Top 100 songs for December 21, 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 “Say You, Say Me” by Lionel Richie. Meanwhile, “He'll Never Love You (Like I Do)” by Freddie Jackson rises from No. 96 to No. 76. 4 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- He'll Never Love You (Like I Do) — Freddie Jacksonup 20 places, No. 96 → No. 76
- Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) — Mike + The Mechanicsup 16 places, No. 78 → No. 62
- Life In A Northern Town — The Dream Academyup 15 places, No. 63 → No. 48
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Kyrie — Mr. MisterNo. 61
- Stacy — FortuneNo. 88
- Baby Talk — AlishaNo. 90
- Own The Night — Chaka KhanNo. 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.