American Top 40 lists

What we were listening to on February 16, 1985

1 CARELESS WHISPER - Wham! Featuring George Michael
2 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - Foreigner
3 EASY LOVER - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
4 LOVERBOY - Billy Ocean
5 METHOD OF MODERN LOVE - Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 NEUTRON DANCE - The Pointer Sisters
7 CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO Speedwagon
8 THE HEAT IS ON - Glenn Frey
9 THE BOYS OF SUMMER - Don Henley
10 CALIFORNIA GIRLS - David Lee Roth
11 SUGAR WALLS - Sheena Easton
12 SOLID - Ashford & Simpson
13 YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - Chicago
14 THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - John Fogerty
15 MR. TELEPHONE MAN - New Edition
16 MISLED - Kool & The Gang
17 LIKE A VIRGIN - Madonna
18 FOOLISH HEART - Steve Perry
19 I WOULD DIE 4 U - Prince & The Revolution
20 OPERATOR - Midnight Star
21 CALL TO THE HEART - Giuffria
22 JUNGLE LOVE - The Time
23 TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - Julian Lennon
24 LOVERGIRL - Teena Marie
25 PRIVATE DANCER - Tina Turner
26 2ROCKIN' AT MIDNIGHT - The Honeydrippers
27 TENDERNESS - General Public
28 RELAX - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
29 LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT - Stevie Wonder
30 ONLY THE YOUNG - Journey
31 NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - John Parr
32 MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING - Cyndi Lauper
33 KEEPIN' THE FAITH - Billy Joel
34 MATERIAL GIRL - Madonna
35 SAVE A PRAYER - Duran Duran
36 OOH OOH SONG - Pat Benatar
37 HIGH ON YOU - Survivor
38 I WANNA HEAR IT FROM YOUR LIPS - Eric Carmen
39 TRAGEDY - John Hunter
40 JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - Mick Jagger

I would listen to five of those. Many I've never heard of but to be fair, I only listened to FM Album Rock stations in the 70s-90s

That is dreadful!!! I wouldn't make a point of listening to any of that. People (rightly) assume that all '80s music was garbage, but there was some awesome music around, just not anything played on mainstream radio. John Peel's late-night Radio 1 show in the UK was one very noteworthy exception.

What we were listening to 40 years ago, on March 16 1985.
Several songs on the list are iconic hits from the decade. About half of them still get regular airplay on "oldie stations" or satellite radio.

1 CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO Speedwagon
2 THE HEAT IS ON - Glenn Frey
3 MATERIAL GIRL - Madonna
4 CALIFORNIA GIRLS - David Lee Roth
5 ONE MORE NIGHT - Phil Collins
6 TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - Julian Lennon
7 CARELESS WHISPER - Wham! Featuring George Michael
8 LOVERGIRL - Teena Marie
9 PRIVATE DANCER - Tina Turner
10 RELAX - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
11 ONLY THE YOUNG - Journey
12 NEUTRON DANCE - The Pointer Sisters
13 MISLED - Kool & The Gang
14 HIGH ON YOU - Survivor
15 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - Foreigner
16 SAVE A PRAYER - Duran Duran
17 SUGAR WALLS - Sheena Easton
18 JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - Mick Jagger
19 THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - John Fogerty
20 LOVERBOY - Billy Ocean
21 KEEPIN' THE FAITH - Billy Joel
22 EASY LOVER - Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
23 SOMEBODY - Bryan Adams
24 NIGHTSHIFT - Commodores
25 I'M ON FIRE - Bruce Springsteen
26 MISSING YOU - Diana Ross
27 NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - John Parr
28 OBSESSION - Animotion
29 TURN UP THE RADIO - Autograph
30 TAKE ME WITH U - Prince & The Revolution
31 MR. TELEPHONE MAN - New Edition
32 CRAZY FOR YOU - Madonna
33 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DeBarge
34 THIS IS NOT AMERICA - David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group
35 WHY CAN'T I HAVE YOU - The Cars
36 ALONG COMES A WOMAN - Chicago
37 METHOD OF MODERN LOVE - Daryl Hall & John Oates
38 ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE - Don Henley
39 SOLID - Ashford & Simpson
40 RADIOACTIVE - The Firm

Listening to the top 40 count down in Fulda FRG on AFN radio every weekend.

16 SAVE A PRAYER - Duran Duran

Now . That brings very happy memories.

A true love.
Deep, un conditional and it seems ever lasting from my part. Never been able to get her out off my mind. Lord knows I tried. Everything but a flame thrower.
She shook my be-ing
I tell you now, if she calls for help I will drop everything. That deep. 40 years after.