Top 100 songs for August 31, 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, “Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental)” by David Foster rises from No. 92 to No. 69. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) — David Fosterup 23 places, No. 92 → No. 69
- Be Near Me — ABCup 20 places, No. 76 → No. 56
- Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Anymore) — Night Rangerup 14 places, No. 66 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Cherish — Kool & The GangNo. 8
- You're Only Human (Second Wind) — Billy JoelNo. 9
- Money For Nothing — Dire StraitsNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Every Step Of The Way — John WaiteNo. 37
- C-I-T-Y — John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown BandNo. 39
- No Lookin' Back — Michael McDonaldNo. 40
First-week entries
- Dancing In The Street — David Bowie & Mick JaggerNo. 47
- The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl — Daryl Hall John OatesNo. 53
- Sunset Grill — Don HenleyNo. 60
- You Wear It Well — El DeBarge With DeBargeNo. 76
- So In Love — Orchestral Manoeuvres In The DarkNo. 86
- Stand By Me — Maurice WhiteNo. 88
- Test Of Time — The RomanticsNo. 90
- Weird Science — Oingo BoingoNo. 93
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.