March 2, 1985

------DROPOUTS------
Tragedy - John Hunter --- 39 (2) / 2
I Would Die 4 U - Prince & The Revolution --- 8 / 10
Ooh Ooh Song - Pat Benatar --- 36 (2) / 3
Tenderness - General Public --- 27 / 5
Like A Virgin - Madonna --- 1 (6) / 14    


40 --- The Borderlines - Jeffrey Osborne (43)
39 --- I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen (48 )
38 --- Obsession - Animotion (47)
37 --- Take Me With U - Prince & The Revolution w/ Apollonia (42)
26 36 --- Operator - Midnight Star
37 35 --- I Wanna Hear It From Your Lips - Eric Carmen
40 34 --- Turn Up The Radio - Autograph
33 --- Nightshift - Commodores (44)
19 32 --- You're The Inspiration - Chicago
25 31 --- Rockin' At Midnight - The Honeydrippers

35 30 --- Somebody - Bryan Adams
22 29 --- Foolish Heart - Steve Perry
33 28 --- Just Another Night - Mick Jagger
31 27 --- Keeping The Faith - Billy Joel
15 26 --- The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley
30 25 --- High On You - Survivor
27 24 --- Naughty Naughty - John Parr
29 23 --- Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
34 22 --- One More Night - Phil Collins
20 21 --- Jungle Love - The Time

23 20 --- Only The Young - Journey
21 19 --- Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
24 18 --- Material Girl - Madonna
14 17 --- Solid - Ashford & Simpson
18 16 --- Private Dancer - Tina Turner
17 15 --- Too Late For Goodbyes - Julian Lennon
16 14 --- Lovergirl - Teena Marie
13 13 --- Misled - Kool & The Gang
12 12 --- Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition
09 11 --- Method Of Modern Love - Daryl Hall & John Oates

11 10 --- The Old Man Down The Road - John Fogerty
10 09 --- Sugar Walls - Sheena Easton
03 08 --- Easy Lover - Philip Bailey w/ Phil Collins
05 07 --- I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner    
06 06 --- Neutron Dance - The Pointer Sisters
02 05 --- Loverboy - Billy Ocean
07 04 --- The Heat Is On - Glenn Frey
08 03 --- California Girls - David Lee Roth
04 02 --- Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
01 01 --- Careless Whisper - Wham! feat. George Michael    


The week introduces new wave band Animotion.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 2-8 March 1985

01 01 I KNOW HIM SO WELL Elaine Paige + Barbara Dickson ****
02 05 YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD) Dead Or Alive
03 02 LOVE AND PRIDE King
04 03 SOLID Ashford and Simpson
05 04 DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen
06 09 NIGHTSHIFT The Commodores
07 06 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER Howard Jones
08 07 A NEW ENGLAND Kirsty MacColl
09 27 LET'S GO CRAZY / TAKE ME WITH U Prince and the Revolution
10 08 CLOSE (TO THE EDIT) Art of Noise

11 11 RUN TO YOU Bryan Adams
12 13 THINKING OF YOU Colourfield
13 22 THE BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley
14 14 YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago
15 10 1999 / LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince
16 19 LOVE LIKE BLOOD Killing Joke
17 20 CHANGE YOUR MIND Sharpe + Numan
18 16 LOVERBOY Billy Ocean
19 30 THEME from 'SHAFT' Eddy and the Soul Band
20 15 ATMOSPHERE Russ Abbot

21 12 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner ***
22 -- KISS ME Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy
23 17 THIS IS NOT AMERICA David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group
24 -- MATERIAL GIRL Madonna
25 18 SUSSUDIO Phil Collins
26 -- LEGS ZZ Top
27 21 THIS HOUSE (IS WHERE YOUR LOVE STANDS) Big Sound Authority
28 24 HOW SOON IS NOW? The Smiths
29 23 SHOUT Tears For Fears
30 -- BREAKING UP MY HEART Shakin' Stevens

31 35 GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Jr
32 28 MISLED Kool and the Gang
33 -- METHOD OF MODERN LOVE Daryl Hall & John Oates
34 -- THE LAST KISS David Cassidy
35 39 JUST ANOTHER NIGHT Mick Jagger
36 -- WHO COMES TO BOOGIE Little Benny and the Masters
37 26 WE BELONG Pat Benatar
38 31 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna
39 -- DO WHAT YOU DO Jermaine Jackson
40 25 SINCE YESTERDAY Strawberry Switchblade

-- 29 20/20 George Benson
-- 32 CAN I Cashmere
-- 33 YAH MO B THERE James Ingram w/Michael McDonald
-- 34 PERSONALITY / LET HER FEEL IT Eugene Wilde / Simplicious
-- 36 FRIENDS Amii Stewart
-- 37 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid *****
-- 38 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS / LAST CHRISTMAS Wham!
-- 40 THANK YOU MY LOVE Imagination


Making his debut is Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy, who ISTR was an original member of Duran Duran, but went his own way