YEAR-END UK TOP 150 of 1985 (Singles)
Based on point-system NME Charts (nr. 1 75 points, nr. 2 74 etc)
| nr | title | artist | pnt | wk | hp |
| 1 | The power of love | Jennifer Rush | 1321 | 27 | 1 |
| 2 | Cherish | Kool & the Gang | 1105 | 22 | 4 |
| 3 | Move closer | Phyllis Nelson | 1051 | 21 | 1 |
| 4 | Trapped | Colonel Abrams | 964 | 20 | 3 |
| 5 | Axel F | Harold Faltermeyer | 943 | 22 | 2 |
| 6 | Frankie | Sister Sledge | 914 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | I know him so well | Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson | 909 | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Crazy for you | Madonna | 882 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | You spin me round | Dead or Alive | 852 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | Into the groove | Madonna | 825 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle | 823 | 16 | 1 |
| 12 | Take on me | A-Ha | 820 | 14 | 2 |
| 13 | Dancing in the dark | Bruce Springsteen | 819 | 16 | 4 |
| 14 | Money for nothing | Dire Straits | 804 | 16 | 4 |
| 15 | Kayleigh | Marillion | 784 | 14 | 2 |
| 16 | Solid | Ashford & Simpson | 782 | 15 | 3 |
| 17 | Do they know it's Christmas | Band Aid | 765 | 14 | 1 |
| 18 | Love and pride | King | 759 | 14 | 2 |
| 19 | Everybody wants to rule the world | Tears for Fears | 748 | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | A view to a kill | Duran Duran | 744 | 16 | 2 |
| 21 | I got you babe | UB 40 & Chrissie Hynde | 744 | 13 | 1 |
| 22 | Something about you | Level 42 | 734 | 15 | 6 |
| 23 | There must be an angel | Eurythmics | 729 | 13 | 1 |
| 24 | White wedding | Billy Idol | 725 | 15 | 6 |
| 25 | I want to know what love is | Foreigner | 714 | 12 | 1 |
| 26 | Nightshift | Commodores | 712 | 14 | 3 |
| 27 | Easy lover | Philip Bailey & Phil Collins | 711 | 12 | 1 |
| 28 | Everything she wants / Last Christmas | Wham | 704 | 13 | 2 |
| 29 | Nikita | Elton John | 704 | 12 | 3 |
| 30 | Lean on me | Red Box | 704 | 14 | 3 |
| 31 | We close our eyes | Go West | 704 | 14 | 5 |
| 32 | Live is life | Opus | 703 | 15 | 6 |
| 33 | A good heart | Feargal Sharkey | 699 | 12 | 1 |
| 34 | Suddenly | Billy Ocean | 698 | 14 | 4 |
| 35 | Holding out for a hero | Bonnie Tyler | 696 | 13 | 2 |
| 36 | She sells sanctuary | The Cult | 694 | 19 | 15 |
| 37 | Rhythm of the night | Debarge | 676 | 14 | 4 |
| 38 | Parttime lover | Stevie Wonder | 667 | 12 | 3 |
| 39 | Dancing in the street | David Bowie & Mick Jagger | 665 | 12 | 1 |
| 40 | We don't need another hero | Tina Turner | 662 | 12 | 3 |
| 41 | I feel love | Bronski Beat & Marc Almond | 655 | 12 | 3 |
| 42 | If I was | Midge Ure | 647 | 11 | 1 |
| 43 | Johnny come home | Fine Young Cannibals | 639 | 13 | 8 |
| 44 | I'm on fire / Born in the USA | Bruce Springsteen | 636 | 12 | 5 |
| 45 | History | Mai Tai | 633 | 13 | 8 |
| 46 | Tarzan boy | Baltimora | 632 | 12 | 3 |
| 47 | St. Elmo's fire | John Parr | 626 | 13 | 6 |
| 48 | Don't you forget about me | Simple Minds | 625 | 20 | 7 |
| 49 | Don't break my heart | UB 40 | 623 | 10 | 3 |
| 50 | Drive | Cars | 621 | 12 | 4 |
| 51 | Road to nowhere | Talking Heads | 610 | 12 | 6 |
| 52 | Shout | Tears for Fears | 607 | 11 | 4 |
| 53 | Obsession | Animotion | 607 | 12 | 5 |
| 54 | The word girl | Scritti Politti | 605 | 12 | 6 |
| 55 | Do what you do | Jermaine Jackson | 605 | 13 | 6 |
| 56 | I wonder if I take you home | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam | 599 | 17 | 12 |
| 57 | Body and soul | Mai Tai | 596 | 13 | 9 |
| 58 | Say I'm your number one | Princess | 594 | 12 | 7 |
| 59 | Close to the edit | Art of Noise | 594 | 13 | 8 |
| 60 | Kiss me | Stephen Tintin Duffy | 591 | 11 | 4 |
| 61 | Rebel yell | Billy Idol | 590 | 12 | 6 |
| 62 | Body rock | Maria Vidal | 583 | 13 | 11 |
| 63 | Like a virgin | Madonna | 581 | 11 | 3 |
| 64 | 1999 / Little red corvette | Princess | 581 | 11 | 3 |
| 65 | Atmosphere | Russ Abott | 581 | 12 | 7 |
| 66 | Could it be I'm falling in love | David Grant & Jaki Graham | 577 | 11 | 5 |
| 67 | Every time you go away | Paul Young | 574 | 11 | 4 |
| 68 | My toot toot | Denise LaSalle | 566 | 13 | 6 |
| 69 | Run to you | Bryan Adams | 561 | 12 | 11 |
| 70 | Running up that hill | Kate Bush | 551 | 11 | 3 |
| 71 | Holiday | Madonna | 550 | 10 | 2 |
| 72 | Material girl | Madonna | 550 | 10 | 3 |
| 73 | Ben | Marti Webb | 550 | 11 | 5 |
| 74 | Ghostbusters | Ray Parker jr. | 550 | 12 | 6 |
| 75 | Knock on wood | Amii Stewart | 546 | 12 | 7 |
| 76 | Walking on sunshine | Katrina & the Waves | 546 | 12 | 8 |
| 77 | That ole devil called love | Alison Moyet | 544 | 10 | 2 |
| 78 | Gambler | Madonna | 536 | 11 | 4 |
| 79 | Love don't live here anymore | Jimmy Nail | 534 | 11 | 3 |
| 80 | Hangin' on a string | Loose Ends | 532 | 13 | 13 |
| 81 | Excitible | Amazulu | 530 | 13 | 12 |
| 82 | You'll never walk alone | Crowd | 529 | 11 | 1 |
| 83 | All fall down | Five Star | 527 | 12 | 15 |
| 84 | Feel so cool | Steve Arrington | 526 | 10 | 5 |
| 85 | Round and round | Jaki Graham | 525 | 11 | 9 |
| 86 | A new England | Kirsty MacColl | 519 | 10 | 7 |
| 87 | Clouds across the moon | Rah Band | 517 | 10 | 6 |
| 88 | Out in the fields | Gary Moore & Phil Lynott | 507 | 10 | 5 |
| 89 | Since yesterday | Strawberry Switchblade | 507 | 10 | 5 |
| 90 | We are the world | USA for Africa | 506 | 9 | 1 |
| 91 | The heat is on | Glenn Frey | 506 | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | I was born to love you | Freddie Mercury | 503 | 10 | 11 |
| 93 | Loverboy | Billy Ocean | 499 | 10 | 15 |
| 94 | Money's too tight to mention | Simply Red | 489 | 12 | 13 |
| 95 | The power of love | Huey Lewis & the News | 487 | 10 | 11 |
| 96 | Alive and kicking | Simple Minds | 485 | 9 | 7 |
| 97 | The show | Doug E. Fresh | 484 | 8 | 7 |
| 98 | Lavender | Marillion | 480 | 9 | 5 |
| 99 | Welcome to the pleasure dome | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 478 | 11 | 2 |
| 100 | Call me | Go West | 476 | 10 | 12 |
| 101 | See the day | Dee C Lee | 475 | 8 | 3 |
| 102 | One more night | Phil Collins | 468 | 9 | 4 |
| 103 | Things can only get better | Howard Jones | 466 | 8 | 6 |
| 104 | Alone with you | King | 464 | 9 | 8 |
| 105 | Sisters are doin' it for themselves | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin | 462 | 9 | 9 |
| 106 | Wide boy | Nik Kershaw | 456 | 8 | 9 |
| 107 | Living on video | Trans-X | 452 | 9 | 9 |
| 108 | Pie Jesu | Sarah Brightman & Paul Miles-Kingston | 450 | 8 | 3 |
| 109 | Angel | Madonna | 450 | 9 | 5 |
| 110 | Head over heels | Tears for Fears | 450 | 9 | 12 |
| 111 | Thinking of you | Colourfield | 450 | 10 | 12 |
| 112 | You're the one for me | D Train | 447 | 11 | 15 |
| 113 | The last kiss | David Cassidy | 446 | 9 | 6 |
| 114 | Duel (eye to eye) | Propaganda | 442 | 12 | 21 |
| 115 | Spend the night | Cool Notes | 440 | 9 | 11 |
| 116 | The taste of your tears | King | 440 | 9 | 11 |
| 117 | Miami Vice theme | Jan Hammer | 439 | 8 | 5 |
| 118 | I'm your man | Wham | 438 | 6 | 1 |
| 119 | She's so beautiful | Cliff Richard | 435 | 9 | 17 |
| 120 | Saving all my love for you | Whitney Houston | 434 | 7 | 1 |
| 121 | Single life | Cameo | 433 | 10 | 15 |
| 122 | Cry | Godley & Creme | 432 | 11 | 19 |
| 123 | Say you say me | Lionel Richie | 431 | 7 | 8 |
| 124 | Slave to love | Bryan Ferry | 430 | 9 | 10 |
| 125 | Turn it up | Conway Brothers | 428 | 10 | 11 |
| 126 | We all stand together | Paul McCartney & Frog Chorus | 423 | 9 | 3 |
| 127 | Yeh yeh | Matt Bianco | 423 | 10 | 13 |
| 128 | Let's go crazy | Prince & the Revolution | 421 | 9 | 7 |
| 129 | Lipstick powder and paint | Shakin' Stevens | 421 | 9 | 11 |
| 130 | Stairway to heaven | Far Corporation | 420 | 10 | 8 |
| 131 | Brothers in arms | Dire Straits | 419 | 10 | 16 |
| 132 | Step off | Grandmaster Melle Mel & Furious Five | 418 | 9 | 8 |
| 133 | The show | Rebecca Storm | 418 | 13 | 22 |
| 134 | The boys of summer | Don Henley | 415 | 10 | 12 |
| 135 | Icing on the cake | Stephen Tintin Duffy | 409 | 9 | 14 |
| 136 | Friends | Amii Stewart | 407 | 10 | 12 |
| 137 | You're the inspiration | Chicago | 406 | 10 | 14 |
| 138 | Love is a battlefield | Pat Benatar | 405 | 10 | 17 |
| 139 | Let me be the one | Five Star | 404 | 9 | 18 |
| 140 | Slave to the rhythm | Grace Jones | 403 | 8 | 12 |
| 141 | In your car | Cool Notes | 402 | 9 | 13 |
| 142 | Separate lives | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin | 398 | 6 | 4 |
| 143 | Shake the disease | Depeche Mode | 396 | 9 | 18 |
| 144 | Free yourself | Untouchables | 391 | 11 | 26 |
| 145 | Howard's Way theme | Simon May Orchestra | 390 | 10 | 21 |
| 146 | Love like blood | Killing Joke | 389 | 9 | 16 |
| 147 | Inbetween days | The Cure | 389 | 10 | 15 |
| 148 | That's what friends are for | Dionne Warwick & friends | 388 | 8 | 16 |
| 149 | Uncle Sam | Madness | 385 | 10 | 21 |
| 150 | One vision | Queen | 384 | 7 | 7 |
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