It’s time for another edition of Mr. Romance’s Top 10 Countdown Show, a look back at the 10 most popular songs on the Adult Contemporary chart for the week of May 18, 1985. Click here if you missed last week’s show featuring 1994.
Get ready for pop culture, trivia and all your lite hits that might just bring back some memories or maybe you’ll discover some new soft rock favorites.
Top 10 Countdown Show Pop Culture
Phil Collins took a supersonic jet to perform for Live Aid 1985 at Wembly Stadium and JFK Stadium on the same day. On the Concorde flight, he ran into Cher, who had no idea about the concert. She ended up attending and can be seen performing as part of the concert’s We Are the World finale.
At the movies, you were watching
Back to the Future
Rocky IV
The Breakfast Club
On television:
The Cosby Show
Family Ties
Murder, She Wrote
And in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris’ actual “day off” was June 5, 1985 as pinpointed by the data from the Braves vs Cubs game he and his friends attended.
Top 10 Countdown Show Trivia Question
These days it seems like you can stream all of your favorite shows from years gone by. Well, almost all of them. This five-season comedy-drama was inspired by a production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew and featured some incredible music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Today, the cost to secure those rights is one of the reasons the show is not available on streaming platforms. Debuting on March 3, 1985 and nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards from 1986 – 1987, can you guess this series that aired on ABC for 5 seasons? Take a listen to the show below for the answer.
Song Spotlight
Christopher Hamill known professionally as Limahl was the lead singer of the pop group Kajagoogoo beginning in 1981. You might remember their 1983 hit Too Shy. But a year later he embarked on his solo career. Brief but quite successful as he was tapped to sing the title track from the 1984 film The NeverEnding Story. Reaching #1 in Norway and Sweden, #2 in Austria, Germany, Italy and eventually #6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. This week it’s up 10 spots to #28 and while many songs just fade out, The NeverEnding Story not only fades out, but also fades in, thus making it “never-ending.”
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Sit back, relax and enjoy your favorite love songs from the week of May 18, 1985.
An avid record collector, lover of all desserts and sometimes seen wearing multiple Swatch watches, Dave has been lending his voice for over 20 years heard on such prominent brands as Intel, RCA, Eddie Bauer, Kellogg‘s, Pizza Hut, Lexus, and infomercial giants Guthy-Renker and Beachbody. His narration projects include Japan’s preeminent automobile series Best Motoring International and Hot Version, along with GTChannel, QVC, Universal Music Enterprises, and ViSalus Sciences.