The #1 song on October 2, 1985

Money for Nothing By Dire Straits

Other #1 songs on October 2, 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 2 birthdays in the 1980s

Josh Bailey

Born October 02, 1989
Brittany Howard

Born October 02, 1988
Phil Kessel

Born October 02, 1987
Camilla Belle

Born October 02, 1986
Tyson Chandler

Born October 02, 1982