Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 21, 1985

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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Say You, Say Me

Lionel Richie

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Songwriter(s):

L.Richie

Producer(s):

L.Richie, J.Carmichael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

'American Idol' Contestant Calls Out Katy Perry's 'Mom Shaming' Joke: 'It Was Hurtful'

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 21, 1985

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1
- Say You, Say Me
  Lionel Richie
- 3
- 1
- 7
- - 3
  - 1
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

L.Richie

Producer(s):

L.Richie, J.Carmichael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Broken Wings
  Mr. Mister
- 1
- 1
- 14
- - 1
  - 1
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

R.Page, S.George, J.Lang

Producer(s):

P.Devilliers, Mr.Mister

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA

3
- Party All The Time
  Eddie Murphy
- 4
- 3
- 12
- - 4
  - 3
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

R.James

Producer(s):

R.James

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Gold

4
- Alive & Kicking
  Simple Minds
- 7
- 4
- 10
- - 7
  - 4
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

5
- Separate Lives
  Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
- 2
- 1
- 12
- - 2
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

6
- Election Day
  Arcadia
- 6
- 6
- 9
- - 6
  - 6
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.LeBon, N.Rhodes, Taylor

Producer(s):

A.Sadkin

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

7
- I Miss You
  Klymaxx
- 9
- 7
- 15
- - 9
  - 7
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

L.Malsby

Producer(s):

Klymaxx, L.Malsby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Constellation/MCA

8
- That's What Friends Are For
  Dionne & Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight And Stevie Wonder
- 14
- 8
- 7
- - 14
  - 8
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.F.Bacharach, C.Bayer Bacharach

Producer(s):

B.Bacharach, C.B.Sager

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- Small Town
  John Mellencamp
- 12
- 9
- 8
- - 12
  - 9
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

J.Mellencamp

Producer(s):

Little Bastard, D.Gehman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Riva/PolyGram

10
- Sleeping Bag
  ZZ Top
- 8
- 8
- 10
- - 8
  - 8
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Gibbons, Hill, Beard

Producer(s):

B.Ham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

11
- Perfect Way
  Scritti Politti
- 13
- 11
- 16
- - 13
  - 11
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

Green, D.Gamson

Producer(s):

Green, Gamson, Maher

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

12
- Tonight She Comes
  The Cars
- 16
- 12
- 8
- - 16
  - 12
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Ocasek

Producer(s):

The Cars, M.Shipley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

13
- Never
  Heart
- 5
- 4
- 15
- - 5
  - 4
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

Knight, Bloch, Connie

Producer(s):

R.Nevison

14
- Walk Of Life
  Dire Straits
- 18
- 14
- 8
- - 18
  - 14
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

M.Knopfler

Producer(s):

M.Knopfler, N.Dorfsman

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros.

15
- We Built This City
  Starship
- 10
- 1
- 16
- - 10
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, M.Page, D.Lambert, P.Wolf

Producer(s):

P.Wolf, J.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Grunt/RCA

RIAA Certification: Gold

16
- Talk To Me
  Stevie Nicks
- 19
- 16
- 6
- - 19
  - 16
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

C.Sandford

Producer(s):

J.Iovine, C.Sanford

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Modern/Atlantic

17
- Burning Heart
  Survivor
- 22
- 17
- 8
- - 22
  - 17
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

F.Sullivan, J.Peterik

Producer(s):

F.Sullivan, J.Peterik

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Scotti Bros./Epic

18
- Who's Zoomin' Who
  Aretha Franklin
- 11
- 7
- 13
- - 11
  - 7
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

N.M.Walden, P.Glass, A.Franklin

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

19
- Emergency
  Kool & The Gang
- 21
- 19
- 9
- - 21
  - 19
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

G.Brown, J.Taylor, Kool & The Gang

Producer(s):

J.Bonnefond, R.Bell, Kool & The Gang

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/PolyGram

20
- Love Is The Seventh Wave
  Sting
- 23
- 20
- 7
- - 23
  - 20
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Sting

Producer(s):

Sting, P.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

21
- Wrap Her Up
  Elton John
- 20
- 20
- 9
- - 20
  - 20
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

E.John, B.J.P.Taupin, D.Johnstone

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Geffen/Warner Bros.

22
- Conga
  Miami Sound Machine
- 26
- 22
- 10
- - 26
  - 22
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

E.E.Garcia

Producer(s):

E.Estefan

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

23
- It's Only Love
  Bryan Adams/Tina Turner
- 28
- 23
- 5
- - 28
  - 23
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

B.Adams, J.Vallance

Producer(s):

B.Adams, B.Clearmountain

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

24
- You're A Friend Of Mine
  Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne
- 27
- 24
- 9
- - 27
  - 24
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

N.M.Walden, J.Cohen

Producer(s):

N.M.Walden

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

25
- I'm Your Man
  Wham!
- 37
- 25
- 4
- - 37
  - 25
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

G.Michael

Producer(s):

G.Michael

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

26
- Go Home
  Stevie Wonder
- 32
- 26
- 5
- - 32
  - 26
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

S.Wonder

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Motown

27
- Object Of My Desire
  Starpoint
- 25
- 25
- 13
- - 25
  - 25
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

K.Adeyemo, E.Phillips, K.Diamond

Producer(s):

Keith Diamond, L.Job

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/EEG

28
- Spies Like Us
  Paul McCartney
- 31
- 28
- 5
- - 31
  - 28
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

P.McCartney

Producer(s):

P.McCartney, P.Ramone, H.Padgham

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

29
- Everybody Dance
  Ta Mara & The Seen
- 30
- 29
- 11
- - 30
  - 29
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

J.Johnson, TaMara

Producer(s):

J.Johnson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

30
- Goodbye
  Night Ranger
- 33
- 30
- 7
- - 33
  - 30
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

J.Watson, J.Blades

Producer(s):

P.Glasser

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Camel/MCA/MCA

31
- Lay Your Hands On Me
  Thompson Twins
- 15
- 6
- 14
- - 15
  - 6
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

T.Bailey, A.Currie, J.Leeway

Producer(s):

A.Sadkin, N.G.Rodgers, Jr., T.Bailey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

32
- My Hometown
  Bruce Springsteen
- 44
- 32
- 3
- - 44
  - 32
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

33
- Do It For Love
  Sheena Easton
- 29
- 29
- 9
- - 29
  - 29
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

A.Bertei, M.Kessler

Producer(s):

N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI

34
- You Belong To The City
  Glenn Frey
- 17
- 2
- 15
- - 17
  - 2
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

G.L.Frey, J.Tempchin

Producer(s):

G.Frey

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

35
- Sex As A Weapon
  Pat Benatar
- 40
- 35
- 5
- - 40
  - 35
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

T.Kelly, B.Steinberg

Producer(s):

N.Geraldo

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chrysalis/EMI

36
- Sidewalk Talk
  Jellybean Featuring Catherine Buchanan
- 43
- 36
- 6
- - 43
  - 36
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

EMI America

37
- Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
  Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin

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Week of December 21, 1985

Billboard Hot 100

Say You, Say Me

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'American Idol' Contestant Calls Out Katy Perry's 'Mom Shaming' Joke: 'It Was Hurtful'

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Say You, Say Me

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Broken Wings

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Party All The Time

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Alive & Kicking

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Separate Lives

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Election Day

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I Miss You

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That's What Friends Are For

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Small Town

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Sleeping Bag

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Perfect Way

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Tonight She Comes

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Never

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Walk Of Life

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We Built This City

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Talk To Me

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Burning Heart

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Who's Zoomin' Who

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