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 Marillion.

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Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,311

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Average Rating:

85 (1,335 votes)

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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

832 charts

Rank Score:

7,817

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

810 charts

Rank Score:

6,863

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Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

82 (1,252 votes)

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Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

735 charts

Rank Score:

6,119

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Overall Rank:

292

Average Rating:

79 (900 votes)

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Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

5,367

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

4,670

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

350 charts

Rank Score:

3,329

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Overall Rank:

544

Average Rating:

79 (353 votes)

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Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

2,998

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Overall Rank:

587

Average Rating:

77 (400 votes)

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Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,992

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Overall Rank:

589

Average Rating:

78 (392 votes)

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Low-Life

New Order

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,949

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Overall Rank:

600

Average Rating:

80 (469 votes)

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
The Residents	4	0%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	394	39%
	252	25%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	34	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	73	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	22	2%

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

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