This was definitely a great year for the charts...many good songs came out and many rose for a week or so atop the heap! Check it out!
BILLBOARD #1 SINGLES - 1985
The MelodysThe Tune-MeistersThe LabelsThe time they had
Like A VirginMadonnaSirehit 12/84 and
January
I Want To Know What Love IsForeignerAtlanticFebruary
Careless WhisperWham! featuring George MichaelColumbiaFebruary
Can't Fight This FeelingREO SpeedwagonEpicMarch
One More NightPhil CollinsAtlanticMarch
We Are The WorldUSA for AfricaColumbiaApril
Crazy For YouMadonnaSireMay
Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple MindsA & MMay
Everything She WantsWham!ColumbiaMay
Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldTears For FearsMercuryJune
HeavenBryan AdamsA & MJune
SussidioPhil CollinsAtlanticJuly
A View To A KillDuran DuranCapitolJuly
Everytime You Go AwayPaul YoungColumbiaJuly
ShoutTears For FearsMercuryAugust
The Power Of LoveHuey Lewis & The NewsChrysalisAugust
St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)John ParrAtlanticSeptember
Money For NothingDire StraitsWarner BrothersSeptember
Oh SheliaReady For The WorldMCAOctober
Saving All My Love For YouWhitney HoustonAristaOctober
Part-Time LoverStevie WonderMotownNovember
Miami Vice ThemeJan HammerMCANovember
We Built This CityStarshipGrunt/RCANovember
Separate LivesPhil Collins & Marilyn MartinAtlanticNovember
Broken WingsMr. MisterRCADecember
Say You, Say MeLionel RichieMotownDecember

George Michael made his appearance in a BIG way with Wham!, taking the prize for record of the year. Soon, he was to go solo, and have many more hits on his own...what ever happened to the rest of Wham!?