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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits

Last week
1Weeks at no. 1
8Weeks on chart
20Gains In Performance
Billboard 200
Week of October 19, 1985
This Week
Award
Last Week
Peak Pos.
Wks on Chart
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits -
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Platinum x9
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston -
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- 30
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista/Legacy
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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Songs From The Big Chair
Tears For Fears - 3
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- 29
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Mercury/PolyGram
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x5
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The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
Sting - 2
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- 15
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Platinum x3
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Born In The U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen - 5
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Columbia
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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Scarecrow
John Mellencamp -
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Riva/PolyGram
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x5
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Miami Vice
Soundtrack -
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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Heart
Heart -
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- 15
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Platinum x5
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Reckless
Bryan Adams - 7
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- 48
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Platinum x5
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Greatest Hits Vol. I & II
Billy Joel - 9
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Columbia/Legacy
RIAA Certification:
Diamond x2
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No Jacket Required
Phil Collins - 10
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Atlantic/Rhino
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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In Square Circle
Stevie Wonder -
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Tamla/Motown
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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Lovin' Every Minute Of It
Loverboy -
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Platinum x2
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Make It Big
Wham! - 11
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- 50
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Columbia/Legacy
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x6
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Emergency
Kool & The Gang - 13
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De-Lite/PolyGram
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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Rock Me Tonight
Freddie Jackson -
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Platinum
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Ready For the World
Ready For The World -
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Platinum
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Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Arista
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Hunting High And Low
a-ha -
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- 14
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Platinum
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Back To The Future
Soundtrack - 12
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
MCA/Geffen/UMe
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Secret Of Association
Paul Young -
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RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Theatre Of Pain
Motley Crue - 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Elektra/EEG
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x4
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Like A Virgin
Madonna - 16
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- 47
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sire/Warner Bros./Rhino
RIAA Certification:
Diamond
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Boy In The Box
Corey Hart - 20
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- 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
EMI
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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7 Wishes
Night Ranger - 24
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Camel/MCA/MCA
RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Hall & Oates Live At The Apollo
Daryl Hall John Oates -
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Gold
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Contact
The Pointer Sisters - 27
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Platinum
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Around The World In A Day
Prince And The Revolution - 25
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
NPG/Paisley Park/Warner Bros./Rhino
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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29
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World Wide Live
Scorpions - 23
- 14
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- 14
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/PolyGram
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Asylum
KISS -
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Mercury/PolyGram
Gains In Performance
RIAA Certification:
Gold
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Be Yourself Tonight
Eurythmics - 26
- 9
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum
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Nervous Night
Hooters - 32
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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33
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Little Creatures
Talking Heads - 30
- 20
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sire/Warner Bros.
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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Sacred Heart
Dio - 29
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- 8
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Standing On The Edge
Cheap Trick - 35
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Mask Of Smiles
John Waite - 36
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EMI
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St. Elmo's Fire
Soundtrack - 38
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Invasion Of Your Privacy
Ratt - 31
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- 7
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RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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39
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Suddenly
Billy Ocean - 34
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Imprint/Promotion Label:
Jive/Arista
RIAA Certification:
Platinum x2
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40
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Little Baggariddim
UB40 - 40
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- 10
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