In week 3 of 1985, Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid was at number 1, by then five weeks on the chart. The highest new entry was Do What You Do by Jermaine Jackson, straight in at 29, one of the six new entries that week. The biggest climber was Shout by Tears For Fears, from 36 to 23.
- 1Do They Know It's Christmas?1unchanged1peak5weeks
- 2I Should Have Known Better32last week 32peak7weeks
- 3Last Christmas23last week 22peak5weeks
- 4I Would Die 4 U94last week 94peak4weeks
- 5Like a Virgin5unchanged4peak8weeks
- 6Easy Lover156last week 156peak3weeks
- 7When the Rain Begins to Fall47last week 41peak13weeks
- 8The Wild Boys68last week 62peak11weeks
- 9The Power Of Love119last week 119peak7weeks
- 10Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)10unchanged10peak10weeks
- 11Ik Verscheurde Je Foto711last week 77peak9weeks
- 12Gimme All Your Lovin'1612last week 1612peak4weeks
- 13One Night in Bangkok2313last week 2313peak3weeks
- 14I Want to Know What Love Is1714last week 1714peak6weeks
- 15We All Stand Together2115last week 2115peak3weeks
- 16Solid2616last week 2616peak3weeks
- 17Rode rozen1817last week 1817peak4weeks
- 18We Are the Young2818last week 2818peak3weeks
- 19I'm So Excited2519last week 2519peak4weeks
- 20Too Late For Goodbyes1420last week 1410peak8weeks
- 21The Wanderer1221last week 124peak9weeks
- 22Waarom ben ik met Kerstmis zo alleen822last week 88peak5weeks
- 23Shout3623last week 3623peak2weeks
- 24Gisteren Heeft Zij Me Verlaten1924last week 1918peak7weeks
- 25The Riddle2225last week 2219peak7weeks
- 26Eeuwige KerstAnnie Schilder, Koor Kinderen Voor Kinderen, Het Goede Doel1326last week 1312peak5weeks
- 27Loverboy4027last week 4027peak2weeks
- 28Purple Rain2028last week 201peak15weeks
- 29NewDo What You Do29peak1week
- 30Everything Must Change3330last week 3330peak3weeks
- 31Rattlesnakes31unchanged31peak3weeks
- 32Sea of Love3732last week 3732peak2weeks
- 33We Belong2433last week 2410peak9weeks
- 34Say Yeah3834last week 3834peak3weeks
- 35NewThe Touch35peak1week
- 36Respect Yourself3936last week 3936peak2weeks
- 37NewJungle Love37peak1week
- 38NewHang on to Your Love38peak1week
- 39NewDon't Drive Drunk39peak1week
- 40NewPreaching40peak1week
Source: top40.nl
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What was number 1 in week 3 of 1985?
Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid, on the chart for five weeks by then.
Which records were new entries?
Six records: Do What You Do by Jermaine Jackson at 29, The Touch by Kim Wilde at 35, Jungle Love by The Time at 37, Hang on to Your Love by Sade at 38, Don't Drive Drunk by Stevie Wonder at 39 and one others.
What was the biggest climber?
Shout by Tears For Fears, from 36 to 23 (13 places).
How do you play this week?
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