These are the singles that reached number one on the Top 100 Singles chart in 1985 as published by Cashbox magazine. +KeyIndicates best-performing single of 1985
Issue date Song Artist January 5 "Like a Virgin" Madonna January 12 January 19 January 26 February 2 "I Want to Know What Love Is" Foreigner February 9 "Easy Lover" Philip Bailey and Phil Collins February 16 "Careless Whisper" Wham! featuring George Michael February 23 March 2 March 9 "Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon March 16 March 23 March 30 "Material Girl" Madonna April 6 "One More Night" Phil Collins April 13 "We Are the World" USA for Africa April 20 April 27 May 4 May 11 May 18 "Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds May 25 June 1 "Everything She Wants" Wham! June 8 "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears June 15 June 22 "Heaven" Bryan Adams June 29 "Sussudio" Phil Collins July 6 July 13 "A View to a Kill" Duran Duran July 20 "Raspberry Beret" Prince and The Revolution July 27 "Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young August 3 August 10 "Shout" Tears for Fears August 17 August 24 "The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News August 31 September 7 "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" John Parr September 14 September 21 "Money for Nothing" Dire Straits September 28 October 5 October 12 October 19 "Take On Me" a-ha October 26 November 2 "Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder November 9 "Miami Vice Theme" Jan Hammer November 16 "We Built This City" Starship November 23 November 30 "Separate Lives" Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin December 7 "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister December 14 December 21 "Say You, Say Me" Lionel Richie December 28
See also 1985 in music List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1985 (U.S.)
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