Number 1 Songs in 1985 — UK and US Charts
UK #1
"The Power of Love"
Jennifer Rush
A sweeping power ballad that spent five weeks at UK number one. It was the first single by a female solo artist to sell over a million copies in the UK.
US #1
"We Are the World"
USA for Africa
Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, this star-studded charity single raised over $63 million for African famine relief. Forty-six artists recorded it in a single night.
Biggest Films of 1985 — Box Office Hits
Back to the Future
Box Office: $388 million
Robert Zemeckis's time-travel comedy starring Michael J. Fox became a cultural phenomenon. The DeLorean, flux capacitor, and '1.21 gigawatts!' all entered popular culture permanently.
Fashion and Style of 1985
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1985
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1985