List of Number-one Mainstream Rock Hits (United States) - 1985

1985

• January 19 - Foreigner - "I Want to Know What Love Is" - 1 week
• January 26 - John Fogerty - “The Old Man Down the Road” - 3 weeks
• February 16 - Bryan Adams - "Somebody" - 2 weeks
• March 2 - Mick Jagger - "Just Another Night" - 2 weeks
• March 16 - The Firm - "Radioactive" - 1 week
• March 23 - Don Henley - "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" - 2 weeks
• April 6 - Eric Clapton - "Forever Man" - 2 weeks
• April 20 - Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)" - 3 weeks
• May 11 - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - "Trapped" - 3 weeks
• June 1 - Robert Plant - "Little by Little" - 2 weeks
• June 15 - John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - "Tough All Over" - 2 weeks
• June 29 - Sting - "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" - 3 weeks
• July 20 - Huey Lewis and the News – "The Power of Love" - 2 weeks
• August 3 - Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing" - 3 weeks
• August 24 - Sting - "Fortress Around Your Heart" - 2 weeks
• September 7 - John Mellencamp - "Lonely Ol' Night" - 5 weeks
• October 12 - Starship - "We Built This City" - 1 week
• October 19 - Glenn Frey – "You Belong to the City" - 3 weeks
• November 9 - ZZ Top - "Sleeping Bag" - 2 weeks
• November 23 - The Cars - “Tonight She Comes” - 3 weeks
• December 14 - Stevie Nicks - "Talk to Me" - 2 weeks
• December 28 - Mike + the Mechanics - "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" - 5 weeks