Top 12 Music Albums of 1985 by 
zdwyatt 
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- Chart updated: 02/01/2018 16:15
- (Created: 01/12/2015 19:40).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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This is a pop rock essential and my personal favorite of the year. Half the tracks are instant classics and the remainder are strong.
Favorite tracks: Head Over Heels, Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World [First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Favorite tracks: Head Over Heels, Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World [First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
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1985
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5,367
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If the whole album was as good as its four best tracks, this would be a 5-star classic. It's still really good, if a little inconsistent.
Favorite tracks: Here Comes the Regular, Bastards of Young, Little Mascara [First added to this chart: 08/05/2015]
Favorite tracks: Here Comes the Regular, Bastards of Young, Little Mascara [First added to this chart: 08/05/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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4,048
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This is Tom Waits at his Tom-Waits-iest. It's the definitive album of the sound he's most known for. While I prefer his earlier sound, it's hard not to like this strange mix of bar piano, art-house jazz, and sea shanty.
Favorite tracks: Clap Hands, Time, Gun Street Girl [First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Favorite tracks: Clap Hands, Time, Gun Street Girl [First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Year of Release:
1985
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13,108
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Favorite tracks: Southern Accents, Don't Come Around Here No More, Rebels
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1985
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402
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They would be a forgettable pop soul band but for Hucknall's singing and he was never better than he was here. This is a consistent collection with the standout "Holding Back the Years," which makes my list of best songs ever written.
Favorite tracks: Holding Back the Years, Heaven, Money's Too Tight (To Mention) [First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
Favorite tracks: Holding Back the Years, Heaven, Money's Too Tight (To Mention) [First added to this chart: 02/12/2015]
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1985
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448
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Favorite tracks: Just Like Honey, Cut Dead, The Hardest Walk
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1985
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6,119
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Favorite tracks: Mystic Rhythms, The Big Money, Marathon
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1985
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653
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Favorite tracks: Money for Nothing, The Man's Too Strong, Brother in Arms
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1985
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7,817
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Favorite tracks: Well I Wonder, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Barbarism Begins at Home
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1985
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6,863
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(80/100) Favorite tracks: Driver 8, Green Grow the Rushes, Kohoutek
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1985
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1,599
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Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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Top 12 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Simply Red | 1 | 8% | |
| The Jesus And Mary Chain | 1 | 8% | |
| Rush | 1 | 8% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 8% | |
| The Smiths | 1 | 8% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 8% | |
| The Cure | 1 | 8% | |
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