Top 100 songs for September 7, 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 “St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)” by John Parr. Meanwhile, “Dancing In The Street” by David Bowie & Mick Jagger rises from No. 47 to No. 33. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Dancing In The Street — David Bowie & Mick Jaggerup 14 places, No. 47 → No. 33
- Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) — David Fosterup 11 places, No. 69 → No. 58
- Test Of Time — The Romanticsup 11 places, No. 90 → No. 79
New to this week’s Top 10
- Don't Lose My Number — Phil CollinsNo. 8
- Pop Life — Prince And The RevolutionNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Fortress Around Your Heart — StingNo. 32
- Dancing In The Street — David Bowie & Mick JaggerNo. 33
- Do You Want Crying — Katrina And The WavesNo. 37
- I Got You Babe — UB40No. 38
- Spanish Eddie — Laura BraniganNo. 40
First-week entries
- Part-Time Lover — Stevie WonderNo. 43
- I'm Goin' Down — Bruce SpringsteenNo. 48
- I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down — Paul YoungNo. 54
- Miami Vice Theme — Jan HammerNo. 59
- Communication — The Power StationNo. 65
- We Built This City — StarshipNo. 73
- You Are My Lady — Freddie JacksonNo. 85
- Perfect Way — Scritti PolittiNo. 87
- A Little Bit of Heaven — Natalie ColeNo. 90
- Master & Servant/(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me — Depeche ModeNo. 92
- And She Was — Talking HeadsNo. 94
- Running Up That Hill — Kate BushNo. 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.