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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The CD Of JB: Sex Machine & Other Soul Classics
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James Brown

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1985

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6 charts

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432.

Village Fire

James

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1985

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4 charts

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432.

Corazón: Songs And Music Recorded In Peru By Rosalind Solomon In 1981

Pablo Maldonado / Delinas Salas

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1985

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4 charts

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434.

Live 1984 Tour

JFA

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1985

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2 charts

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435.

U.T.F.O.

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1985

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10 charts

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436.

Two Hearts

Men At Work

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1985

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5 charts

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Tente Mudar O Amanhã

Cólera

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1985

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2 charts

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438.

Club Ninja

Blue Öyster Cult

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1985

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14 charts

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439.

Lysergic Emanations

The Fuzztones

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1985

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11 charts

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440.

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti

Squeeze

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1985

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10 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%
Minutemen	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	394	39%
	253	25%
	43	4%
	42	4%
	34	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	74	7%

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

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

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