Top 47 Music Albums of 1985
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- Chart updated: 07/24/2026 22:45
- (Created: 07/23/2017 10:30).
- Chart size: 47 albums.
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Best indie pop jangle pop album of the year
Best UK album of the year
"And when I'm lying in my bed
I think about life
and I think about death
and neither one particularly appeals to me"
The Smiths were probably my first serious obsession, and one of, if not the most, influential band in the early days of my musical journey. I still listen to them regularly and doubt I'll ever stop.
10/10 songs: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Barbarism Begins At Home, The Headmaster Ritual, Rusholme Ruffians. [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
Best UK album of the year
"And when I'm lying in my bed
I think about life
and I think about death
and neither one particularly appeals to me"
The Smiths were probably my first serious obsession, and one of, if not the most, influential band in the early days of my musical journey. I still listen to them regularly and doubt I'll ever stop.
10/10 songs: That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore, Barbarism Begins At Home, The Headmaster Ritual, Rusholme Ruffians. [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
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1985
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6,158
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Best celtic rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
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1985
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2,992
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Best alternative rock post-punk album of the year
"I am slowing down
As the years go by
I am sinking
So I trick myself
Like everybody else"
I am not sure what this album would be like hearing it now for the first time but this was one of the first albums I ever owned. I am sure I got it after hearing In Between Days but before Close To Me. I had the cassette with the lyrics and I learnt every word to every song.
10/10 songs: Close To Me, A Night Like This, Screw [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
"I am slowing down
As the years go by
I am sinking
So I trick myself
Like everybody else"
I am not sure what this album would be like hearing it now for the first time but this was one of the first albums I ever owned. I am sure I got it after hearing In Between Days but before Close To Me. I had the cassette with the lyrics and I learnt every word to every song.
10/10 songs: Close To Me, A Night Like This, Screw [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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4,633
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Best noise pop album of the year
Best debut album of the year
"My mood is black when my jacket's on
And I'm in love with myself"
In 1985 I had heard nothing like this before and I was blown away...couldn't stop listening to it. Poppy melodies nearly totally hidden under noise and feedback, druggy lyrics nearly totally hidden under relationship lyrics
10/10 songs: Never Understand, Just Like Honey, Taste Of Cindy [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
Best debut album of the year
"My mood is black when my jacket's on
And I'm in love with myself"
In 1985 I had heard nothing like this before and I was blown away...couldn't stop listening to it. Poppy melodies nearly totally hidden under noise and feedback, druggy lyrics nearly totally hidden under relationship lyrics
10/10 songs: Never Understand, Just Like Honey, Taste Of Cindy [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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5,455
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Best psychedelic soul album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
Year of Release:
1985
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1,458
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Best power pop alternative rock album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
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1985
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3,752
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Best psychedelic pop EP of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/14/2019]
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Best neo-psychedelia post-punk compilation album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
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Best indie rock post-punk compilation album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/04/2018]
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Best art pop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 08/12/2017]
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1985
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17,695
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Top 47 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Fall | 2 | 4% | |
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 4% | |
| Echo & The Bunnymen | 1 | 2% | |
| Flaming Tunes | 1 | 2% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 2% | |
| The Style Council | 1 | 2% | |
| Simply Red | 1 | 2% | |
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