Top 100 Music Albums of 1985
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[First added to this chart: 10/25/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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1,768
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2014]
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1985
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572
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15. New entry
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Year of Release:
1985
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319
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19. New entry
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[First added to this chart: 06/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
982
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20. (13) Down 7
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[First added to this chart: 06/16/2018]
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1985
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13
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21. (14) Down 7
The Color Purple 
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[First added to this chart: 06/16/2018]
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1985
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9
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24. (10) Down 14
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[First added to this chart: 10/26/2013]
Year of Release:
1985
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3,894
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25. (15) Down 10
Paris, Texas 
Soundtrack
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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222
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Year of Release:
1985
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7
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2014]
Year of Release:
1985
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1,020
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 composition

Country Albums %


United Kingdom 47 47%
United States 42 42%
Australia 6 6%
Switzerland 2 2%
Greece 2 2%
Jamaica 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 90 90%
Yes 10 10%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 13 from 25th to 12thDream Academy
by The Dream Academy
Climber Up 6 from 9th to 3rdLow-Life
by New Order
Climber Up 2 from 34th to 32ndBlue
by Double
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 41 from 12th to 53rdNew Day Rising
by Hüsker Dü
Faller Down 34 from 65th to 99thSongs You Know By Heart
by Jimmy Buffett
Faller Down 33 from 61st to 94thA Decade Of Steely Dan
by Steely Dan
New entries
New entry Love
by The Cult
New entry Boys And Girls
by Bryan Ferry
New entry Ignite The Seven Cannons
by Felt (UK)
New entry First And Last And Always
by The Sisters Of Mercy
New entry Mars Needs Guitars!
by Hoodoo Gurus
New entry Up On The Sun
by Meat Puppets
New entry Centerfield
by John Fogerty
New entry Night Time
by Killing Joke
New entry Fegmania!
by Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians
New entry Suzanne Vega
by Suzanne Vega
New entry Τρύπες [Trypes]
by Τρύπες [Trypes]
New entry Open City
by The Muffins
New entry Old Rottenhat
by Robert Wyatt
New entry Spleen And Ideal
by Dead Can Dance
New entry Easy Pieces
by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
New entry Stella
by Yello
New entry Silvertone
by Chris Isaak
New entry Run For Cover
by Gary Moore
New entry Gas Food Lodging
by Green On Red
New entry The Firstborn Is Dead
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
New entry I Don't Want To Grow Up
by The Descendents
New entry Fear And Whiskey
by Mekons
New entry Dead Man's Party
by Oingo Boingo
New entry Around The World In A Day
by Prince And The Revolution
New entry Don't Stand Me Down
by Dexys Midnight Runners
New entry Cupid & Psyche 85
by Scritti Politti
New entry Nail
by Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel
New entry Bad Moon Rising
by Sonic Youth
New entry Crush
by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
New entry Youthquake
by Dead Or Alive
New entry The Fire Still Burns
by Russ Ballard
New entry Metal And Shells
by The Go-Betweens
New entry The Best Of The Doors
by The Doors
New entry The Pink Opaque
by Cocteau Twins
New entry The Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions
by Elvis Costello And The Attractions

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