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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British Standard Approved

Demon (UK)

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1985

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5 charts

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Le Poison Qui Rend Fou

Present

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1985

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7 charts

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This Is Your Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine

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1985

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12 charts

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Death Valley '69

Sonic Youth & Lydia Lunch

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1985

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10 charts

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375.

Asylum

Kiss

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1985

Appears in:

15 charts

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376.

The Last Fourfathers

The Prisoners

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1985

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9 charts

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City Slab Horror

Severed Heads

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1985

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7 charts

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378.

Feudalist Tarts

Alex Chilton

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1985

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5 charts

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Maverick

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

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1985

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10 charts

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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Claudio Abbado / London Symphony Orchestra

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1985

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	390	39%
	252	25%
	43	4%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

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