List of Billboard number-one dance singles of 1985

Billboard magazine compiled the top-performing dance singles in the United States on the Hot Dance/Disco Club Play chart and the Hot Dance/Disco 12-inch Singles Sales chart. Premiered in 1976, the Club Play chart ranked the most-played singles on dance club based on reports from a national sample of club DJs. It was the sole chart for dance music before the issue dated March 16, 1985, when the 12-inch Singles Sales chart was launched based on retail sales of physical singles across the United States. The first number one on the dance sales chart was "New Attitude"/"Axel F", a split single by Patti LaBelle and Harold Faltermeyer from Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. However, Billboard had already compiled unpublished chart for the 12-inch singles sales chart since January 19, 1985, with "Rain Forest"/"Sound Chaser" by Paul Hardcastle as its first number one, which was retrospectively listed on Billboard.com.

Charts history

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Issue date	Hot Dance/Disco Club Play		Hot Dance/Disco 12-inch Singles Sales		Ref.
	Title	Artist(s)	Title	Artist(s)
January 5	"Like a Virgin"	Madonna	Not issued
January 12	"We Are the Young"	Dan Hartman
January 19			"Rain Forest" / "Sound Chaser"	Paul Hardcastle
January 26	"Loveride"	Nuance featuring Vikki Love
February 2	"Sidewalk Talk"	Jellybean
February 9	"Loverboy"	Billy Ocean	"Sugar Walls"	Sheena Easton
February 16	"Smalltown Boy"	Bronski Beat
February 23	"Sugar Walls"	Sheena Easton	"New Attitude"/ "Axel F"	Patti LaBelle/ Harold Faltermeyer
March 2	"This Is My Night"	Chaka Khan
March 9	"New Attitude"/ "Axel F"	Patti LaBelle/ Harold Faltermeyer
March 16
March 23	"Bad Habits"	Jenny Burton
March 30	"Material Girl"	Madonna
April 6	"In My House"	Mary Jane Girls
April 13
April 20	"Point of No Return"	Exposé	"We Are The World"	USA for Africa
April 27
May 4	"Fresh"	Kool & the Gang
May 11	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Tears for Fears
May 18			"Fresh"	Kool & the Gang
May 25	"Do You Wanna Get Away"	Shannon	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	Tears for Fears
June 1			"I Wonder If I Take You Home"	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force
June 8	"Call Me Mr. Telephone (Answering Service)"	Cheyne
June 15	"I Wonder If I Take You Home"	Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force	"Angel"/ "Into the Groove"	Madonna
June 22	"Thinking About Your Love"	Skipworth & Turner
June 29	"Angel"/ "Into the Groove"	Madonna
July 6	"19"	Paul Hardcastle
July 13
July 20	"Glow"	Rick James	"19"	Paul Hardcastle
July 27
August 3	"Freeway of Love"	Aretha Franklin	"Angel"/ "Into the Groove"	Madonna
August 10
August 17			"Raspberry Beret" / "She's Always In My Hair"	Prince & the Revolution
August 24	"Shout"	Tears for Fears	"Trapped"	Colonel Abrams
August 31
September 7	"Trapped"	Colonel Abrams	"Shout (Remix)"	Tears for Fears
September 14	"Eight Arms to Hold You"	Goon Squad
September 21	"Dare Me"	The Pointer Sisters	"Pop Life" (Remix) / "Hello"	Prince & the Revolution
September 28	"Be Near Me"	ABC
October 5			"Dress You Up" (Remix)	Madonna
October 12	"Oh Sheila"	Ready for the World
October 19	"Fall Down (Spirit of Love)"	Tramaine
October 26	"You Wear It Well"	El DeBarge with DeBarge
November 2			"I'll Be Good"	Rene & Angela
November 9	"You & Me"	The Flirts	"Part-Time Lover" (Remix)	Stevie Wonder
November 16	"Part-Time Lover"	Stevie Wonder	"Conga"	Miami Sound Machine
November 23	"Who's Zoomin' Who"	Aretha Franklin	"Part-Time Lover" (Remix)	Stevie Wonder
November 30	"A Love Bizarre"	Sheila E.	"I Like You"	Phyllis Nelson
December 7
December 14	"I Like You"	Phyllis Nelson
December 21	"Takes a Little Time"	Total Contrast
December 28	"Baby Talk"	Alisha

See also

• 1985 in music
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart