The #1 song on October 4, 1985

Money for Nothing

By Dire Straits

Other #1 songs on October 4, 1985
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

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

Ronnie Milsap

#1 dance track

Be Near Me

ABC

#1 R&B song

You Are My Lady

Freddie Jackson

#1 song in the UK

If I Was

Midge Ure

The #1 Movie
At the box office on October 4, 1985

Back to the Future

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

Notable October 4 Birthdays
Born in the 1980s

Sarah Fisher

Racing Driver

Born October 4, 1980

Justin Williams

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 4, 1981

Tony Gwynn Jr.

Baseball Player and Analyst

Born October 4, 1982

Kurt Suzuki

Baseball Manager & Player

Born October 4, 1983

Melissa Benoist

Actress and Singer

Born October 4, 1988

Dakota Johnson

Actress

Born October 4, 1989

James Jones

Basketball Executive and Former Player

Born October 4, 1980

Ilhan Omar

Politician

Born October 4, 1982

Jered Weaver

Baseball Player

Born October 4, 1982

Lonnie Chisenhall

Baseball Player

Born October 4, 1988

Derrick Rose

Basketball Player

Born October 4, 1988