| 1 | Money For Nothing | Dire Straits |
| 2 | Addicted To Love | Robert Palmer |
| 3 | We Are the World | U.S.A. for Africa |
| 4 | Into the Groove | Madonna |
| 5 | Word Up! | Cameo |
| 6 | West End Girls '85 | Pet Shop Boys |
| 7 | Walk Like An Egyptian | Bangles |
| 8 | How Will I Know? | Whitney Houston |
| 9 | The Power of Love | Huey Lewis & The News |
| 10 | Saving All My Love For You | Whitney Houston |
| 11 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears |
| 12 | (Don't You) Forget About Me | Simple Minds |
| 13 | Freeway of Love | Aretha Franklin |
| 14 | Walking On Sunshine | Katrina & The Waves |
| 15 | Everytime You Go Away | Paul Young |
| 16 | Greatest Love of All | Whitney Houston |
| 17 | Raspberry Beret | Prince & The Revolution |
| 18 | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick & Friends |
| 19 | Sussudio | Phil Collins |
| 20 | Rock Me Amadeus | Falco |
| 21 | We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) | Tina Turner |
| 22 | Part-Time Lover | Stevie Wonder |
| 23 | Running Up That Hill | Kate Bush |
| 24 | Miami Vice Theme | Jan Hammer |
| 25 | In My House | Mary Jane Girls |
| 26 | When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going | Billy Ocean |
| 27 | Rhythm of the Night | DeBarge |
| 28 | Oh Sheila | Ready For the World |
| 29 | Say You, Say Me | Lionel Richie |
| 30 | Would I Lie To You? | Eurythmics |
| 31 | Small Town | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 32 | Living in America | James Brown |
| 33 | And She Was | Talking Heads |
| 34 | Broken Wings | Mr. Mister |
| 35 | St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) | John Parr |
| 36 | We Built This City | Starship |
| 37 | I Didn't Mean To Turn You On | Robert Palmer |
| 38 | Who's Zoomin' Who? | Aretha Franklin |
| 39 | Holding Back the Years | Simply Red |
| 40 | These Dreams | Heart |
| 41 | Some Like It Hot | Power Station |
| 42 | Take Me Home | Phil Collins |
| 43 | R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute To '60s Rock) | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 44 | Sun City | Artists United Against Apartheid |
| 45 | I Can't Live Without My Radio | LL Cool J |
| 46 | The Show | Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew |
| 47 | She Sells Sanctuary | The Cult |
| 48 | Let's Go All the Way | Sly Fox |
| 49 | You Belong To the City | Glenn Frey |
| 50 | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) | Pet Shop Boys |
| 51 | There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) | Eurythmics |
| 52 | Road To Nowhere | Talking Heads |
| 53 | We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off | Jermaine Stewart |
| 54 | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free | Sting |
| 55 | Two of Hearts | Stacey Q |
| 56 | You Are My Lady | Freddie Jackson |
| 57 | Conga | Miami Sound Machine |
| 58 | Oh Yeah | Yello |
| 59 | 19 | Paul Hardcastle |
| 60 | A View To Kill | Duran Duran |
| 61 | Lonely Ol' Night | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| 62 | You Give Good Love | Whitney Houston |
| 63 | Pop Life | Prince & The Revolution |
| 64 | All I Need is a Miracle | Mike + The Mechanics |
| 65 | Voices Carry | 'Til Tuesday |
| 66 | Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves | Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin |
| 67 | Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) | Freddie Jackson |
| 68 | Secret Lovers | Atlantic Starr |
| 69 | Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) | Mike + The Mechanics |
| 70 | Walk of Life | Dire Straits |
| 71 | Centerfield | John Fogerty |
| 72 | In Between Days | The Cure |
| 73 | Just Another Night | Mick Jagger |
| 74 | Alive and Kicking | Simple Minds |
| 75 | Brothers in Arms | Dire Straits |
| 76 | Dare Me | Pointer Sisters |
| 77 | A Love Bizarre | Sheila E. |
| 78 | Who's Holding Donna Now? | DeBarge |
| 79 | Rock the Bells | LL Cool J |
| 80 | One More Night | Phil Collins |
| 81 | All Cried Out | Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam |
| 82 | Your Love | Outfield |
| 83 | Separate Lives | Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin |
| 84 | One of the Living | Tina Turner |
| 85 | Hangin' On a String (Contemplating) | Loose Ends |
| 86 | Tender Love | Force M.D.s |
| 87 | Head Over Heels | Tears For Fears |
| 88 | Burning Heart (Theme from "Rocky IV") | Survivor |
| 89 | Kyrie | Mr. Mister |
| 90 | I'm Your Man | Wham! |
| 91 | Things Can Only Get Better | Howard Jones |
| 92 | Forever Man | Eric Clapton |
| 93 | The Boy With the Thorn In His Side | Smiths |
| 94 | The Whole of the Moon | Waterboys |
| 95 | Close to Me | The Cure |
| 96 | Cry | Godley & Creme |
| 97 | So Far Away | Dire Straits |
| 98 | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | A-Ha |
| 99 | King of Rock | Run-D.M.C. |
| 100 | The Payoff Mix | Double Dee & Steinski |
| 20 more worth mentioning. | ||
| 101 | Love Like Blood | Killing Joke |
| 102 | What You Need | INXS |
| 103 | Crush on You | Jets |
| 104 | Life in a Northern Town | Dream Academy |
| 105 | Something About You | Level 42 |
| 106 | Party All The Time | Eddie Murphy |
| 107 | Election Day | Arcadia |
| 108 | Computer Love | Zapp |
| 109 | Trapped | Colonel Abrams |
| 110 | Slave To The Rhythm | Grace Jones |
| 111 | Just Like Honey | Jesus & Mary Chain |
| 112 | California Girls | David Lee Roth |
| 113 | Face the Face | Pete Townshend |
| 114 | Talk To Me | Stevie Nicks |
| 115 | Single Life | Cameo |
| 116 | Take the Skinheads Bowling | Camper Van Beethoven |
| 117 | Bastards of Young | Replacements |
| 118 | P.S.K. - What Does it Mean? | Schoolly D |
| 119 | Driver 8 | R.E.M. |
| 120 | Find a Way | Amy Grant |
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Average Monthly Rent $375.00
Average Price for new car$9,005.00
1 gallon of gas $1.09
Movie Ticket $2.75
US Postage Stamp 22 cents
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Interstate 55 covered from Chicago to St. Louis. Interstate 44 took traffic on to Oklahoma City. Interstate 40 got a big chunk. it replaced 66 going to Barstow, California. Interstate 15 went to San Bernardino. Iterstate 210 and State Route 2/Interstate 10 went over teh Los Angeles metropolitan are to San Monica and the sea shore.
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