This list was probably supposed to feature the top 150 songs of the year. The first ten didn't get noted down
on account of early-morning gravitational conflicts following the night before because the countdown took place on New Year's Day 1985.
Some of the other titles are also unknown.
Tracks by South African artists are highlighted.
| # | Title | Artist |
|---|
| 140 | New Moon On Monday | Duran Duran |
| 139 | What About Me | Kenny Rogers |
| 138 | Vamos A La Playa | Righeira |
| 137 | Baby You've Been Good To Me | Robin Auld |
| 136 | (We're The) Working Girls | Working Girls |
| 135 | Back Where You Belong (???) | 38 Special |
| 134 | There Goes My Baby | Donna Summer |
| 133 | Karma Chameleon | Culture Club |
| 132 | Far From Over | Frank Stallone |
| 131 | Had A Dream | Roger Hodgson |
| 130 | Thinking Of You | Sister Sledge |
| 129 | Susanna | The Art Company |
| 128 | Move Over Darling | Tracey Ullman |
| 127 | Runner | Manfred Mann's Earth Band |
| 126 | Here We Are | Face To Face |
| 125 | Empty Room | Al Corley |
| 124 | (I Don't Want Your) Freedom | Wham! |
| 123 | Take Good Care Of Your Children | Thomas Ledin |
| 122 | All Night Long | Lionel Ritchie |
| 121 | All Cried Out | Alison Moyet |
| 120 | Gloria | The Doors |
| 119 | Living It Up | Elephant |
| 118 | Miss Me Blind | Culture Club |
| 117 | New Dimension | Imagination |
| 116 | What Do I Do? | Phil Fearon & Galaxy |
| 115 | (???) | (???) |
| 114 | C'mon Feel The Noize | Quiet Riot |
| 113 | Glad It's All Over | Captain Sensible |
| 112 | Fire In The City | The Elvis Brothers |
| 111 | Yah Mo B There | James Ingram |
| 110 | Why? | Bronski Beat |
| 109 | Twist Of Fate | Olivia Newton-John |
| 108 | Take Me Away | Blue Öyster Cult |
| 107 | Desert Moon | Dennis DeYoung |
| 106 | Infatuation | Rod Stewart |
| 105 | Wouldn't It Be Good | Nik Kershaw |
| 104 | Too Much Blood | The Rolling Stones |
| 103 | Slow Moves | (???) |
| 102 | In The Mood | Robert Plant |
| 101 | Calling Your Name | Marilyn |
| 100 | Nothing Happening By The Sea | Chris Rea |
| 99 | Let's Stay Together | Tina Turner |
| 98 | Legs | ZZ Top |
| 97 | Why Me? | Irene Cara |
| 96 | (???) | (???) |
| 95 | Nobody Told Me | John Lennon |
| 94 | You Know What To Do | Carly Simon |
| 93 | High On Emotion | Chris de Burgh |
| 92 | If This Is It | Huey Lewis And The News |
| 91 | The Warrior | Patty Smith & Scandal |
| 90 | Better Love Somebody | Rick Springfield |
| 89 | Too Late For Goodbyes | Julien Lennon |
| 88 | The Man | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| 87 | Don't Girls Get Lonely | Pierre de Charmoy |
| 86 | Love Kills | Freddie Mercury |
| 85 | The War Song | Culture Club |
| 84 | Shine Shine | Barry Gibb |
| 83 | Spice Of Life | Manhattan Transfer |
| 82 | The Closest Thing To Heaven | The Kane Gang |
| 81 | (???) | Ozzy Osbourne |
| 80 | Talking In Your Sleep | The Romantics |
| 79 | Crumbling Down | John "Cougar" Mellencamp |
| 78 | My Oh My | Slade |
| 77 | Passengers | Elton John |
| 76 | Rush, Rush | Blondie |
| 75 | A Fraction Too Much Friction | Tim Fin |
| 74 | The Kid's American | Matthew Wilder |
| 73 | Sunshine Reggae | Laid Back |
| 72 | Say, Say, Say | Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson |
| 71 | Pipes Of Peace | Paul McCartney |
| 70 | To All The Girls I've Loved Before | Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson |
| 69 | Self Control | Laura Branigan |
| 68 | The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking | Roger Waters |
| 67 | Sister Christian | Night Ranger |
| 66 | Heaven | Joan Armatrading |
| 65 | You're The Best Thing | The Style Council |
| 64 | Come Back And Stay | Paul Young |
| 63 | That's All | Phil Collins |
| 62 | You're My Lady | Pierre de Charmoy |
| 61 | She Bop | Cyndi Lauper |
| 60 | Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper |
| 59 | I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It | Chris Rea |
| 58 | Victims | Culture Club |
| 57 | Doctor, Doctor | Thompson Twins |
| 56 | No More Lonely Nights | Paul McCartney |
| 55 | Taximan | éVoid |
| 54 | When Doves Cry | Prince |
| 53 | I Can Dream About You | Dan Hartman |
| 52 | Against All Odds | Phil Collins |
| 51 | Sounds Like A Melody | Alphaville |
| 50 | Why | Randy Crawford |
| 49 | The Heart Of Rock 'n Roll | Huey Lewis And The News |
| 48 | Uptown Girl | Billy Joel |
| 47 | Man On Fire | Roger Taylor |
| 46 | My Ever Changing Mood | The Style Council |
| 45 | Bird Of Paradise | Snowy White |
| 44 | Adult Education | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 43 | Brenda X | Poco |
| 42 | Right By Your Side | Eurythmics |
| 41 | Break My Stride | Matthew Wilder |
| 40 | State Of Shock | Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger & The New Jacksons |
| 39 | Pink Houses | John "Cougar" Mellencamp |
| 38 | Some Guys Have All The Luck | Rod Stewart |
| 37 | Smalltown Boy | Bronski Beat |
| 36 | Why Don't We Spend The Night | Joe Fagin |
| 35 | Union Of The Snake | Duran Duran |
| 34 | What's Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner |
| 33 | Drive | The Cars |
| 32 | You Might Think | The Cars |
| 31 | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper |
| 30 | Footloose | Kenny Loggins |
| 29 | Jump | Van Halen |
| 28 | Making Love Out Of Nothing At All | Air Supply |
| 27 | Undercover Of The Night | The Rolling Stones |
| 26 | Civilised Man | Joe Cocker |
| 25 | Two Tribes | Frankie Goes To Hollywood |
| 24 | Only When You Leave | Spandau Ballet |
| 23 | The Lebanon | The Human League |
| 22 | I Want To Break Free | Queen |
| 21 | Careless Whisper | George Michael |
| 20 | Dancing In The Dark | Bruce Springsteen |
| 19 | Hello | Lionel Ritchie |
| 18 | No Way Out | Jefferson Starship |
| 17 | Sad Songs Say So Much | Elton John |
| 16 | Hold Me Now | Thompson Twins |
| 15 | It's A Hard Life | Queen |
| 14 | She's Mine | Steve Perry |
| 13 | 99 Red Balloons | Nena |
| 12 | Cover Me | Bruce Springsteen |
| 11 | Radio Ga Ga | Queen |
| 10 | A Fine Fine Day | Toni Carey |
| 9 | Somebody's Watching Me | Rockwell |
| 8 | Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Yes |
| 7 | Jokerman | Bob Dylan |
| 6 | I Can Hear Your Heart Beat | Chris Rea |
| 5 | Missing You | John Waite |
| 4 | Say It Isn't So | Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| 3 | I Just Called To Say I Love You | Stevie Wonder |
| 2 | Stuck On You | Lionel Ritchie |
| 1 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker Jr. |
