08 August 1985

Thursday 08 August

1985-08-08

Events

 * Former American film actress and dancer Louise Brookes dies in New York.

Top of the Pops
Simon Bates & Richard Skinner (chart - see also iplayer)
 * Amazulu –  Excitable (25)
 * Dire Straits –  Money For Nothing (4) (video)
 * Princess –  Say I’m Your Number One (31)
 * Maze featuring Frankie Beverly –  Too Many Games (36) (breaker)
 * Phil Collins –  Take Me Home (28) (breaker)
 * UB40 & Chrissie Hynde –  I Got You Babe (7) (breaker)
 * Go West –  Goodbye Girl (30)
 * Top 10
 * Sister Sledge - Frankie (10) (video clip)
 * Opus - Live Is Life (9) (video clip)
 * Kool & The Gang - Cherish (8) (Montreux clip)
 * UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe (7) (video clip)
 * Billy Idol - White Wedding (6) (video clip)
 * Madonna - Holiday (5) (video clip)
 * Dire Straits –  Money For Nothing (4) (video clip)
 * Tina Turner –  We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) (3) (video clip)
 * Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) (2) (video clip)
 * Madonna –  Into The Groove (1) (video)
 * Madonna –  Holiday (5) (audience dancing/credits)