Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of January 12, 1985

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Operator

Midnight Star

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

B.Watson, R.Calloway, B.Lipscomb

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

Gains In Performance

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of January 12, 1985

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Operator
  Midnight Star
- 1
- 1
- 10
- - 1
  - 1
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Watson, R.Calloway, B.Lipscomb

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

Gains In Performance

2
- Treat Her Like A Lady
  The Temptations
- 3
- 2
- 12
- - 3
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

O.Williams, O.Woodson

Producer(s):

R.R.Johnson, A.McKay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Motown

Gains In Performance

3
- Solid
  Ashford & Simpson
- 2
- 1
- 16
- - 2
  - 1
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

N.Ashford, V.Simpson

Producer(s):

N.Ashford, V.Simpson

4
- Gotta Get You Home Tonight
  Eugene Wilde
- 5
- 4
- 14
- - 5
  - 4
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

M.Horton, R.Bloomfield

Producer(s):

M.Forte, D.Robinson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly World/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

5
- Love Light In Flight
  Stevie Wonder
- 6
- 5
- 7
- - 6
  - 5
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

S.H.Morris

Producer(s):

S.Wonder

Gains In Performance

6
- Misled
  Kool & The Gang
- 8
- 6
- 8
- - 8
  - 6
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

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

Producer(s):

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

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/PolyGram

Gains In Performance

7
- Rain Forest
  Paul Hardcastle
- 7
- 7
- 8
- - 7
  - 7
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

P.Hardcastle

Producer(s):

P.Hardcastle

Gains In Performance

8
- Show Me
  Glenn Jones
- 4
- 3
- 17
- - 4
  - 3
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

LaLa, G.Jones

Producer(s):

L.Cope, S.Horton, W.Brathwaite

9
- Lover Girl
  Teena Marie
- 9
- 9
- 12
- - 9
  - 9
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

T.Marie

Producer(s):

T.Marie

10
- Mr. Telephone Man
  New Edition
- 13
- 10
- 5
- - 13
  - 10
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Gains In Performance

11
- Beep A Freak
  The Gap Band
- 11
- 11
- 7
- - 11
  - 11
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Taylor, D.Simmons, Wilson

Producer(s):

L.Simmons

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Total Experience/RCA

Gains In Performance

12
- Like A Virgin
  Madonna
- 12
- 12
- 7
- - 12
  - 12
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

B.Steinberg, T.Kelly

Producer(s):

N.G.Rodgers, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

13
- You Used To Hold Me So Tight
  Thelma Houston
- 14
- 13
- 10
- - 14
  - 13
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

J.S.Harris III, T.S.Lewis

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Gains In Performance

14
- Do What You Do
  Jermaine Jackson
- 18
- 14
- 10
- - 18
  - 14
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

R.Dino, L.DiTomaso

Producer(s):

J.Jackson, D.Rudolph

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

15
- Jamie
  Ray Parker Jr.
- 16
- 15
- 8
- - 16
  - 15
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

R.Parker, Jr.

Producer(s):

R.Parker,Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

Gains In Performance

16
- Contagious
  The Whispers
- 10
- 10
- 11
- - 10
  - 10
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

B.Watson, R.Calloway, M.Gentry, B.Lovelace

Producer(s):

R.Calloway

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Solar/EEG

17
- Tears
  Force M.D.'s
- 15
- 5
- 17
- - 15
  - 5
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

Force MD's, R.Halpin

Producer(s):

T.Silverman, R.Halpin

18
- The Word Is Out
  Jermaine Stewart
- 17
- 17
- 15
- - 17
  - 17
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

J.Stewart, J.Lindsay, G.Craig

Producer(s):

P.Collins

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista

19
- Missing You
  Diana Ross
- 24
- 19
- 6
- - 24
  - 19
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

L.Richie

Producer(s):

L.Richie, J.Carmichael

Gains In Performance

20
- The Men All Pause
  Klymaxx
- 23
- 20
- 10
- - 23
  - 20
  - 10

Songwriter(s):

B.Cooper, Fenderella

Producer(s):

S.Shockley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Constellation/MCA

Gains In Performance

21
- Jailhouse Rap
  Fat Boys
- 21
- 17
- 14
- - 21
  - 17
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

K.Blow, L.Smith, D.Reeves, M.Morales, D.Robinson, S.Abbatiello

Producer(s):

K.Blow

22
- Lover Boy
  Billy Ocean
- 30
- 22
- 9
- - 30
  - 22
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

K.Diamond, B.Ocean, R.J.Lange

Producer(s):

K.Diamond, R.J.Lange

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

Gains In Performance

23
- Friends/Five Minutes Of Funk
  Whodini
- 19
- 4
- 19
- - 19
  - 4
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

J.Hutchins, L.Smith

Producer(s):

L.Smith

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/Arista

24
- I Feel For You
  Chaka Khan
- 22
- 1
- 18
- - 22
  - 1
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

A.Mardin

RIAA Certification: Gold

25
- Cool It Now
  New Edition
- 20
- 1
- 19
- - 20
  - 1
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

Brantley, Timas

Producer(s):

V.Brantley, R.Timas

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Mechanical Emotion
  Vanity
- 32
- 26
- 7
- - 32
  - 26
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Vanity, B.Wolfer

Producer(s):

B.Wolfer, Vanity

27
- I Would Die 4 U
  Prince And The Revolution
- 39
- 27
- 4
- - 39
  - 27
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

Prince

Producer(s):

Prince

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NPG/Warner Bros./Rhino

Gains In Performance

28
- Request Line
  Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three
- 33
- 28
- 6
- - 33
  - 28
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

Pettiford, Wigfall, Fowler, Bloodrock

Producer(s):

J.Bloodrock, K.Willoughby, C.Jay

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reality/Fantasy

Gains In Performance

29
- Love In Moderation
  Gwen Guthrie
- 31
- 29
- 6
- - 31
  - 29
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

K.Barnes, J.Barnes

Producer(s):

Deodato

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/Atlantic

Gains In Performance

30
- No One's Gonna Love You
  The S.O.S. Band
- 25
- 15
- 11
- - 25
  - 15
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

T.S.Lewis, J.S.Harris III

Producer(s):

Jimmy Jam, T.S.Lewis

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tabu/Epic

31
- Hang On To Your Love
  Sade
- 34
- 31
- 8
- - 34
  - 31
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

H.F.Adu, Matthewman

Producer(s):

R.Millar

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Portrait/Epic

Gains In Performance

32
- Easy Lover
  Philip Bailey With Phil Collins
- 41
- 32
- 5
- - 41
  - 32
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

Not Listed

Producer(s):

Not Listed

RIAA Certification: Gold

33
- Look The Other Way
  Isley, Jasper, Isley
- 27
- 14
- 14
- - 27
  - 14
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

E.J.Isley

Producer(s):

C.Jasper, E.Isley, M.Isley

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CBS Associated/Epic

34
- Let It All Blow
  Dazz Band
- 26
- 9
- 14
- - 26
  - 9
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

K.Harrison, B.Harris

Producer(s):

R.Andrews, B.Harris

35
- 20/20
  George Benson
- 40
- 35
- 4
- - 40
  - 35
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Goodrum, S.A.Kipner

Producer(s):

R.Titelman

36
- Stronger Than Before
  Joyce Kennedy
- 36
- 30
- 12
- - 36
  - 30
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

C.Bayer Bacharach, B.F.Bacharach, B.Roberts

Producer(s):

J.Osborne

37
- Centipede
  Rebbie Jackson
- 28
- 4
- 19
- - 28
  - 4
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

M.J.Jackson

Producer(s):

M.Jackson

38
- The Borderlines
  Jeffrey Osborne
- 44
- 38
- 4
- - 44
  - 38
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.Jones

Producer(s):

G.Duke

Gains In Performance

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of January 12, 1985

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Operator

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Operator

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Treat Her Like A Lady

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Solid

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Gotta Get You Home Tonight

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Love Light In Flight

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Misled

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Rain Forest

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Show Me

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Lover Girl

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Mr. Telephone Man

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Beep A Freak

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Like A Virgin

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You Used To Hold Me So Tight

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Do What You Do

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Jamie

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Contagious

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Tears

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The Word Is Out

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Missing You

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The Men All Pause

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