# List of European number-one hits of 1985

This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 1985, as published by Eurotipsheet magazine (renamed Music & Media in April 1986).

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing single and album of 1985 |
| Issue date | Song | Artist | Album | Artist | Ref. |
| 7 January | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | Private Dancer | Tina Turner | |
| 14 January | "I Just Called to Say I Love You" | Stevie Wonder | Welcome to the Pleasuredome | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | |
| 21 January | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | Make It Big | Wham! | |
| 28 January | "Ghostbusters" | Ray Parker Jr. | Arena | Duran Duran | |
| 4 February | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Arena | Duran Duran | |
| 11 February | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Welcome to the Pleasuredome | Frankie Goes to Hollywood | |
| 18 February | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Diamond Life | Sade | |
| 25 February | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Diamond Life | Sade | |
| 4 March | "Like a Virgin" | Madonna | Diamond Life | Sade | |
| 11 March | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | Diamond Life | Sade | |
| 18 March | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 25 March | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 1 April | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 8 April | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 15 April | "Easy Lover" | Philip Bailey and Phil Collins | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 22 April | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 29 April | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 6 May | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 13 May | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 20 May | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 27 May | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 3 June | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | No Jacket Required | Phil Collins | |
| 10 June | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 17 June | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 24 June | "We Are the World" † | USA for Africa | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 1 July | "Live Is Life" | Opus | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 8 July | "Live Is Life" | Opus | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 15 July | "Live Is Life" | Opus | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 22 July | "A View to a Kill" | Duran Duran | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 29 July | "Live Is Life" | Opus | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 5 August | "Live Is Life" | Opus | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 12 August | "Live Is Life" | Opus | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 19 August | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 26 August | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 2 September | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 9 September | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 16 September | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 23 September | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 30 September | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Like a Virgin | Madonna | |
| 7 October | "Tarzan Boy" | Baltimora | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 14 October | "Into the Groove" | Madonna | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 21 October | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 28 October | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 4 November | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 11 November | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 18 November | "Part-Time Lover" | Stevie Wonder | Like a Virgin | Madonna | |
| 25 November | "Take On Me" | A-ha | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 2 December | "Take On Me" | A-ha | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 9 December | "Take On Me" | A-ha | Brothers in Arms † | Dire Straits | |
| 16 December | "Take On Me" | A-ha | Promise | Sade | |
| 23 December | "Take On Me" | A-ha | Promise | Sade | |
| 30 December | No chart published | No chart published | No chart published | No chart published | No chart published |