Top 100 songs for February 23, 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, “Rhythm Of The Night” by Debarge rises from No. 65 to No. 50. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rhythm Of The Night — Debargeup 15 places, No. 65 → No. 50
- New Attitude — Patti LaBelleup 13 places, No. 95 → No. 82
- The Word Is Out — Jermaine Stewartup 11 places, No. 67 → No. 56
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sugar Walls — Sheena EastonNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- One More Night — Phil CollinsNo. 34
- Somebody — Bryan AdamsNo. 35
- Turn Up The Radio — AutographNo. 40
First-week entries
- Along Comes A Woman — ChicagoNo. 60
- All She Wants to Do Is Dance — Don HenleyNo. 65
- Say It Again — SantanaNo. 70
- One Night In Bangkok — Murray HeadNo. 81
- The Bird — The TimeNo. 85
- Don't You (Forget About Me) — Simple MindsNo. 90
- Look My Way — The VelsNo. 92
- We Close Our Eyes — Go WestNo. 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.