The Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1985 features heavy hit makers such as Madonna, Tears For Fears and Dire Straits just to name a few.
| Date | Number 1 Song |
|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Like A Virgin – Madonna |
| Jan 12 | Like A Virgin – Madonna |
| Jan 19 | Like A Virgin – Madonna |
| Jan 26 | Like A Virgin – Madonna |
| Feb 2 | I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner |
| Feb 9 | Easy Lover – Philip Bailey (with Phil Collins) |
| Feb 16 | Careless Whisper – Wham! featuring George Michael |
| Feb 23 | Careless Whisper – Wham! featuring George Michael |
| Mar 2 | Careless Whisper – Wham! featuring George Michael |
| Mar 9 | Careless Whisper – Wham! featuring George Michael |
| Mar 16 | Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon |
| Mar 23 | Can’t Fight This Feeling – REO Speedwagon |
| Mar 30 | Material Girl – Madonna |
| Apr 6 | One More Night – Phil Collins |
| Apr 13 | We Are The World – USA For Africa |
| Apr 20 | We Are The World – USA For Africa |
| Apr 27 | We Are The World – USA For Africa |
| May 4 | We Are The World – USA For Africa |
| May 11 | We Are The World – USA For Africa |
| May 18 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds |
| May 25 | Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds |
| Jun 1 | Everything She Wants – Wham! |
| Jun 8 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears |
| Jun 15 | Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears |
| Jun 22 | Heaven – Bryan Adams |
| Jun 29 | Sussudio – Phil Collins |
| Jul 6 | Sussudio – Phil Collins |
| Jul 13 | A View To A Kill – Duran Duran |
| Jul 20 | Raspberry Beret – Prince & The Revolution |
| Jul 27 | Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young |
| Aug 3 | Everytime You Go Away – Paul Young |
| Aug 10 | Shout – Tears For Fears |
| Aug 17 | Shout – Tears For Fears |
| Aug 24 | The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & The News |
| Aug 31 | The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & The News |
| Sep 7 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) – John Parr |
| Sep 14 | St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) – John Parr |
| Sep 21 | Money For Nothing – Dire Straits |
| Sep 28 | Money For Nothing – Dire Straits |
| Oct 5 | Money For Nothing – Dire Straits |
| Oct 12 | Money For Nothing – Dire Straits |
| Oct 19 | Take On Me – A-Ha |
| Oct 26 | Take On Me – A-Ha |
| Nov 2 | Part-Time Lover – Stevie Wonder |
| Nov 9 | Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer |
| Nov 16 | We Built This City – Starship |
| Nov 23 | We Built This City – Starship |
| Nov 30 | Separate Lives – Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin |
| Dec 7 | Broken Wings – Mr. Mister |
| Dec 14 | Broken Wings – Mr. Mister |
| Dec 21 | Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie |
| Dec 28 | Say You, Say Me – Lionel Richie |