Viking Press - 1985 Senior Edition

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U.S. Statistics

President	Ronald Reagan
Vice-President	George Bush
Population	237,923,795
Median Household Income	$23,618
Cost of 1st Class Stamp	Rose from $0.20 to $0.22
Miss America	Sharlene Wells (Utah)

Miscellaneous Facts from 1985

• January 1 - VH1 made it's broadcast debut
• February 19 - Coca-Cola introduced Cherry Coke
• March 11 - Mikhail S Gorbachev replaced Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader
• April 23 - Coca-Cola announced it was changing its secret flavor formula & New Coke debuts
• June 10 - Coca Cola announced they were bringing back their 99-year-old formula
• September 1 - US-French expedition located wreckage of Titanic off Newfoundland

 

 

Sports Champions and facts from 1985

NCAA Football	Brigham Young University
Super Bowl XIX	San Francisco 49ers -  MVP: Joe Montana
NCAA Basketball	Mens: Villanova, Womens: Old Dominion
NBA	Los Angeles Lakers
World Series	Kansas City Royals
Stanley Cup	Edmonton Oilers
Masters	Bernhard Langer
U.S. Open (Golf)	Andy North
British Open	Sandy Lyle
PGA Championship	Hubert Green
Wimbledon	Women: Martina Navratilova, Men: Boris Becker
U.S. Open (Tennis)	Women: Hana Mandlikova, Men: Ivan Lendl
French Open	Women: Martina Navratilova, Men: Mats Wilander
Austrailian Open	Women: Martina Navratilova, Men: Stefen Edberg
Kentucky Derby	Spend A Buck

Other Sports Facts from 1985

February 23	Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight threw a chair onto the court during a game
March 6	Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight
May 16	Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year
December 20	Howard Cosell retired from television sports after 20 years with ABC

 

 

THE TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1985
(* the song eventually went # 1)

1. *CARELESS WHISPER, Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
2. *LIKE A VIRGIN, Madonna (Sire) (#1, Dec 1984)
3. *WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO, Wham! (Columbia) (#1, Nov 1984)
4. *I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, Foreigner (Atlantic) (#1, Feb)
5. I FEEL FOR YOU, Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers) (#3, Nov 1984)
6. *OUT OF TOUCH, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec 1984)
7. *EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#1, June)
8. *MONEY FOR NOTHING, Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)
9. *CRAZY FOR YOU, Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)
10. *TAKE ON ME, A-Ha (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
11. *EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY, Paul Young (Columbia) (#1, July)
12. EASY LOVER, Philip Bailey with Phil Collins (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
13. *CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING, REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#1, March)
14. *WE BUILT THIS CITY, Starship (Grunt) (#1, Nov)
15. *THE POWER OF LOVE, Huey Lewis and the News (Chysalis) (#1, Aug)
16. *DON'T YOU (Forget About Me), Simple Minds (A&M) (#1, May)
17. CHERISH, Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Sept)
18. *ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion), John Parr (Atlantic) (#1, Sept)
19. THE HEAT IS ON, Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, March)
20. *WE ARE THE WORLD, USA For Africa (Columbia) (#1, April)
21. *SHOUT, Tears For Fears (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
22. *PART-TIME LOVER, Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Nov)
23. *SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU, Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Oct)
24. *HEAVEN, Bryan Adams (A&M) (#1, June)
25. *EVERYTHING SHE WANTS, Wham! (Columbia) (#1, May)
26. COOL IT NOW, New Edition (MCA) (#4, Jan)
27. MIAMI VICE THEME, Jan Hammer (MCA) (#1, Nov)
28. LOVER BOY, Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
29. LOVER GIRL, Teena Marie (Epic) (#4, March)
30. YOU BELONG TO THE CITY, Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, Nov)
31. *OH SHEILA, Ready For the World (MCA) (#1, Oct)
32. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT, DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, April)
33. *ONE MORE NIGHT, Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, March)
34. SEA OF LOVE, The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza) (#3, Jan)
35. *A VIEW TO A KILL, Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, July)
36. THE WILD BOYS, Duran Duran (Capitol) (#2, Dec 1984)
37. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Jan)
38. NEUTRON DANCE, The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#6, Feb)
39. WE BELONG, Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Jan)
40. NIGHTSHIFT, The Commodores (Motown) (#3, April)
41. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER, Howard Jones (Elektra) (#5, June)
42. ALL I NEED, Jack Wagner (Qwest) (#2, Jan)
43. FREEWAY OF LOVE, Aretha Franklin (Aria) (#3, Aug)
44. NEVER SURRENDER, Corey Hart (EMI-America) (#3, Aug)
45. *SUSSUDIO, Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, July)
46. STRUT, Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#7, Nov 1984)
47. YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE, Whitney Houston (Arista) (#3, July)
48. THE SEARCH IS OVER, Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#4, July)
49. MISSING YOU, Diana Ross (RCA) (#10, April)
50. *SEPARATE LIVES, Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin (Atlantic) (#1, Nov)
51. RASPBERRY BERET, Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#2, July)
52. SUDDENLY, Billy Ocean (Jive) (#4, June)
53. THE BOYS OF SUMMER, Don Henley (Geffen) (#5, Feb)
54. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK, Murray Head (RCA) (#3, May)
55. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE, Sting (A&M) (#3, Aug)
56. OBSESSION, Animotion (Mercury) (#6, May)
57. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (Thunderdome), Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Sept)
58. MATERIAL GIRL, Madonna (Sire) (#2, March)
59. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME, Tina Turner (Capitol) (#5, Nov 1984)
60. HEAD OVER HEELS, Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#3, Nov)
61. AXEL F, Harold Faltermeyer (MCA) (#3, June)
62. SMOOTH OPERATOR, Sade (Portrait) (#5, May)
63. IN MY HOUSE, The Mary Jane Girls (Gordy) (#7, June)
64. DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER, Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#4, Sept)
65. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#5, Dec 1984)
66. RUN TO YOU, Bryan Adams (A&M) (#6, Jan)
67. GLORY DAYS, Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#5, Aug)
68. VOICES CARRY, 'Til Tuesday (Epic) (#8, July)
69. MISLED, Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#10, March)
70. WOULD I LIE TO YOU, The Eurythmics (RCA) (#5, July)
71. BE NEAR ME, ABC (Mercury) (#9, Nov)
72. NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS, Paul McCartney (Columbia) (#6, Dec 1984)
73. I CAN'T HOLD BACK, Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#13, Dec 1984)
74. SUMMER OF '69, Bryan Adams (A&M) (#5, Aug)
75. WALKING ON SUNSHINE, Katrina and the Waves (Capitol) (#9, June)
76. FREEDOM, Wham! (Columbia) (#3, Sept)
77. TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES, Julian Lennon (Atlantic) (#5, March)
78. VALOTTE, Julian Lennon (Atlantic) (#9, Jan)
79. SOME LIKE IT HOT, The Power Station (Capitol) (#6, May)
80. SOLID, Ashford and Simpson (Capitol) (#12, Feb)
81. ANGEL, Madonna (Sire) (#5, June)
82. I'M ON FIRE, Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#6, April)
83. METHOD OF MODERN LOVE, Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#5, Feb)
84. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME, The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#6, Nov)
85. WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW, DeBarge (Gordy) (#6, Aug)
86. LONELY OL' NIGHT, John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#6, Oct)
87. WHAT ABOUT LOVE, Heart (Capitol) (#10, Aug)
88. CALIFORNIA GIRLS, David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers) (#3, March)
89. FRESH, Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#9, June)
90. DO WHAT YOU DO, Jermaine Jackson (Arista) (#13, Jan)
91. JUNGLE LOVE, The Time (Warner Brothers) (#20, Feb)
92. BORN IN THE U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#9, Jan)
93. PRIVATE DANCER, Tina Turner (Capitol) (#7, March)
94. WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO, Aretha Franklin (Arista) (#7, Nov)
95. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART, Sting (A&M) (#8, Oct)
96. PENNY LOVER, Lionel Richie (Motown) (#8, Dec 1984)
97. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE, Don Henley (Geffen) (#9, May)
98. DRESS YOU UP, Madonna (Sire) (#5, Oct)
99. SENTIMENTAL STREET, Night Ranger (Camel) (#8, July)
100. SUGAR WALLS, Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#9, March)

 

 

The Grammy Awards - 1985

Record of the Year	“We Are the World,” USA for Africa
Album of the Year	No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)
Song of the Year	“We Are the World,” Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, songwriters
Best New Artist	Sade
Best Pop, Male	No Jacket Required, Phil Collins
Best Pop, Female	“Saving All My Love for You,” Whitney Houston
Best Pop, Duo or Group	“We Are the World,” USA for Africa
Best Pop Instrumental	“Miami Vice Theme,” Jan Hammer
Best Rock, Male	“The Boys of Summer,” Don Henley
Best Rock, Female	“One of the Living,” Tina Turner
Best Rock, Duo or Group	“Money for Nothing,” Dire Straits
Best Rock Instrumental,	“Escape,” Jeff Beck
Best R&B Song	“Freeway of Love,” Narada Michael Walden and Jeffrey Cohen, songwriters
Best R&B, Male	In Square Circle, Stevie Wonder
Best R&B, Female	“Freeway of Love,” Aretha Franklin
Best R&B, Duo or Group	“Nightshift,” Commodores
Best R&B Instrumental	Musician, Ernie Watts
Best Jazz Vocal, Male	“Another Night in Tunisia,” Jon Hendricks and Bobby McFerrin
Best Jazz Vocal, Female	Cleo at Carnegie (The 10th Anniversary Concert), Cleo Laine
Best Jazz Vocal, Duo or Group	Vocalese, Manhattan Transfer
Best Jazz Instrumental, Soloist	Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis
Best Jazz Instrumental, Group	Black Codes From the Underground, Wynton Marsalis Group
Best Jazz Instr., Big Band	The Cotton Club—Motion Picture Soundtrack, John Barry & Bob Wilber
Best Jazz Fusion	Straight to the Heart, David Sanborn
Best Country Song	“Highwayman,” Jimmy L. Webb, songwriter
Best Country, Male	“Lost in the Fifties Tonight” (In the Still of the Night), Ronnie Milsap
Best Country, Female	“I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me,” Rosanne Cash
Best Country, Duo or Group	Why Not Me, Judds
Best Country Instrumental	“Cosmic Square Dance,” Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
Best Gospel, Male	“How Excellent Is Thy Name,” Larnelle Harris
Best Gospel, Female	Unguarded, Amy Grant
Best Soul Gospel, Male	“Bring Back the Days of Yea and Nay,” Marvin Winans
Best Soul Gospel, Female	“Martin,” Shirley Caesar
Best Soul Gospel, Duo or Group	Tomorrow, Winans
Best Inspirational Performance	“Come Sunday,” Jennifer Holliday
Best Comedy Recording	Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording), Whoopi Goldberg
Best Music Video, Long Form	“We Are the World, the Video Event,” USA for Africa
Best Music Video, Short Form	“Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock 'n Roll”

 

50 Most popular movies for 1985 from IMDB.com

1. Back to the Future
2. Brazil
3. Breakfast Club, The
4. Goonies, The
5. Witness
6. Ran
7. Rocky IV
8. Color Purple, The
9. Commando
10. Rambo: First Blood Part II
11. Clue: The Movie
12. Better Off Dead...
13. View to a Kill, A
14. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
15. Weird Science
16. Cocoon
17. Legend
18. Fletch
19. Pee-wee's Big Adventure
20. Ladyhawke
21. Out of Africa
22. Jewel of the Nile, The
23. Room with a View, A
24. Spies Like Us
25. National Lampoon's European Vacation
26. Silverado(1985)
27. Real Genius
28. After Hours
29. St. Elmo's Fire
30. Purple Rose of Cairo, The
31. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
32. Desperately Seeking Susan
33. Teen Wolf
34. Day of the Dead
35. Prizzi's Honor
36. Enemy Mine
37. Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, A
38. Pale Rider
39. Brewster's Millions
40. Mask
41. Red Sonja
42. Anne of Green Gables (TV)
43. Sure Thing, The
44. Fright Night
45. Mitt liv som hund ...aka My Life as a Dog (1986)
46. Re-Animator
47. Runaway Train
48. Return of the Living Dead, The
49. Young Sherlock Holmes
50. Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning

 

 

The 58th Academy Awards - 1985

Picture	Out of Africa
Actor	William Hurt (Kiss of the Spider Woman)
Actress	Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful)
Supporting Actor	Don Ameche (Cocoon)
Supporting Actress	Anjelica Huston (Prizzi's Honor)
Director	Sydney Pollack (Out of Africa)
Adapted Screenplay	Kurt Luedtke (Out of Africa)
Original Screenplay	William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W. Wallace (Witness)
Song	"Say You, Say Me" (White Nights)
Original Score	Out of Africa
Cinematography	Out of Africa
Costume Design	Ran
Art / Set Decoration	Out of Africa
Film Editing	Witness
Foreign Language Film	The Official Story (Argentina)
Sound	Out of Africa
Sound Effects	Back to the Future
Makeup	Mask
Visual Effects	Cocoon
Short Films	Anna & Bella (Animated) Molly's Pilgrim (Live Action)
Documentaries	Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements (Short) Broken Rainbow (Feature)

 

 

The Emmy Awards - 1985

Drama	Cagney and Lacey (CBS)
Actor in a Drama	William Daniels, St. Elsewhere
Actress in a Drama	Tyne Daly, Cagney and Lacey
Supporting Actor in a Drama	Edward James Olmos, Miami Vice
Supporting Actress in a Drama	Betty Thomas, Hill Street Blues
Directing in a Drama	Karen Arthur, Cagney and Lacey: “Heat”
Writing in a Drama	Patricia Green, Cagney and Lacey: “Who Said It's Fair, Part II”
Comedy	The Cosby Show (NBC)
Actor in a Comedy	Robert Guillaume, Benson
Actress in a Comedy	Jane Curtin, Kate and Allie
Supporting Actor in a Comedy	John Larroquette, Night Court
Supporting Actress in a Comedy	Rhea Perlman, Cheers
Directing in a Comedy	Jay Sandrich, The Cosby Show: “The Younger Woman”
Writing in a Comedy	Ed Weinberger and Michael Leeson, The Cosby Show: Premiere Episode
Variety, Music or Comedy	Motown Returns to the Apollo (NBC)
Children's Program (Prime Time)	American Playhouse: Displaced Person (PBS)
Children's (Daytime)	Sesame Street (PBS)
Children's Special (Daytime)	All the Kids Do It (CBS)
Animated Program (Daytime)	Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (CBS)
Animated Program (Prime Time)	Garfield in the Rough (CBS)
Game Show	The $25,000 Pyramid (CBS)
Talk Show	Donahue (Syndicated)