Numbers on the right are highest positions singles achieved in 1985

Alphabetical order of artist.

Singles may have been higher in the charts in 1984 or 1986

A

ABC “Be near me” 26

A ha “Take on me” 2

A ha “The sun always shines on TV” 27

Alarm “Absolute reality” 35

Alarm “Strength” 40

Aled Jones “Walking in the air” 5

Alison Moyet “Invisible” 21

Alison Moyet “That ole devil called love” 2

Alvin Stardust “I won’t run away” 30

Amazulu “Excitable” 12

Amazulu “Don’t you just know it?” 15

Amii Stewart “Friends” 12

Amii Stewart “Knock on wood/Light my fire” 7

Animal Nightlife “Love is just the great pretender” 28

Animotion “Obsession” 5

Arcadia “Election day” 7

Aretha Frankin “Who’s Zoomin’ Who? 38

Arrow “Long time” 30

Art of Noise “Close to the edit” 8

Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City” 21

Ashford and Simpson “Solid” 3

B

Baltimora “Tarzan boy” 3

Bananrama “Do not disturb” 31

Band Aid “Do they know it’s Christmas?” 1

Barbara Dickson and Elaine Page “I know him so well” 1

BB&Q “Genie” 40

Big Country “Just a shadow” 26

Big Daddy “Dancing in the dark” 21

Big Sound Authority “This House” 21

Billy Bragg “Between the wars” 15

Billy Connolly “Supergran” 32

Billy Idol “White wedding” 6

Billy Idol “Rebel yell” 6

Billy Ocean “Loverboy” 15

Billy Ocean “Suddenly” 4

Black Lace “Do the Conga” 18

Black Lace “Agadoo” 29

Black Lace “The hokey cokey” 31

Blancmange “What’s your problem?” 40

Bonnie Tyler “Holding out for a hero” 2

Bronski Beat “It ain’t necessarily so” 16

Bronski Beat “Hit that perfect beat” 11

Bronski Beat and Marc Almond “I feel love” 3

Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the dark” 4

Bruce Springsteen “Cover me” 16

Bruce Springsteen “I’m on fire/Born in the USA” 5

Bruce Springsteen “Glory days” 17

Bruce Springsteen “Santa Claus is coming into town” 9

Bryan Adams “Run to you” 11

Bryan Adams “Somebody” 35

Bryan Adams “Heaven” 38

Bryan Adams and Tina Turner “It’s only love” 29

Bryan Ferry “Slave to love” 10

Bryan Ferry “Don’t stop the dance” 21

Bucks Fizz “I hear talk” 34

C

Cameo “Single life” 15

Cameo “She’s strange” 22

Cashmere “Can I” 29

Chaka Khan “I feel for you” 25

Chaka Khan “This is my night” 14

Chaka Khan “Eye to eye” 16

Change “Let’s go together” 37

Cherelle with Alexander O’Neal “Saturday love” 6

Chicago “You’re the inspiration” 14

China Crisis “Black man ray” 14

China Crisis “King in a Catholic style” 19

Chris Rea “Stainsby girls” 26

Cliff Richard “She’s so beautiful” 17

Colonel Abrams “Trapped” 3

Colour Field “Thinking of you” 12

Commentators “N N Nineteen not out” 13

Commodores “Night shift” 3

Communards “You are my world” 30

Conway Brothers “Turn it up” 11

Cool notes “Spend the night” 11

Cool Notes “In your car” 13

Council Collective “Soul Deep” 26

Crowd “You’ll never walk alone” 1

Curtis Hairston “I want your lovin’” 13

D

D Train “You’re the one for me” 15

Dan Hartman “I can dream about you” 12

Daryl Hall and John Oates “Method of modern love” 21

David Bowie “This is not America” 14

David Bowie “Loving the alien” 19

David Bowie and Mick Jagger “Dancing in the street” 1

David Cassidy “The last kiss” 6

David Essex “Falling angels riding” 29

David Grant and Jaki Graham “Could it be I’m falling in love?” 5

David Grant and Jaki Graham “Mated” 20

Dead or Alive “You spin me round like a record” 1

Dead or Alive “Lover come back” 11

Dead or Alive “In too deep” 14

Dead or Alive “My heart goes bang” 23

Debarge “Rhythm of the night” 4

Dee C Lee “See the day” 3

Denise Lasalle “My toot toot” 6

Depeche Mode “Shake the disease” 18

Depeche Mode “It’s called a heart” 18

Dio “Rock n roll children” 26

Dionne Warwick and Friends “That’s what friends are for” 16

Dire Straits “So far away” 20

Dire Straits “Money for nothing” 4

Dire Straits “Brothers in arms” 16

Divine “Walk like a man” 23

Don Henley “Boys of Summer” 12

Doug Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew “The Show” 7

Dream Academy “Life in a northern town” 15

Duran Duran “Wild boys” 23

Duran Duran  “A view to a kill” 2

E

Echo and the Bunnymen “Bring on the dancing horses” 21

Eddie and the Soul Band “Theme from Shaft” 13

Elton John “Act of war” 32

Elton John “Nikita” 3

Elton John “Wrap her up” 19

Eugene Wilde/Simplicious “Personality” 34

Eurythmics “Sex crime” 22

Eurythmics “Would I lie to you?” 17

Eurythmics “There must be an angel” 1

Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin “Sisters are doing it for themselves” 9

Evelyn Champagne King “Your personal touch” 37

Everton 1985 “Here we go” 14

F

Far Corporation “Stairway to Heaven” 8

Feargal Sharkey “Loving you” 26

Feargal Sharkey “A good heart” 1

Fine Young Cannibals “Johnny Come Home” 8

Five Star “All fall down” 15

Five Star “Let me be the one” 18

Five Star “Love take over” 25

Foreigner  “I want to know what love is” 1

Foreigner  “That was yesterday” 28

Frankie Goes to Hollywood “The power of love” 10

Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Welcome to the pleasuredome” 2

Freddie Mercury “I was born to love you” 11

Full Force “Alice I want you just for me” 36

G

Gary Glitter “Another rock and roll Christmas” 31

Gary Moore “Empty rooms” 23

Gary Moore and Phil Lynott “Out in the fields” 5

Gary Numan “The live EP” 27

George Benson “20 20”  29

Glenn Frey “The heat is on” 12

Glenn Frey “Smuggler’s blues” 22

Go West “We close our eyes” 5

Go West “Call me” 12

Go West “Goodbye girl” 25

Go West “Don’t look down” 13

Godley and Crème “Cry” 19

Grace Jones “Slave to the rhythm” 12

Grandmaster Melle Mel “Step Off” 8

H

Harold Faltermeyer “Axel F” 2

Howard Jones “Things can only get better” 6

Howard Jones “Look Mama” 10

Howard Jones “Life in one day” 14

Huey Lewis and the News “Power of love/Do you believe in love?” 11

Human League “Louise” 36

I

Imagination “Thankyou my love” 22

Inspirational Choir “Abide with me” 36

Iron Maiden “Running free” 19

Iron Maiden “Run to the hills” 26

J

Jaki Graham “Round and around” 9

James Ingram and Michael McDonald “Yah Mo Be There” 12

Jan Hammer “Miami Vice Theme” 5

Jennifer Rush “The power of love” 1

Jennifer Rush “Ring of ice” 29

Jermaine Jackson “Do what you do” 6

Jim Diamond “I should have known better” 28

Jimmy Nail “Love don’t live here anymore” 3

John Parr “St Elmo’s Fire” 6

Julian Lennon “Because” 40

K

Kate Bush “Running up that hill” 3

Kate Bush “Cloudbusting” 20

Katrina and the Waves “Walking on sunshine” 8

Keith Harris and Orville “White Christmas” 40

Killing Joke “Love like blood” 16

Kim Wilde “Rage to love” 19

King “Won’t you hold my hand now?” 24

King “Love and pride” 2

King “Alone without you” 8

King “Taste of your tears” 11

Kirsty McColl “New England” 7

Kool and the Gang “Fresh” 12

Kool and the Gang “Misled” 28

Kool and the Gang “Cherish” 4

L

Level 42 “Something about you” 6

Level 42 “Leaving me now” 23

Limit “Say yeah” 17

Lionel Richie “Say you say me” 8

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force “I wonder if I take you home” 12

Little Benny and the Masters “Who comes to boogie?” 33

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions “Brand new friend” 19

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions “Lost weekend” 17

Loose Ends “Hanging on a string” 13

Loose Ends “Magic touch” 16

M

Madness “Yesterday’s men” 18

Madness “Uncle Sam” 21

Madonna “Like a virgin” 3

Madonna “Material girl” 3

Madonna “Crazy for you” 2

Madonna “Into the groove” 1

Madonna “Holiday” 2

Madonna “Angel” 5

Madonna “Gambler” 4

Madonna “Dress you up” 5

Mai Tai “History” 8

Mai Tai “Body and soul” 9

Manchester United “We all follow Man Utd” 10

Marc Almond “Stories of Johnny” 23

Maria Vidal “Body rock” 11

Marillion “Kayleigh” 2

Marillion “Lavender” 5

Marillion “Heart of Lothian” 29

Marti Webb “Ben” 5

Matt Bianco “Yeh Yeh” 13

Maze ft Frankie Beverly “Too many games” 36

Mick Jagger “Just another night” 32

Midge Ure “If I was” 1

Midge Ure “That certain smile” 28

Mr DJ “Concept” 27

Murray Head “One night in Bangkok” 16

N

New Edition “Mr Telephone Man” 19

New Model Army “No rest” 28

Nik Kershaw “The riddle” 14

Nik Kershaw “Wide boy” 9

Nik Kershaw “Don Quixote” 10

Nik Kershaw “When a heart beats” 27

O

OMD “So in love” 27

OMD “Secret” 34

Opus “Live is life” 6

P

Pat Benetar “We belong”  22

Pat Benetar “Love is a battlefield” 17

Paul Hardcastle “Nineteen” 1

Paul Hardcastle “Just for money” 19

Paul McCartney “Spies like us” 13

Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus “We all stand together” 5

Paul Young “Everything must change” 9

Paul Young “Everytime you go away” 4

Paul Young “Tomb of memories” 16

Pet Shop Boys “West End girls” 3

Phil Bailey “Walking on the Chinese wall” 34

Phil Collins “Sussudio” 12

Phil Collins “One more night” 4

Phil Collins “Take me home” 19

Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin “Separate lives” 4

Phil Collins and Philip Bailey “Easy lover” 1

Phyllis Nelson “Move closer” 1

Pointer Sisters “Neutron Dance” 31

Pointer Sisters “Dare me” 17

Power Station “Some like it hot” 14

Power Station “Get It on” 22

Prefab Sprout “When love breaks down” 25

Prince “1999/Little red corvette” 2

Prince “Let’s go crazy/Take me with u” 7

Prince “Paisley Park” 18

Prince “Raspberry Beret” 25

Princess “Say I’m your number one” 7

Princess “After the love has gone” 28

Propaganda “Duel” 21

Q

Queen “One vision” 7

R

Rah Band “Clouds across the moon” 6

Ray Parker Junior “Ghostbusters” 7

Red Box “Lean on me” 3

Redskins “Bring it down” 33

Rene and Angela “I’ll be good” 22

REO Speedwagon “Can’t fight this feeling” 16

Russ Abbot “Atmosphere” 7

Russ Abbot “All night holiday” 20

S

Sade “Sweetest taboo” 31

Sal Solo “San Damiano” 15

Sarah Brightman and Paul Miles-Kingston “Pie Jesu” 3

Scitti Politti “The word girl” 6

Shakin Stevens “Teardrops” 27

Shakin Stevens “Breaking up my heart” 14

Shakin Stevens “Lipstick, powder and paint” 11

Shakin Stevens “Merry Christmas everyone” 1

Sharpe and Numan “Change your mind” 17

Sheila E “The belle of St Mark” 18

Simon May Orchestra “Howard’s Way Theme” 21

Simple Minds “Don’t you forget about me” 7

Simple Minds “Alive and kicking” 7

Simply Red “Money’s too tight to mention” 13

Siouxsie and the Banshees “Cities in dust” 21

Sister Sledge “Frankie” 1

Skipworth and Turner “Thinking about your love” 24

Smiley Culture “Police officer” 12

Smiths “How soon is now?” 24

Smiths “Shakespeare’s Sister” 26

Smiths “The boy with the thorn in his side” 23

Sophia George “Girlie Girlie” 14

Spandau Ballet “Round and round” 20

Starship “We built this city” 12

Starvation “Starvation/Tam-Tam Pour L’Ethiope” 33

Stephen Tin Tin Duffy “Kiss me” 4

Stephen Tin Tin Duffy “Icing on the cake” 14

Steve Arrington “Feel so real” 5

Steve Arrington “Dancing in the key of life” 21

Stevie Wonder “I just called to say I love you” 24

Stevie Wonder “Part time lover” 3

Sting “If you love somebody set them free” 26

Sting “Russians” 25

Strawberry Switchblade “Since yesterday” 5

Style Council “Walls come tumbling down” 6

Style Council “Come to Milton Keynes” 23

Style Council “The lodgers” 13

T

Talking Heads “Road to nowhere” 6

Tears for Fears “Shout” 4

Tears for Fears “Everybody wants to rule the world” 2

Tears for Fears “Head over heels” 12

Tears for Fears “I believe” 23

The Cars “Drive” 4

The Clash “This is England” 24

The Cult “She sells sanctuary” 15

The Cult “Rain” 17

The Cult “Revolution” 30

The Cure “Inbetween days” 15

The Cure “Close to me” 24

The Damned “Grimly Fiendish” 21

The Damned “Shadow of love” 25

The Damned “Is it a dream?” 34

The Dazz Band “Let it all blow” 38

Third World “Now that we’ve found love” 22

Thompson Twins “Lay your hands on me” 13

Thompson Twins “Don’t mess with Dr Dream” 15

Thompson Twins “King for a day” 22

Tina Turner “We don’t need another hero” 3

Total Contrast “Takes a little time” 17

Toy Dolls “Nellie the elephant” 6

Toyah “Don’t fall in love” 22

Trans X “Living on video” 9

U

U2 “Unforgettable fire” 6

UB40 “Don’t break my heart” 3

UB40 and Chrissy Hinde “I got you babe” 1

Untouchables “Free yourself” 26

USA for Africa “We are the world” 1

W

Waterboys “The whole of the moon” 26

Wham “Last Christmas” 2

Wham “I’m your man” 1

Whitney Houston “Saving all my love for you” 1

Z

ZZ Top “Sharp dressed man” 22

ZZ Top “Legs” 16

ZZ Top “Sleeping bag” 27