Top 100 songs for February 16, 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 “Careless Whisper” by Wham! Featuring George Michael. Meanwhile, “When The Rain Begins To Fall” by Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadora rises from No. 90 to No. 69. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- When The Rain Begins To Fall — Jermaine Jackson & Pia Zadoraup 21 places, No. 90 → No. 69
- Second Nature — Dan Hartmanup 14 places, No. 80 → No. 66
- Radioactive — The Firmup 12 places, No. 86 → No. 74
New to this week’s Top 10
- Can't Fight This Feeling — REO SpeedwagonNo. 7
- The Heat Is On — Glenn FreyNo. 8
- California Girls — David Lee RothNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Material Girl — MadonnaNo. 34
- Save A Prayer — Duran DuranNo. 35
- Tragedy — John HunterNo. 39
- Just Another Night — Mick JaggerNo. 40
First-week entries
- I'm On Fire — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 54
- Rhythm Of The Night — DebargeNo. 65
- Lucky — Greg KihnNo. 72
- Kiss and Tell — Isley, Jasper, IsleyNo. 80
- Let's Talk About Me — The Alan Parsons ProjectNo. 84
- Bongo Bongo — Steve MillerNo. 87
- New Attitude — Patti LaBelleNo. 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.