Top 100 songs for January 19, 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, “Rockin' At Midnight” by The Honeydrippers rises from No. 68 to No. 48. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rockin' At Midnight — The Honeydrippersup 20 places, No. 68 → No. 48
- Careless Whisper — Wham! Featuring George Michaelup 10 places, No. 20 → No. 10
- Operator — Midnight Starup 9 places, No. 36 → No. 27
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Sugar Walls — Sheena EastonNo. 36
- The Heat Is On — Glenn FreyNo. 37
- The Old Man Down The Road — John FogertyNo. 40
First-week entries
- California Girls — David Lee RothNo. 43
- Can't Fight This Feeling — REO SpeedwagonNo. 46
- Private Dancer — Tina TurnerNo. 58
- Ooh Ooh Song — Pat BenatarNo. 59
- I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips — Eric CarmenNo. 71
- This Is My Night — Chaka KhanNo. 75
- The Borderlines — Jeffrey OsborneNo. 78
- Go For It — Kim WildeNo. 82
- Invitation To Dance — Kim CarnesNo. 85
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.