| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 23, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | NIGHTSHIFT Commodores (Motown 1773) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2 | MISSING YOU Diana Ross (RCA 13966) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 3 | MR. TELEPHONE MAN New Edition (MCA 52484) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| 4 | TONIGHT Ready For The World (MCA 52507) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 5 | (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) | 9 | 15 | 22 | 9 | |
| 6 | EASY LOVER Philip Bailey (with Phil Collins) (Columbia 04679) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| 7 | CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia 04691) | 8 | 11 | 16 | 10 | |
| 8 | PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol 5433) | 10 | 12 | 19 | 9 | |
| 9 | SUGAR WALLS Sheena Easton (EMI America 8253) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
| 10 | OUTTA THE WORLD Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 5435) | 12 | 16 | 18 | 10 | |
| 11 | BE YOUR MAN Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 2702) | 16 | 24 | 33 | 7 | |
| 12 | ’TIL MY BABY COMES HOME Luther Vandross (Epic 04760) | 17 | 21 | 32 | 6 | |
| 13 | NEUTRON DANCE Pointer Sisters (Planet 13951) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
| 14 | GOTTA GET YOU HOME TONIGHT Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99710) | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 15 | NEW ATTITUDE Patti LaBelle (MCA 52517) | 20 | 25 | 29 | 8 | |
| 16 | THE MEN ALL PAUSE Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52486) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |
| 17 | BACK IN STRIDE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5431) | 28 | 38 | 47 | 5 | |
| 18 | TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Temptations (Gordy 1765) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 22 | |
| 19 | HEARTBEAT Dazz Band (Motown 1775) | 24 | 30 | 39 | 7 | |
| 20 | MISLED Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 431) | 19 | 18 | 13 | 18 | |
| 21 | RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy 1770) | 31 | 42 | 59 | 5 | |
| 22 | MY TIME Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 04761) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 7 | |
| 23 | METHOD OF MODERN LOVE Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 13970) | 23 | 26 | 28 | 13 | |
| 24 | THE BORDERLINES Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 2695) | 18 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
| 25 | THIS IS MY NIGHT Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29097) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 10 | |
| 26 | IN MY HOUSE Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1741) | 40 | 53 | 60 | 6 | |
| 27 | HALF CRAZY Johnny Gill (Cotillion 99671) | 29 | 32 | 35 | 9 | |
| 28 | BEEP A FREAK Gap Band (Total Experience 2405) | 21 | 17 | 11 | 17 | |
| 29 | ROXANNE’S REVENGE Roxanne Shante (Pop Art 7546) | 30 | 34 | 37 | 7 | |
| 30 | KING OF ROCK Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5064) | 33 | 40 | 48 | 7 | |
| 31 | 20/20 George Benson (Warner Bros. 29120) | 22 | 19 | 12 | 15 | |
| 32 | HANG ON TO YOUR LOVE Sade (Portrait 04664) | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | |
| 33 | SOME KINDA LOVER Whispers (Solar 69658) | 38 | 44 | 50 | 7 | |
| 34 | BASKETBALL Kurtis Blow (Polydor 881 529) | 34 | 35 | 71 | 14 | |
| 35 | A FORK IN THE ROAD Rebbie Jackson (Columbia 04765) | 36 | 39 | 43 | 8 | |
| 36 | ROXANNE, ROXANNE UTFO (Select 1182) | 27 | 20 | 14 | 11 | |
| 37 | BAD HABITS Jenny Burton (Atlantic 89583) | 42 | 49 | 56 | 6 | |
| 38 | INNOCENT Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 04718) | 52 | 64 | 79 | 4 | |
| 39 | TAKE ME WITH U Prince & Revolution (with Apollonia) (Warner Bros. 29079) | 46 | 51 | 58 | 5 | |
| 40 | YOU SEND ME Manhattans (Columbia 04754) | 49 | 58 | 64 | 5 | |
| 41 | SCIENTIFIC LOVE Midnight Star (Solar 69659) | 53 | 59 | 67 | 5 | |
| 42 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Rockie Robbins (MCA 52516) | 43 | 48 | 53 | 8 | |
| 43 | GIMME, GIMME, GIMME Narada Michael Walden (with Patti Austin) (Warner Bros. 29077) | 44 | 50 | 55 | 7 | |
| 44 | I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS New Jersey Mass Choir Featuring Donnie Harper, Donald Malloy & Sherry McGee (Savoy 4440) | 48 | 57 | 65 | 6 | |
| 45 | MY GIRL LOVES ME Shalamar (Solar 69660) | 50 | 56 | 63 | 5 | |
| 46 | THE BIRD The Time (Warner Bros. 29094) | 39 | 28 | 26 | 9 | |
| 47 | FORGIVE ME GIRL Force M.D.’s (Tommy Boy 851) | 47 | 47 | 52 | 8 | |
| 48 | RAINBOW Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99675) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 5 | |
| 49 | RAGING WATERS Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 29091) | 57 | 62 | 75 | 4 | |
| 50 | INTO THE NIGHT B. B. King (MCA 52530) | 60 | 69 | 78 | 4 | |
| 51 | (I Guess) IT MUST BE LOVE Thelma Houston (MCA 52489) | 59 | 65 | 74 | 4 | |
| 52 | SETTLE DOWN Lillo Thomas (Capitol 5440) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 6 | |
| 53 | WEEKEND GIRL S.O.S. Band (Tabu 04776) | 54 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| 54 | BRING BACK YOUR LOVE Glenn Jones (RCA 13999) | 61 | 67 | 88 | 4 | |
| 55 | I FOUND MY BABY Gap Band (Total Experience 2412) | 65 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | SENSE OF PURPOSE Third World (Columbia 04733) | 62 | 68 | 76 | 4 | |
| 57 | READ MY LIPS Melba Moore (Capitol 5437) | 63 | 70 | 85 | 4 | |
| 58 | MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (Sire 29083) | 64 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 59 | FRESH Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 623) | 71 | — | — | 2 | |
| 60 | COLD TEARS Sam Bostic (Atlantic 89581) | 66 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade (Portrait 04807) | 74 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Reddings (Polydor 881 767) | 73 | — | — | 2 | |
| 63 | STEP BY STEP Jeff Lorber (Arista 9307) | 69 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 64 | NOT TOO YOUNG (To Fall In Love) Alfonso Ribeiro (Prism 99661) | 70 | 77 | 86 | 4 | |
| 65 | YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE Whitney Houston (Arista 9274) | 72 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 66 | FINDER OF LOST LOVES Dionne Warwick & Glenn Jones (Arista 9281) | 51 | 52 | 57 | 7 | |
| 67 | MY LOVE IS TRUE (Truly For You) Temptations (Gordy 1781) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 68 | BELIEVE IN THE BEAT Carol Lynn Townes (Polydor 881 413) | 68 | 75 | 84 | 4 | |
| 69 | WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL Jermaine Jackson/Pia Zadora (MCA/Curb 52521) | 76 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | LOST IN LOVE New Edition (MCA 52553) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 71 | LOVE & HAPPINESS David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 29087) | 78 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | YO’ LITTLE BROTHER Nolan Thomas (Mirage 99697) | 67 | 66 | 34 | 17 | |
| 73 | LOVE’S CALLING Opus Ten (Pandisc 012) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 74 | GENTLE (Calling Your Name) Frederick (Heat 2022) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | JUST ANOTHER NIGHT Mick Jagger (Columbia 04743) | 75 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 76 | DO YOU WANT IT RIGHT NOW (From The Fast Forward Sound Track) Siedah Garrett (Qwest 29086) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | BEHIND THE MASK Greg Phillinganes (Planet 13943) | 77 | 78 | 89 | 4 | |
| 78 | DON’T WASTE THE NIGHT Legacy (Private I 04794) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 79 | FEEL SO REAL Steve Arrington (Atlantic 89576) | 90 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | FLY GIRL Intrigue (World Trade 1000) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | YOU’RE SO ROMANTIC Sheryl Lee Ralph (New York Music 7001) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | GROOVIN War (Coco Plum 2002) | 82 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | DON’T YOU FEEL IT LIKE I FEEL IT J. Blackfoot (Sound Town 0011) | 81 | 81 | 90 | 4 | |
| 84 | I JUST WANNA HANG AROUND YOU George Benson (Warner Bros. 29042) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | MOVIN’ & GROOVIN’ Redds & Boys (4th & B’way 2058) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | BE READY FOR LOVE Klique (MCA 52483) | 55 | 55 | 61 | 7 | |
| 87 | MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52545) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | FALLING FOR YOUR LOVE Sylvers (Geffen 29061) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | GIRLS ON MY MIND Fatback (Cotillion 99665) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 90 | I’M STILL Levert (Tempre 5505) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | AT LAST YOU’RE MINE Cheryl Lynn (Private I 04736) | 32 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 92 | FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT Whodini (Jive 9302) | 37 | 27 | 27 | 13 | |
| 93 | KISS AND TELL Isley, Jasper, Isley (CBS Associated 04741) | 41 | 41 | 45 | 9 | |
| 94 | SIGN OF THE TIMES Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 69677) | 45 | 45 | 49 | 9 | |
| 95 | CAN YOU FEEL IT Fat Boys (Sutra 139) | 35 | 36 | 40 | 9 | |
| 96 | LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire 29210) | 80 | 23 | 21 | 17 | |
| 97 | LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT Stevie Wonder (Motown 1769) | 85 | 31 | 25 | 16 | |
| 98 | OUT OF CONTROL Evelyn “Champagne” King (RCA 13980) | 87 | 46 | 46 | 9 | |
| 99 | CHANGE YOUR WICKED WAYS Pennye Ford (Total Experience 2404) | 99 | 91 | 77 | 21 | |
| 100 | RAIN FOREST Paul Hardcastle (Profile 5059) | 95 | 82 | 30 | 17 | |
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