Best Albums of 1985

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Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1985 year summaryThe best artists of 1985 were Kate Bush, Tom Waits, Dire Straits, The Smiths, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Tears For Fears, The Cure, The Replacements, Prefab Sprout and The Pogues.

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101.

Dinosaur

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

155

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102.

Anything You Sow

William Onyeabor

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

155

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103.

Soul To Soul

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

153

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104.

The Broadway Album

Barbra Streisand

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

151

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105.

No Rest For The Wicked

New Model Army

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

150

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106.

Legacy Of Brutality
Compilation

Misfits

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

147

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107.

Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II
Compilation

Billy Joel

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

144

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108.

What A Life!

Divinyls

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

143

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109.

Old Rottenhat

Robert Wyatt

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

142

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110.

Flaunt The Imperfection

China Crisis

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

138

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
The Residents	4	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	251	25%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	932	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	20	2%

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