Best Albums of 1985 : Best Ever Albums

Best Albums of 1985

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,700 greatest album charts.

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1985 year summaryThe best bands of 1985 were Tom Waits, Kate Bush, Dire Straits, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Replacements, The Fall, The Cure, Hüsker Dü and Tears For Fears.

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Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	322 charts
Rank in 1985:	1	Rank Score:	11,716
Rank in 1980s	14	Overall Rank:	100
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Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	239 charts
Rank in 1985:	2	Rank Score:	7,999
Rank in 1980s	19	Overall Rank:	154
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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	205 charts
Rank in 1985:	3	Rank Score:	5,926
Rank in 1980s	27	Overall Rank:	213
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Meat is Murder

The Smiths

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	166 charts
Rank in 1985:	4	Rank Score:	5,097
Rank in 1980s	32	Overall Rank:	247
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Psychocandy

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	179 charts
Rank in 1985:	5	Rank Score:	4,965
Rank in 1980s	33	Overall Rank:	251
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Tim

The Replacements

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	108 charts
Rank in 1985:	6	Rank Score:	2,943
Rank in 1980s	58	Overall Rank:	403
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This Nation's Saving Grace

The Fall

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	91 charts
Rank in 1985:	7	Rank Score:	2,272
Rank in 1980s	76	Overall Rank:	516
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The Head On The Door

The Cure

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	70 charts
Rank in 1985:	8	Rank Score:	1,712
Rank in 1980s	98	Overall Rank:	660
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Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	82 charts
Rank in 1985:	9	Rank Score:	1,504
Rank in 1980s	121	Overall Rank:	757
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Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

Year of Release:	1985	Appears in:	46 charts
Rank in 1985:	10	Rank Score:	1,392
Rank in 1980s	127	Overall Rank:	810
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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	4	0%
Level 42	2	0%
Savatage	2	0%
Lone Justice	2	0%
Hüsker Dü	2	0%
Psychic TV	2	0%
Black Flag	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	156	16%
	125	13%
	23	2%
	13	1%
	9	1%
	9	1%
	7	1%
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