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We have ranked the top pop songs that have charted over the past 50+ years on The ARC Weekly Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100, and come up with
a definitive list that will continue to expand as we add to it, and continue to modify as new songs chart on The ARC Weekly Top 40.




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The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives:
1985




January 5
"
Like A Virgin"
Madonna
January 12
"
Like A Virgin"
Madonna
January 19
"
Like A Virgin"
Madonna
January 26
"
Like A Virgin"
Madonna
Madonna - "Like A Virgin" (Single)
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Madonna - "Like A Virgin" (Single)
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Madonna - "Like A Virgin" (Single)
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Madonna - "Like A Virgin" (Single)
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February 2
"I Want To Know What Love Is"
Foreigner
February 9
"
Easy Lover"
Philip Bailey &
Phil Collins
February 16
"
Careless Whisper"
Wham!
February 23
"
Careless Whisper"
Wham!
Foreigner - "I Want To Know What Love Is" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins - "Easy Lover" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Wham! - "Careless Whisper" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Wham! - "Careless Whisper" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
March 2
"
Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
March 9
"
Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
March 16
"
Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
March 23
"
Material Girl"
Madonna
REO Speedwagon - "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
REO Speedwagon - "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
REO Speedwagon - "Can't Fight This Feeling" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Madonna - "Material Girl" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
March 30
"One More Night"
Phil Collins
April 6
"
We Are The World"
USA For Africa
April 13
"
We Are The World"
USA For Africa
April 20
"
We Are The World"
USA For Africa
Phil Collins - "One More Night" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
USA For Africa - "We Are The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
USA For Africa - "We Are The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
USA For Africa - "We Are The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
April 27
"
We Are The World"
USA For Africa
May 4
"
Crazy For You"
Madonna
May 11
"
Crazy For You"
Madonna
May 18
"
Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Simple Minds
USA For Africa - "We Are The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Madonna - "Crazy For You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Madonna - "Crazy For You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
May 25
"Everything She Wants"
Wham
June 1
"
Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
Tears For Fears
June 8
"
Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
Tears For Fears
June 15
"
Heaven"
Bryan Adams
Wham! - "Everything She Wants" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Bryan Adams - "Heaven" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
June 22
"
Heaven"
Bryan Adams
June 29
"Sussudio"
Phil Collins
July 6
"Raspberry Beret"
Prince & The Revolution
July 13
"
A View To A Kill"
Duran Duran
Bryan Adams - "Heaven" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Phil Collins - "Sussudio" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Prince - "Raspberry Beret" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Duran Duran - "A View To A Kill" (Single)
Amazon.mp3
 
July 20
"
Everytime You Go Away"
Paul Young
July 27
"
Everytime You Go Away"
Paul Young
August 3
"
Shout"
Tears For Fears
August 10
"
Shout"
Tears For Fears
Paul Young - "Everytime You Go Away" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Paul Young - "Everytime You Go Away" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Tears For Fears - "Shout" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Tears For Fears - "Shout" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
August 17
"
The Power Of Love"
Huey Lewis & The News
August 24
"
The Power Of Love"
Huey Lewis & The News
August 31
"
The Power Of Love"
Huey Lewis & The News
September 7
"St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion"
John Parr
Huey Lewis & The News - "The Power Of Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Huey Lewis & The News - "The Power Of Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Huey Lewis & The News - "The Power Of Love" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
September 14
"
St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
John Parr
September 21
"
Money For Nothing"
Dire Straits
September 28
"
Money For Nothing"
Dire Straits
October 5
"
Money For Nothing"
Dire Straits
John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Dire Straits - "Money For Nothing" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
October 12
"
Oh Sheila"
Ready For The World
October 19
"
Take On Me"
a-ha
October 26
"
Saving All My Love For You"
Whitney Houston
November 2
"
Part-Time Lover"
Stevie Wonder
Ready For The World - "Oh Sheila" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
a-ha - "Take On Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Whitney Houston - "Saving All My Love For You" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Stevie Wonder - "Part-Time Lover" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
November 9
"Miami Vice Theme"
Jan Hammer
November 16
"You Belong To The City"
Glenn Frey
November 23
"
We Built This City"
Starship
November 30
"Separate Lives"
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
Jan Hammer - "Miami Vice Theme" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Glenn Frey - "You Belong To The City" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Starship - "We Built This City" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - "Separate Lives" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
 
December 7
"
Broken Wings"
Mr. Mister
December 14
"
Broken Wings"
Mr. Mister
December 21
"
Say You, Say Me"
Lionel Richie
December 28
"
Say You, Say Me"
Lionel Richie
Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Mr. Mister - "Broken Wings" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Lionel Richie - "Say You, Say Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
Lionel Richie - "Say You, Say Me" (Single)
iTunes
Amazon.mp3

Only songs that have peaked in 1985 on The ARC Weekly Top 40 are included.





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