Pick Your Top 10 of 1985

[Dawn]

It's been a while since we've done an '80s "Pick Your Top 10," so this week let's look at the songs from 1985. Here are the top 100:

01. Careless Whisper » Wham!
02. Like A Virgin » Madonna
03. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go » Wham!
04. I Want To Know What Love Is » Foreigner
05. I Feel For You » Chaka Khan
06. Out Of Touch » Daryl Hall & John Oates
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World » Tears For Fears
08. Money For Nothing » Dire Straits
09. Crazy For You » Madonna
10. Take On Me » A-Ha
11. Everytime You Go Away » Paul Young
12. Easy Lover » Phil Collins & Philip Bailey
13. Can't Fight This Feeling » REO Speedwagon
14. We Built This City » Starship
15. The Power Of Love » Huey Lewis & The News
16. Don't You (Forget About Me) » Simple Minds
17. Cherish » Kool & The Gang
18. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) » John Parr
19. The Heat Is On » Glenn Frey
20. We Are The World » U.S.A. For Africa
21. Shout » Tears For Fears
22. Part-Time Lover » Stevie Wonder
23. Saving All My Love For You » Whitney Houston
24. Heaven » Bryan Adams
25. Everything She Wants » Wham!
26. Cool It Now » New Edition
27. Miami Vice Theme » Jan Hammer
28. Lover Boy » Billy Ocean
29. Lover Girl » Teena Marie
30. You Belong To The City » Glenn Frey
31. Oh Sheila » Ready For The World
32. Rhythm Of The Night » Debarge
33. One More Night » Phil Collins
34. Sea Of Love » Honeydrippers
35. A View To A Kill » Duran Duran
36. The Wild Boys » Duran Duran
37. You're The Inspiration » Chicago
38. Neutron Dance » Pointer Sisters
39. We Belong » Pat Benatar
40. Nightshift » Commodores
41. Things Can Only Get Better » Howard Jones
42. All I Need » Jack Wagner
43. Freeway Of Love » Aretha Franklin
44. Never Surrender » Corey Hart
45. Sussudio » Phil Collins
46. Strut » Sheena Easton
47. You Give Good Love » Whitney Houston
48. The Search Is Over » Survivor
49. Missing You » Diana Ross
50. Separate Lives » Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
51. Raspberry Beret » Prince & The Revolution
52. Suddenly » Billy Ocean
53. The Boys Of Summer » Don Henley
54. One Night In Bangkok » Murray Head
55. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free » Sting
56. Obsession » Animotion
57. We Don't Need Another Hero » Tina Turner
58. Material Girl » Madonna
59. Better Be Good To Me » Tina Turner
60. Head Over Heels » Tears For Fears
61. Axel F » Harold Faltermeyer
62. Smooth Operator » Sade
63. In My House » Mary Jane Girls
64. Don't Lose My Number » Phil Collins
65. All Through The Night » Cyndi Lauper
66. Run To You » Bryan Adams
67. Glory Days » Bruce Springsteen
68. Voices Carry » 'Til Tuesday
69. Misled » Kool & The Gang
70. Would I Lie To You? » Eurythmics
71. Be Near Me » ABC
72. No More Lonely Nights » Paul McCartney
73. I Can't Hold Back » Survivor
74. Summer Of '69 » Bryan Adams
75. Walking On Sunshine » Katrina & The Waves
76. Freedom » Wham!
77. Too Late For Goodbyes » Julian Lennon
78. Valotte » Julian Lennon
79. Some Like It Hot » Power Station
80. Solid » Ashford & Simpson
81. Angel » Madonna
82. I'm On Fire » Bruce Springsteen
83. Method Op Modern Love » Daryl Hall & John Oates
84. Lay Your Hands On Me » Thompson Twins
85. Who's Holding Donna Now » Debarge
86. Lonely Ol' Night » John Cougar Mellencamp
87. What About Love » Heart
88. California Girls » David Lee Roth
89. Fresh » Kool & The Gang
90. Do What You Do » Jermaine Jackson
91. Jungle Of Love » The Time
92. Born In The USA » Bruce Springsteen
93. Private Dancer » Tina Turner
94. Who's Zoomin' Who » Aretha Franklin
95. Fortress Around Your Heart » Sting
96. Penny Lover » Lionel Richie
97. All She Wants To Do Is Dance » Don Henley
98. Dress You Up » Madonna
99. Sentimental Street » Night Ranger
100. Sugar Walls » Sheena Easton

My choices:
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World » Tears For Fears
21. Shout » Tears For Fears
22. Part-Time Lover » Stevie Wonder
41. Things Can Only Get Better » Howard Jones
55. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free » Sting
60. Head Over Heels » Tears For Fears
62. Smooth Operator » Sade
66. Run To You » Bryan Adams
69. Misled » Kool & The Gang
78. Valotte » Julian Lennon

This was probably the easier 10 for me to narrow down of all the years we've done so far. Three of my top 10 are Tears for Fears songs!

Which 10 songs will you choose?

[Pete70s]

First round:

06. Out Of Touch » Daryl Hall & John Oates
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World » Tears For Fears
12. Easy Lover » Phil Collins & Philip Bailey
19. The Heat Is On » Glenn Frey
21. Shout » Tears For Fears
22. Part-Time Lover » Stevie Wonder
40. Nightshift » Commodores
41. Things Can Only Get Better » Howard Jones
53. The Boys Of Summer » Don Henley
60. Head Over Heels » Tears For Fears
63. In My House » Mary Jane Girls
64. Don't Lose My Number » Phil Collins
77. Too Late For Goodbyes » Julian Lennon
79. Some Like It Hot » Power Station
80. Solid » Ashford & Simpson
83. Method Op Modern Love » Daryl Hall & John Oates
90. Do What You Do » Jermaine Jackson
95. Fortress Around Your Heart » Sting
99. Sentimental Street » Night Ranger

Final 10:

07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World » Tears For Fears
22. Part-Time Lover » Stevie Wonder
41. Things Can Only Get Better » Howard Jones
53. The Boys Of Summer » Don Henley
63. In My House » Mary Jane Girls
64. Don't Lose My Number » Phil Collins
79. Some Like It Hot » Power Station
83. Method Of Modern Love » Daryl Hall & John Oates
95. Fortress Around Your Heart » Sting
99. Sentimental Street » Night Ranger

[Ken]

Hi Dawn

The year I graduated High School - my picks are:

1.Lonely Ol' Night » John Cougar Mellencamp
2.Money For Nothin' - Dire Straits
3.Run To You » Bryan Adams
4.Everybody Wants To Rule The World » Tears For Fears
5.Don't You (Forget About Me) » Simple Minds
6.Voices Carry » 'Til Tuesday
7.No More Lonely Nights » Paul McCartney
8.Valotte - Julian Lennon
9.Strut » Sheena Easton (I like the video as well ;D )
10.Raspberry Beret - Prince

[Cool Hand Logan]

82. I'm On Fire » Bruce Springsteen
07. Everybody Wants To Rule The World » Tears For Fears
53. The Boys Of Summer » Don Henley
16. Don't You (Forget About Me) » Simple Minds
68. Voices Carry » 'Til Tuesday
14. We Built This City » Starship
30. You Belong To The City » Glenn Frey
10. Take On Me » A-Ha
08. Money For Nothing » Dire Straits
62. Smooth Operator » Sade

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

Oops! I still gotta do this:

-10. Take On Me » A-Ha
-12. Easy Lover » Phil Collins & Philip Bailey
-14. We Built This City » Starship
-27. Miami Vice Theme » Jan Hammer
-32. Rhythm Of The Night » Debarge
-54. One Night In Bangkok » Murray Head
-62. Smooth Operator » Sade
-70. Would I Lie To You? » Eurythmics
-95. Fortress Around Your Heart » Sting
-99. Sentimental Street » Night Ranger

Wow, that was hard! But then, these polls usually are. They're fun, though!

BTW, the - before the numbers was for when I was going thru' the process of elimination. Sometimes I would think, "Oh, I especially like this one," and I would type a - in front of the number so I'd be sure to keep it in. Then I went thru' and deleted all the ones without the - in front of them. And THEN I still had to break the list down further after that...

[H2IZCOOL]

First, from my top 250:

The Search Is Over » Survivor
Suddenly » Billy Ocean (I know, I know. It's the only song by him I even like. A guilty pleasure.

A weak year for the top 250. So... 8 more:

I Want To Know What Love Is » Foreigner
Shout » Tears For Fears
Heaven » Bryan Adams
We Belong » Pat Benatar
The Boys Of Summer » Don Henley
Summer Of '69 » Bryan Adams
Too Late For Goodbyes » Julian Lennon
Solid » Ashford & Simpson