A breakdown of my top singles from 1985
Madonna
Weeks in Hot 100: 17
Peaked: March 23
Album: Like a Virgin (Sire)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 2 |
| Adult Contemporary | 38 |
| Dance | 1 |
| R&B | 49 |
General Public
Weeks in Hot 100: 18
Peaked: February 26
Album: All the Rage (I.R.S.)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 27 |
| Dance | 15 |
| Mainstream Rock | 39 |
David Sanborn
Weeks in Hot 100: 0
Peaked: March 23
Album: Straight to the Heart (Warner Bros.)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 103 |
| R&B | 66 |
David Foster
Weeks in Hot 100: 22
Peaked: November 16
Album: St. Elmo's Fire Soundtrack (Atlantic)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 15 |
| Adult Contemporary | 3 |
Sheena Easton
Weeks in Hot 100: 17
Peaked: March 2
Album: A Private Heaven (EMI)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 9 |
| Dance | 1 |
| R&B | 3 |
John Parr
Weeks in Hot 100: 20
Peaked: March 9
Album: John Parr (Atlantic)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 23 |
| Mainstream Rock | 6 |
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Weeks in Hot 100: 8
Peaked: May 4
Album: Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Island)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 48 |
| Dance | 31 |
Steve Perry
Weeks in Hot 100: 19
Peaked: February 16
Album: Street Talk (Columbia)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 18 |
| Adult Contemporary | 2 |
Wham!
Weeks in Hot 100: 18
Peaked: September 28
Album: Make It Big (Columbia)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 3 |
| Adult Contemporary | 4 |
Jan Hammer
Weeks in Hot 100: 22
Peaked: November 9
Album: Music from the Television Series Miami Vice (MCA)
| U.S. charts: | |
| Hot 100 | 1 |
| Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| Dance | 23 |
| R&B | 10 |
| Mainstream Rock | 29 |
These are my personal top 85 singles of those that peaked on the Billboard charts in 1985. The list is solely my opinion. Chart information is from the US Billboard charts. Using Joel Whitburn's book, Music Yearbook 1985, I started with the 404 singles that charted on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart in 1985, plus the 81 singles that only made the Bubbling Under Chart (101-110). Note: the Bubbling Under chart was temporarily discontinued on 8/25/85. An initial pass through that list narrowed down the 485 singles to a more manageable 107. Then listening, ranking, and editing began. The top 85 are presented here, in order.
Had no idea the Madonna and Jan Hammer tracks were such crossovers.
ReplyDeleteAnd why oh why isn't the Top Tracks/Album Rock/Mainstream Rock chart (born in 1981) listed in those Music Yearbooks?
I smell a Conspiracy! Let's get Whitburn in front of a Senate inquiry.
I've often wondered about that omission in the yearbooks as well. They could use the addition of those charts (and a proofreader).
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