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Top Songs of 1985

  1. And We Danced - Hooters 

  2. The Search is Over - Survivor 

  3. Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode

  4. All You Zombies - Hooters 

  5. Take on Me - a-ha 

  6. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

  7. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears 

  8. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue 

  9. I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen

  10. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds 

  11. The Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite 

  12. Never - Heart 

  13. High on You - Survivor 

  14. Shout - Tears for Fears 

  15. Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears 

  16. Alone Again - Dokken 

  17. Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 

  18. Love Vigilantes - New Order

  19. Never Surrender - Corey Hart 

  20. Too Late for Goodbyes - Julian Lennon 

  21. What About Love? - Heart 

  22. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

  23. Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds 

  24. The Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys

  25. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead or Alive 

  26. And She Was - Talking Heads

  27. California Girls - David Lee Roth 

  28. Lay it Down - Ratt 

  29. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits 

  30. People are People - Depeche Mode 

  31. Small Town Boy - Bronski Beat 

  32. I'm Goin' Down - Bruce Springsteen

  33. This is England - The Clash

  34. You're in Love - Ratt 

  35. 88 Lines About 44 Women - The Nails

  36. In Between Days - The Cure 

  37. Bastards of Young - The Replacements

  38. Life in One Day - Howard Jones 

  39. Invincible - Pat Benatar

  40. Say it Isn't So - The Outfield 

  41. Tenderness - General Public 

  42. Wild Child - W.A.S.P.

  43. Broken Wings - Mr. Mister 

  44. Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen 

  45. Sentimental Street - Night Ranger 

  46. Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones 

  47. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

  48. Here Comes A Regular - The Replacements

  49. Marlene on the Wall - Suzanne Vega

  50. If Looks Could Kill - Heart

  51. Rock 'N' Roll Children - Dio

  52. Rain - The Cult

  53. Summertime Girls - Y&T 

  54. Tears Are Falling - Kiss

  55. Voices Carry - 'til Tuesday 

  56. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves 

  57. You’re A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne

  58. A New England - Kirsty MacColl

  59. Bring On the Dancing Horses - Echo & the Bunnymen

  60. Can't Get There From Here - R.E.M. 

  61. Don't Stop the Dance - Bryan Ferry

  62. I Drink Alone - George Thorogood & The Destroyers 

  63. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting

  64. Only Lonely - Bon Jovi 

  65. Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp 

  66. Turn Up the Radio - Autograph 

  67. Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore) - Night Ranger

  68. Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody - David Lee Roth 

  69. Smokin in the Boys Room - Motley Crue 

  70. So In Love - OMD

  71. Raspberry Beret - Prince & The Revolution 

  72. Slave to Love - Bryan Ferry

  73. Money Changes Everything - Cyndi Lauper

  74. In and Out of Love - Bon Jovi 

  75. First Night - Survivor

  76. Call To the Heart - Giuffria

  77. Close to Me - The Cure

  78. Dirty Old Town - The Pogues

  79. Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals 

  80. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side - The Smiths

  81. The Unforgettable Fire - U2

  82. Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams 

  83. Kiss Me On The Bus - The Replacements

  84. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits

  85. Be Near Me - ABC

  86. Master and Servant - Depeche Mode

  87. This Time - INXS

  88. Bitchin' Camaro - The Dead Milkmen

  89. Centerfield - John Fogerty 

  90. Cities in Dust - Siouxsie and the Banshees

  91. Crazy for You - Madonna 

  92. One Vision - Queen

  93. Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals

  94. Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting

  95. Freedom - Wham! 

  96. Silent Running - Mike + The Mechanics

  97. Something About You - Level 42

  98. Lay Your Hands on Me - Thompson Twins

  99. Just Like Honey - Jesus & Mary Chain

  100. We Built This City - Starship 

  101. Death Valley '69 - Sonic Youth

  102. Ball of Confusion - Love and Rockets

  103. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 

  104. Driver 8 - R.E.M.

  105. People Get Ready - Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart 

  106. Tonight It's You - Cheap Trick

  107. We Don't Need Another Hero - Tina Turner 

  108. A View To A Kill - Duran Duran

  109. Forever Man - Eric Clapton

  110. Lovin' Every Minute Of It - Loverboy

  111. Tarzan Boy - Baltimora 

  112. Careless Whisper - Wham! f/ George Michael 

  113. Private Dancer - Tina Turner 

  114. One More Night - Phil Collins

  115. Hot You're Cool - General Public

  116. Just Got Lucky - Dokken

  117. Lonely 'Ol Night - John Cougar Mellencamp 

  118. Midnite Dynamite - Kix

  119. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young 

  120. Heaven - Bryan Adams 

  121. Madhouse - Anthrax

  122. Tonight She Comes - The Cars

  123. Weird Science - Oingo Boingo

  124. Would I Lie to You - The Eurythmics 

  125. Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) - Dramarama

  126. Boy In The Box - Corey Hart

  127. Can't Fight This Feeling - R.E.O. Speedwagon 

  128. Foolish Heart - Steve Perry 

  129. St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) - John Parr 

  130. Out in the Fields - Gary Moore and Phil Lynott

  131. Cold Shower - Kix

  132. Like a Virgin - Madonna 

  133. Love Is the Seventh Wave - Sting

  134. Everything I Need - Men at Work

  135. Material Girl - Madonna 

  136. Radioactive - The Firm

  137. Secret - OMD

  138. Obsession - Animotion 

  139. Time - Tom Waits

  140. You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey 

  141. Everything She Wants - Wham 

  142. Election Day - Arcadia

  143. All She Wants To Do is Dance - Don Henley

  144. Dancing In The Street - Mick Jagger/David Bowie

  145. Only the Young - Journey 

  146. We are the World - USA for Africa 

  147. Never You Done That - General Public

  148. Sunset Grill - Don Henley 

  149. She's On It - Beastie Boys

  150. Somebody - Bryan Adams

  151. Don’t Lose My Number - Phil Collins

  152. If I Was - Midge Ure

  153. Smuggler's Blues - Glenn Frey 

  154. There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) - Eurythmics

  155. Vienna Calling - Falco

  156. Viva Le Rock - Adam Ant

  157. Why I Can't Have You - The Cars

  158. One Night Love Affair - Bryan Adams

  159. 19 - Paul Hardcastle

  160. The Heat is On - Glenn Frey 

  161. Sussudio - Phil Collins

  162. Dress You Up - Madonna 

  163. Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer

  164. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and The News

  165. Cry - Godley & Creme

  166. Smooth Operator - Sade 

  167. You're the Inspiration - Chicago 

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