List of number one hits in Italy (1985)

This list of number one hits is based on the charts of the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi in 1985. There were 13 number one singles and 13 albums each that year.

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Singles

← 1984 ←	List of number one hits in Italy  (M&D)			1986 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) 49th week 1984 - 5th week 1985 9 weeks 9 George Michael Careless Whisper George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley - 6-7 Week 2 weeks 2 Band aid Do They Know It's Christmas? Bob Geldof , Midge Ure The charity Christmas song only entered the Italian charts in January and finally peaked in February. 8-10 Week 3 weeks 3 Wham! Last Christmas George Michael The second Christmas song in a row that made it to the top of the chart in 1985 long after Christmas. Also the second number one hit for George Michael. 11th week 1 week 1 Luis Miguel Noi, ragazzi di oggi Toto Cutugno , Cristiano Minellono After participating in the Sanremo Festival in 1985 , where he took second place, the young Mexican singer reached the top of the single charts. Ricchi e Poveri , the winners of this Sanremo edition, did not get past sixth place in the charts. 12-15 Week 4 weeks 4th Eros Ramazzotti Una storia importante Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati In his first participation in the main category of the Sanremo Festival (and his second overall), Ramazzotti only achieved sixth place, but he did have the commercial breakthrough. 16.-26. Week 11 weeks 11 USA for Africa We Are the World Michael Jackson , Lionel Richie Who Are the World was the second charity song that made it to the top of the Italian singles chart this year. 27.-32. Week 6 weeks 6th Duran Duran A View to a Kill Duran Duran, John Barry The title song of the film James Bond 007 - In the Face of Death made it to number one in its eighth week of the chart. 33rd week 1 week 1 Paul Hardcastle 19 Paul Hardcastle, William Coutourie, Jonas McCord The instrumental track was released on the 10th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War and a worldwide hit. 34-35 Week 2 weeks 2 Righeira L'estate sta finendo Carmelo La Bionda , Stefano Righi, Stefano Rota With this summer hit, Righeira won this year's edition of the Festivalbar competition . 36-44 Week 9 weeks 9 Madonna Into the Groove Madonna, Stephen Bray The title song of the film Susan… Desperately Wanted gave the Italian-born singer her first number one hit in Italy. 45–46 Week 2 weeks 2 Stevie Wonder Part-time lover Stevie Wonder - 47-48 Week 2 weeks 2 Simple Minds Alive and Kicking Simple Minds - 49th week 1985 - 1st week 1986 5 weeks 5 Arcadia Election Day Arcadia This temporary split from Duran Duran was also a number one hit.
← 1984				→ 1986 →

Albums

← 1984 ←	List of number one albums in Italy  (M&D)			1986 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) 46th week 1984 - 1st week 1985 8 weeks 8th Stevie Wonder The Woman in Red - 2nd week 1 week 1 Adriano Celentano I miei americani In this cover album Celentano assembled Italian versions of international hits. 3rd-9th Week 7 weeks 7th Wham! Make it big - 10-11 Week 2 weeks 2 Duran Duran arena - 12th week 1 week 1 Various artists Sanremo '85 A compilation for the Sanremo Festival 1985 . 13-18 Week 6 weeks 6th Spandau Ballet parade - 19.-25. Week 7 weeks 7th USA for Africa We are the world The album of the charity project also reached the top of the chart. 26.-41. Week 16 weeks (total 19) 19th Claudio Baglioni La vita è adesso - 42nd week 1 week (total 5) 5 Madonna Like a virgin - 43–45 Week 3 weeks (total 19) 19th Claudio Baglioni La vita è adesso - 46–49 Week 4 weeks (total 5) 5 Madonna Like a virgin - 50th week 1 week 1 Sade Promise - 51st week 1 week 1 Arcadia So red the rose - 52nd week 1 week 1 Various artists Mixtime 2 A sampler from the EMI label . 53rd week 1985 - 3rd week 1986 3 weeks 3 Frank Sinatra Le più belle canzoni di Frank Sinatra With this compilation specially designed for the Italian market , the Italian-born singer made it to the top of the chart.
← 1984				→ 1986 →

Web links

• Chart archive of Musica e dischi (paid subscription access)

See also number-one hits in 1985 in Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Sweden , the Switzerland , Spain , the United States and in the United Kingdom .