1985

Top Songs

1. a-ha – “Take On Me”
2. Bryan Adams – “Heaven”
3. Dire Straits – “Money for Nothing”
4. Foreigner – “I Want to Know What Love Is”
5. Huey Lewis & The News – “The Power of Love” 
6. John Parr – “St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)”
7. Madonna – “Crazy for You”
8. Paul Young – “Everytime You Go Away”
9. Phil Collins – “Sussudio”
10. REO Speedwagon – “Can’t Fight This Feeling”
11. Simple Minds – “Don’t You (Forget about Me)”
12. Starship – “We Built This City” 
13. Tears For Fears – “Shout” 
14. Tears For Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
15. USA For Africa – “We Are the World”
16. Wham! – “Careless Whisper”
17. Wham! – “Everything She Wants”
18. Whitney Houston – “Saving All My Love For You”

#7: Births

1. Michael Phelps – Olympic swimmer, most total medals (28)
2. Amanda Seyfried – actress, in “Mama Mia” and “Mean Girls”
3. Keira Knightley – British actress, in “Pride and Prejudice”
4. Derek Hough – dancer, on “Dancing with the Stars” 
5. Kaley Cuoco – TV actress, in “The Big Bang Theory”
6. Gal Gadot – movie actress, plays Wonder Woman
7. Carly Rae Jepsen – pop singer, “Call Me Maybe”
8. Anna Kendrick – movie actress, “Pitch Perfect”
9. Bruno Mars – pop singer, “Uptown Funk” 
10. Cristiano Ronaldo – top soccer player

#8: Firsts

• Calvin & Hobbes comic strip debuts in newspapers
• Nintendo released the NES in North America
• Coca-Cola introduces New Coke

#9: New Words

• drag-and-drop
• baby monitor
• step aerobics

#10: Top Movies

1. Back to the Future
2. Rocky 4
3. Goonies
4. The Color Purple
5. The Jewel of the Nile
6. Spies Like Us

#11: Top TV Shows

• Alf
• Family Ties
• Growing Pains
• Miami Vice
• Murder, She Wrote
• The A-Team
• The Cosby Show
• The Golden Girls