Top 500 Songs of 1985

Top 500 Songs of 1985

RankArtistSong
500Freddie JacksonRock Me Tonite
499Isley, Jasper, IsleyCaravan Of Love
498Pointer Sisters, theBaby Come And Get It
497Jack WagnerToo Young
496Video KidsWoodpeckers In Space
495Michael McDonaldNo Lookin' Back
494Beat HappeningOur Secret
493AnimotionLet Him Go
492Dead Or AliveIn Too Deep
491Go WestCall Me
490Mary Jane Girls, theWild and Crazy Love
489Graham ParkerWeekends Too Short
488Colonel AbramsTrapped
487Pat BenatarOoh-Ooh Song
486Naked RaygunHome of the Brave
485SwansRaping A Slave
484ShannonDo You Want To Get Away
483GowanA Criminal Mind
482Yngwie MalmsteenFar Beyond The Sun
481Donald BanksStatus Quo
480Greg KihnLucky
479Boy Meets GirlOh Girl
478Eric CarmenI Wanna Hear It From Your Lips
477Lone JusticeEast Of Eden
476Billy JoelThe Night Is Still Young
475Ray Parker Jr.Girls Are More Fun
474Daryl Hall & John OatesA Nite At the Apollo Love! Medley
473Jeffrey OsborneThe Borderlines
472Associates, theBreakfast
471Platinum BlondeSituation Critical
470ScandalBeat Of A Heart
469REO SpeedwagonLive Every Moment
468Katrina & the WavesDo You Want Crying
467Barbara StreisandMake No Mistake, He's Mine (feat. Kim Carnes)
466Bronski BeatI Feel Love
465Gino VanelliHurts To Be In Love
464Winans, theLet My People Go
463Redds & the BoysMovin' N Groovin'
462MazeBack In Stride
461John PalumboBlowing Up Detroit
460Lords of the New ChurchVirgin
45910,000 ManiacsCan't Ignore The Train
458Camper Van BeethovenThe Day Lassie Went To the Moon
457Kenny LogginsVox Humana
456Einsturzende NeubautenYu Gung
455Elton JohnIn Neon
454James TaylorEveryday
453DeBargeYou Wear It Well
452Amy GrantFind A Way
451EurythmicsLove you Like A Ball And Chain
450Dream Academy, theLove Parade
449Julian LennonSay You're Wrong
448Luther VandrossTil My Baby Comes Home
447Cock RobinWhen Your Heart Is Weak
446Loft, theUp The Hill Down The Slope
445Rick SpringfieldCelebrate Youth
444Men They Couldn't HangIronmasters
443Wang ChungFire In The Twilight
442Graham ParkerBreak Them Down
441Godley & CrèmeCry
440Elton JohnWrap Her Up
439Miles DavisTime After Time
438Air SupplyJust As I Am
437Colourfield, theCan't Get Enough Of You Baby
436Husker DuEvery Everything
435Gary MyrickWhen Angels Kiss
434Prefab ScoutAppetite
433Steve ArringtonDancing In the Key Of Life
432John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown BandTough All Over
431Black FlagBastard In Love
430Dr. KnowWatch It Burn
429Tina TurnerOne Of The Living
428SqueezeLast Time Forever
427Meat PuppetsSwimming Ground
426EUSho Nuff Bumpin
425Primal ScreamAll Fall Down
424Fates WarningThe Apparition
423Power StationCommunication
422Jesus & Mary Chain, theThe Hardest Walk
421Natalie ColeDangerous
420Damned, theGrimly Fiendish
419Go WestEye To Eye
418Jermaine StewartThe Word Is Out
417Tom WaitsAnywhere I Lay My Head
416Sheena EastonDo It For Love
415MadnessYesterday's Men
414Danse SocietySay It Again
413Frankie Goes To HollywoodThe Power Of Love
412John Paul JonesBad Child
411Olivia Newton-JohnSoul Kiss
410Temptations, theTreat Her Like A Lady
409KingWon't You Hold My Hand Now
408Hooters, theHanging On A Heartbeat
407ABCVanity Kills
406Elton JohnAn Act Of War
405Nick HeywardWarning Sign
404Julian LennonJesse
403dead kennedys, theMTV Get off the Air
402Graham Parker & the ShotWake Up (Next To You)
401Weird Al YankovicYoda
400Dead Milkmen, theTiny Town
399Roger DaltreyAfter The Fire
398U2Love Comes Tumbling
397Laura BraniganSpanish Eddie
396Boomtown Rats, theDave
395Daryl Hall & John OatesPossession Obsession
394Go WestWe Close Our Eyes
393Men At WorkEverything I Need
392Don HenleyNot Enough Love In The World
391Paul YoungEverything Must Change
390Patti LabelleStir It Up
389ShreikbackNemesis
388Eric ClaptonForever Man
387DescendentsGood Good Things
386New EditionLost In Love
385Skeletal FamilyPromised Land
384MegadethChosen ones
383Kenny LogginsForever
382D.R.I.Mad Man
381John WaiteEvery Step Of the Way
380Sheila E.The Belle of St. Mark
379SupertrampCannonball
378Anthony Red RoseTempo
377Dinosaur Jr.The Leper
376Firm, theSatisfaction Guaranteed
375Mick JaggerHard Woman
374Beach Boys, theGetcha Back
373Night RangerFour In The Morning (I Can't Take It Anymore)
372Thompson Twins, theDon't Mess With Dr. Dream
371GiuffriaCall To The Heart
370Cheap TrickTonight, Its You
369Husker DuBooks About UFOs
368Time, theThe Bird
367Three Johns, theDeath of a European
366Fine Young CannibalsBlue
365Beastie Boys, theRock Hard
364Cars, theWhy Can't I Have You
363Smiths, theShakespeare's Sister
362DioHungry for Heaven
361Red Hot Chili Peppersjungle Man
360MadnessUncle Sam
359dead kennedys, theSoup Is Good Food
358Wang ChungTo Live And Die In L.A.
357Les Rita MitsoukoMarcia Baila
356Culture ClubMistake #3
355Depeche ModeIt's Called A Heart
354Midnight OilKosciusko
353Corey HartEverything In My Heart
352John HunterTragedy
351Philip Oakley / Giorgio MoroderGood Bye Bad Times
350Fat Boys, theFat Boys Are Back
349DokkenTooth and Nail
348Time ZoneWorld Destruction
347John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown BandC-I-T-Y
346Barrington LevyHere I Come
345Dead Or AliveMy Heart Goes Bang
344Grace JonesSlave To the Rhythm
343Lisa Lisa & Cult JamI Wonder If You'll Take Me Home
342Rick SpringfieldState of the Heart
34110,000 ManiacsScorpio Rising
340Prefab ScoutBonny
339PrinceAmerica
338Bon JoviOnly Lonely
337Daryl Hall & John OatesSome Things Are Better Left Unsaid
336Alarm, theStrength
335REO SpeedwagonOne Lonely Night
334Meat PuppetsUp On the Sun
333Yngwie MalmsteenBlack Star
332General PublicNever You Done That
331ChicagoAlong Comes A Woman
330Roger DaltreyUnder A Raging Moon
329WisebloodMotor Slug
328DescendentsSilly Girl
327XBurning House Of Love
326StingLove Is The 7th Wave
325Flash In The PanMidnight Man
324Hoodoo GurusBittersweet
323Lou ReedMy Love Is Chemical
322Damned, theThe Shadow Of Love
321SqueezeHits Of the Year
320Dead Or AliveLover Come Back To Me
319Armoury Show, theCastles In Spain
318CameoSingle Life
317UB40 with Chrissie HyndeI Got You Babe
316Circle JerksAmerican Heavy Metal Weekend
315JourneyOnly The Young
314Northern LightsTears Are Not Enough
313FelonyVigilante
312Adam AntVive La Rock
311Double Dee & SteinskiThe Payoff Mix / Lesson 2 / Lesson 3
310Gino VanelliBlack Cars
309Jesus & Mary Chain, theYou Trip Me Up
308Morris DayThe Oak Tree
307Mick JaggerLucky In Love
306Laura BraniganTi Amo
305Lloyd Cole and the CommotionsPerfect Skin
304Wayne SmithUnder Me Sleng Teng
303LL Cool JDear Yvette
302OMDSecret
301Husker DuI Apologize
300Cheech & ChongBorn Is East L.A.
299Pogues, theSally MacLennane
298Smiths, theThat Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
297DokkenThe Hunter
296Frankie Goes To HollywoodWelcome To the Pleasuredome
295Kinks, theLiving On A Thin Line
294MarillionKayleigh
293PrinceTake Me With U
292John FogertyRock And Roll Girls
291StryperSoldiers Under Command
290W.A.S.P.Wild Child
289Stevie WonderLove Light In Flight
288Platinum BlondeCrying Over You
287EurythmicsSisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
286PropagandaDuel
285Jermaine JacksonDo What You Do
284KingLove and Pride
283Alison MoyetInvisible
282Y&TSummertime Girls
281Trouble FunkStill Smokin'
280SadeYour Love Is King
279Pete TownsendFace The Face
278DioRock N Roll Children
277GG AllinAbuse Myself, I Wanna Die
276OMDSo In Love
275Tom WaitsTime
274Nick Cave & the Bad SeedsTupelo
273Billy BraggBetween The Wars
272Depeche ModeFlexible
271Fall, theCruiser's Creek
270Mick JaggerJust Another Night
269Bryan FerryDon't Stop The Dance
268Dinosaur Jr.Cats In A Bowl
267Outfield, theSay It Isn't So
266Smiths, theThe Boy With the Thorn in His Side
265Whitney HoustonYou Give Good Love
264Velvet Underground, theFoggy Notion
263Jeff Beck & Rod StewartPeople Get Ready
262Chaka KhanThrough The Fire
261D.R.I.I'd Rather be Sleeping
260Beastie Boys, theShe's On It
259U2A Sort Of Homecoming
258Husker DuThe Girl That Lives On Heaven Hill
257QueenOne Vision
256Rites of SpringFor Want Of
255Kinks, theDo It Again
254Big Audio DynamiteThe Bottom Line
253Art Of NoiseMoments In Love
252Dead Milkmen, theBig Lizard
251Pointer Sisters, theDare Me
250StingRussians
249Robert PlantLittle By Little
248White LionBroken Heart
247EurythmicsThere Must Be An Angel
246Jesus & Mary Chain, theNever Understand
245New OrderSubculture
244Pogues, theA Pair Of Brown Eyes
243Thompson Twins, theRoll Over
242Dead Milkmen, theTakin Retards to the Zoo
241DokkenWhen Heaven Comes Down
240Oingo BoingoJust Another Day
239Bryan AdamsOne Night Love Affair
238Judas PriestTurbo Lover
237Kool & the GangEmergency
236R.E.M.Can't Get There From Here
235MisfitsHalloween
234Sonic YouthFlower
233KixMidnite Dynamite
232Bon JoviIn & Out Of Love
231Circle JerksBeverly Hills
230Kim CarnesCrazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes)
229Sheena EastonSugar Walls
228Schoolly DGucci Time
227Night RangerSentimental Street
226MegadethMechanix
225ZappComputer Love
224David BowieLoving the Alien
223John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown BandTender Years
222DivinylsPleasure And Pain
221Mary Jane Girls, theIn My House
220Black FlagDrinking and Driving
219Dinosaur Jr.Bulbs of Passion
218Freddie JacksonYou Are My Lady
217KissTears Are Falling
216Talking HeadsTelevision Man
215Cult, theRain
214Kate BushHounds Of Love
213Hooters, theAll You Zombies
212Kurtis BlowBasketball
211Run D.M.C.Can You Rock It Like This
210Tom WaitsJockey Full of Bourbon
209Tenor SawRing The Alarm
208Bryan FerrySlave To Love
207DebargeWho's Holding Donna Now
206Lisa Lisa & Cult JamCan You Feel The Beat
205Depeche ModeShake the Disease
204Husker DuCelebrated Summer
203Smiths, theThe Headmaster's Ritual
202MinistryEveryday Is Halloween
201Don HenleySunset Grill
200John W. ChristensenI Get Weird
199ForeignerThat Was Yesterday
198Billy OceanMystery Lady
197Cyndi LauperThe Goonies 'R' Good Enough
196Motels, theShame
195Artists United Against ApartheidSun City
194Dead Milkmen, theDean's Dream
193Dinosaur Jr.Repulsion
192Pet Shop BoysOpportunities (Let's Make A Lof Of Money)
191Schoolly DP.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)
190Dana DaneNightmares
189HoneydrippersRockin' At Midnight
188Weird Al YankovicLike A Surgeon
187Fine Young CannibalsJohnny Come Home
186DokkenAlone Again
185ZZ TopSleeping Bag
184Ray Parker Jr.Jamie
183John FogertyThe Old Man Down The Road
182David Bowie & Pat MethenyThis Is Not America
181Diana RossMissing You
180Phil Collins & Marilyn MartinSeparate Lives
179AnthraxMadhouse
178Glenn FreyYou Belong To The City
177Red Hot Chili PeppersCatholic School Girls Rule
176New OrderThe Perfect Kiss
175Jane WeidlinBlue Kiss
174Ashford & SimpsonSolid
173MegadethThese Boots
172Twisted SisterLeader of the Pack
171Billy JoelKeeping The Faith
170Jan HammerMiami Vice Theme
169Waterboys, theThe Whole Of The Moon
168Clash, theThis Is England
167Aretha FranklinWho's Zoomin' Who
166Huey Lewis & the NewsBack In Time
165Steve PerryFoolish Heart
164KixCold Shower
163Bruce SpringsteenI'm Going Down
162KlymaxxMeeting In The Ladies Room
161StrafeSet It Off
160Kool & the GangFresh
159StingFortress Around Your Heart
158Doug E FreshLa-Di-Da-Di
157Bryan AdamsSomebody
156A-HaThe Sun Always Shines On TV
155Pogues, theDirty Old Town
154Tom WaitsDowntown Train
153Bob SegerUnderstanding
152RattYou're In Love
151MetallicaFight Fire With Fire
150Sonic YouthHalloween
149Julian LennonToo Late For Goodbyes
148Dinosaur Jr.Forget The Swan
147Commodores, theNight Shift
146John Cougar MellencampLonely Ol' Night
145MisfitsShe
144Paul YoungI'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
143LimahlNeverending Story
142SurvivorHigh On You
141R.E.M.Driver 8
140LoverboyLovin' Every Minute Of It
139Minor ThreatSalad Days
138Cyndi LauperMoney Changes Everything
137ArcadiaElection Day
136Firm, theRadioactive
135MegadethKilling Is My Business…And Business Is Good!
134Rick SpringfieldBruce
133MadonnaAngel
132StarpointObject of My Desire
131Run D.M.C.You Talk Too Much
130Thompson Twins, theKing For A Day
129Corey HartBoy In the Box
128Bronski BeatSmalltown Boy
127Love & RocketsBall Of Confusion
126Ramones, theBonzo Goes To Bitburg
125Oingo BoingoWeird Science
124Kool & the GangMisled
123ABCBe Near Me
122George Thorogood & the DestroyersI Drink Alone
121Husker DuMakes No Sense At All
120PrincePop Life
119Tom Petty & the HeartbreakersDon't Come Around Here No More
118Teena MarieLovergirl
117Hooters, theAnd We Danced
116AutographTurn Up The Radio
115U.S.A. For AfricaWe Are The World
114Glenn FreySmuggler's Blues
113Howard JonesLife In One Day
112Twisted SisterCome Out And Play
111Billy OceanSuddenly
110HoneydrippersSea Of Love
109Cure, theA Night Like This
108KlymaxxI Miss You
107Bryan AdamsHeaven
106Echo & the BunnymenBring On The Dancing Horses
105Cars, theTonight She Comes
104Phil CollinsOne More Night
103David Lee RothJust A Gigolo
102Talking HeadsStay Up Late
101Doug E FreshThe Show
100Leonard CohenHallelujah
99Dream Academy, theLife In A Northern Town
98Aretha FranklinFreeway Of Love
97Midnight StarOperator
96John ParrNaughty Naughty
95Whitney HoustonSaving All My Love For You
94Replacements, theBastards of Young
93Bruce SpringsteenI'm On Fire
92Phil Collins & Philip BaileyEasy Lover
91Power StationGet It On (Bang A Gong)
90Pat BenatarWe Belong
89Harold FaltermeyerAxel F
88Patti LabelleNew Attitude
87MadonnaDress You Up
86Billy JoelYou're Only Human (Second Wind)
85Mick Jagger & David BowieDancing In The Streets
84Tina TurnerPrivate Dancer
83Sonic YouthDeath Valley '69
82Duran DuranA View To A Kill
81Wham!Everything She Wants
80John FogertyCenterfield
79RattLay It Down
78StingIf You Love Somebody Set Them Free
77Thompson Twins, theLay Your Hands On Me
76Daryl Hall & John OatesMethod Of Modern Love
75Huey Lewis & the NewsThe Power Of Love
74Scritti PolittiPerfect Way
73Bryan AdamsRun To You
72Tears For FearsHead Over Heels
71New OrderLove Vigilantes
70Tina TurnerWe Don't Need Another Hero
69Don HenleyAll She Wants To Do Is Dance
68Mike & the MechanicsSilent Running
67SurvivorThe Search Is Over
66EurythmicsWould I Lie To You?
65HeartWhat About Love
64Phil CollinsBilly, Don't Lose My Number
63Time, theJungle Love
62Twisted SisterBurn In Hell
61Kool & the GangCherish
60StarshipWe Built This City
59Glenn FreyThe Heat Is On
58Oingo BoingoDead Man's Party
57Power StationSome Like It Hot
56Eddie MurphyParty All The Time
55Motley CrueHome Sweet Home
54Stevie WonderPart-Time Lover
53Wham!Freedom
52MisfitsWhere Eagles Dare
51Talking HeadsAnd She Was
50Howard JonesThings Can Only Get Better
49MadonnaCrazy For You
48Pat BenatarInvincible
47Simple MindsAlive & Kicking
46David Lee RothCalifornia Girls
45Pointer Sisters, theNeutron Dance
44REO SpeedwagonCan't Fight This Feeling
43Dire StraitsWalk Of Life
42ChicagoYou're The Inspiration
41Bruce SpringsteenGlory Days
40Paul YoungEverytime You Go Away
39Billy OceanLover Boy
38John ParrSt. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
37Mr. MisterBroken Wings
36Paul Hardcastle19
35Tears For FearsShout
34DebargeRhythm Of The Night
33Whitney HoustonHow Will I Know
32Lionel RichieSay You, Say Me
31MadonnaMaterial Girl
30Til TuesdayVoices Carry
29New EditionMr. Telephone Man
28SadeSmooth Operator
27Jesus & Mary Chain, theJust Like Honey
26INXSWhat You Need
25Corey HartNever Surrender
24PrinceRaspberry Beret
23Run D.M.C.King Of Rock
22Jack WagnerAll I Need
21Tears For FearsEverbody Wants To Rule The World
20Dead Or AliveYou Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
19Katrina & the WavesWalkin' On Sunshine
18HeartNever
17LL Cool JI Can't Live Without My Radio
16MetallicaFor Whom the Bell Tolls
15ForeignerI Want To Know What Love Is
14Duran DuranWild Boys
13Talking HeadsRoad To Nowhere
12Smiths, theHow Soon Is Now?
11Kate BushRunning Up That Hill
10Motley CrueSmokin' In The Boys Room
9Bryan AdamsSummer of '69
8Phil CollinsSussudio
7Cure, theInbetween Days
6A-HaTake On Me
5Dire StraitsMoney For Nothing
4George MichaelCareless Whisper
3MadonnaInto The Groove
2Simple MindsDon't You (Forget About Me)
1Ready for the WorldOh Sheila
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