Top 100 songs for October 5, 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 “Money For Nothing” by Dire Straits. Meanwhile, “Like To Get To Know You Well” by Howard Jones rises from No. 81 to No. 64. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Like To Get To Know You Well — Howard Jonesup 17 places, No. 81 → No. 64
- Broken Wings — Mr. Misterup 16 places, No. 66 → No. 50
- Lay Your Hands On Me — Thompson Twinsup 10 places, No. 44 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Lay Your Hands On Me — Thompson TwinsNo. 34
- You Are My Lady — Freddie JacksonNo. 36
- Communication — The Power StationNo. 37
- Never — HeartNo. 38
- Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (Instrumental) — David FosterNo. 39
- Boy In The Box — Corey HartNo. 40
First-week entries
- Separate Lives — Phil Collins and Marilyn MartinNo. 45
- One Of The Living — Tina TurnerNo. 52
- Soul Kiss — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 63
- The Night Is Still Young — Billy JoelNo. 65
- Girls Are More Fun — Ray Parker Jr.No. 72
- Party All The Time — Eddie MurphyNo. 82
- Kayleigh — MarillionNo. 89
- Remo's Theme (What If) — Tommy ShawNo. 90
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.