American Top 40: Week Ending 4/27/85

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Say You’re Wrong
Julian Lennon?:??
A2Lost in Love
New Edition5?:??
A3’Til My Baby Comes Home
Luther Vandross?:??
A4Somebody
recording of:
Somebody
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1984-03)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1984-03) and Jim Vallance (in 1984-03)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music, Inc., Testatyme Music, Adams Communications Inc. (in 1984), Calypso Toonz (in 1984) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984)
Bryan Adams?:??
A5Can’t Fight This Feeling
recording of:
Can’t Fight This Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Kevin Cronin (guitarist, singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bucks Music Group Ltd. (Bucks Music Group), Fate Music, The International Music Network Ltd and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
sub-publisher:
大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
REO Speedwagon?:??
B1Heaven
recording of:
Heaven
written in:
West Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1983)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1983) and Jim Vallance (in 1983)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc. (in 1983, in 1984), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1983), Irving Music, Inc. (in 1983), Testatyme Music (in 1983), Calypso Toonz (in 1984) and Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (in 1984)
Bryan Adams?:??
B2Walking on Sunshine
Katrina and the Waves?:??
B3Celebrate Youth
Rick Springfield?:??
B4One Lonely Night
recording of:
One Lonely Night
lyricist and composer:
Neal Doughty (keyboards)
publisher:
Part-Time Publishing
REO Speedwagon?:??
B5In My House
Mary Jane Girls?:??
2▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1Vox Humana
Kenny Loggins?:??
C2Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
David Lee Roth?:??
C3Things Can Only Get Better
Howard Jones?:??
C4Fresh
recording of:
Fresh
writer:
Ronald Bell, George Brown (US percussionist of Kool & the Gang), Curtis Williams (keyboardist/percussionist of Kool & The Gang), James Bonnefond, Sandy Linzer, Robert Bell, Claydes Smith and James “J.T.” Taylor (US R&B vocalist for Kool & the Gang)
Kool & the Gang?:??
C5Forever Man
Eric Clapton?:??
D1Lovergirl
Teena Marie?:??
D2Suddenly
Billy Ocean?:??
D3Material Girl
recording of:
Material Girl
writer:
Peter Brown (70s/80s Miami disco artist/songwriter, "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me") and Robert Rans
publisher:
Candy Castle Music, Minong Publishing Company and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Madonna?:??
D4Axel F
recording of:
Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)
composer:
Harold Faltermeyer
Harold Faltermeyer?:??
D5New Attitude
Patti LaBelle?:??
3▼12" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
E1Rock and Roll Girls
recording of:
Rock and Roll Girls
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Wenaha Music Company (in 1984)
John Fogerty?:??
E2Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
recording of:
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
lyricist and composer:
Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall & John Oates?:??
E3Everybody Wants to Rule the World
engineer:
David Bascombe
producer:
Chris Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree)
bass guitar:
Curt Smith (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Manny Elias (in 1984)
guitar and solo guitar:
Neil Taylor (guitarist) (in 1984)
keyboard:
Ian Stanley (in 1984)
background vocals:
Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) (in 1984)
lead vocals:
Curt Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985, in 2014) and Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
music videos:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 319)
recording of:
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (in 1984)
writer:
Christopher Hughes (producer, aka “Merrick”), Roland Orzabal (UK musician, songwriter and producer) and Ian Stanley
publisher:
10 Music Ltd., Amusements Ltd., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 BMG事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Tears for Fears3.95?:??
E4Don’t Come Around Here No More
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?:??
E5Everything She Wants
recording of:
Everything She Wants
lyricist and composer:
George Michael
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK)
Wham!?:??
F1That Was Yesterday
Foreigner?:??
F2Along Comes a Woman
Chicago?:??
F3Missing You
Diana Ross?:??
F4Smooth Operator
Sade?:??
F5One More Night
recording of:
One More Night
lyricist and composer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis)
publisher:
Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd, Imagem Music, Imagem Music NL and Philip Collins Ltd.
Phil Collins?:??
4▼12" Vinyl
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G1All She Wants to Do Is Dance
Don Henley?:??
G2I’m on Fire
recording of:
I’m on Fire
publisher:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (in 1982)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Bruce Springsteen?:??
G3Some Like It Hot
recording of:
Some Like It Hot
writer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter), Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran) and John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, EMI Songs, Polygram Music and Tritec Music Ltd. (publisher and copyrights holder)
The Power Station?:??
G4Obsession
Animotion?:??
G5One Night in Bangkok
Murray Head?:??
H1Don’t You (Forget About Me)
recording of:
Don’t You (Forget About Me)
writer:
Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter) and Steve Schiff
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), MCA Music Ltd. and Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)
Simple Minds?:??
H2Nightshift
recording of:
Nightshift
writer:
Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Walter Orange
arranger:
Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Franne Golde Music, Reservoir Media Music, Rightsong Music Inc., Universal Music Careers, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Commodores?:??
H3Rhythm of the Night
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985), Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1985, in 2009), UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1985) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (from 2016 to present)
music videos:
Rhythm of the Night by DeBarge
recording of:
Rhythm of the Night
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Edition Sunset Publishing Ltd. and Realsongs
DeBarge3.6?:??
H4Crazy for You
recording of:
Crazy for You (Vision Quest)
lyricist:
John Bettis
composer:
Jon Lind
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Warner Olive Music LLC, Warner-Tamerlane Pub. Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner–Barham Music LLC, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Madonna?:??
H5We Are the World
USA for Africa?:??