HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Careless Whisper” by Wham!
“Careless Whisper” by Wham! was the biggest hit of 1985: No. 1 on the year-end Top 100, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 11985
Year-end charts11985
ArtistWham!6 year-end hits
Decade1980ssee the decade’s Top 100
Wham! had 6 different songs on the year-end charts (see them all).
Play “Careless Whisper”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1985 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1985 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Careless Whisper | Wham! | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Like A Virgin | Madonna | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | ▶♪ |
| 4 | I Want To Know What Love Is | Foreigner | ▶♪ |
More hits by Wham!
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | Wham! | 1985 #3 | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Everything She Wants | Wham! | 1985 #25 | ▶♪ |
| 3 | I'm Your Man | Wham! | 1986 #63 | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Last Christmas | Wham! | 2025 #65 | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Freedom | Wham! | 1985 #76 | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.