November 23, 1985

------DROPOUTS------
Lonely Ol' Night - John Cougar Mellencamp --- 6 (2) / 13
Girls Are More Fun - Ray Parker Jr. --- 34 / 4
And We Danced - Hooters --- 21 / 8
Oh Sheila - Ready For The World --- 1 (1) / 13    
Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting --- 8 (2) / 11
I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young --- 13 / 9


40 --- Love Is The Seventh Wave - Sting (47)
39 --- That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends: Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder (57)
38 --- You're A Friend Of Mine - Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne (48 )
37 --- Conga - Miami Sound Machine (51)
36 --- Burning Heart - Survivor (46)
35 --- Emergency - Kool & The Gang (44)
20 34 --- Lovin' Every Minute Of It - Loverboy
40 33 --- Walk Of Life - Dire Straits
37 32 --- Object Of My Desire - Starpoint
35 31 --- Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush

38 30 --- Tonight She Comes - The Cars
16 29 --- One Night Love Affair - Bryan Adams
33 28 --- Wrap Her Up - Elton John
26 27 --- So In Love - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
31 26 --- Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin
36 25 --- Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
14 24 --- Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston    
13 23 --- Take On Me - A-ha    
32 22 --- Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
25 21 --- Perfect Way - Scritti Politti

21 20 --- Soul Kiss - Olivia Newton-John
23 19 --- I Miss You - Klymaxx
22 18 --- Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds
24 17 --- Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
15 16 --- Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire - David Foster
17 15 --- One Of The Living - Tina Turner
19 14 --- Sleeping Bag - ZZ Top
18 13 --- Election Day - Arcadia
12 12 --- You Are My Lady - Freddie Jackson
09 11 --- Be Near Me - ABC

05 10 --- Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder    
11 09 --- Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
03 08 --- Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer    
04 07 --- Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
10 06 --- Lay Your Hands On Me - Thompson Twins
08 05 --- Never - Heart
07 04 --- Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
06 03 --- Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
02 02 --- You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey
01 01 --- We Built This City - Starship  


Scoring their first debut are Miami Sound Machine as well a hit from the late Clarence Clemons (former member of Bruce Springsteen's E. Street Band).

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23-29 November 1985

01 01 A GOOD HEART Feargal Sharkey **
02 -- I'M YOUR MAN Wham!
03 05 DON'T BREAK MY HEART UB40
04 02 THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush *****
05 03 TAKE ON ME a-ha
06 04 NIKITA Elton John
07 09 ONE VISION Queen
08 06 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42
09 10 SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES Eurythmics + Aretha Franklin
10 12 ROAD TO NOWHERE Talking Heads

11 08 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN The Far Corporation
12 13 THE SHOW Doug E Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew
13 07 TRAPPED Colonel Abrams
14 34 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie
15 11 THE TASTE OF YOUR TEARS King
16 22 BROTHERS IN ARMS Dire Straits
17 24 LOST WEEKEND Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
18 38 SEE THE DAY Dee C Lee
19 33 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne Warwick and Friends
20 19 JUST FOR MONEY Paul Hardcastle

21 21 'HOWARD'S WAY' THEME Simon May Orchestra
22 14 GAMBLER Madonna
23 -- SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston
24 25 UNCLE SAM Madness
25 -- SEPARATE LIVES Phil Collins + Marilyn Martin
26 29 THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
27 17 ST ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) John Parr
28 39 THAT CERTAIN SMILE Midge Ure
29 31 IT'S ONLY LOVE Bryan Adams + Tina Turner
30 15 YEH YEH Matt Bianco

31 23 'MIAMI VICE' THEME Jan Hammer
32 16 ELECTION DAY Arcadia
33 30 YOU ARE MY WORLD The Communards
34 18 ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds
35 20 LIPSTICK, POWDER AND PAINT Shakin' Stevens
36 -- MATED David Grant & Jaki Graham
37 40 YOUR PERSONAL TOUCH Evelyn 'Champagne' King
38 26 SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
39 28 CITIES IN DUST Siouxsie and the Banshees
40 -- WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN Prefab Sprout

-- 27 CLOUDBUSTING Kate Bush
-- 32 BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES Echo and the Bunnymen
-- 35 REBEL YELL Billy Idol
-- 36 LEAN ON ME (AH-LI-AYO) Red Box
-- 37 IF I WAS Midge Ure *


Making their entrances here were Whitney Houston, and Prefab Sprout