A definite peak time for 80's stations -- looking down this list, virtually every song in the top 20 would be very comfortable on such a station. Notable exception -- the Mary Jane Girls, a one-hit wonder on the pop charts, and a catchy one, but rarely heard -- produced by Rick James who never did have a top 10 in his own name.
The VJs also picked on #15 as an embarrassing parody of a Cyndi Lauper record, alas done by Cyndi Lauper herself.
The bottom 20 though has some you likely haven't heard since the 80's -- the last top 40 hits for Kim Carnes, Air Supply, Supertramp, and (barring the novelty one-off Kokomo) the Beach Boys. That's quite a list for a single top 40 chart.
And look at the debuts -- from no less than Whitney Houston to one- (or nearly one-) hit wonder icons: Til Tuesday, Dead or Alive, Limahl, and Harold Faltermeyer.
By this week in 1985, we hadn't had a long-lasting #1 since 1983, so I was ready for "Shout" to do the trick, but there were just too many other big radio songs -- it only was #1 for 3 weeks.
Favorite: despite the iconic songs, most of these are far from my favorites by these artists. No 5-stars... so I'll go with Katrina and the Waves.
1 1 HEAVEN –•– Bryan Adams (A&M)-11 (2 Weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 SUSSUDIO –•– Phil Collins (Atlantic)-8 (2)
3 5 A VIEW TO A KILL –•– Duran Duran (Capitol)-7 (3)
4 4 RASPBERRY BERET –•– Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)-7 (4)
5 6 ANGEL –•– Madonna (Sire)-10 (5)
6 10 THE SEARCH IS OVER –•– Survivor (Scotti Brothers)-11 (6)
7 3 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD –•– Tears For Fears (Mercury)-16 (1)
8 14 WOULD I LIE TO YOU? –•– Eurythmics (RCA)-10 (8)
9 8 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER –•– Howard Jones (Elektra)-15 (5)
10 7 IN MY HOUSE –•– Mary Jane Girls (Gordy)-17 (7)
11 9 WALKING ON SUNSHINE –•– Katrina & The Waves (Capitol)-15 (9)
12 16 VOICES CARRY –•– ‘Til Tuesday (Epic)-12 (12)
13 17 YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE –•– Whitney Houston (Arista)-8 (13)
14 20 EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY –•– Paul Young (Columbia)-8 (14)
15 19 THE GOONIES ‘R’ GOOD ENOUGH –•– Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)-7 (15)
16 12 SMUGGLER’S BLUES –•– Glenn Frey (MCA)-13 (12)
17 21 GLORY DAYS –•– Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)-5 (17)
18 11 SUDDENLY –•– Billy Ocean (Jive)-15 (4)
19 26 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE –•– Sting (A&M)-4 (19)
20 25 SENTIMENTAL STREET –•– Night Ranger (MCA / Camel)-6 (20)
21 13 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS –•– Wham! (Columbia)-15 (1)
22 24 CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (Barking At Airplanes) –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-8 (22)
23 23 TOUGH ALL OVER –•– John Cafferty & The Bever Brown Band (Scotti Brothers)-8 (23)
24 15 AXEL F –•– Harold Faltermeyer (MCA)-14 (3)
25 18 FRESH –•– Kool & The Gang (De-Lite)-15 (9)
26 28 GETCHA BACK –•– The Beach Boys (Caribou)-6 (26)
27 32 19 –•– Paul Hardcastle (Chrysalis)-5 (27)
28 29 JUST AS I AM –•– Air Supply (Arista)-6 (28)
29 30 CANNONBALL –•– Supertramp (A&M)-6 (29)
30 35 GET IT ON (Bang A Gong) –•– The Power Station (Capitol)-4 (30)
31 31 POSSESSION OBSESSION –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)-5 (31)
32 33 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE –•– Depeche Mode (Sire)-6 (32)
33 34 WHO’S HOLDING DONNA NOW –•– DeBarge (Gordy)-5 (33)
34 36 NEVER SURRENDER –•– Corey Hart (EMI-America)-4 (34)
35 45 SHOUT –•– Tears For Fears (Mercury)-3 (35)
36 22 NEVER ENDING STORY –•– Limahl (EMI-America)-15 (17)
37 38 LITTLE BY LITTLE –•– Robert Plant (Es Paranza)-7 (37)
38 41 YOU SPIN ME ROUND (Like A Record) –•– Dead Or Alive (Epic)-5 (38)
39 42 WHAT ABOUT LOVE? –•– Heart (Capitol)-5 (39)
40 39 WAKE UP (Next To You) –•– Graham Parker & The Shot (Elektra)-9 (39)
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