Top Songs of 1985 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1986
[Mercury 880659]
written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley & Chris Hughes

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1986
[Warner 28950]
written by Mark Knopfler & Sting

[A&M 2703]
written by Keith Forsey & Steve Schiff

[RCA 14258]
written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang

[Grunt 14170]
written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert & Peter Wolf

produced by David Foster
[Atlantic 89541]
written by David Foster & John Parr

[Atlantic 89588]
written by Phil Collins

[Chrysalis 42876]
written by Huey Lewis, Chris Hayes & Johnny Colla

[RCA 14136]
written by Richard Page, Steve George & John Lang

[A&M 2738]
written by Sting

[MCA 52651]
written by Glenn Frey & Jack Tempchin

charity record
[EMI America 8288]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter

[A&M 2783]
written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Mel Gaynor & John Giblin

[Atlantic 7-89488]
written by Mike Rutherford & B. A. Robertson

[Modern 99582]
written by Chas Sandford

[RCA 14078]
written by Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

as John Cougar Mellencamp
[Riva 884455]
written by John Mellencamp

[Warner 28884]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard

as John Cougar Mellencamp
[Riva 880984]
written by John Mellencamp

charted as I'm on Fire / Born in the USA in UK charts
[Columbia 04772]
written by Bruce Springsteen

[Elektra 69589]
written by Ric Ocasek

[A&M 2767]
written by Sting

[Warner 28878]
written by Mark Knopfler

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1986 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1986 charity record
[Columbia 04839]
written by Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie

[Columbia 04743]
written by Mick Jagger

[Geffen 29065]
written by Danny Kortchmar

[A&M 2701]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

[Capitol 5512]
written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson [rock musician], Greg Bloch & Holly Knight

[Columbia 04867]
written by Daryl Hall

[Columbia 04924]
written by Bruce Springsteen

[Warner 28810]
written by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard

BRIT Awards Best British Single 1987 R
[EMI America 8307]
written by Neil Tennant & Chris Lowe

[Atlantic 89560]
written by Phil Collins

[Duck/Warner 29081]
written by Jerry Lynn Williams

[Warner 29102]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love

[Scotti Brothers 04891]
written by John Cafferty

charted as Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / My Hometown in UK charts
[Columbia 05728]
written by Bruce Springsteen

[Atlantic 7-89586]
written by Paul Rodgers

[Scotti Bros. 4-05663]
written by Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik

[A&M 2810]
written by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mick MacNeil, Mel Gaynor & John Giblin

[Es Paranza 7-99644]
written by Robert Plant & Jezz Woodroffe

[Mercury 880899]
written by Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith

co-produced by David A. Stewart
[MCA 52496]
written by Tom Petty & Dave Stewart [David Allan Stewart]

[Capitol 5491]
written by Terry Britten & Graham Lyle

as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
live charity record
written by Jimmy Cliff

instrumental
[MCA 52666]
written by Jan Hammer

co-produced by Nile Rodgers
[Capitol 5475]
written by John Barry, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor [Roger Meddows-Taylor] & Andy Taylor

[Warner 28841]
written by Nick Laird-Clowes & Gilbert Gabriel

[Camel/MCA 52591]
written by Jack Blades

[Atlantic 89571]
written by Lou Gramm & Mick Jones [Foreigner]

[Columbia 05569]
written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange

[Geffen 7-29090]
written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry & Neal Schon

[Grunt 14253]
written by Ina Wolf & Peter Wolf

[Warner 29011]
written by Pål Waaktaar, Magne Furuholmen & Morten Hårket

[Capitol 5481]
written by Brian Allen, Sheron Alton & Jim Vallance

[Chrysalis 42877]
written by Simon Climie & Holly Knight

as John Cougar Mellencamp
[Riva 884202]
written by John Mellencamp

[Atlantic 7-89567]
written by Julian Lennon

[Polydor 881 786-7]
written by Kevin Godley & Lol Creme

[Atlantic 89498]
written by Stephen Bishop

[Columbia 05730]
written by Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian & Rick Chertoff

[EMI 8268]
written by Corey Hart

[Columbia 05568]
written by Rob Hyman & Eric Bazilian

[Sire 29083]
written by Peter Brown & Robert Rans

[Elektra 69651]
written by Howard Jones

[Atco 7-99590]
written by Pete Townshend

[Atlantic 89491]
written by Pete Townshend

[A&M 2731]
written by Rick Davies

[Atlantic 89472]
written by Phil Collins

[EMI America 8282]
written by John Waite, Ivan Kral & Mark Sidgwick

[Mercury 884191-7]
written by Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee & Neil Peart

[Warner 28960]
written by Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins & Ed Sanford

[Warner 29053]
written by John Fogerty

[Modern 7-99565]
written by Stevie Nicks, Rick Nowels & Eric Pressly

[Capitol 5493]
written by Mark Kelly, Ian Mosley, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas & Fish

[Warner 29053]
written by John Fogerty

R
[A&M 2729]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

written by Johnny Colla, Chris Hayes, Sean Hopper & Huey Lewis

[Chrysalis 42927]
written by Tom Kelly & Billy Steinberg

[EMI America 8251]
written by David Bowie, Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays

[Columbia 04893 (Rolling Stone)]
written by Mick Jagger & Carlos Alomar

[Atlantic 7-89561]
written by Jimmy Page & Paul Rodgers

with The Revolution
charted as Raspberry Beret / She's Always In My Hair in US dance charts
[Paisley Park 28972]
written by Prince

[Scotti Brothers 05682 ]
written by Dan Hartman & Charlie Midnight

[Capitol 5466]
written by Kimberley Rew

R Smokin In The Boys Room/Home Sweet Home in the UK
[Elektra 7-69625]
written by Cub Koda & Michael Lutz

[A&M 2770]
written by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

[Epic 05416]
written by Curtis Mayfield

charted as Something About You / Coup d'état in US dance charts
[Polydor 883 362-1]
written by Mike Lindup, Phil Gould, Mark King, Wally Badarou & Boon Gould

with Chrissie Hynde
[A&M 2758]
written by Sonny Bono

[MCA 52658]
written by Tom Petty

[Columbia 05603]
written by Bruce Springsteen