Hit Rewind 80s – #TheNext40 Recap for Week Ending August 17, 1985

Hello fellow 80’s Music lovers! Here’s the scoop: Each week, we will rewind back to “The Next 40″ of one week in the 80s. Rather than focusing on the Top 40 hits for that week, we rewind to Billboard hits from Nos. 41 to 80.  The 80’s were full of great songs that never reached the Top 40 charts…and what better way to show these great songs some love?  You also get the added bonus of seeing those past or future Top40 hits on either their way up or down the Billboard Hot100 charts.

This week, we rewind back to August 17, 1985 to check out #TheNext40 hits!  Click the Song Title for a YouTube clip, where available.

Position	Song Title	Song Artist	Last Week	Peak Position	Weeks on Chart
41	19	Paul Hardcastle	26	15	14
42	Wild and Crazy Love	Mary Jane Girls	45	42	10
43	Do You Want Crying	Katrina and the Waves	47	37	10
44	Hanging on a String	Loose Ends	49	43	10
45	No Lookin Back	Michael McDonald	50	34	12
46	Stir It Up	Patti LaBelle	41	41	14
47	Voices Carry	Til Tuesday	35	8	21
48	Take on Me	A-Ha	57	1	27
49	Spanish Eddie	Laura Branigan	53	40	11
50	Oh Sheila	Ready for the World	61	1	21
51	Only for Love	Limahl	51	51	7
52	Every Step of the Way	John Waite	62	25	12
53	Saving All My Love For You	Whitney Houston	—	1	22
54	I Got You Babe	UB40	58	28	14
55	C-I-T-Y	John Cafferty	65	18	15
56	Summertime Girls	Y & T	59	55	10
57	Sussudio	Phil Collins	36	1	17
58	Jesse	Julian Lennon	67	54	6
59	Love and Pride	King	66	55	11
60	The Search is Over	Survivor	34	4	21
61	You Look Marvelous	Billy Crystal	63	58	12
62	And We Danced	Hooters	72	21	20
63	Just as I Am	Air Supply	37	19	15
64	Find a Way	Amy Grant	39	29	16
65	Not Enough in the World	Don Henley	54	34	17
66	Would I Lie to You?	Eurythmics	43	5	19
67	Abadabadango	Kim Carnes	68	67	4
68	Tonight it’s You	Cheap Trick	71	44	17
69	In and Out of Love	Bon Jovi	82	69	6
70	Some People	Belouis Some	80	67	6
71	Power of Love	Air Supply	84	68	6
72	Forever	Kenny Loggins	55	40	22
73	Heaven	Bryan Adams	60	1	19
74	Down on Love	Foreigner	—	54	8
75	Your Love is King	Sade	64	54	11
76	First Night	Survivor	—	53	9
77	Dancin in the Key of Life	Steve Arlington	102	68	6
78	I Want my Girl	Jesse Johnson’s Revue	76	76	8
79	I’ll Be Around	What Is This	—	62	6
80	Sweet Sweet Baby	Lone Justice	73	73	5

For a full playlist of #TheNext40 hits, check out my Spotify playlist:

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Happy rewinding back to the 80s…and remember, Be Kind.  Rewind!