- Track listing
- Video selection
- References
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| name = The Hits Album 3
| type = Compilation
| artist = Various Artists
| cover = The Hits Album 3.jpg
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| released = 25 November 1985
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| label = Sony Music Entertainment UK/WEA
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| chronology = The Hits Albums
| prev_title = Hits 2
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Hits 4
| next_year = 1986
}}The Hits Album 3 or Hits 3 is a compilation album released in the UK by Sony Music and WEA in December 1985. It followed up the extremely successful previous volumes Hits 1 and Hits 2. Although those albums both reached #1, Hits 3 peaked at #2 (held off by Now 6), despite a strong track-listing including a rare appearance of a Madonna track on a compilation album and a further 20 top ten hits. Hits 3 was a 28 track double-LP and cassette and selected tracks were also issued on VHS. Hits 3 features two songs which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "Frankie" and "The Power of Love (Jennifer Rush song)". The Cars song "Drive" previously appeared on Hits 1. Track listingRecord/Tape 1 Side 1 (1)- A-ha – "Take On Me"
- King – "The Taste of Your Tears"
- Red Box – "Lean on Me (ah-li-ayo)"
- Matt Bianco – "Yeh, Yeh"
- Sister Sledge – "Frankie"
- Denise LaSalle – "My Toot Toot"
- Shakin' Stevens – "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"
Record/Tape 1 Side 2 (2)- Madonna – "Dress You Up"
- Prince and The Revolution – "Raspberry Beret"
- Bruce Springsteen – "Dancing in the Dark"
- Steve Arrington – "Dancin' in the Key of Life"
- Brilliant – "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
- Colonel Abrams – "Trapped"
- Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin – "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves"
Record/Tape 2 Side 1 (3)- Jennifer Rush – "The Power of Love"
- Paul Young – "Everytime You Go Away"
- The Cars – "Drive" †
- Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time"
- Sade – "The Sweetest Taboo"
- The Dream Academy – "Life in a Northern Town"
- Bonnie Tyler – "Loving You's a Dirty Job but Somebody's Gotta Do It"
Record/Tape 2 Side 2 (4)- John Parr – "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)"
- Huey Lewis and the News – "The Power of Love"
- ZZ Top – "Sleeping Bag"
- Bonnie Tyler – "Holding Out for a Hero"
- Thompson Twins – "King for a Day"
- The Cult – "She Sells Sanctuary"
- Echo & the Bunnymen – "Bring On the Dancing Horses"
† Previously available on Hits 1. Video selection- A-Ha : "Take On Me"
- King : "The Taste Of Your Tears"
- Red Box : "Lean On Me"
- Matt Bianco : "Yeh Yeh"
- Brilliant : "It's A Man's Man's World"
- Associates : "Take Me To The Girl"
- Jennifer Rush : "The Power Of Love"
- Paul Young : "Every Time You Go Away"
- Simply Red : "Holding Back The Years"
- Dream Academy : "Life In A Northern Town"
- Howard Jones : "Like To Get To Know You Well"
- Shakin' Stevens : "Lipstick Powder & Paint"
- Bonnie Tyler : "Holding Out For A Hero"
- Dead or Alive : "My Heart Goes Bang"
- Screaming Blue Messiahs : "Twin Cadillac Valentine"
- Jesus And Mary Chain : "Just Like Honey"
- Cult : "Rain"
- Prefab Sprout : "When Love Breaks Down"
- Jesse Rae : "Over The Sea"
- Eight Wonder : "Stay With Me"
- Strawberry Switchblade : "Jolene"
- Echo & The Bunnymen : "Bring On The Dancing Horses"
References Collins Complete UK Hit Albums 1956-2005. Graham Betts. 2005. {{ISBN|0-00-720532-5}}. {{Hits music albums}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hits 03}} 4 : 1985 compilation albums|CBS Records compilation albums|Warner Music Group compilation albums|Hits (compilation series) albums |