The #1 song in the UK on October 5, 1985

If I Was By Midge Ure

Other #1 songs on October 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1980s

Neek Lurk
Fashion Designer
Born October 05, 1988
Trent Cole
Football Player
Born October 05, 1982
Juan Manuel Vargas
Soccer Player
Born October 05, 1983
Brandan Wright
Basketball Player
Born October 05, 1987
Jesse Giddings
Photographer
Born October 05, 1984
Fabiana Escobar
Non-Fiction Author
Born October 05, 1981