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KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985

The year-end countdown for 1985 from KROQ in Los Angeles, CA ranks 107 songs, with “Shake the Disease” by Depeche Mode at number one. The list features 76 different artists; Dead or Alive has the most entries with four songs.

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# Song ListsBest
1 Shake the Disease Depeche Mode 37 #1
2 Vigilante Felony 1 #2
3 Opportunities Pet Shop Boys 13 #3
4 In Between Days The Cure 72 #3
5 Shout Tears for Fears 60 #5
6 You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) Dead or Alive 30 #6
7 Take On Me a-ha 33 #7
8 This Time INXS 25 #8
9 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears 71 #9
10 Dead Man's Party Oingo Boingo 59 #1
11 Alive and Kicking Simple Minds 42 #1
12 The Perfect Kiss New Order 27 #2
13 Viva La Rock Adam Ant 1 #13
14 Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds 79 #1
15 The Bottom Line Big Audio Dynamite 20 #15
16 Love and Pride King 12 #16
17 So In Love Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 15 #17
18 World Destruction Time Zone 30 #17
19 Flexible Depeche Mode 3 #19
20 If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free Sting 6 #20
21 Head Over Heels Tears for Fears 33 #16
22 Dancing in the Streets Mick Jagger & David Bowie 2 #5
23 Blue Kiss Jane Weidlin 1 #23
24 One Night in Bangkok Murray Head 9 #24
25 Just Another Night Mick Jagger 1 #25
26 Kosciusko Midnight Oil 3 #26
27 Sussudio Phil Collins 1 #27
28 Good Bye Bad Times Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder 1 #28
29 Stay Up Late Talking Heads 36 #14
30 Blowing Up Detroit John Palumbo 3 #30
31 Sun City Artists United Against Apartheid 4 #6
32 The Perfect Way Scritti Politti 7 #32
33 Be Near Me ABC 14 #18
34 Bring on the Dancing Horses Echo and the Bunnymen 39 #21
35 I Got You Babe UB40/Chrissie Hynde 1 #35
36 Election Day Arcadia 4 #36
37 Running Up That Hill Kate Bush 59 #4
38 A View to a Kill Duran Duran 7 #38
39 Weird Science Oingo Boingo 30 #34
40 It's Called a Heart Depeche Mode 1 #40
41 Road to Nowhere Talking Heads 28 #2
42 Some Like It Hot Power Station 5 #42
43 My Heart Goes Bang Dead or Alive 1 #43
44 Close to Me The Cure 72 #11
45 Subculture New Order 9 #18
46 Say It Again Danse Society 3 #46
47 Just Another Day Oingo Boingo 15 #27
48 Secret Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 11 #48
49 King for a Day Thompson Twins 3 #49
50 Vienna Calling Falco 2 #50
51 Slave to Love Bryan Ferry 25 #30
52 Won't You Hold My Hand Now King 3 #52
53 What You Need INXS 52 #7
54 Nemesis Shriekback 20 #11
55 Vanity Kills ABC 2 #55
56 Strength The Alarm 32 #20
57 Communication Power Station 1 #57
58 Lay Your Hands on Me Thompson Twins 9 #22
59 Lover Come Back to Me Dead or Alive 4 #59
60 Fire in the Twilight Wang Chung 1 #60
61 Would I Lie To You? Eurythmics 32 #61
62 Things Can Only Get Better Howard Jones 17 #42
63 The Sun Always Shines On Tv a-ha 2 #63
64 Castles in Spain The Armoury Show 2 #51
65 She Sells Sanctuary The Cult 67 #4
66 Bang a Gong Power Station 1 #66
67 Sanctify Yourself Simple Minds 19 #4
68 Face the Face Pete Townshend 2 #68
69 Don't Mess With Dr. Dream Thompson Twins 1 #69
70 Black Cars Gino Vanelli 1 #70
71 Burning House of Love X 6 #37
72 How To Be A Millionaire ABC 2 #72
73 Johnny Come Home Fine Young Cannibals 10 #68
74 A Sort of Homecoming U2 19 #57
75 Tonight She Comes The Cars 2 #58
76 Gratitude Danny Elfman 7 #73
77 Loving the Alien David Bowie 1 #77
78 Life in One Day Howard Jones 2 #55
79 Never You Done That General Public 7 #75
80 Universal Radio Nina Hagen 1 #80
81 Love Parade The Dream Academy 1 #81
82 Radioactive The Firm 1 #82
83 Eye to Eye Go West 1 #83
84 Break Them Down Graham Parker 1 #84
85 Tarzan Boy Baltimora 11 #85
86 Born in East LA Cheech Marin 1 #86
87 Raspberry Beret Prince 5 #87
88 Perfect Skin Lloyd Cole and the Commotions 6 #88
89 Walking On Sunshine Katrina and the Waves 15 #80
90 In Too Deep Dead or Alive 1 #90
91 America Prince 1 #91
92 Love is the 7th Wave Sting 2 #31
93 Colleen Living Daylights 1 #93
94 Dave Boomtown Rats 3 #94
95 Love You Like a Ball & Chain Eurythmics 1 #95
96 Cities in Dust Siouxsie and the Banshees 54 #2
97 Broken Wings Mr. Mister 3 #22
98 Hits of the Year Squeeze 2 #40
99 Don't Lose My Number Phil Collins 2 #66
100 Midnight Man Flash and the Pan 1 #100
101 Warning Sign Nick Heyward 1 #101
102 This is Not America David Bowie 4 #102
103 19 Paul Hardcastle 4 #103
104 An Act of War Elton John 1 #104
105 East of Eden Lone Justice 1 #105
106 Kat Box Beach Living Daylights 1 #106
106.7 Woodpeckers in Space Video Kids 1 #107

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KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 was broadcast by KROQ (Los Angeles, CA). Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

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