The #1 song on October 1, 1985

Money for Nothing By Dire Straits

Other #1 songs on October 1, 1985

UK #1 Song

If I Was
Midge Ure

#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