Billboard 200

Week of February 9, 1985

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week, as compiled by Nielsen Music, based on multi-metric consumption (blending traditional album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums).

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Like A Virgin

Madonna

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

From 'Believe' to 'Break My Soul': Why the Dancefloor Offers Veteran Pop Divas a New Path to the Top of the Charts

Billboard 200

Week of February 9, 1985

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Like A Virgin
  Madonna
- 2
- 1
- 11
- - 2
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Diamond

2
- Born In The U.S.A.
  Bruce Springsteen
- 1
- 1
- 34
- - 1
  - 1
  - 34

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Diamond

3
- Make It Big
  Wham!
- 6
- 3
- 14
- - 6
  - 3
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Legacy

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

4
- Agent Provocateur
  Foreigner
- 4
- 4
- 6
- - 4
  - 4
  - 6

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

5
- Purple Rain (Soundtrack)
  Prince And The Revolution
- 3
- 1
- 31
- - 3
  - 1
  - 31

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Diamond

6
- Chicago 17
  Chicago
- 5
- 4
- 37
- - 5
  - 4
  - 37

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Full Moon/Warner Bros./Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

7
- New Edition
  New Edition
- 10
- 7
- 18
- - 10
  - 7
  - 18

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

8
- Reckless
  Bryan Adams
- 7
- 6
- 12
- - 7
  - 6
  - 12

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

9
- Private Dancer
  Tina Turner
- 8
- 3
- 35
- - 8
  - 3
  - 35

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

10
- Centerfield
  John Fogerty
- 21
- 10
- 3
- - 21
  - 10
  - 3

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

11
- Big Bam Boom
  Daryl Hall John Oates
- 9
- 5
- 16
- - 9
  - 5
  - 16

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

12
- Suddenly
  Billy Ocean
- 13
- 9
- 25
- - 13
  - 9
  - 25

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

13
- She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration
  Cyndi Lauper
- 12
- 4
- 60
- - 12
  - 4
  - 60

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Epic/Legacy

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

14
- Building The Perfect Beast
  Don Henley
- 16
- 14
- 9
- - 16
  - 14
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

15
- A Private Heaven
  Sheena Easton
- 15
- 15
- 17
- - 15
  - 15
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

16
- Arena
  Duran Duran
- 11
- 4
- 11
- - 11
  - 4
  - 11

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17
- Perfect Strangers
  Deep Purple
- 19
- 17
- 11
- - 19
  - 17
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

18
- Volume One
  The Honeydrippers
- 17
- 4
- 17
- - 17
  - 4
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Es Paranza/Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Platinum

19
- Can't Slow Down
  Lionel Richie
- 14
- 1
- 66
- - 14
  - 1
  - 66

RIAA Certification: Diamond

20
- Beverly Hills Cop
  Soundtrack
- 26
- 20
- 5
- - 26
  - 20
  - 5

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

21
- Break Out
  The Pointer Sisters
- 18
- 8
- 64
- - 18
  - 8
  - 64

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Planet/RCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

22
- Sports
  Huey Lewis & The News
- 20
- 1
- 71
- - 20
  - 1
  - 71

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x6

23
- Valotte
  Julian Lennon
- 25
- 18
- 14
- - 25
  - 18
  - 14

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

24
- Chinese Wall
  Philip Bailey
- 27
- 24
- 14
- - 27
  - 24
  - 14

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

25
- Tropico
  Pat Benatar
- 22
- 14
- 12
- - 22
  - 14
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

RIAA Certification: Platinum

26
- Wheels Are Turning
  REO Speedwagon
- 35
- 26
- 12
- - 35
  - 26
  - 12

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

27
- Lush Life
  Linda Ronstadt
- 24
- 13
- 10
- - 24
  - 13
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/EEG

RIAA Certification: Platinum

28
- The Woman In Red (Soundtrack)
  Stevie Wonder
- 23
- 4
- 21
- - 23
  - 4
  - 21

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

29
- Ice Cream Castle
  The Time
- 34
- 24
- 29
- - 34
  - 24
  - 29

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- All The Rage
  General Public
- 30
- 30
- 16
- - 30
  - 30
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I.R.S./MCA

Gains In Performance

31
- The Unforgettable Fire
  U2
- 31
- 12
- 17
- - 31
  - 12
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Interscope/UMe

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

32
- Heartbeat City
  The Cars
- 29
- 3
- 45
- - 29
  - 3
  - 45

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Rhino

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

33
- I Feel For You
  Chaka Khan
- 32
- 14
- 17
- - 32
  - 14
  - 17

RIAA Certification: Platinum

34
- Planetary Invasion
  Midnight Star
- 36
- 34
- 10
- - 36
  - 34
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

35
- Giuffria
  Giuffria
- 38
- 35
- 10
- - 38
  - 35
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Camel/MCA/MCA

Gains In Performance

36
- Thunder Seven
  Triumph
- 39
- 36
- 10
- - 39
  - 36
  - 10

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

37
- Escape
  Whodini
- 37
- 37
- 12
- - 37
  - 37
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

38
- Animalize
  KISS
- 33
- 19
- 19
- - 33
  - 19
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/PolyGram

RIAA Certification: Platinum

39
- 2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe
  Barry Manilow
- 28
- 28
- 9
- - 28
  - 28
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

40
- Solid
  Ashford & Simpson
- 43

Billboard 200

Week of February 9, 1985

Billboard 200

Like A Virgin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

From 'Believe' to 'Break My Soul': Why the Dancefloor Offers Veteran Pop Divas a New Path to the Top of the Charts

Billboard 200

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Like A Virgin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Born In The U.S.A.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Make It Big

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Agent Provocateur

Purple Rain (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chicago 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

New Edition

Reckless

Private Dancer

Centerfield

Big Bam Boom

Suddenly

Imprint/Promotion Label:

She's So Unusual: A 30th Anniversary Celebration

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Building The Perfect Beast

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A Private Heaven

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arena

Perfect Strangers

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Volume One

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Can't Slow Down

Beverly Hills Cop

Break Out

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sports

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Valotte

Chinese Wall

Tropico

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wheels Are Turning

Lush Life

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Woman In Red (Soundtrack)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ice Cream Castle

All The Rage

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Unforgettable Fire

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heartbeat City

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Feel For You

Planetary Invasion

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Giuffria

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Thunder Seven

Escape

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Animalize

Imprint/Promotion Label:

2:00 A.M. Paradise Cafe

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solid