(Finished September 15th, 2025) How Great Was Music 40 Years Ago? See This Chart!

Hello,

These are the Bottom 20 songs of Billboard’s Hot 100 from September 14, 1985. Thanks to Billboard music, a reference I have used hundreds of times in my life. Also thank you to Charlie’s 80s Attic for supporting the best decade of music ever, the 80s.

None of these songs peaked at #1. However Natalie Cole’s “A Little Bit of Heaven”, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”, The Talking Heads “And She Was”, Depeche Mode “Master and Servant”, Natalie Cole’s “A Little Bit of Love” and Scritti Politti’s “Perfect Way” all reached #2.

The #1 song this week was John Parr’s “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)”.

100) Patti Labelle “Stir It Up”:

99) Don Henley “Not Enough Love In The World”:

98) Air Supply “Power of Love (You Are My Lady)”:

97) Y&T “Summertime Girls”:

96) Night Ranger “Sentimental Street”:

95) Roger Daltrey “After The Fire”:

94) Rick Springfield “State of the Heart”:

93) The Mary Jane Girls “Wild and Crazy Love”:

92) Ratt “Lay It Down”:

91) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “Rebels”:

90) Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”:

89) Talking Heads “And She Was”:

88) The Power Station “Get It On (Bang A Gong)”:

87) Depeche Mode “Master and Servant”:

86) Klymaxx “I Miss You”:

85) Natalie Cole “A Little Bit of Heaven”:

84) Loose Ends “Hangin’ On A String”:

83) Five Star “All Fall Down”:

82) Scritti Politti “Perfect Way”:

81) Kenny Loggins “Forever”:

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