| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 16, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NIGHTSHIFT Commodores (Motown 1773) | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | |
| 2 | MISSING YOU Diana Ross (RCA 13966) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 3 | MR. TELEPHONE MAN New Edition (MCA 52484) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | TONIGHT Ready For The World (MCA 52507) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
| 5 | EASY LOVER Philip Bailey (with Phil Collins) (Columbia 04679) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | GOTTA GET YOU HOME TONIGHT Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99710) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
| 7 | SUGAR WALLS Sheena Easton (EMI America 8253) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | |
| 8 | CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia 04691) | 11 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |
| 9 | (No Matter How High I Get) I’LL STILL BE LOOKIN’ UP TO YOU Wilton Felder (featuring Bobby Womack and introducing Alltrinna Grayson) (MCA 52467) | 15 | 22 | 29 | 8 | |
| 10 | PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol 5433) | 12 | 19 | 26 | 8 | |
| 11 | THE MEN ALL PAUSE Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52486) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| 12 | OUTTA THE WORLD Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5435) | 16 | 18 | 24 | 9 | |
| 13 | NEUTRON DANCE Pointer Sisters (Planet 13951) | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | |
| 14 | THIS IS MY NIGHT Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29097) | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | |
| 15 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Temptations (Gordy 1765) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | |
| 16 | BE YOUR MAN Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 2702) | 24 | 33 | 38 | 6 | |
| 17 | ’TIL MY BABY COMES HOME Luther Vandross (Epic 04760) | 21 | 32 | 48 | 5 | |
| 18 | THE BORDERLINES Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2695) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | |
| 19 | MISLED Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 431) | 18 | 13 | 9 | 17 | |
| 20 | NEW ATTITUDE Patti LaBelle (MCA 52517) | 25 | 29 | 34 | 7 | |
| 21 | BEEP A FREAK Gap Band (Total Experience 2405) | 17 | 11 | 4 | 16 | |
| 22 | 20/20 George Benson (Warner Bros. 29120) | 19 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 23 | METHOD OF MODERN LOVE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13970) | 26 | 28 | 35 | 12 | |
| 24 | HEARTBEAT Dazz Band (Motown 1775) | 30 | 39 | 46 | 6 | |
| 25 | HANG ON TO YOUR LOVE Sade (Portrait 04664) | 22 | 20 | 12 | 17 | |
| 26 | MY TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 04761) | 29 | 38 | 43 | 6 | |
| 27 | ROXANNE, ROXANNE UTFO (Select 1182) | 20 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
| 28 | BACK IN STRIDE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5431) | 38 | 47 | 57 | 4 | |
| 29 | HALF CRAZY Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99671) | 32 | 35 | 42 | 8 | |
| 30 | ROXANNE’S REVENGE Roxanne Shante (Pop Art 7546) | 34 | 37 | 41 | 6 | |
| 31 | RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy 1770) | 42 | 59 | 73 | 4 | |
| 32 | AT LAST YOU’RE MINE Cheryl Lynn (Private I 04736) | 33 | 36 | 40 | 8 | |
| 33 | KING OF ROCK Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5064) | 40 | 48 | 56 | 6 | |
| 34 | BASKETBALL Kurtis Blow (Polydor 881 529) | 35 | 71 | 28 | 13 | |
| 35 | CAN YOU FEEL IT Fat Boys (Sutra 139) | 36 | 40 | 44 | 8 | |
| 36 | A FORK IN THE ROAD Rebbie Jackson (Columbia 04765) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 7 | |
| 37 | FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT Whodini (Jive 9302) | 27 | 27 | 30 | 12 | |
| 38 | SOME KINDA LOVER Whispers (Solar 69658) | 44 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 39 | THE BIRD The Time (Warner Bros. 29094) | 28 | 26 | 27 | 8 | |
| 40 | IN MY HOUSE Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1741) | 53 | 60 | 70 | 5 | |
| 41 | KISS AND TELL Isley, Jasper, Isley (CBS Associated 04741) | 41 | 45 | 49 | 8 | |
| 42 | BAD HABITS Jenny Burton (Atlantic 89583) | 49 | 56 | 65 | 5 | |
| 43 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Rockie Robbins (MCA 52516) | 48 | 53 | 59 | 7 | |
| 44 | GIMME, GIMME, GIMME Narada Michael Walden (with Patti Austin) (Warner Bros. 29077) | 50 | 55 | 66 | 6 | |
| 45 | SIGN OF THE TIMES Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 69677) | 45 | 49 | 54 | 8 | |
| 46 | TAKE ME WITH U Prince & Revolution (with Apollonia) (Warner Bros. 29079) | 51 | 58 | 80 | 4 | |
| 47 | FORGIVE ME GIRL Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 851) | 47 | 52 | 62 | 7 | |
| 48 | I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS New Jersey Mass Choir Featuring Donnie Harper, Donald Malloy & Sherry McGee (Savoy 4440) | 57 | 65 | 79 | 5 | |
| 49 | YOU SEND ME Manhattans (Columbia 04754) | 58 | 64 | 82 | 4 | |
| 50 | MY GIRL LOVES ME Shalamar (Solar 69660) | 56 | 63 | 78 | 4 | |
| 51 | FINDER OF LOST LOVES Dionne Warwick & Glenn Jones (Arista 9281) | 52 | 57 | 63 | 6 | |
| 52 | INNOCENT Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 04718) | 64 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | SCIENTIFIC LOVE Midnight Star (Solar 69659) | 59 | 67 | 84 | 4 | |
| 54 | WEEKEND GIRL S.O.S. Band (Tabu 04776) | 60 | 66 | 75 | 5 | |
| 55 | BE READY FOR LOVE Klique (MCA 52483) | 55 | 61 | 68 | 6 | |
| 56 | RAINBOW Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99675) | 61 | 68 | 83 | 4 | |
| 57 | RAGING WATERS Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 29091) | 62 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | SETTLE DOWN Lillo Thomas (Capitol 5440) | 63 | 70 | 77 | 5 | |
| 59 | (I Guess) IT MUST BE LOVE Thelma Houston (MCA 52489) | 65 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | INTO THE NIGHT B. B. King (MCA 52530) | 69 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | BRING BACK YOUR LOVE Glenn Jones (RCA 13999) | 67 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | SENSE OF PURPOSE Third World (Columbia 04733) | 68 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | READ MY LIPS Melba Moore (Capitol 5437) | 70 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (Sire 29083) | 73 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | I FOUND MY BABY Gap Band (Total Experience 2412) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | COLD TEARS Sam Bostic (Atlantic 89581) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | YO’ LITTLE BROTHER Nolan Thomas (Mirage 99697) | 66 | 34 | 32 | 16 | |
| 68 | BELIEVE IN THE BEAT Carol Lynn Townes (Polydor 881 413) | 75 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | STEP BY STEP Jeff Lorber (Arista 9307) | 76 | — | — | 2 | |
| 70 | NOT TOO YOUNG (To Fall In Love) Alfonso Ribeiro (Prism 99661) | 77 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | FRESH Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 623) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 72 | YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE Whitney Houston (Arista 9274) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Reddings (Polydor 881 767) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade (Portrait 04807) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | JUST ANOTHER NIGHT Mick Jagger (Columbia 04743) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL Jermaine Jackson/Pia Zadora (MCA/Curb 52521) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | BEHIND THE MASK Greg Phillinganes (Planet 13943) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | LOVE & HAPPINESS David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 29087) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | MY LOVE IS TRUE (Truly For You) Temptations (Gordy 1781) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 80 | LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire 29210) | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
| 81 | DON’T YOU FEEL IT LIKE I FEEL IT J. Blackfoot (Sound Town 0011) | 81 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | GROOVIN War (Coco Plum 2002) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 83 | GENTLE (Calling Your Name) Frederick (Heat 2022) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | DO YOU WANT IT RIGHT NOW (From The Fast Forward Sound Track) Siedah Garrett (Qwest 29086) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT Stevie Wonder (Motown 1769) | 31 | 25 | 23 | 15 | |
| 86 | DON’T WASTE THE NIGHT Legacy (Private I 04794) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | OUT OF CONTROL Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13980) | 46 | 46 | 51 | 8 | |
| 88 | FLY GIRL Intrigue (World Trade 1000) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | YOU’RE SO ROMANTIC Sheryl Lee Ralph (New York Music 7001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | FEEL SO REAL Steve Arrington (Atlantic 89576) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | I WOULD DIE 4 U Prince & Revolution (Warner Bros. 29121) | 37 | 23 | 20 | 13 | |
| 92 | COOL OUT Magnum Force (Paula 1244) | 71 | 72 | 86 | 4 | |
| 93 | DOWN ON THE STREET Shakatak (Polydor 881 064) | 72 | 73 | 81 | 5 | |
| 94 | BOOGIE DOWN (Bronx) Man Parrish featuring Freeze Force (Sugarscoop 132) | 54 | 54 | 60 | 8 | |
| 95 | RAIN FOREST Paul Hardcastle (Profile 5059) | 82 | 30 | 25 | 16 | |
| 96 | LET ME BE THE ONE Angela Bofill (Arista 9312) | 80 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 97 | WHO’S GONNA MAKE THE FIRST MOVE Ray, Goodman & Brown (Panoramic 201) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 12 | |
| 98 | LOVE IN MODERATION Gwen Guthrie (Island 99685) | 87 | 24 | 16 | 15 | |
| 99 | CHANGE YOUR WICKED WAYS Pennye Ford (Total Experience 2404) | 91 | 77 | 31 | 20 | |
| 100 | OPERATOR Midnight Star (Solar 69684) | 97 | 41 | 37 | 19 | |
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