| The CASH BOX Top 100 Black Contemporary | ||||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JULY 20, 1985 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | HANGIN’ ON A STRING (Contemplating) Loose Ends (MCA/Virgin 52570) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2 | ROCK ME TONIGHT (For Old Times Sake) Freddie Jackson (Capitol 5459) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 3 | RASPBERRY BERET Prince & Revolution (Paisley Park 28972) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 4 | YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE Whitney Houston (Arista 9274) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
| 5 | SAVE YOUR LOVE (For #1) Rene & Angela (Mercury 880 731) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | SANCTIFIED LADY Marvin Gaye (Columbia 04861) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 7 | I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME Lisa Lisa With Cult Jam & Full Force (Columbia 04486) | 9 | 16 | 22 | 9 | |
| 8 | SUSSUDIO Phil Collins (Atlantic 89560) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | |
| 9 | 19 Paul Hardcastle (Chrysalis 42860) | 10 | 21 | 33 | 7 | |
| 10 | TOO MANY GAMES Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 5474) | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 11 | ATTACK ME WITH YOUR LOVE Cameo (Atlanta Artists 880 744) | 16 | 19 | 21 | 7 | |
| 12 | WHO’S HOLDING DONNA NOW DeBarge (Gordy 1793) | 18 | 25 | 30 | 7 | |
| 13 | THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Skipworth & Turner (4th & B’way 7414) | 15 | 18 | 26 | 12 | |
| 14 | FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin (Arista 9354) | 21 | 30 | 42 | 5 | |
| 15 | TELEPHONE Diana Ross (RCA 14032) | 17 | 20 | 31 | 9 | |
| 16 | CAN YOU HELP ME Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 2730) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 17 | IT’S OVER NOW Luther Vandross (Epic 04944) | 20 | 29 | 34 | 6 | |
| 18 | ITCHIN’ FOR A SCRATCH Force M.D.’s (Atlantic 89557) | 23 | 32 | 37 | 8 | |
| 19 | A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND Klique (MCA 52566) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 13 | |
| 20 | DEEP INSIDE YOUR LOVE Ready For The World (MCA 52561) | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 21 | GLOW Rick James (Gordy 1796) | 27 | 37 | 50 | 5 | |
| 22 | ELECTRIC LADY Con Funk Shun (Mercury 880 636) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | |
| 23 | EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham! (Columbia 04840) | 22 | 13 | 13 | 16 | |
| 24 | SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive 9323) | 24 | 24 | 10 | 17 | |
| 25 | YOU TALK TOO MUCH Run-D.M.C. (Profile 5069) | 25 | 17 | 17 | 12 | |
| 26 | LOVE ON THE RISE Kenny G & Kashif (Arista 9336) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 12 | |
| 27 | FREAK-A-RISTIC Atlantic Starr (A&M 2718) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | |
| 28 | MATERIAL THANGZ The Deele (Solar 69644) | 28 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
| 29 | DO YOU WANNA GET AWAY Shannon (Mirage 99655) | 29 | 22 | 19 | 16 | |
| 30 | FRESH Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 623) | 30 | 26 | 16 | 19 | |
| 31 | SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston (Arista 9381) | 49 | 65 | — | 3 | |
| 32 | IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE Sting (A&M 2738) | 42 | 47 | 52 | 7 | |
| 33 | STIR IT UP Patti LaBelle (MCA 52610) | 44 | 59 | 83 | 4 | |
| 34 | BODY SNATCHERS Midnight Star (Solar 69638) | 35 | 38 | 44 | 8 | |
| 35 | FRANKIE Sister Sledge (Atlantic 89547) | 39 | 43 | 47 | 7 | |
| 36 | SEXY WAYS Four Tops (Motown 1790) | 41 | 46 | 51 | 8 | |
| 37 | TAKE NO PRISONERS (In The Game Of Love) Peabo Bryson (Elektra 69632) | 37 | 44 | 53 | 6 | |
| 38 | LET’S GO OUT TONIGHT Nile Rodgers (Warner Bros. 29049) | 38 | 42 | 48 | 9 | |
| 39 | FIDELITY Cheryl Lynn (Columbia 04932) | 43 | 49 | 55 | 7 | |
| 40 | DANGEROUS Pennye Ford (Total Experience 2413) | 40 | 41 | 45 | 10 | |
| 41 | WHEN YOU LOVE ME LIKE THIS Melba Moore (Capitol 5484) | 50 | 57 | 68 | 6 | |
| 42 | IN MY HOUSE Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1741) | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | |
| 43 | DOUBLE OH-OH George Clinton (Capitol 5473) | 32 | 33 | 36 | 9 | |
| 44 | SWING LOW R. J.’s Latest Arrival (Atlantic 89551) | 48 | 54 | 65 | 5 | |
| 45 | I’M SORRY Will King (Total Experience 2417) | 45 | 45 | 49 | 10 | |
| 46 | COOL, CALM, COLLECTED Atlantic Starr (A&M 2742) | 58 | 66 | — | 3 | |
| 47 | LEADER OF THE PACK UTFO (Select 62259) | 52 | 62 | 75 | 5 | |
| 48 | IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 05418) | 60 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | JUST ANOTHER NIGHT (Without Your Love) “D” Train (Prelude 8089) | 54 | 63 | 74 | 5 | |
| 50 | THE PLEASURE SEEKERS The System (Mirage 99639) | 55 | 67 | 86 | 4 | |
| 51 | ALL OF ME FOR ALL OF YOU 9.9 (RCA 14082) | 56 | 68 | 79 | 5 | |
| 52 | DON’T SAY NO Manhattans (Columbia 04930) | 57 | 64 | 72 | 6 | |
| 53 | WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (Thunderdome) Tina Turner (Capitol 5491) | 67 | — | — | 2 | |
| 54 | WILD AND CRAZY LOVE Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 1798) | 64 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 55 | CHERISH Kool & Gang (De-Lite 880 869) | 68 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | THE FAT BOYS ARE BACK Fat Boys (Sutra 144) | 69 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | OUT ON A LIMB Teena Marie (Epic 04943) | 63 | 69 | 76 | 4 | |
| 58 | YOUR LOVE IS KING Sade (Portrait 05408) | 65 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 59 | A FLY GIRL Boogie Boys (Capitol 5498) | 74 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | HISTORY Mai Tai (Critique 715) | 66 | 74 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | THE ROOF IS ON FIRE (Scratchin’) Rock Master Scott & Dynamic Three (Fantasy 955) | 73 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 62 | ONE BAD APPLE Nolan Thomas (Mirage 99651) | 62 | 72 | 77 | 5 | |
| 63 | PARASITE Reddings (Polydor 881 767) | 70 | 79 | 81 | 5 | |
| 64 | I WANT MY GIRL Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 2749) | 79 | — | — | 2 | |
| 65 | MYSTERY LADY Billy Ocean (Jive 9374) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | PADLOCK Gwen Guthrie (Garage 72001) | 75 | 82 | — | 3 | |
| 67 | STRANGE & FUNNY Womack & Womack (Elektra 69637) | 61 | 61 | 69 | 5 | |
| 68 | DANCIN’ IN THE KEY OF LIFE Steve Arrington (Atlantic 89535) | 76 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 69 | BIT BY BIT (Theme From “Fletch”) Stephanie Mills (MCA 52617) | 77 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | CHEY CHEY KULE Eugene Wilde (Philly World 99640) | 71 | 80 | 88 | 4 | |
| 71 | MY SECRET (Didja Gitit Yet?) New Edition (MCA 52627) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 72 | LOVE ATTACK Shantelle (Pandisc 011) | 78 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 73 | TAKE YOUR HEART AWAY Kleeer (Atlantic 89549) | 80 | — | — | 2 | |
| 74 | DISRESPECT Gap Band (Total Experience 2418) | 81 | — | — | 2 | |
| 75 | I’M NOT THE SAME GIRL Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion 99635) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | I’M LEAVING BABY Con Funk Shun (Mercury 880 914) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | POSSESSION OBSESSION Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA 14098) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 78 | DARE ME Pointer Sisters (RCA 14126) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 79 | BAD BOY Juicy (Private I 05422) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | SOMEWHERE I BELONG Teddy Pendergrass (Asylum 69628) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 81 | INTO THE GROOVE Madonna (Sire 20335) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | ANIMAL INSTINCT Commodores (Motown 1788) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 9 | |
| 83 | BORN IN THE U.S.A. Stanley Clarke Band (Epic 04914) | 51 | 39 | 40 | 9 | |
| 84 | (Closest Thing To) PERFECT Jermaine Jackson (Arista 9356) | 59 | 60 | 66 | 6 | |
| 85 | ALL NIGHT Trinere (Jam Packed 104) | 72 | 73 | 82 | 5 | |
| 86 | TURN IT UP Conway Brothers (Paula 1245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | OH SHEILA Ready For The World (MCA 52636) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | THROUGH THE FIRE Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 29025) | 36 | 34 | 24 | 15 | |
| 89 | BABY COME AND GET IT Pointer Sisters (Planet 14041) | 47 | 36 | 27 | 15 | |
| 90 | HELLO STRANGER Carrie Lucas featuring Whispers (Constellation 52602) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 91 | WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia 04839) | 34 | 9 | 4 | 17 | |
| 92 | AXEL F Harold Faltermeyer (MCA 52536) | 46 | 35 | 28 | 16 | |
| 93 | CALL ME MR. ‘TELEPHONE’ (Answering Service) Cheyne (MCA 52576) | 93 | 70 | 70 | 7 | |
| 94 | MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 52545) | 53 | 40 | 20 | 18 | |
| 95 | BEST PART OF THE NIGHT Jeff Lorber Band featuring Gavin Christopher (Arista 9364) | 90 | 89 | 89 | 4 | |
| 96 | FUN WITH FAT GIRLS Miz (T.C. 7004) | 91 | 90 | 90 | 4 | |
| 97 | GIRLS LOVE THE WAY HE SPINS Grandmaster Flash (Elektra 69643) | 92 | 48 | 46 | 10 | |
| 98 | DANGEROUS Natalie Cole (Modern 99648) | 94 | 50 | 35 | 13 | |
| 99 | HOLD ME Menudo (RCA 14087) | 95 | 56 | 56 | 9 | |
| 100 | RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy 1770) | 96 | 51 | 38 | 22 | |
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