Weekly Pop Top 30 for August 24, 1985 |
| LW | TW | peaks: |
rock | pop |
| 4 | 1 | We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) | ▲ |
| Tina Turner |
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| 3 | 2 | The Power Of Love | 2 | 1 |
| Huey Lewis And The News |
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| 8 | 3 | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) | 6 | 1 |
| John Parr |
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| 9 | 4 | Don't Lose My Number | 19 | ▲ |
| Phil Collins |
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| 7 | 5 | Into The Groove | ▲ |
| Madonna |
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| 10 | 6 | You're Only Human (Second Wind) | 18 | ▲ |
| Billy Joel |
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| 2 | 7 | Freeway Of Love | 2 |
| Aretha Franklin |
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| 5 | 8 | Summer Of '69 | 16 | 5 |
| Bryan Adams |
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| 14 | 9 | Cherish | 1 |
| Kool And The Gang |
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| 12 | 10 | Invincible (Theme From The Legend Of Billy Jean) | 2 | 8 |
| Pat Benatar |
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| 16 | 11 | Money For Nothing | 1 | 1 |
| Dire Straits |
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| 1 | 12 | Never Surrender | 9 | 1 |
| Corey Hart |
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| 18 | 13 | Pop Life | 4 |
| Prince And The Revolution |
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| 15 | 14 | Life In One Day | 19 | 10 |
| Howard Jones |
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| 6 | 15 | Shout | 2 | 1 |
| Tears For Fears |
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| 20 | 16 | Freedom | 3 |
| Wham! |
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| 24 | 17 | Dare Me | 9 |
| Pointer Sisters |
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| 11 | 18 | You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) | 7 |
| Dead Or Alive |
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| 28 | 19 | I Got You Babe | 20 | ▲ |
| UB40 With Chrissie Hynde |
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| 25 | 20 | Smokin' In The Boys Room | 2 | 10 |
| Motley Crue |
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| 17 | 21 | Who's Holding Donna Now | 3 |
| DeBarge |
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| 30 | 22 | Take On Me | 1 |
| A-ha |
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| 13 | 23 | What About Love? | 3 | 5 |
| Heart |
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| 27 | 24 | Shame | 12 | 20 |
| The Motels |
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| 26 | 25 | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | 9 |
| Eurythmics |
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| 21 | 26 | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free | 1 | 1 |
| Sting |
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| - | 27 | Dress You Up | 3 |
| Madonna |
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| 19 | 28 | People Are People | 13 | 4 |
| Depeche Mode |
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| 29 | 29 | Everytime You Go Away | 18 | 1 |
| Paul Young |
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| - | 30 | No Lookin' Back | 3 | ▲ |
| Michael McDonald |
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