Top Songs of 1985
64 |
4193 |
Paul Hardcastle |
19 |
Electro,
Synthpop
|
|
|
Boogie Boys |
A Fly Girl |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
135 |
9321 |
Sheila E. |
A Love Bizarre |
Contemporary R&B,
Synth Funk
|
108 |
6948 |
The Cure |
A Night Like This |
Alternative Rock,
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
39 |
2863 |
The Pogues |
A Pair of Brown Eyes |
Celtic Rock
|
82 |
5309 |
Duran Duran |
A View to a Kill |
Film Soundtrack,
Synthpop
|
118 |
7485 |
Bob Dylan |
Abandoned Love |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
17 |
1781 |
Robert Palmer |
Addicted to Love |
Pop Rock
|
123 |
7899 |
Simple Minds |
Alive and Kicking |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Primal Scream |
All Fall Down |
C86,
Jangle Pop
|
|
|
Mike & The Mechanics |
All I Need Is a Miracle |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Kate Bush |
And Dream of Sheep |
Art Pop,
Progressive Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
66 |
4306 |
Talking Heads |
And She Was |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
The Hooters |
And We Danced |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
The Moffs |
Another Day in the Sun |
Neo-Psychedelia
|
140 |
9531 |
Yeah Yeah Noh |
Another Side to Mrs. Quill |
Indie Pop
|
84 |
5532 |
Prefab Sprout |
Appetite |
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
|
|
The Smiths |
Asleep |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
|
|
Alain Souchon |
Ballade de Jim |
French Pop
|
|
|
Mantronix |
Bassline |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Electro
|
14 |
1603 |
The Replacements |
Bastards of Young |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
|
|
|
Flans |
Bazar |
Synthpop
|
|
|
ABC |
Be Near Me |
Synthpop
|
99 |
6446 |
Laurent Voulzy |
Belle-Île-en-Mer, Marie-Galante |
French Pop,
Synthpop
|
65 |
4260 |
Billy Bragg |
Between the Wars |
Folk Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
|
|
The Dead Milkmen |
Bitchin' Camaro |
Comedy Rock,
Cowpunk
|
137 |
9476 |
Warumpi Band |
Blackfella Whitefella |
Country Rock,
New Wave,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Prefab Sprout |
Bonny |
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
76 |
4898 |
Ramones |
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg |
Punk Rock
|
|
|
Lloyd Cole and The Commotions |
Brand New Friend |
Jangle Pop
|
|
|
The Associates |
Breakfast |
Art Pop
|
|
|
Redskins |
Bring It Down (This Insane Thing) |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Funk Rock,
New Wave,
Pop Rock |
75 |
4848 |
Echo and the Bunnymen |
Bring On the Dancing Horses |
Alternative Rock,
Neo-Psychedelia
|
94 |
6144 |
Mr. Mister |
Broken Wings |
Pop Rock
|
90 |
5908 |
Dire Straits |
Brothers in Arms |
Pop Rock
|
120 |
7707 |
The Cramps |
Can Your Pussy Do the Dog? |
Psychobilly
|
133 |
9207 |
R.E.M. |
Can't Get There from Here |
Jangle Pop
|
105 |
6859 |
Isley Jasper Isley |
Caravan of Love |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Soul,
Smooth Soul
|
50 |
3384 |
Hüsker Dü |
Celebrated Summer |
Alternative Rock,
Post-Hardcore
|
61 |
4092 |
John Fogerty |
Centerfield |
Country Rock,
Heartland Rock
|
45 |
3040 |
Siouxsie and The Banshees |
Cities in Dust |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
6 |
805 |
The Cure |
Close to Me |
New Wave
|
31 |
2268 |
Kate Bush |
Cloudbusting |
Art Pop,
Baroque Pop,
Progressive Pop
|
147 |
9900 |
Zapp |
Computer Love |
Contemporary R&B,
Synthpop
|
63 |
4171 |
Miami Sound Machine |
Conga |
Latin Freestyle,
Latin Pop
|
29 |
2086 |
Madonna |
Crazy for You |
Adult Contemporary,
Film Soundtrack
|
103 |
6736 |
The Fall |
Cruiser's Creek |
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Godley & Creme |
Cry |
Art Pop,
New Wave
|
51 |
3397 |
Soda Stereo |
Cuando pase el temblor |
Latin Alternative,
New Wave
|
|
|
The Three Johns |
Death of the European |
Dance-Punk
|
88 |
5887 |
Hombres G |
Devuélveme a mi chica |
Pop Rock
|
60 |
4007 |
The Pogues |
Dirty Old Town |
Celtic Folk Music,
Celtic Rock
|
|
|
George Clinton |
Do Fries Go with That Shake? |
Synth Funk
|
|
|
The Waterboys |
Don't Bang the Drum |
Pop Rock
|
73 |
4758 |
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers |
Don't Come Around Here No More |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Pop Rock
|
8 |
1060 |
Simple Minds |
Don't You (Forget About Me) |
Film Soundtrack,
New Wave,
Pop Rock,
Synthpop |
18 |
1798 |
Tom Waits |
Downtown Train |
Heartland Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
141 |
9590 |
R.E.M. |
Driver 8 |
Jangle Pop
|
|
|
Propaganda |
Duel |
Synthpop
|
46 |
3060 |
Big Audio Dynamite |
E=MC2 |
Alternative Dance,
New Wave
|
|
|
Francis Cabrel |
Encore et encore |
Chanson
|
121 |
7774 |
Paul Young |
Every Time You Go Away |
Adult Contemporary,
Blue Eyed Soul
|
7 |
858 |
Tears for Fears |
Everybody Wants to Rule the World |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Ministry |
Everyday (Is Halloween) |
Synthpop
|
116 |
7392 |
Prefab Sprout |
Faron Young |
Indie Pop,
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
130 |
9046 |
Steve Arrington |
Feel So Real |
Boogie,
Dance-Pop
|
71 |
4694 |
The Velvet Underground |
Foggy Notion |
Art Rock
|
|
|
Eric Clapton |
Forever Man |
Pop Rock
|
110 |
7011 |
Sting |
Fortress Around Your Heart |
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
124 |
7968 |
Aretha Franklin |
Freeway of Love |
Contemporary R&B,
Dance-Pop,
Pop Soul
|
|
|
Paul Kelly [Australia] |
From St. Kilda to Kings Cross |
Folk Rock,
Jangle Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
|
|
Psychic TV |
Godstar |
New Wave,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Prefab Sprout |
Goodbye Lucille #1 |
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
|
|
Schoolly D |
Gucci Time |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Gangsta Rap
|
|
|
Slow |
Have Not Been the Same |
Garage Punk
|
|
|
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet |
Having an Average Weekend |
Surf Rock
|
42 |
2948 |
Tears for Fears |
Head Over Heels |
Pop Rock,
Synthpop
|
131 |
9102 |
The Replacements |
Here Comes a Regular |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
|
52 |
3463 |
Simply Red |
Holding Back the Years |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Pop Soul,
Sophisti-Pop
|
138 |
9487 |
Mötley Crüe |
Home Sweet Home |
Glam Metal
|
9 |
1236 |
Kate Bush |
Hounds of Love |
Art Pop
|
28 |
2050 |
Whitney Houston |
How Will I Know |
Dance-Pop
|
|
|
A-ha |
Hunting High and Low |
Synthpop
|
|
|
Misfits |
Hybrid Moments |
Horror Punk
|
|
|
The Fall |
I Am Damo Suzuki |
Post-Punk
|
80 |
5152 |
Hüsker Dü |
I Apologize |
Alternative Rock,
Post-Hardcore
|
11 |
1334 |
LL Cool J |
I Can't Live Without My Radio |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
|
|
54-40 |
I Go Blind |
Jangle Pop
|
49 |
3298 |
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force |
I Wonder if I Take You Home |
Freestyle
|
109 |
6967 |
Sting |
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Rene & Angela |
I'll Be Good |
Boogie,
Contemporary R&B,
Synth Funk
|
112 |
7142 |
Bob Dylan |
I'll Keep It with Mine |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
|
|
The Velvet Underground |
I'm Sticking with You |
Art Rock
|
13 |
1416 |
The Cure |
In Between Days |
Jangle Pop,
New Wave
|
|
|
Mary Jane Girls |
In My House |
Dance-Pop,
Synth Funk
|
1 |
164 |
Madonna |
Into the Groove |
Freestyle,
Synthpop
|
|
|
Sade |
Is It a Crime? |
Jazz Pop,
Smooth Soul,
Sophisti-Pop
|
|
|
The Pale Fountains |
Jean's Not Happening |
Jangle Pop
|
33 |
2408 |
Tom Waits |
Jockey Full of Bourbon |
Art Rock,
Jazz-Rock
|
67 |
4465 |
Fine Young Cannibals |
Johnny Come Home |
Sophisti-Pop
|
|
|
Chris Rea |
Josephine |
Soft Rock
|
4 |
422 |
The Jesus and Mary Chain |
Just Like Honey |
Noise Pop,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Marillion |
Kayleigh |
Neo-Prog,
Pop Rock
|
35 |
2626 |
Run-D.M.C. |
King of Rock |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Rap Rock
|
119 |
7607 |
The Replacements |
Kiss Me on the Bus |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
|
|
|
Michel Jonasz |
La Boîte de jazz |
Chanson
|
95 |
6326 |
Sumo |
La rubia tarada |
New Wave,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Francesco De Gregori |
La storia |
Canzone d'autore
|
20 |
1817 |
Doug E. Fresh |
La-Di-Da-Di |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
|
|
Franco Battiato |
L'Animale |
Art Pop,
Synthpop
|
|
|
Marillion |
Lavender |
Neo-Prog
|
81 |
5176 |
Daniel Balavoine |
L'Aziza |
French Pop,
Synthpop
|
|
|
The Replacements |
Left of the Dial |
Jangle Pop
|
74 |
4787 |
The Dream Academy |
Life in a Northern Town |
Art Pop,
Sophisti-Pop
|
40 |
2869 |
Talk Talk |
Life's What You Make It |
Art Pop,
New Wave
|
148 |
9999 |
The Mighty Lemon Drops |
Like an Angel |
C86,
Neo-Psychedelia
|
|
|
INXS |
Listen Like Thieves |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Mental as Anything |
Live It Up |
Pop Rock
|
77 |
4902 |
James Brown |
Living in America |
Film Soundtrack,
Synth Funk
|
|
|
Viuda e Hijas de Roque Enroll |
Lollipop |
Bubblegum
|
|
|
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |
Look at Little Sister |
Blues Rock,
Electric Texas Blues
|
|
|
The Long Ryders |
Looking for Lewis and Clark |
Cowpunk,
Roots Rock
|
|
|
Lloyd Cole and The Commotions |
Lost Weekend |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
93 |
6087 |
Killing Joke |
Love Like Blood |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
79 |
5016 |
New Order |
Love Vigilantes |
New Wave
|
58 |
3931 |
Hüsker Dü |
Makes No Sense at All |
Alternative Rock,
Post-Hardcore
|
16 |
1708 |
Bangles |
Manic Monday |
Pop Rock
|
69 |
4547 |
Suzanne Vega |
Marlene on the Wall |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
145 |
9890 |
The Smiths |
Meat Is Murder |
Post-Punk
|
101 |
6497 |
Renaud |
Mistral Gagnant |
Chanson
|
19 |
1811 |
Dire Straits |
Money for Nothing |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Simply Red |
Money’s Too Tight to Mention |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Pop Soul
|
|
|
Wiseblood |
Motorslug |
Industrial Rock
|
|
|
The Woodentops |
Move Me |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians |
My Wife and My Dead Wife |
Jangle Pop,
Psychedelic Pop
|
114 |
7354 |
Mantronix |
Needle to the Groove |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Electro
|
27 |
1923 |
The Jesus and Mary Chain |
Never Understand |
Noise Pop,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Hüsker Dü |
New Day Rising |
Noise Rock,
Post-Hardcore
|
96 |
6376 |
Model 500 |
No UFO's |
Detroit Techno,
Electro
|
59 |
3982 |
Randy Travis |
On the Other Hand |
Neo-Traditionalist Country
|
|
|
Queen |
One Vision |
Hard Rock,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott |
Out in the Fields |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
|
|
|
The Backdoor Men |
Out of My Mind |
Garage Rock Revival
|
144 |
9834 |
Stevie Wonder |
Overjoyed |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Soul
|
127 |
8691 |
Prince and The Revolution |
Paisley Park |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Pop Rock,
Psychedelic Pop
|
139 |
9496 |
Stevie Wonder |
Part-Time Lover |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Soul
|
97 |
6382 |
Scritti Politti |
Perfect Way |
Sophisti-Pop,
Synthpop
|
|
|
Divinyls |
Pleasure & Pain |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Propaganda |
p:Machinery |
Synthpop
|
48 |
3152 |
Prince and The Revolution |
Pop Life |
Contemporary R&B,
Funk,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Bérurier Noir |
Porcherie |
Anarcho-Punk
|
113 |
7349 |
Felt |
Primitive Painters |
Jangle Pop,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Joaquín Sabina y Viceversa |
Princesa |
Singer/Songwriter
|
32 |
2379 |
Schoolly D |
P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?) |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Gangsta Rap
|
126 |
8308 |
Johnny Hallyday |
Quelque chose de Tennessee |
French Pop
|
|
|
The Firm |
Radioactive |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
The Cult |
Rain |
Hard Rock,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
John Cougar Mellencamp |
Rain on the Scarecrow |
Heartland Rock
|
10 |
1259 |
Prince and The Revolution |
Raspberry Beret |
Pop Rock,
Psychedelic Pop
|
26 |
1915 |
Tenor Saw |
Ring the Alarm |
Dancehall
|
21 |
1839 |
Talking Heads |
Road to Nowhere |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
107 |
6898 |
Beastie Boys |
Rock Hard |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Rap Rock
|
|
|
John Cougar Mellencamp |
R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to '60s Rock) |
Heartland Rock
|
98 |
6413 |
Falco |
Rock Me Amadeus |
Neue Deutsche Welle,
Pop Rap,
Synthpop
|
34 |
2576 |
LL Cool J |
Rock the Bells |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
|
146 |
9896 |
ZZ Top |
Rough Boy |
Hard Rock,
Pop Rock
|
2 |
263 |
Kate Bush |
Running Up That Hill |
Art Pop
|
125 |
7992 |
Sting |
Russians |
Adult Contemporary
|
83 |
5310 |
The Pogues |
Sally MacLennane |
Celtic Punk,
Celtic Rock
|
|
|
Bérurier Noir |
Salut à toi |
Anarcho-Punk
|
70 |
4643 |
Whitney Houston |
Saving All My Love for You |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Soul,
Smooth Soul
|
117 |
7413 |
Lionel Richie |
Say You Say Me |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Soul
|
44 |
3001 |
Strafe |
Set It Off |
Electro,
Freestyle
|
111 |
7141 |
Depeche Mode |
Shake the Disease |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
|
|
The Smiths |
Shakespeare's Sister |
Indie Rock,
Jangle Pop
|
24 |
1865 |
The Cult |
She Sells Sanctuary |
Alternative Rock,
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Prince |
She's Always in My Hair |
Synth Funk
|
104 |
6782 |
Beastie Boys |
She's On It |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Rap Rock
|
|
|
E.U. |
Sho Nuff Bump'n |
Go-Go
|
142 |
9646 |
Cameo |
Single Life |
Contemporary R&B,
Synth Funk
|
100 |
6454 |
Eurythmics with Aretha Franklin |
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves |
Pop Soul
|
62 |
4169 |
Bryan Ferry |
Slave to Love |
Pop Rock,
Sophisti-Pop
|
30 |
2139 |
Grace Jones |
Slave to the Rhythm |
Dance-Pop,
Go-Go
|
57 |
3850 |
John Cougar Mellencamp |
Small Town |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Dire Straits |
So Far Away |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Barbra Streisand |
Somewhere |
Show Tunes,
Standards
|
|
|
GANGgajang |
Sounds of Then |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
John Parr |
St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) |
AOR,
Film Soundtrack,
Pop Rock
|
|
|
The Joubert Singers |
Stand on the Word |
Boogie,
Gospel,
Soul
|
|
|
Talking Heads |
Stay Up Late |
Pop Rock
|
128 |
8736 |
The Velvet Underground |
Stephanie Says |
Art Rock
|
136 |
9474 |
Trouble Funk |
Still Smokin' |
Go-Go
|
|
|
New Order |
Sub-Culture |
Alternative Dance,
Synthpop
|
56 |
3732 |
Artists United Against Apartheid |
Sun City |
Hip Hop,
Synthpop
|
134 |
9234 |
Phil Collins |
Sussudio |
Dance-Pop,
Synthpop
|
|
|
Working Week |
Sweet Nothing |
Jazz Pop,
Sophisti-Pop
|
|
|
The Replacements |
Swingin' Party |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
|
5 |
588 |
A-ha |
Take On Me |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
54 |
3604 |
Camper Van Beethoven |
Take the Skinheads Bowling |
Indie Rock
|
72 |
4739 |
Anthony Red Rose |
Tempo |
Digital Dancehall
|
|
|
The Smiths |
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
122 |
7823 |
Dionne Warwick and Friends |
That's What Friends Are For |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Soul
|
143 |
9833 |
Kate Bush |
The Big Sky |
Art Pop,
Art Rock,
Progressive Pop
|
23 |
1858 |
The Smiths |
The Boy with the Thorn in His Side |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
|
|
Double |
The Captain of Her Heart |
Art Pop,
Sophisti-Pop
|
102 |
6700 |
Whitney Houston |
The Greatest Love of All |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Soul
|
78 |
4948 |
The Smiths |
The Headmaster Ritual |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
|
|
The Style Council |
The Lodgers |
Pop Soul,
Sophisti-Pop
|
|
|
The Pogues |
The Old Main Drag |
Celtic Rock
|
36 |
2732 |
New Order |
The Perfect Kiss |
Alternative Dance,
Synthpop
|
37 |
2823 |
Huey Lewis and The News |
The Power of Love |
Film Soundtrack,
Pop Rock
|
12 |
1356 |
Doug E. Fresh |
The Show |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
89 |
5904 |
A-ha |
The Sun Always Shines on TV |
Synthpop
|
41 |
2904 |
Sade |
The Sweetest Taboo |
Jazz Pop,
Smooth Soul,
Sophisti-Pop
|
25 |
1884 |
The Waterboys |
The Whole of the Moon |
Pop Rock
|
|
|
Robert Wyatt with The Swapo Singers |
The Wind of Change |
Pop Rock
|
115 |
7367 |
Scritti Politti |
The Word Girl |
Pop Reggae,
Sophisti-Pop
|
92 |
5950 |
Eurythmics |
There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart) |
Synthpop
|
106 |
6890 |
The Clash |
This Is England |
New Wave,
Post-Punk,
Synth Funk
|
|
|
David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group |
This Is Not America |
Sophisti-Pop
|
91 |
5938 |
Dexys Midnight Runners |
This Is What She's Like |
Blue Eyed Soul,
New Wave,
Progressive Pop
|
55 |
3635 |
Tom Waits |
Time |
Contemporary Folk,
Singer/Songwriter
|
|
|
Miles Davis |
Time After Time |
Smooth Jazz
|
68 |
4500 |
Étienne Daho |
Tombé pour la France |
French Pop,
Synthpop
|
85 |
5533 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
Tupelo |
Post-Punk,
Punk Blues
|
|
|
Conway Brothers |
Turn It Up |
Contemporary R&B,
Synth Funk
|
129 |
8758 |
Virus |
Una luna de miel en la mano |
New Wave,
Synthpop
|
22 |
1851 |
Wayne Smith |
Under Me Sleng Teng |
Digital Dancehall
|
132 |
9166 |
Los Violadores |
Uno, dos, ultraviolento |
Punk Rock
|
|
|
The Loft |
Up the Hill Down the Slope |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
38 |
2857 |
Til Tuesday |
Voices Carry |
New Wave,
Pop Rock,
Synthpop
|
|
|
Dire Straits |
Walk of Life |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
|
43 |
2954 |
Katrina and The Waves |
Walking on Sunshine |
Power Pop
|
86 |
5683 |
The Style Council |
Walls Come Tumbling Down! |
New Wave,
Pop Soul
|
15 |
1633 |
USA for Africa |
We Are the World |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Soul
|
|
|
Starship |
We Built This City |
AOR,
Pop Rock
|
53 |
3519 |
Faith No More |
We Care a Lot |
Funk Metal
|
3 |
370 |
Pet Shop Boys |
West End Girls |
Synthpop
|
|
|
Billy Ocean |
When the Going Gets Tough the Tough Get Going |
Dance-Pop,
Pop Soul,
Synth Funk
|
|
|
Jimmy Barnes |
Working Class Man |
AOR,
Pub Rock
|
87 |
5811 |
Eurythmics |
Would I Lie to You? |
Pop Rock,
Pop Soul
|
|
|
Madness |
Yesterday's Men |
Pop
|
|
|
Fito Páez |
Yo vengo a ofrecer mi corazón |
Piano Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
47 |
3084 |
The Jesus and Mary Chain |
You Trip Me Up |
Noise Pop,
Post-Punk
|
|
|
Einstürzende Neubauten |
Yü-Gung |
Industrial
|