The 1985 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 1985. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is We Are The World by USA for Africa, with 529 points from 16 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1985 Decade chart 1980s
The 100 best records of 1985
- 1We Are The World
- 2NightshiftCommodores · 494 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 8
- 3Dancing In the DarkBruce Springsteen · 494 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 19
- 4Into the Groove
- 519Paul Hardcastle · 480 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 20
- 6Waarom Fluister Ik Je Naam NogBenny Neyman · 474 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25
- 7I Got You BabeUB40, Chrissie Hynde · 474 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 32
- 8Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds · 471 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16
- 9A View to a KillDuran Duran · 451 points · 15 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 21
- 10ShoutTears For Fears · 431 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2
- 11Easy LoverPhilip Bailey, Phil Collins · 426 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 12Dancing in the StreetDavid Bowie, Mick Jagger · 417 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 35
- 13I'm On FireBruce Springsteen · 411 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 24
- 14CherishKool & The Gang · 397 points · 14 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 32
- 15Axel FHarold Faltermeyer · 393 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 26
- 16Ticket To The TropicsGerard Joling · 384 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 37
- 17Tarzan Boy
- 18Love & Pride
- 19(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
- 20Everybody Wants To Rule The WorldTears For Fears · 356 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 14
- 21This Is Not America - Theme From The Motion Picture, The Falcon And The Snowman
- 22Sanctify YourselfSimple Minds · 346 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 41
- 23Ik Meen 'tAndre Hazes · 342 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 7
- 24I Want to Know What Love Is
- 25Josephine
- 26You Can Win If You WantModern Talking · 337 points · 13 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 19
- 27SussudioPhil Collins · 331 points · 12 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 4
- 28You're My Heart, You're My SoulModern Talking · 331 points · 12 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 8
- 29Only LoveNana Mouskouri · 325 points · 11 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 41
- 30LoverboyBilly Ocean · 325 points · 13 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 2
- 31We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)Tina Turner · 324 points · 12 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 29
- 32One Night in BangkokMurray Head · 322 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 1
- 33There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart · 322 points · 12 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 31
- 34Love Is In Your EyesGerard Joling · 319 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 21
- 35All at OnceWhitney Houston · 315 points · 12 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 13
- 36BlackstarGeorgie Davis · 313 points · 12 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 28
- 37DuelPropaganda · 312 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 25
- 38Do What You DoJermaine Jackson · 310 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 3
- 39Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 40Santa Lucia By NightGeorge Baker Selection · 308 points · 13 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 27
- 41Clouds Across the MoonThe Rah Band · 303 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 22
- 42Rhythm Of The Night
- 43GlowRick James · 302 points · 12 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 35
- 44I Should Have Known BetterJim Diamond · 300 points · 9 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 1
- 45Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
- 46SolidAshford & Simpson · 294 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 47Just Another NightMick Jagger · 293 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 6
- 48Live Is Life
- 49Slave To The RhythmGrace Jones · 284 points · 9 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 43
- 50Slippery PeopleTalking Heads · 281 points · 11 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 9
- 51That Ole Devil Called LoveAlison Moyet · 280 points · 11 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 18
- 52Love, In ItselfDepeche Mode · 279 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 10
- 53Love Is The Seventh Wave
- 54All Fall Down
- 55I Would Die 4 U
- 56Gimme All Your Lovin'
- 57You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead Or Alive · 263 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 12
- 58In My HouseMary Jane Girls · 262 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 19
- 59So In LoveOrchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark · 260 points · 11 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 22
- 60Take on Me
- 61Popie Jopie
- 62FrankieSister Sledge · 242 points · 10 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 26
- 63Say I'm Your No. 1 (Full Length Version Edit)Princess, The Funky Sisters · 240 points · 11 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 38
- 64Kronenburg ParkFrank Boeijen Groep · 236 points · 11 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 19
- 65Last Christmas
- 66Do They Know It's Christmas?
- 67NikitaElton John · 229 points · 7 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45
- 68The Summertime
- 69Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
- 70The Power of LoveJennifer Rush · 227 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 44
- 71The Unforgettable Fire
- 72Like a Virgin
- 73CryGodley & Creme · 220 points · 10 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 16
- 74TrappedColonel Abrams · 219 points · 8 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 44
- 75Love Like BloodKilling Joke · 218 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 10
- 76Born in the U.S.A.Bruce Springsteen · 218 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 26
- 77Material Girl
- 78Gimme Gimme GimmeNarada Michael Walden, Patti Austin · 211 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 12
- 79Buona Sera / Oh MarieAndre Hazes · 208 points · 8 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 33
- 80Road to NowhereTalking Heads · 207 points · 8 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 44
- 81Sharp Dressed Man
- 82Say You, Say MeLionel Richie · 194 points · 6 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 46
- 83Dress You Up
- 84Welcome To The PleasuredomeFrankie Goes To Hollywood · 187 points · 8 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 14
- 85Cheri Cheri LadyModern Talking · 186 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 37
- 86Mijn MeissieDanny De Munk · 185 points · 8 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 17
- 87p:MachineryPropaganda · 185 points · 8 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 34
- 88We All Stand TogetherPaul McCartney · 184 points · 8 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 1
- 89Crazy for You
- 90Let It All Blow
- 91Wasmasjien
- 92Part-Time LoverStevie Wonder · 173 points · 8 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 37
- 93The Power Of LoveFrankie Goes To Hollywood · 169 points · 6 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 1
- 94Feel so RealSteve Arrington · 168 points · 9 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 21
- 95Some Like It HotThe Power Station · 168 points · 8 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 11
- 96Jungle Love
- 97Een Boutje En Een Moertje En Een Schroefje En Een NippeltjeAndré van Duin · 163 points · 8 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 35
- 98Treat Her Like A LadyThe Temptations · 163 points · 8 weeks · peak position 15 · from week 7
- 99Forever ManEric Clapton · 161 points · 8 weeks · peak position 15 · from week 12
- 100Endless RoadTime Bandits · 161 points · 10 weeks · peak position 16 · from week 24
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1985 in the Dutch Top 40?
We Are The World by USA for Africa tops the 1985 year chart, with 529 points from 16 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 1. We Are The World (USA for Africa), 2. Nightshift (Commodores), 3. Dancing In the Dark (Bruce Springsteen), 4. Into the Groove (Madonna), 5. 19 (Paul Hardcastle).
How is the 1985 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1985 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1985 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1985, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1985 year page.
How many weeks does the 1985 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 310 different records between them, 21 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.