Top 100 songs for August 24, 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 “The Power Of Love” by Huey Lewis & The News. Meanwhile, “Oh Sheila” by Ready For The World rises from No. 50 to No. 33. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Oh Sheila — Ready For The Worldup 17 places, No. 50 → No. 33
- Saving All My Love For You — Whitney Houstonup 14 places, No. 53 → No. 39
- First Night — Survivorup 13 places, No. 76 → No. 63
New to this week’s Top 10
- What About Love? — HeartNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Oh Sheila — Ready For The WorldNo. 33
- Take On Me — a-haNo. 38
- Saving All My Love For You — Whitney HoustonNo. 39
- Lonely Ol' Night — John MellencampNo. 40
First-week entries
- Lonely Ol' Night — John MellencampNo. 40
- Fortress Around Your Heart — StingNo. 51
- Lovin' Every Minute Of It — LoverboyNo. 59
- Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore) — Night RangerNo. 66
- Be Near Me — ABCNo. 76
- Looking Over My Shoulder — 'Til TuesdayNo. 78
- All Of Me For All Of You — 9.9No. 85
- Information — Eric MartinNo. 90
- Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) — David FosterNo. 92
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.