Counting down the Top 85 of '85: Singles #75 - 66

A breakdown of my top singles from 1985

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Along Comes a Woman

Chicago

Weeks in Hot 100: 16

Peaked: April 20

Album: Chicago 17 (Warner Bros.)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	14
Adult Contemporary	25
Mainstream Rock	10

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You're Only Human (Second Wind)

Billy Joel

Weeks in Hot 100: 16

Peaked: August 31

Album: Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	9
Adult Contemporary	2
Mainstream Rock	26

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Lovin' Every Minute of It

Loverboy

Weeks in Hot 100: 21

Peaked: November 2

Album: Lovin' Every Minute Of It (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	9
Mainstream Rock	3

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Obsession

Animotion

Weeks in Hot 100: 24

Peaked: May 4

Album: Animotion (Mercury)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	6
Dance	35

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Glory Days

Bruce Springsteen

Weeks in Hot 100: 18

Peaked: August 3

Album: Born in the U.S.A. (Columbia)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	5
Mainstream Rock	3

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Who's Zoomin' Who

Aretha Franklin

Weeks in Hot 100: 19

Peaked: November 30

Album: Who's Zoomin' Who (Arista)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	7
Adult Contemporary	10
Dance	1
R&B	2

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Pop Life

Prince & The Revolution

Weeks in Hot 100: 14

Peaked: September 21

Album: Around the World in a Day (Paisley Park)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	7
Dance	5
R&B	8

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Somebody

Bryan Adams

Weeks in Hot 100: 17

Peaked: April 6

Album: Reckless (A&M)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	11
Mainstream Rock	1

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Paul Hardcastle

Weeks in Hot 100: 14

Peaked: July 20

Album: Paul Hardcastle (Chrysalis)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	15
Dance	1
R&B	8

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Missing You

Diana Ross

Weeks in Hot 100: 27

Peaked: April 13

Album: Swept Away (RCA)

U.S. charts:
Hot 100	10
Adult Contemporary	4
R&B	1

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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.