11. Relax
         Frankie Goes to Hollywood
    12. And We Danced
         Hooters
    13. Glory Days
         Bruce Springsteen
    14. Centerfield
           John Fogerty
    15. Careless Whisper
         Wham!
    16. You Spin Me
         Dead or Alive
    17. Material Girl
         Madonna
    18. (Don't You) Forget About Me
           Simple Minds
    19. Dancing In the Street
         Mick Jagger and David Bowie
    20. The Heat Is On
         Glenn Fry   





    1.  We Built This City
         Jefferson Starship
    2.  All She Wants To Do is Dance
         Don Henley
    3.  The Boys of Summer
         Don Henley
    4.  Sea of Love
         Honeydrippers
    5.  California Girls
         David Lee Roth
    6.  Walking on Sunshine
         Katrina and the Waves
    7.  Into The Groove
        Madonna
    8.  Smooth Operator
        Sade
    9.  Crazy For You
        Madonna
       10. Jungle Love
       The Time


    Superbowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers win 38-16 over the Miami Dolphins.

    NCAA Football:  Oklahoma wins National Championship with a record of 11-1.

    World Series:  The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3.

    NBA Finals:  Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics 4 games to 2.

    NCAA Mens Basketball:  Villanova wins 66-64 over Georgetown.

    Wimbledon:  Boris Becker (men's singles) and Martina Navratilova (women's singles).

    Kentucky Derby:  Send a Buck.



    Population: 237,923,795
    Life Expectancy: 74.7 yrs.
    Dow-Jones Average: 1368
    Average Income: $22,138.00
    Minimum Wage: $3.35
    New Homes: $89,331.00
    New Car: $9,011.00
    Gallon of Gas: $1.09
    Gallon of Milk: $2.31
    Loaf of Bread: $0.96


    1.  The Cosby Show
         NBC
    2.  Family Ties
         NBC
    3.  Murders, She Wrote
         CBS
    4.  60 Minutes
         CBS
    5.  Cheers
         NBC
Statistics



    July 13 - Dozens of top-name
    musicians and bands
    perform at the Live Aid
    concerts in Philadelphia and
    London. The shows benefit
    African famine victims.

    July 19 - U.S. Vice President
    George Bush announces that
    New Hampshire teacher
    Christa McAuliffe will
    become the first
    schoolteacher to ride aboard
    the Space Shuttle.

    Sept. 1 - Wreckage of RMS
    Titanic found October 7th. .

    October 18 - The Nintendo
    Entertainment System is
    released on US shores.


    Nov. 19 - The first official
    visit of Charles and Diana to
    America.  President Reagan
    throws gala party at the White
    House, marking it the society
    event of the year.

    Nov. 20 - Microsoft
    Corporation releases the first
    version of Windows, Windows
    1.0
Music


    6.  Dallas
         CBS
    7.  Dynasty
         ABC
    8.  Golden Girls
         NBC
    9.  Miami Vice
         NBC
       10. Who's The Boss
        ABC
Television
Numerous events shaped the 80's, the tragedies, great moments, even the fluff.

We may not remember where we were when the first test tube baby was born
or when Geraldo broke his nose, but here's a look back at some of the more
popular headlines of 1985.  

Celebrate the things that defined this unforgettable year.
The Year 1985 began on a Tuesday and was declared International
Youth Year by the United Nations.

    1. Back to the Future                              
    2. Rambo: First Blood Part II
    3. Rocky IV
    4. The Color Purple
    5. Out of Africa
    6. Cocoon
    7. Witness
    8. The Jewel of the Nile
    9. The Goonies
       10. Spies Like Us
Movies & Oscar Winners
Best Actor:
William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider
Woman

Best Actress:
Geraldine Page
The Trip To Bountiful
Best Picture:
Out of Africa



Best Director:
Sydney Pollack
Out of Africa
Best Supporting Actor:
Don Ameche
Cocoon


Best Supporting Actress:
Anjelica Houston
Prizzi's Honor
Year in Review: 1985



    Jan. 20 - Ronald Reagan, 73,
    takes oath for a second term
    as 40th President.

    Feb. 20 - Prime Minister
    Margaret Thatcher addresses
    Congress, endorsing Reagan's
    policies.

    March 2 - The food and drug
    administration approve a
    blood test for AIDS, screening
    all blood donations in the US.

    March 11 - USSR Leader
    Chernenko dies at 73 and is
    replaced by Mikhail
    Gorbachev.

    March 31 - Wrestlemania
    premiers in Madison Square
    Garden.
    May 8 - The biggest
    advertising fiasco of the
    decade occurs when Coke
    changes its formula and
    introduces "New Coke".

    July 13 - Dozens of top-name
    musicians and bands perform
    at the Live Aid concerts in
    Philadelphia and London.
    The shows benefit African
    famine victims.
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