HOTWARE: Software Best Sellers
| This Month | Last Month | Title | Publisher | Remarks | Apple | Atari | Commodore | IBM | MacIntosh |
| Entertainment | |||||||||
| 1. | 3. | Gato | Spectrum Holobyte | Submarine simulation | • | • | |||
| 2. | 1. | F-15 Strike Eagle | MicroProse | Air combat simulation | • | • | • | • | |
| 3. | 4. | Karateka | Brøderbund | Action karate game | • | • | |||
| 4. | 2. | Flight Simulator II | SubLogic | Aircraft simulation | • | • | • | ||
| 5. | 5. | Flight Simulator | Microsoft | Aircraft simulation | • | ||||
| Education | |||||||||
| 1. | 2. | Math Blaster! | Davidson | Introductory math programages 6-12 | • | • | • | • | |
| 2. | 1. | Typing Tutor III | Simon & Schuster | Typing instruction program | • | • | • | • | |
| 3. | 3. | New Improved MasterType | Scarborough | Typing instruction program | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4. | 5. | Music Construction Set | Electronic Arts | Music composition program | • | • | • | ||
| 5. | Sky Travel | Commodore | Astronomy learning program | • | |||||
| Home Management | |||||||||
| 1. | 1. | Print Shop | Brødebund | Do-it-yourself print shop | • | • | • | ||
| 2. | 2. | The Newsroom | Springboard | Do-it-yourself newspaper | • | • | • | ||
| 3. | Print Shop Graphics Library II | Brøderbund | Upgraded graphics library | • | • | • | |||
| 4. | 3. | Print Shop Graphics Library | Brøderbund | 100 additional graphics | • | • | • | ||
| 5. | 4. | Print Master | Unison World | At-home print shop | • |
Copyright 1985 by Billboard Publications, Inc. Compiled by the Billboard Research Department and reprinted by permission. Data as 9/28/85.