MTV Top 100 Music Videos of 1985

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MTV Top 100 Music Videos of 1985

Another "Top 100" video list...

100. "Cry" Godley & Creme
99.  "Walking On Sunshine” Katrina & The Waves
98.  "Party All The Time" Eddie Murphy
97.  "This Time” INXS
96. "Shame" The Motels
95. “Rock & Roll Girls" John Fogerty
94. “This Is Not America" David Bowie & Pat Methany
93. “Election Day" Arcadia
92. "Silent Running" Mike & the Mechanics
91. “Like A Virgin" Madonna
90. “Say You Say Me" Lionel Richie
89. "Freedom" Wham!  
88. "The Method Of Modern Love Daryl Hall & John Oates"  
87. “Obsession" Animotion
86. “The Search Is Over" Survivor
85. “Part Time Lover"  Stevie Wonder
84. “Dress You Up" Madonna
83. “Lucky In Love" Mick Jagger
82. “No Lookin' Back" Michael McDonald
81. “Some Like It Hot" The Power Station
80. "People Get Ready" Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart
79. "Lovergirl" Teena Marie  
78.  "Neutron Dance"  The Pointer Sisters  
77.  "Smooth Operator" Sade
76.  "You're The Inspiration" Chicago
75.  "Along Comes A Woman" Chicago
74. "That Was Yesterday" Foreigner
73.  "Axel F" Harold Faltermeyer
72. "Voices Carry" 'til tuesday  
71. "Freeway Of Love” Aretha Franklin  
70. "And We Danced" The Hooters  
69. "What About Love" Heart
68. "One Night In Bangkok" Murray Head  
67. "Oh Sheila” Ready For The World  
66. "Tonight She Comes" The Cars  
65. "The Boys Of Summer" Don Henley  
64. "Rhythm Of The Night" DeBarge
63. "Loverboy" Billy Ocean  
62. "After The Fire” Roger Daltry  
61. "Big Money" Rush
60. "Face to Face" Pete Townshend  
59. "Things Can Only Get Better"  Howard Jones
58. "We Don't Need Another Hero" Tina Turner
57. "Invincible"  Pat Benatar  
56.  "Raspberry Beret" Prince & The Revolution  
55. "Cannonball"  Supertramp  
54.  "Material Girl" Madonna
53. "Tough All Over"   John Cafferty & Beaver Brown Band  
52. "Easy Lover" Phillip Bailey & Phil Collins  
51. "Heaven” Bryan Adams

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50. "Too Late For Goodbyes” Julian Lennon
49. "I'm On Fire" Bruce Springsteen
48.  "A View To A Kill" Duran Duran  
47. "Lovin' Every Minute Of It"  Loverboy
46. "Dancing In The Street"   David Bowie & Mick Jagger  
45. "Lay Your Hands On Me” Thompson Twins  
44. "Separate Lives" Phil Collins & Marylin Martin  
43. "Glory Days" Bruce Springsteen
42. "Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young  
41. "Everything She Wants" Wham!  
40. "Take On Me” a-ha  
39. "Somebody" Bryan Adams  
38. "Summer Of '69” Bryan Adams
37. "We Are The World” USA. For Africa  
36. "Don't Lose My Number" Phil Collins
35. "Never Surrender" Corey Hart  
34. "Head Over Heels"  Tears For Fears  
33. "The Old Man Down The Road" John Fogerty  
32. "Radioactive" The Firm  
31. "I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner"
30. "Forever Man "Eric Clapton  
29. "Careless Whisper" Wham!
28. "Little By Little” Robert Plant  
27. "Crazy For You” Madonna
26. "Sleeping Bag" ZZ Top
25. "The Heat Is On” Glenn Frey  
24. "Sentimental Street"  Night Ranger  
23. "All She Wants To Do Is Dance" Don Henley  
22. "California Girls" David Lee Roth
21. "Small Town"   John Cougar Mellencamp  
20. "Power Of Love"  Huey Lewis & The News  
19. "Don't Come Around Here No More” Tom Petty & Heart Breakers
16. "Never" Heart  
17. "You belong To The City” Glenn Frey  
16. "Alive And Kicking" Simple Minds  
15. "Sussudio” Phil Collins
14. "One More Night" Phil Collins
13. "Would I Lie To You?"  Eurythmics  
12. "Just Another Night” Mick Jagger
11. "Shout" Tears For Fears
10. "I Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon  
9. "Fortress Around Your Heart” Sting
8. "If You Love Someone Set Them Free" Sting
7. “Everybody Want. The World” Tears For Fears  
6. "St. Elmo's Fire” John Parr  
5. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" Simple Minds  
4. "Lonely Ol' Night" John Cougar Mellencamp  
3. "Broken Wings” Mr. Mister  
2. "We Built This City” Starship  
1. “Money For Nothing” Dire Straits


OK, "Take On Me" from a-ha wasn't #1 and "Don't Come Around Here No More" isn't even on the Top 10


Also where's Motley Crue? "Home Sweet Home" was very popular, from what I've heard.

Several other omissions...

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Top 25 Music Videos of 1985

25. USA For Africa "We Are The World"
24. Dokken "Alone Again"
23. Power Station "Some Like It Hot"
22. Animotion "Obsession"
21. Mary Jane Girls "In My House"
20. Madonna "Dress You Up"
19. Prince "Rasberry Beret"
18. Ratt "Lay It Down"
17. DeBarge "Rhythm Of The Night"
16. Motley Crue "Smoking In The Boys' Room"
15. David Lee Roth "California Girls"
14. Run DMC "King Of Rock"
13. 'Til Tuesday "Voices Carry"
12. Y&T "Summertime Girls"
11. Beastie Boys "She's On It"
10. Dokken "It's Not Love"
9. Tears For Fears "Shout"
8. Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
7. Motley Crue "Home Sweet Home"
6. The Cure "Close To Me"
5. Madonna "Material Girl"
4. Dire Straits "Money For Nothing"
3. David Lee Roth "Just A Gigolo"
2. Tom Petty "Don't Come Around Here No More"
1. a-ha "Take On Me"


Honorable mentions:

Godley & Creme "Cry"... early use of morphing effects used

Phil Collins "Don't Lose My Number"... parodies Mad Max, westerns, various music videos from The Cars & David Lee Roth


Duran Duran "A View To A Kill"... the band as spies in France.  Cheesy, though fun to watch.

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Take on me wins hands down. Best video of 1985 by far.

Like a virgin only #91 What ? THE video that made Madonna a mega sex symbol ! (at least in France) Aaaah, that legs spreading...

Why am I not surprised to see Dire Straits #1... Their song was anti-MTV, but turned out to be the best advertisement MTV ever got... The vid was on heavy rotation for months...

Happy to see some Simple Minds highly ranked. Jim Kerr was one of the most charismatic singers at the time, and still is anyway.

No U2 ? IIRC Pride was from 1985, and is one of my fave of that era.

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Duran Duran "A View To A Kill"... the band as spies in France.  Cheesy, though fun to watch.

The song was the OST for a James Bond movie, that's why...
I quite like Duran Duran. Most of what they did at the time was VERY cheesy, but fun (although they had a tendancy to take themselves a bit too seriously...)

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"Take on Me" might be the best one hit wonder song of all time.

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a-ha had another Top 40 hit in the US with "The Sun Always Shines On TV"

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Actual classic MTV footage of "Top 100 of 1985"


Martha Quinn reading some questions from viewers

A few more and turns out the list I found was correct. 

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I find it ironic that the Norwegian band a-ha just broke-up and 24 years ago the song "Take On Me" went #1 in the US (according to a Top 40 recap).

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I thought they broke up a long time ago. 

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source

Technically they did split in the early 1990's, but reformed 11 years ago.

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I remember that song in 1985.  It might have been the biggest one hit wonder single in history.

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They also had a second hit in the states with "The Sun Always Shine On TV" that was a Top 20 hit and even won two VMAs  along side the more well known "Take On Me".

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Turns out that Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" is now banned in Canada.

It's edited on a Time Life compilation CD I own and the video is edited on VH1 Classic in the states. 

While it's a derogatory word, the song is against the music industry...yet Eminem probably still gets played 

Politically correctness is overrated