Top 100 Music Albums of 1985
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- Chart updated: 10/12/2025 20:45
- (Created: 11/25/2016 15:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2016]
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2016]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
586
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,731
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Black Flag | 3 | 3% | |
| Hawkwind | 2 | 2% | |
| Philip Aaberg | 1 | 1% | |
| Dead Can Dance | 1 | 1% | |
| Mike & The Mechanics | 1 | 1% | |
| Eric Clapton | 1 | 1% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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56 | 56% | |
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32 | 32% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14thMagic Touch by Stanley Jordan |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15thMoving Mountains by Justin Hayward |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16thRock A Little by Stevie Nicks |
| New entries |
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| Edge Of Insanity by Tony MacAlpine |
| Leavers |
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| Shelter by Lone Justice |
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