Now That's What I Call Music! 1985 (UK 1993)
Now That's What I Call Music! 1985 (UK 1993)
Releases
| Version | Release Date | Number of Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Now That's What I Call Music! 1985 (UK 1993 CD) | 4 July 1993 | 40 |
Track Info
A-Ha - Take on Me
- Title: Take On Me
- Artist: A-Ha
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 22 September 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 20 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 13 July 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 19 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 22
Ashford & Simpson - Solid
- Title: Solid
- Artist: Ashford & Simpson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 November 1984
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 10 February 1985)
- US First Charted: 10 November 1984
- US Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 9 February 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love
- Title: Slave To Love
- Artist: Bryan Ferry
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 May 1985
- UK Peak: #10 (Peak Date: 26 May 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
The Cars - Drive
- Title: Drive
- Artist: The Cars
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 September 1984
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 25 August 1985)
- US First Charted: 4 August 1984
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 29 September 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 9
Colonel Abrams - Trapped
- Title: Trapped
- Artist: Colonel Abrams
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 4 August 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 13 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- Title: Money for Nothing
- Artist: Dire Straits
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 June 1985
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 4 August 1985)
- US First Charted: 13 July 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Duran Duran - A View to a Kill
- Title: A View To A Kill
- Artist: Duran Duran
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 May 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 19 May 1985)
- US First Charted: 18 May 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 13 July 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
Elton John - Nikita
- Title: Nikita
- Artist: Elton John
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 3 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 18 January 1986
- US Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 22 March 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Eurythmics - There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)
- Title: There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
- Artist: Eurythmics
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 30 June 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 21 July 1985)
- US First Charted: 3 August 1985
- US Peak: #22 (Peak Date: 21 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
- Title: Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
- Artist: Eurythmics, Aretha Franklin
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 27 October 1985
- UK Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 17 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 19 October 1985
- US Peak: #18
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
- Title: A Good Heart
- Artist: Feargal Sharkey
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 15 March 1986
- US Peak: #74 (Peak Date: 5 April 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home
- Title: Johnny Come Home
- Artist: Fine Young Cannibals
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 June 1985
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 7 July 1985)
- US First Charted: 5 April 1986
- US Peak: #76 (Peak Date: 26 April 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
- Title: I Want To Know What Love Is
- Artist: Foreigner
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 2 December 1984
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 13 January 1985)
- US First Charted: 8 December 1984
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 2 February 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Gary Moore and Phil Lynott - Out in the Fields
- Title: Out In The Fields
- Artist: Phil Lynott, Gary Moore
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 May 1985
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 2 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
- Title: We Close Our Eyes
- Artist: Go West
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 17 February 1985
- UK Peak: #5 (Peak Date: 7 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 23 February 1985
- US Peak: #41 (Peak Date: 27 April 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
- Title: The Power Of Love
- Artist: Huey Lewis and the News
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 31 August 1985
- UK Peak: #9
- US First Charted: 29 June 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 24 August 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 12
James Ingram with Michael Mcdonald - Yah Mo B There
- Title: Yah Mo B There
- Artist: James Ingram, Michael McDonald
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 January 1984
- UK Peak: #12
- US First Charted: 10 December 1983
- US Peak: #19 (Peak Date: 3 March 1984)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Jimmy Nail - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
- Title: Love Don't Live Here Anymore
- Artist: Jimmy Nail
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 April 1985
- UK Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 19 May 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
- Title: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
- Artist: John Parr
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 1 September 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 13 October 1985)
- US First Charted: 22 June 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 7 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
- Title: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
- Artist: Kate Bush
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 11 August 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 17 June 2022)
- US First Charted: 7 September 1985
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 30 July 2022)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
- Title: Walking On Sunshine
- Artist: Katrina and the Waves
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 21 April 1985
- UK Peak: #8 (Peak Date: 2 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 23 March 1985
- US Peak: #9 (Peak Date: 22 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 17
Kirsty MacColl - A New England
- Title: A New England
- Artist: Kirsty MacColl
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 January 1985
- UK Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 17 February 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Level 42 - Something About You
- Title: Something About You
- Artist: Level 42
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 September 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 3 November 1985)
- US First Charted: 15 February 1986
- US Peak: #7 (Peak Date: 31 May 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Marillion - Kayleigh
- Title: Kayleigh
- Artist: Marillion
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 12 May 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 9 June 1985)
- US First Charted: 5 October 1985
- US Peak: #74 (Peak Date: 26 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Midge Ure - If I Was
- Title: If I Was
- Artist: Midge Ure
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 8 September 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 29 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 7
Paul Hardcastle - 19
- Title: 19
- Artist: Paul Hardcastle
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 28 April 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 5 May 1985)
- US First Charted: 1 June 1985
- US Peak: #15 (Peak Date: 20 July 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 13
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
- Title: West End Girls
- Artist: Pet Shop Boys
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 November 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 5 January 1986)
- US First Charted: 1 March 1986
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 10 May 1986)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Phil Collins - One More Night
- Title: One More Night
- Artist: Phil Collins
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 7 April 1985
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 21 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 9 February 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 30 March 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 3
Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
- Title: Move Closer
- Artist: Phyllis Nelson
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 February 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 28 April 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Prince - 1999
- Title: 1999
- Artist: Prince
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 16 January 1983
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 20 January 1985)
- US First Charted: 30 October 1982
- US Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 23 July 1983)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Scritti Politti - The Word Girl
- Title: The Word Girl
- Artist: Scritti Politti
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 5 May 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 16 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 4
Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
- Title: Alive And Kicking
- Artist: Simple Minds
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 11 October 1992)
- US First Charted: 19 October 1985
- US Peak: #3 (Peak Date: 28 December 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Simply Red - Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
- Title: Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
- Artist: Simply Red
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 15 June 1985
- UK Peak: #13
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Starship - We Built This City
- Title: We Built This City
- Artist: Starship
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 November 1985
- UK Peak: #12 (Peak Date: 15 December 1985)
- US First Charted: 7 September 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 16 November 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy - Kiss Me
- Title: Kiss Me
- Artist: Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 February 1985
- UK Peak: #4 (Peak Date: 3 March 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 8
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
- Title: Road to Nowhere
- Artist: Talking Heads
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 6 October 1985
- UK Peak: #6 (Peak Date: 24 November 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 2
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Title: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- Artist: Tears for Fears
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 24 March 1985
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 14 April 1985)
- US First Charted: 16 March 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 8 June 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 16
- USA Now Appearances: 1
(Data for USA Now releases is still being completed)
UB40 with Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe
- Title: I Got You Babe
- Artist: UB40, Chrissie Hynde
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 3 August 1985
- UK Peak: #1
- US First Charted: 27 July 1985
- US Peak: #28 (Peak Date: 21 September 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 10
Wham! - Everything She Wants
- Title: Everything She Wants
- Artist: Wham!
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 9 December 1984
- UK Peak: #2 (Peak Date: 9 December 1984)
- US First Charted: 23 March 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 25 May 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 1
Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love for You
- Title: Saving All My Love for You
- Artist: Whitney Houston
Click for full song details - UK First Charted: 10 November 1985
- UK Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 8 December 1985)
- US First Charted: 17 August 1985
- US Peak: #1 (Peak Date: 26 October 1985)
- UK Now Appearances: 5
