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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131.

Grabado En Vivo En El Teatro Colon De Bs. El 26/12/1985 2 En 1
Live

Osvaldo Pugliese

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

109

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132.

Pokkeherrie

The Ex

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

109

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133.

Fine Young Cannibals

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

109

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134.

World Machine

Level 42

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

108

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135.

Fishbone

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

106

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136.

Done With Mirrors

Aerosmith

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

35 charts

Rank Score:

104

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137.

7800 Degrees Fahrenheit

Bon Jovi

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

102

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138.

Hallelujah All The Way Home

The Verlaines

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

101

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139.

Gas Food Lodging

Green On Red

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

44 charts

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100

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140.

Silent Scream

Shooting Star

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

100

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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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