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Dutch Top 40

1985

In 1985 the Dutch Top 40 had 51 weeks with 310 different records, of which 275 were new entries and 21 reached number 1. The longest run at number 1 was by We Are The World by USA for Africa (6 weeks). The longest-charting record was We Are The World by USA for Africa with 16 weeks (peak position 1). The highest new entry was We Are The World by USA for Africa, at 15 in week 13.

Weeks

Number ones

  1. wk 1–3Do They Know It's Christmas?
    Band Aid · 3 weeks at 1 · week 1
  2. wk 4–7Easy Lover
    Philip Bailey, Phil Collins · 4 weeks at 1 · week 4
  3. wk 8–10Shout
    Tears For Fears · 3 weeks at 1 · week 8
  4. wk 11–12This Is Not America
    David Bowie/Pat Metheny Group · 2 weeks at 1 · week 11
  5. wk 13–15Nightshift
    Commodores · 3 weeks at 1 · week 13
  6. wk 16–21We Are The World
    USA for Africa · 6 weeks at 1 · week 16
  7. wk 22–24Don't You (Forget About Me)
    Simple Minds · 3 weeks at 1 · week 22
  8. wk 25Dancing In the Dark
    Bruce Springsteen · 1 week at 1 · week 25
  9. wk 26–2819
    Paul Hardcastle · 3 weeks at 1 · week 26
  10. wk 29–31I'm On Fire
    Bruce Springsteen · 3 weeks at 1 · week 29
  11. wk 32–33Axel F
    Harold Faltermeyer · 2 weeks at 1 · week 32
  12. wk 34Waarom Fluister Ik Je Naam Nog
    Benny Neyman · 1 week at 1 · week 34
  13. wk 35–36Tarzan Boy
    Baltimora · 2 weeks at 1 · week 35
  14. wk 37–39Into the Groove
    Madonna · 3 weeks at 1 · week 37
  15. wk 40I Got You Babe
    UB40, Chrissie Hynde · 1 week at 1 · week 40
  16. wk 41–42Dancing in the Street
    David Bowie, Mick Jagger · 2 weeks at 1 · week 41
  17. wk 43Ticket To The Tropics
    Gerard Joling · 1 week at 1 · week 43
  18. wk 44–45Only Love
    Nana Mouskouri · 2 weeks at 1 · week 44
  19. wk 46–47(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
    Sandra · 2 weeks at 1 · week 46
  20. wk 48Take on Me
    a-ha · 1 week at 1 · week 48
  21. wk 49–51Nikita
    Elton John · 3 weeks at 1 · week 49

Longest in the chart

  1. 16We Are The World
    USA for Africa · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 13
  2. 16Waarom Fluister Ik Je Naam Nog
    Benny Neyman · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 25
  3. 16Into the Groove
    Madonna · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 31
  4. 15Nightshift
    Commodores · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 8
  5. 15Don't You (Forget About Me)
    Simple Minds · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 16
  6. 15Dancing In the Dark
    Bruce Springsteen · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 19
  7. 1519
    Paul Hardcastle · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 20
  8. 15I Got You Babe
    UB40, Chrissie Hynde · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 32
  9. 15A View to a Kill
    Duran Duran · weeks in 1985 · peak position 3 · from week 21
  10. 14Easy Lover
    Philip Bailey, Phil Collins · weeks in 1985 · peak position 1 · from week 1

Highest new entries

  1. 15We Are The World
    USA for Africa · new at 15 in week 13
  2. 20Dancing in the Street
    David Bowie, Mick Jagger · new at 20 in week 35
  3. 22Only Love
    Nana Mouskouri · new at 22 in week 41
  4. 23Russians
    Sting · new at 23 in week 49
  5. 24minister Brinkman
    Gerrit Koopmans, The Crazy Frogs · new at 24 in week 4

Source: top40.nl