{"id":343210,"date":"2025-10-30T13:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/343210\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T13:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:26:13","slug":"3-hall-of-fame-women-who-scored-no-1-hits-in-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/343210\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Hall of Fame Women Who Scored No. 1 Hits in 1985"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you catch a glimpse of royalty, you must genuflect. That\u2019s the rule. And when it comes to 1985\u2014that seminal year right smack-dab in the middle of the strange 1980s\u2014there was a great deal of royalty to witness on the Billboard Hot 100. In the mid-80s, pop music as we know it today was just getting its sea legs, just rounding into shape. And three women proved their power. Indeed, in 1985, three of the most successful and dominant names in pop music each scored No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. That\u2019s just what we wanted to highlight below. These are three Hall of Fame women who scored No. 1 pop hits in 1985<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrazy For You\u201d by Madonna from \u2018Vision Quest\u2019 (1985)<\/p>\n

This song marked the second No. 1 single for Madonna in 1985. The Queen of Pop also hit the top spot with her 1984 track, \u201cLike A Virgin\u201d from the album of the same name. But she released the 1985 single, \u201cCrazy For You\u201d, as part of the soundtrack that year for the film Vision Quest. Soundtracks were all the rage in the 80s, and Madonna took advantage of that in the middle of the decade with this chart-topper.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaving All My Love For You\u201d by Whitney Houston from \u2018Whitney Houston\u2019 (1985)<\/p>\n

While this song was originally recorded in 1978 by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., it was Whitney Houston who made it a hit seven years later in 1985. With her big, swelling, beautiful voice, Houston could have read the phone book and found herself with a chart-topper. But this loving ode sure was a lot better than the yellow pages. Either way, Houston got her first No. 1 thanks to her rendition, and the song also earned her a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s What Friends Are For\u201d by Dionne Warwick from \u2018Friends\u2019 (1985)<\/p>\n

While Dionne Warwick\u2019s first No. 1 song came in 1963, she earned another one more than two decades later in the mid-80s with the release of the star-studded track, \u201cThat\u2019s What Friends Are For\u201d. The tune, which also featured Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder, was released as a charity single for AIDS research, and it raised more than $3 million for the cause. While Rod Stewart first recorded the track, it was Warwick who made it famous. It also earned her Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Song of the Year.<\/p>\n

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