
| 83 | SAY IT AGAIN Santana (Columbia 04758) | 76 | 69 | 50 | 11 | |
| 84 | THE WORD IS OUT Jermaine Stewart (Arista 9256) | 77 | 73 | 58 | 14 | |
| 85 | DAYS ARE NUMBERS (The Traveller) Alan Parsons Project (Arista 9349) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BASKETBALL Kurtis Blow (Polydor 881 529) | 80 | 81 | 89 | 4 | |
| 87 | DANGEROUS Natalie Cole (Modern 99648) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | WAKE UP (Next To You) Graham Parker & Shot (Elektra 69654) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | CHANGE John Waite (Chrysalis 42606) | 78 | 70 | 54 | 10 | |
| 90 | MY TOOT TOOT Jean Knight (Mirage 99643) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | CALIFORNIA GIRLS David Lee Roth (Warner Bros. 29102) | 79 | 71 | 55 | 16 | |
| 92 | KEEPING THE FAITH Billy Joel (Columbia 04681) | 81 | 72 | 56 | 15 | |
| 93 | EASY LOVER Philip Bailey (with Phil Collins) (Columbia 04679) | 82 | 74 | 62 | 24 | |
| 94 | LET’S TALK ABOUT ME Alan Parsons Project (Arista 9282) | 83 | 79 | 63 | 11 | |
| 95 | MISLED Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 431) | 91 | 80 | 66 | 24 | |
| 96 | SUGAR WALLS Sheena Easton (EMI America 8253) | 92 | 82 | 70 | 20 | |
| 97 | TURN UP THE RADIO Autograph (RCA 13953) | 93 | 84 | 74 | 20 | |
| 98 | RAIN FOREST Paul Hardcastle (Profile 7059) | 94 | 86 | 78 | 15 | |
| 99 | WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE? Los Lobos (Slash 29093) | 95 | 87 | 79 | 6 | |
| 100 | LOVERBOY Billy Ocean (Jive 9284) | 96 | 90 | 82 | 23 | |
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