Best Albums of 1985

« View best albums of 1984View best albums of 1986 »

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

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

101.

Anything You Sow

William Onyeabor

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

158

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

102.

Dinosaur

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

156

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

103.

Soul To Soul

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

153

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

104.

No Rest For The Wicked

New Model Army

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

151

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

105.

The Broadway Album

Barbra Streisand

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

150

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

106.

What A Life!

Divinyls

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

144

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

107.

Legacy Of Brutality
Compilation

Misfits

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

108.

Old Rottenhat

Robert Wyatt

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

137

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

109.

Crush

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

136

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

110.

Feel The Fire

Overkill

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

136

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
10
11
12
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 11 of 100

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%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	394	39%
	252	25%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	34	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	73	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	20	2%

« View best albums of 1984View best albums of 1986 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
11. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
16. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
17. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf