Top 100 songs for January 12, 1985
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1985 and the 1980s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Like A Virgin” by Madonna. Meanwhile, “Knocking At Your Back Door” by Deep Purple rises from No. 76 to No. 64. 2 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Knocking At Your Back Door — Deep Purpleup 12 places, No. 76 → No. 64
- Rockin' At Midnight — The Honeydrippersup 12 places, No. 80 → No. 68
- Turn Up The Radio — Autographup 11 places, No. 74 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 10
- Born In The USA — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Operator — Midnight StarNo. 36
- In Neon — Elton JohnNo. 38
- Money Changes Everything — Cyndi LauperNo. 39
- Mistake No. 3 — Culture ClubNo. 40
First-week entries
- Gotta Get You Home Tonight — Eugene WildeNo. 90
- Rain Forest — Paul HardcastleNo. 95
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.