| Top 40 Hits of August 1985 |
| 1 |
Madonna | Into The Groove |
| 2 |
UB40 featuring Chrissie Hynde | I Got You Babe |
| 3 |
Madonna | Holiday |
| 4 |
Eurythmics | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) |
| 5 |
Tina Turner | We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) |
| 6 |
Dire Straits | Money For Nothing |
| 7 |
Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill |
| 8 |
Billy Idol | White Wedding |
| 9 |
Cars | Drive |
| 10 |
Princess | Say I'm Your Number One |
| 11 |
Nik Kershaw | Don Quixote |
| 12 |
Kool & The Gang | Cherish |
| 13 |
Opus | Live Is Life |
| 14 |
Amazulu | Excitable |
| 15 |
Baltimora | Tarzan Boy |
| 16 |
Sister Sledge | Frankie |
| 17 |
Harold Faltermeyer | Axel F |
| 18 |
Cure | In Between Days |
| 19 |
King | Alone Without You |
| 20 |
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force | I Wonder If I Take You Home |
| 21 |
Madonna | Crazy For You |
| 22 |
D-Train | You're The One For Me |
| 23 |
Jaki Graham | Round And Around |
| 24 |
Trans-X | Living On Video |
| 25 |
Phil Collins | Take Me Home |
| 26 |
Five Star | Let Me Be The One |
| 27 |
Bruce Springsteen | Glory Days |
| 28 |
Gary Moore | Empty Rooms |
| 29 |
Total Contrast | Takes A Little Time |
| 30 |
Go West | Goodbye Girl |
| 31 |
Prince & The Revolution | Raspberry Beret |
| 32 |
Cult | She Sells Sanctuary |
| 33 |
Denise La Salle | My Toot Toot |
| 34 |
Cool Notes | In Your Car |
| 35 |
Pointer Sisters | Dare Me |
| 36 |
Dan Hartman | I Can Dream About You |
| 37 |
Dio | Rock 'N' Roll Children |
| 38 |
Mai Tai | Body And Soul |
| 39 |
Marc Almond | Stories Of Johnny |
| 40 |
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Secret |
