The #1 song in the UK on October 1, 1985

If I Was By Midge Ure

Other #1 songs on October 1, 1985

#1 Hit Song

Money for Nothing
Dire Straits

#1 R&B Song

You Are My Lady
Freddie Jackson

#1 Country Song

Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)
Ronnie Milsap

#1 Dance Track

Be Near Me
ABC

Notable October 1 birthdays in the 1980s

Brie Larson

Born October 01, 1989
Matthew Daddario

Born October 01, 1987
Jurnee Smollett

Born October 01, 1986
Beck Bennett

Born October 01, 1984
David Yelldell

Born October 01, 1981
Sarah Drew

Born October 01, 1980