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British Number One Hit Singles

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  Date Artist / Song Title Writer(s) Label Weeks at No.1
544 19 January 1985
I Want To Know What Love Is
FOREIGNER
written by
MICK JONES
Atlantic A9596
Atlantic
A9596
3
545 9 February 1985
I Know Him So Well
ELAINE PAIGE & BARBARA DICKSON
written by
BENNY ANDERSSON • TIM RICE • BJÖRN ULVAEUS
RCA CHESS 3
RCA
CHESS 3
4
546 9 March 1985
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
DEAD OR ALIVE
written by
PETE BURNS • STEVE COY • WAYNE HUSSEY •
TIM LEVER • MIKE PERCY
Epic A4861
Epic
A4861
2
547 23 March 1985
Easy Lover
PHILIP BAILEY (duet with PHIL COLLINS)
written by
PHILIP BAILEY • PHIL COLLINS •
PHILIP GALE • NATHAN EAST
CBS A 4915
CBS
A 4915
4
548 20 April 1985
We Are The World
USA FOR AFRICA
Personnel:
Conductor
QUINCY JONES

Soloists (in order of appearance)
LIONEL RICHIE • STEVIE WONDER • PAUL SIMON • KENNY ROGERS • JAMES INGRAM • TINA TURNER •
BILLY JOEL • MICHAEL JACKSON • DIANA ROSS • DIONNE WARWICK • WILLIE NELSON • AL JARREAU •
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN • KENNY LOGGINS • STEVE PERRY • DARYL HALL • HUEY LEWIS •
CYNDI LAUPER • KIM CARNES • BOB DYLAN • RAY CHARLES

Chorus (alphabetically)
DAN AYKROYD • HARRY BELAFONTE • LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM • MARIO CIPOLLINA • JOHNNY COLLA •
SHEILA E. • BOB GELDOF • BILL GIBSON • CHRIS HAYES • SEAN HOPPER • JACKIE JACKSON •
LA TOYA JACKSON • MARLON JACKSON • RANDY JACKSON • TITO JACKSON • WAYLON JENNINGS •
BETTE MIDLER • JOHN OATES • JEFFREY OSBORNE • THE POINTER SISTERS • SMOKEY ROBINSON

Instrument players
JOHN BARNES = keyboards & arrangement
DAVID PAICH = synthesizers
MICHAEL BODDICKER = synthesizers, programming
PAULINHO DA COSTA = percussion
LOUIS JOHNSON = synth bass
MICHAEL OMARTIAN = keyboards
GREG PHILLINGANES = keyboards
JOHN ROBINSON = drums
written by
MICHAEL JACKSON • LIONEL RICHIE
CBS USAID 1
CBS
USAID 1
2
549 4 May 1985
Move Closer
PHYLLIS NELSON
written by
PHYLLIS NELSON
CAR 337
Carrere
CAR 337
1
550 11 May 1985
19
PAUL HARDCASTLE
written by
PAUL HARDCASTLE • WILLIAM COUTOURIE •
JONAS McCORD
CHS 2860
Chrysalis
CHS 2860
5
551 15 June 1985
You'll Never Walk Alone
THE CROWD
music by RICHARD RODGERS
lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
BRAD 1
Spartan Records
BRAD 1
2
552 29 June 1985
Frankie
SISTER SLEDGE
written by
DENISE RICH
(under the pseudonym "Joy Denny")
Atlantic A 9547
Atlantic
A 9547
4
553 27 July 1985
There Must Be An Angel
(Playing With My Heart)

THE EURYTHMICS
written by
ANNIE LENNOX • DAVID A. STEWART
RCA PB 40247
RCA
PB 40247
1
554 3 August 1985
Into The Groove
MADONNA
written by
MADONNA • STEPHEN BRAY
Sire W 8934
Sire
W 8934
4
555 31 August 1985
I Got You Babe
UB40, guest vocals by CHRISSIE HYNDE
written by
SONNY BONO
DEP 20
Dep International
DEP 20
1
556 7 September 1985
Dancing In The Street
DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER
written by
MARVIN GAYE • WILLIAM "MICKEY" STEVENSON •
IVY JO HUNTER
EA 204
EMI America
EA 204
4
557 5 October 1985
If I Was
MIDGE URE
written by
DANNY MITCHELL • MIDGE URE
Chrysalis URE 1
Chrysalis
URE 1
1
558 12 October 1985
The Power Of Love
JENNIFER RUSH
written by
GUNTHER MENDE • CANDY DEROUGE •
JENNIFER RUSH • MARY SUSAN APPLEGATE
CBS A 5003
CBS
A 5003
5
559 16 November 1985
A Good Heart
FEARGAL SHARKEY
written by
MARIA McKEE
VS 808
Virgin
VS 808
2
560 30 November 1985
I'm Your Man
WHAM!
written by
GEORGE MICHAEL
Epic A 6716
Epic
A 6716
2
561 14 December 1985
Saving All My Love For You
WHITNEY HOUSTON
written by
MICHAEL MASSER and GERRY GOFFIN
ARIST 640
Arista
ARIST 640
2
562 28 December 1985
Merry Christmas Everyone
SHAKIN' STEVENS
written by
BOB HEATLIE
Epic A6769
Epic
A6769
2
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British Number One Hit Albums

  Date Album Details Track Details Weeks at No.1
308 19 Jan ALISON MOYET Alf 1
309 26 Jan FOREIGNER Agent Provocateur 3
310 16 Feb BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born In The U.S.A. 1
311 23 Feb SMITHS Meat Is Murder 1
312 2 Mar PHIL COLLINS No Jacket Required 5
313 6 Apr PAUL YOUNG The Secret Of Association 1
314 13 Apr Various artist compilation (CBS/WEA) The Hits Album 2/The Hits Tape 2 6
315 25 May DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms 2
316 8 Jun STYLE COUNCIL Our Favourite Shop 1
317 15 Jun BRYAN FERRY Boys And Girls 2
318 29 Jun MARILLION Misplaced Childhood 1
re 6 Jul BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Born In The U.S.A. 4
re 3 Aug DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms 2
319 17 Aug Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) Now, That's What I Call Music 5 5
320 21 Sep MADONNA Like A Virgin 1
321 28 Sep KATE BUSH Hounds Of Love 2
re 12 Oct MADONNA Like A Virgin 1
re 19 Oct KATE BUSH Hounds Of Love 1
322 26 Oct GEORGE BENSON The Love Songs 1
323 2 Nov SIMPLE MINDS Once Upon A Time 1
re 9 Nov GEORGE BENSON The Love Songs 1
323 16 Nov SADE Promise 2
325 30 Nov Various artist compilation (Telstar) The Greatest Hits Of 1985 1
326 7 Dec Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) Now, That's What I Call Music 6 2
327 21 Dec Various artist compilation (Virgin/EMI) Now - The Christmas Album 2
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