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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Bitter Sweet

King

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1985

Appears in:

3 charts

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172.

To Live And Die In L.A. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Wang Chung

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1985

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10 charts

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173.

No Lookin' Back

Michael McDonald

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1985

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2 charts

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Primitive Love

Miami Sound Machine

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1985

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19 charts

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175.

Land Of Mystery

Black Hole

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1985

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8 charts

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176.

Kaija Saariaho: Verblendungen - Jardin Secret I - Laconisme De L'Aile - ...Sah Den Vögeln

Kaija Saariaho / Esa-Pekka Salonen / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Camilla Hoitenga / Eira Ojanen / Atso Almila / Tapio Laivaara / Jouko Teikari / Margit Rahkone

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1985

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7 charts

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177.

Empire Burlesque

Bob Dylan

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1985

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55 charts

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178.

Rock A Little

Stevie Nicks

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1985

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29 charts

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179.

So Red The Rose

Arcadia (UK)

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1985

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31 charts

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Kahdeksas Ihme

Eppu Normaali

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1985

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2 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%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	251	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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