Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1985/archive1


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The list was promoted by Giants2008 via FACBot (talk) 00:25, 5 February 2024 (UTC).

List of Hot Black Singles number ones of 1985

 * Nominator(s): ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:48, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Here's #43 in this series. In this particular year there was something of a changing of the diva guard at the top of the R&B singles chart, as both Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, superstars since the mid-1960s, reached number one for the final time and Whitney Houston got there for the very first time. Feedback as ever gratefully received and swiftly acted upon -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:48, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

That's all. --  EN  - Jungwon  11:23, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * EN-Jungwon
 * Change ref 25 from  to
 * Change ref 61 from  to
 * Archive ref 25 and 61
 * - done. No idea what happened there :-P -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:25, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I've fixed the second source for you. Support --  EN  - Jungwon  14:34, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Pseud 14

 * Ref=Reference abbreviation in the table :)
 * Perhaps worth linking supergroup, for those who may be unfamiliar with the music term.
 * Another of the biggest stars of black music -- should it be another one of?
 * That's all I have. Great work as ever! Pseud 14 (talk) 19:11, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - done the first two, the final one is alright as it stands I think -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Support. Pseud 14 (talk) 13:49, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * MPGuy2824
 * Consider adding an image for Freddie Jackson since his songs spent the most weeks at the #1 slot. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:18, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Some of the image captions could use a "(pictured in 19xy)", I think. Maybe only the ones that are a decade away from 1985. -MPGuy2824 (talk) 10:32, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - done. I did all of them as only one was within a decade of 1985 and it would have looked odd to have it shown for all bar one IMO -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:37, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support -MPGuy2824 (talk) 11:37, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

I believe the sources and images have already been looked at. Support for promotion based on the prose too. Great work!--NØ 13:21, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment

This article is listed as needing a source review, so I thought I'd go ahead and provide one.
 * Hey man im josh


 * Ref 8 - Please link to The New York Times.
 * Ref 17 - Remove "Billboard.com" from the title
 * Both done -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 15:53, 29 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Source review: Passed
 * Reliable enough for the information being cited
 * Consistent date formatting
 * Consistent and proper reference formatting
 * Appropriate wikilinks where applicable
 * Spot checks on 10 sources match what they are being cited for

Looks great, good job as always Chris! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:40, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support. Hey man im josh (talk) 21:05, 29 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Image review – All of the photos in the article have appropriate free licenses, captions and alt text. Giants2008  ( Talk ) 22:37, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Support – Idiosincrático (talk) 06:47, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Giants2008 ( Talk ) 22:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
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