Top 500 Songs of 1985
Rank | Artist | Song |
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500 | Freddie Jackson | Rock Me Tonite |
499 | Isley, Jasper, Isley | Caravan Of Love |
498 | Pointer Sisters, the | Baby Come And Get It |
497 | Jack Wagner | Too Young |
496 | Video Kids | Woodpeckers In Space |
495 | Michael McDonald | No Lookin' Back |
494 | Beat Happening | Our Secret |
493 | Animotion | Let Him Go |
492 | Dead Or Alive | In Too Deep |
491 | Go West | Call Me |
490 | Mary Jane Girls, the | Wild and Crazy Love |
489 | Graham Parker | Weekends Too Short |
488 | Colonel Abrams | Trapped |
487 | Pat Benatar | Ooh-Ooh Song |
486 | Naked Raygun | Home of the Brave |
485 | Swans | Raping A Slave |
484 | Shannon | Do You Want To Get Away |
483 | Gowan | A Criminal Mind |
482 | Yngwie Malmsteen | Far Beyond The Sun |
481 | Donald Banks | Status Quo |
480 | Greg Kihn | Lucky |
479 | Boy Meets Girl | Oh Girl |
478 | Eric Carmen | I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips |
477 | Lone Justice | East Of Eden |
476 | Billy Joel | The Night Is Still Young |
475 | Ray Parker Jr. | Girls Are More Fun |
474 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | A Nite At the Apollo Love! Medley |
473 | Jeffrey Osborne | The Borderlines |
472 | Associates, the | Breakfast |
471 | Platinum Blonde | Situation Critical |
470 | Scandal | Beat Of A Heart |
469 | REO Speedwagon | Live Every Moment |
468 | Katrina & the Waves | Do You Want Crying |
467 | Barbara Streisand | Make No Mistake, He's Mine (feat. Kim Carnes) |
466 | Bronski Beat | I Feel Love |
465 | Gino Vanelli | Hurts To Be In Love |
464 | Winans, the | Let My People Go |
463 | Redds & the Boys | Movin' N Groovin' |
462 | Maze | Back In Stride |
461 | John Palumbo | Blowing Up Detroit |
460 | Lords of the New Church | Virgin |
459 | 10,000 Maniacs | Can't Ignore The Train |
458 | Camper Van Beethoven | The Day Lassie Went To the Moon |
457 | Kenny Loggins | Vox Humana |
456 | Einsturzende Neubauten | Yu Gung |
455 | Elton John | In Neon |
454 | James Taylor | Everyday |
453 | DeBarge | You Wear It Well |
452 | Amy Grant | Find A Way |
451 | Eurythmics | Love you Like A Ball And Chain |
450 | Dream Academy, the | Love Parade |
449 | Julian Lennon | Say You're Wrong |
448 | Luther Vandross | Til My Baby Comes Home |
447 | Cock Robin | When Your Heart Is Weak |
446 | Loft, the | Up The Hill Down The Slope |
445 | Rick Springfield | Celebrate Youth |
444 | Men They Couldn't Hang | Ironmasters |
443 | Wang Chung | Fire In The Twilight |
442 | Graham Parker | Break Them Down |
441 | Godley & Crème | Cry |
440 | Elton John | Wrap Her Up |
439 | Miles Davis | Time After Time |
438 | Air Supply | Just As I Am |
437 | Colourfield, the | Can't Get Enough Of You Baby |
436 | Husker Du | Every Everything |
435 | Gary Myrick | When Angels Kiss |
434 | Prefab Scout | Appetite |
433 | Steve Arrington | Dancing In the Key Of Life |
432 | John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band | Tough All Over |
431 | Black Flag | Bastard In Love |
430 | Dr. Know | Watch It Burn |
429 | Tina Turner | One Of The Living |
428 | Squeeze | Last Time Forever |
427 | Meat Puppets | Swimming Ground |
426 | EU | Sho Nuff Bumpin |
425 | Primal Scream | All Fall Down |
424 | Fates Warning | The Apparition |
423 | Power Station | Communication |
422 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | The Hardest Walk |
421 | Natalie Cole | Dangerous |
420 | Damned, the | Grimly Fiendish |
419 | Go West | Eye To Eye |
418 | Jermaine Stewart | The Word Is Out |
417 | Tom Waits | Anywhere I Lay My Head |
416 | Sheena Easton | Do It For Love |
415 | Madness | Yesterday's Men |
414 | Danse Society | Say It Again |
413 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | The Power Of Love |
412 | John Paul Jones | Bad Child |
411 | Olivia Newton-John | Soul Kiss |
410 | Temptations, the | Treat Her Like A Lady |
409 | King | Won't You Hold My Hand Now |
408 | Hooters, the | Hanging On A Heartbeat |
407 | ABC | Vanity Kills |
406 | Elton John | An Act Of War |
405 | Nick Heyward | Warning Sign |
404 | Julian Lennon | Jesse |
403 | dead kennedys, the | MTV Get off the Air |
402 | Graham Parker & the Shot | Wake Up (Next To You) |
401 | Weird Al Yankovic | Yoda |
400 | Dead Milkmen, the | Tiny Town |
399 | Roger Daltrey | After The Fire |
398 | U2 | Love Comes Tumbling |
397 | Laura Branigan | Spanish Eddie |
396 | Boomtown Rats, the | Dave |
395 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Possession Obsession |
394 | Go West | We Close Our Eyes |
393 | Men At Work | Everything I Need |
392 | Don Henley | Not Enough Love In The World |
391 | Paul Young | Everything Must Change |
390 | Patti Labelle | Stir It Up |
389 | Shreikback | Nemesis |
388 | Eric Clapton | Forever Man |
387 | Descendents | Good Good Things |
386 | New Edition | Lost In Love |
385 | Skeletal Family | Promised Land |
384 | Megadeth | Chosen ones |
383 | Kenny Loggins | Forever |
382 | D.R.I. | Mad Man |
381 | John Waite | Every Step Of the Way |
380 | Sheila E. | The Belle of St. Mark |
379 | Supertramp | Cannonball |
378 | Anthony Red Rose | Tempo |
377 | Dinosaur Jr. | The Leper |
376 | Firm, the | Satisfaction Guaranteed |
375 | Mick Jagger | Hard Woman |
374 | Beach Boys, the | Getcha Back |
373 | Night Ranger | Four In The Morning (I Can't Take It Anymore) |
372 | Thompson Twins, the | Don't Mess With Dr. Dream |
371 | Giuffria | Call To The Heart |
370 | Cheap Trick | Tonight, Its You |
369 | Husker Du | Books About UFOs |
368 | Time, the | The Bird |
367 | Three Johns, the | Death of a European |
366 | Fine Young Cannibals | Blue |
365 | Beastie Boys, the | Rock Hard |
364 | Cars, the | Why Can't I Have You |
363 | Smiths, the | Shakespeare's Sister |
362 | Dio | Hungry for Heaven |
361 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | jungle Man |
360 | Madness | Uncle Sam |
359 | dead kennedys, the | Soup Is Good Food |
358 | Wang Chung | To Live And Die In L.A. |
357 | Les Rita Mitsouko | Marcia Baila |
356 | Culture Club | Mistake #3 |
355 | Depeche Mode | It's Called A Heart |
354 | Midnight Oil | Kosciusko |
353 | Corey Hart | Everything In My Heart |
352 | John Hunter | Tragedy |
351 | Philip Oakley / Giorgio Moroder | Good Bye Bad Times |
350 | Fat Boys, the | Fat Boys Are Back |
349 | Dokken | Tooth and Nail |
348 | Time Zone | World Destruction |
347 | John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band | C-I-T-Y |
346 | Barrington Levy | Here I Come |
345 | Dead Or Alive | My Heart Goes Bang |
344 | Grace Jones | Slave To the Rhythm |
343 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | I Wonder If You'll Take Me Home |
342 | Rick Springfield | State of the Heart |
341 | 10,000 Maniacs | Scorpio Rising |
340 | Prefab Scout | Bonny |
339 | Prince | America |
338 | Bon Jovi | Only Lonely |
337 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid |
336 | Alarm, the | Strength |
335 | REO Speedwagon | One Lonely Night |
334 | Meat Puppets | Up On the Sun |
333 | Yngwie Malmsteen | Black Star |
332 | General Public | Never You Done That |
331 | Chicago | Along Comes A Woman |
330 | Roger Daltrey | Under A Raging Moon |
329 | Wiseblood | Motor Slug |
328 | Descendents | Silly Girl |
327 | X | Burning House Of Love |
326 | Sting | Love Is The 7th Wave |
325 | Flash In The Pan | Midnight Man |
324 | Hoodoo Gurus | Bittersweet |
323 | Lou Reed | My Love Is Chemical |
322 | Damned, the | The Shadow Of Love |
321 | Squeeze | Hits Of the Year |
320 | Dead Or Alive | Lover Come Back To Me |
319 | Armoury Show, the | Castles In Spain |
318 | Cameo | Single Life |
317 | UB40 with Chrissie Hynde | I Got You Babe |
316 | Circle Jerks | American Heavy Metal Weekend |
315 | Journey | Only The Young |
314 | Northern Lights | Tears Are Not Enough |
313 | Felony | Vigilante |
312 | Adam Ant | Vive La Rock |
311 | Double Dee & Steinski | The Payoff Mix / Lesson 2 / Lesson 3 |
310 | Gino Vanelli | Black Cars |
309 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | You Trip Me Up |
308 | Morris Day | The Oak Tree |
307 | Mick Jagger | Lucky In Love |
306 | Laura Branigan | Ti Amo |
305 | Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | Perfect Skin |
304 | Wayne Smith | Under Me Sleng Teng |
303 | LL Cool J | Dear Yvette |
302 | OMD | Secret |
301 | Husker Du | I Apologize |
300 | Cheech & Chong | Born Is East L.A. |
299 | Pogues, the | Sally MacLennane |
298 | Smiths, the | That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore |
297 | Dokken | The Hunter |
296 | Frankie Goes To Hollywood | Welcome To the Pleasuredome |
295 | Kinks, the | Living On A Thin Line |
294 | Marillion | Kayleigh |
293 | Prince | Take Me With U |
292 | John Fogerty | Rock And Roll Girls |
291 | Stryper | Soldiers Under Command |
290 | W.A.S.P. | Wild Child |
289 | Stevie Wonder | Love Light In Flight |
288 | Platinum Blonde | Crying Over You |
287 | Eurythmics | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves |
286 | Propaganda | Duel |
285 | Jermaine Jackson | Do What You Do |
284 | King | Love and Pride |
283 | Alison Moyet | Invisible |
282 | Y&T | Summertime Girls |
281 | Trouble Funk | Still Smokin' |
280 | Sade | Your Love Is King |
279 | Pete Townsend | Face The Face |
278 | Dio | Rock N Roll Children |
277 | GG Allin | Abuse Myself, I Wanna Die |
276 | OMD | So In Love |
275 | Tom Waits | Time |
274 | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Tupelo |
273 | Billy Bragg | Between The Wars |
272 | Depeche Mode | Flexible |
271 | Fall, the | Cruiser's Creek |
270 | Mick Jagger | Just Another Night |
269 | Bryan Ferry | Don't Stop The Dance |
268 | Dinosaur Jr. | Cats In A Bowl |
267 | Outfield, the | Say It Isn't So |
266 | Smiths, the | The Boy With the Thorn in His Side |
265 | Whitney Houston | You Give Good Love |
264 | Velvet Underground, the | Foggy Notion |
263 | Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart | People Get Ready |
262 | Chaka Khan | Through The Fire |
261 | D.R.I. | I'd Rather be Sleeping |
260 | Beastie Boys, the | She's On It |
259 | U2 | A Sort Of Homecoming |
258 | Husker Du | The Girl That Lives On Heaven Hill |
257 | Queen | One Vision |
256 | Rites of Spring | For Want Of |
255 | Kinks, the | Do It Again |
254 | Big Audio Dynamite | The Bottom Line |
253 | Art Of Noise | Moments In Love |
252 | Dead Milkmen, the | Big Lizard |
251 | Pointer Sisters, the | Dare Me |
250 | Sting | Russians |
249 | Robert Plant | Little By Little |
248 | White Lion | Broken Heart |
247 | Eurythmics | There Must Be An Angel |
246 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | Never Understand |
245 | New Order | Subculture |
244 | Pogues, the | A Pair Of Brown Eyes |
243 | Thompson Twins, the | Roll Over |
242 | Dead Milkmen, the | Takin Retards to the Zoo |
241 | Dokken | When Heaven Comes Down |
240 | Oingo Boingo | Just Another Day |
239 | Bryan Adams | One Night Love Affair |
238 | Judas Priest | Turbo Lover |
237 | Kool & the Gang | Emergency |
236 | R.E.M. | Can't Get There From Here |
235 | Misfits | Halloween |
234 | Sonic Youth | Flower |
233 | Kix | Midnite Dynamite |
232 | Bon Jovi | In & Out Of Love |
231 | Circle Jerks | Beverly Hills |
230 | Kim Carnes | Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) |
229 | Sheena Easton | Sugar Walls |
228 | Schoolly D | Gucci Time |
227 | Night Ranger | Sentimental Street |
226 | Megadeth | Mechanix |
225 | Zapp | Computer Love |
224 | David Bowie | Loving the Alien |
223 | John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band | Tender Years |
222 | Divinyls | Pleasure And Pain |
221 | Mary Jane Girls, the | In My House |
220 | Black Flag | Drinking and Driving |
219 | Dinosaur Jr. | Bulbs of Passion |
218 | Freddie Jackson | You Are My Lady |
217 | Kiss | Tears Are Falling |
216 | Talking Heads | Television Man |
215 | Cult, the | Rain |
214 | Kate Bush | Hounds Of Love |
213 | Hooters, the | All You Zombies |
212 | Kurtis Blow | Basketball |
211 | Run D.M.C. | Can You Rock It Like This |
210 | Tom Waits | Jockey Full of Bourbon |
209 | Tenor Saw | Ring The Alarm |
208 | Bryan Ferry | Slave To Love |
207 | Debarge | Who's Holding Donna Now |
206 | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | Can You Feel The Beat |
205 | Depeche Mode | Shake the Disease |
204 | Husker Du | Celebrated Summer |
203 | Smiths, the | The Headmaster's Ritual |
202 | Ministry | Everyday Is Halloween |
201 | Don Henley | Sunset Grill |
200 | John W. Christensen | I Get Weird |
199 | Foreigner | That Was Yesterday |
198 | Billy Ocean | Mystery Lady |
197 | Cyndi Lauper | The Goonies 'R' Good Enough |
196 | Motels, the | Shame |
195 | Artists United Against Apartheid | Sun City |
194 | Dead Milkmen, the | Dean's Dream |
193 | Dinosaur Jr. | Repulsion |
192 | Pet Shop Boys | Opportunities (Let's Make A Lof Of Money) |
191 | Schoolly D | P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?) |
190 | Dana Dane | Nightmares |
189 | Honeydrippers | Rockin' At Midnight |
188 | Weird Al Yankovic | Like A Surgeon |
187 | Fine Young Cannibals | Johnny Come Home |
186 | Dokken | Alone Again |
185 | ZZ Top | Sleeping Bag |
184 | Ray Parker Jr. | Jamie |
183 | John Fogerty | The Old Man Down The Road |
182 | David Bowie & Pat Metheny | This Is Not America |
181 | Diana Ross | Missing You |
180 | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | Separate Lives |
179 | Anthrax | Madhouse |
178 | Glenn Frey | You Belong To The City |
177 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Catholic School Girls Rule |
176 | New Order | The Perfect Kiss |
175 | Jane Weidlin | Blue Kiss |
174 | Ashford & Simpson | Solid |
173 | Megadeth | These Boots |
172 | Twisted Sister | Leader of the Pack |
171 | Billy Joel | Keeping The Faith |
170 | Jan Hammer | Miami Vice Theme |
169 | Waterboys, the | The Whole Of The Moon |
168 | Clash, the | This Is England |
167 | Aretha Franklin | Who's Zoomin' Who |
166 | Huey Lewis & the News | Back In Time |
165 | Steve Perry | Foolish Heart |
164 | Kix | Cold Shower |
163 | Bruce Springsteen | I'm Going Down |
162 | Klymaxx | Meeting In The Ladies Room |
161 | Strafe | Set It Off |
160 | Kool & the Gang | Fresh |
159 | Sting | Fortress Around Your Heart |
158 | Doug E Fresh | La-Di-Da-Di |
157 | Bryan Adams | Somebody |
156 | A-Ha | The Sun Always Shines On TV |
155 | Pogues, the | Dirty Old Town |
154 | Tom Waits | Downtown Train |
153 | Bob Seger | Understanding |
152 | Ratt | You're In Love |
151 | Metallica | Fight Fire With Fire |
150 | Sonic Youth | Halloween |
149 | Julian Lennon | Too Late For Goodbyes |
148 | Dinosaur Jr. | Forget The Swan |
147 | Commodores, the | Night Shift |
146 | John Cougar Mellencamp | Lonely Ol' Night |
145 | Misfits | She |
144 | Paul Young | I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down |
143 | Limahl | Neverending Story |
142 | Survivor | High On You |
141 | R.E.M. | Driver 8 |
140 | Loverboy | Lovin' Every Minute Of It |
139 | Minor Threat | Salad Days |
138 | Cyndi Lauper | Money Changes Everything |
137 | Arcadia | Election Day |
136 | Firm, the | Radioactive |
135 | Megadeth | Killing Is My Business And Business Is Good! |
134 | Rick Springfield | Bruce |
133 | Madonna | Angel |
132 | Starpoint | Object of My Desire |
131 | Run D.M.C. | You Talk Too Much |
130 | Thompson Twins, the | King For A Day |
129 | Corey Hart | Boy In the Box |
128 | Bronski Beat | Smalltown Boy |
127 | Love & Rockets | Ball Of Confusion |
126 | Ramones, the | Bonzo Goes To Bitburg |
125 | Oingo Boingo | Weird Science |
124 | Kool & the Gang | Misled |
123 | ABC | Be Near Me |
122 | George Thorogood & the Destroyers | I Drink Alone |
121 | Husker Du | Makes No Sense At All |
120 | Prince | Pop Life |
119 | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | Don't Come Around Here No More |
118 | Teena Marie | Lovergirl |
117 | Hooters, the | And We Danced |
116 | Autograph | Turn Up The Radio |
115 | U.S.A. For Africa | We Are The World |
114 | Glenn Frey | Smuggler's Blues |
113 | Howard Jones | Life In One Day |
112 | Twisted Sister | Come Out And Play |
111 | Billy Ocean | Suddenly |
110 | Honeydrippers | Sea Of Love |
109 | Cure, the | A Night Like This |
108 | Klymaxx | I Miss You |
107 | Bryan Adams | Heaven |
106 | Echo & the Bunnymen | Bring On The Dancing Horses |
105 | Cars, the | Tonight She Comes |
104 | Phil Collins | One More Night |
103 | David Lee Roth | Just A Gigolo |
102 | Talking Heads | Stay Up Late |
101 | Doug E Fresh | The Show |
100 | Leonard Cohen | Hallelujah |
99 | Dream Academy, the | Life In A Northern Town |
98 | Aretha Franklin | Freeway Of Love |
97 | Midnight Star | Operator |
96 | John Parr | Naughty Naughty |
95 | Whitney Houston | Saving All My Love For You |
94 | Replacements, the | Bastards of Young |
93 | Bruce Springsteen | I'm On Fire |
92 | Phil Collins & Philip Bailey | Easy Lover |
91 | Power Station | Get It On (Bang A Gong) |
90 | Pat Benatar | We Belong |
89 | Harold Faltermeyer | Axel F |
88 | Patti Labelle | New Attitude |
87 | Madonna | Dress You Up |
86 | Billy Joel | You're Only Human (Second Wind) |
85 | Mick Jagger & David Bowie | Dancing In The Streets |
84 | Tina Turner | Private Dancer |
83 | Sonic Youth | Death Valley '69 |
82 | Duran Duran | A View To A Kill |
81 | Wham! | Everything She Wants |
80 | John Fogerty | Centerfield |
79 | Ratt | Lay It Down |
78 | Sting | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free |
77 | Thompson Twins, the | Lay Your Hands On Me |
76 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Method Of Modern Love |
75 | Huey Lewis & the News | The Power Of Love |
74 | Scritti Politti | Perfect Way |
73 | Bryan Adams | Run To You |
72 | Tears For Fears | Head Over Heels |
71 | New Order | Love Vigilantes |
70 | Tina Turner | We Don't Need Another Hero |
69 | Don Henley | All She Wants To Do Is Dance |
68 | Mike & the Mechanics | Silent Running |
67 | Survivor | The Search Is Over |
66 | Eurythmics | Would I Lie To You? |
65 | Heart | What About Love |
64 | Phil Collins | Billy, Don't Lose My Number |
63 | Time, the | Jungle Love |
62 | Twisted Sister | Burn In Hell |
61 | Kool & the Gang | Cherish |
60 | Starship | We Built This City |
59 | Glenn Frey | The Heat Is On |
58 | Oingo Boingo | Dead Man's Party |
57 | Power Station | Some Like It Hot |
56 | Eddie Murphy | Party All The Time |
55 | Motley Crue | Home Sweet Home |
54 | Stevie Wonder | Part-Time Lover |
53 | Wham! | Freedom |
52 | Misfits | Where Eagles Dare |
51 | Talking Heads | And She Was |
50 | Howard Jones | Things Can Only Get Better |
49 | Madonna | Crazy For You |
48 | Pat Benatar | Invincible |
47 | Simple Minds | Alive & Kicking |
46 | David Lee Roth | California Girls |
45 | Pointer Sisters, the | Neutron Dance |
44 | REO Speedwagon | Can't Fight This Feeling |
43 | Dire Straits | Walk Of Life |
42 | Chicago | You're The Inspiration |
41 | Bruce Springsteen | Glory Days |
40 | Paul Young | Everytime You Go Away |
39 | Billy Ocean | Lover Boy |
38 | John Parr | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) |
37 | Mr. Mister | Broken Wings |
36 | Paul Hardcastle | 19 |
35 | Tears For Fears | Shout |
34 | Debarge | Rhythm Of The Night |
33 | Whitney Houston | How Will I Know |
32 | Lionel Richie | Say You, Say Me |
31 | Madonna | Material Girl |
30 | Til Tuesday | Voices Carry |
29 | New Edition | Mr. Telephone Man |
28 | Sade | Smooth Operator |
27 | Jesus & Mary Chain, the | Just Like Honey |
26 | INXS | What You Need |
25 | Corey Hart | Never Surrender |
24 | Prince | Raspberry Beret |
23 | Run D.M.C. | King Of Rock |
22 | Jack Wagner | All I Need |
21 | Tears For Fears | Everbody Wants To Rule The World |
20 | Dead Or Alive | You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) |
19 | Katrina & the Waves | Walkin' On Sunshine |
18 | Heart | Never |
17 | LL Cool J | I Can't Live Without My Radio |
16 | Metallica | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
15 | Foreigner | I Want To Know What Love Is |
14 | Duran Duran | Wild Boys |
13 | Talking Heads | Road To Nowhere |
12 | Smiths, the | How Soon Is Now? |
11 | Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill |
10 | Motley Crue | Smokin' In The Boys Room |
9 | Bryan Adams | Summer of '69 |
8 | Phil Collins | Sussudio |
7 | Cure, the | Inbetween Days |
6 | A-Ha | Take On Me |
5 | Dire Straits | Money For Nothing |
4 | George Michael | Careless Whisper |
3 | Madonna | Into The Groove |
2 | Simple Minds | Don't You (Forget About Me) |
1 | Ready for the World | Oh Sheila |