Retro Tunes » Wham! http://retrotunes.com A soundtrack to a decade Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:52:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Number 1 this week in 1985 http://retrotunes.com/2010/03/03/number-1-this-week-in-1985/ http://retrotunes.com/2010/03/03/number-1-this-week-in-1985/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:53:54 +0000 Sarah Jayne http://retrotunes.com/?p=43 On March 3, 1985 it was once again British acts sitting on top of the music charts on both sides of the Atlantic.  In the United Kingdom, the number one single of this week in 1985 came from Dead or Alive with You Spin Round (Like a Record).  Wow, remember when Pete Burns actually looked like Pete Burns?

In the United States, it was Wham! that were sitting pretty on top of the Billboard charts with Careless Whisper. A song with paved the way for George Michael’s success as a solo artist in the United States.

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