Top 36 Music Albums of 1985
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Romanelli 
- Chart updated: 07/16/2025 21:45
- (Created: 04/11/2012 18:38).
- Chart size: 36 albums.
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1985-SIRE
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. Rescue
2. The Puppet
3. Do It Clean
4. A Promise
5. The Back Of Love
6. The Cutter
7. Never Stop
8. The Killing Moon
9. Silver
10. Seven Seas
11. Bring On The Dancing Horses
With a name like Echo & The Bunnymen, how do you take them seriously? You listen to them. This New Wave band from Liverpool had all of the right Beatles influences...but were also big fans of The Doors, which made them a melodic band with a definite darker side. And they were better than most of their contemporaries. Songs To Learn And Sing is an early compilation from their first 4 albums plus some bonus gems ("Bring On The Dancing Horses" is from the Pretty In Pink soundtrack.) From their first hit, "Rescue", through the excellent "The Killing Moon" and everything in between, this is early 80's music at its best.
Their biggest US hit, "Lips Like Sugar", would be released later in 1985. Had they waited a year or 2, this would have been even better. But it's still a great collection. Also, the band name...the rumor always was that "Echo" was their drum machine, as they didn't have a drummer in the early days. Ian McCullouch has denied that, saying that it was just a stupid name. Their last album came in 2014. The Bunnymen soldier on. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2015]
VARIOUS PRODUCERS
1. Rescue
2. The Puppet
3. Do It Clean
4. A Promise
5. The Back Of Love
6. The Cutter
7. Never Stop
8. The Killing Moon
9. Silver
10. Seven Seas
11. Bring On The Dancing Horses
With a name like Echo & The Bunnymen, how do you take them seriously? You listen to them. This New Wave band from Liverpool had all of the right Beatles influences...but were also big fans of The Doors, which made them a melodic band with a definite darker side. And they were better than most of their contemporaries. Songs To Learn And Sing is an early compilation from their first 4 albums plus some bonus gems ("Bring On The Dancing Horses" is from the Pretty In Pink soundtrack.) From their first hit, "Rescue", through the excellent "The Killing Moon" and everything in between, this is early 80's music at its best.
Their biggest US hit, "Lips Like Sugar", would be released later in 1985. Had they waited a year or 2, this would have been even better. But it's still a great collection. Also, the band name...the rumor always was that "Echo" was their drum machine, as they didn't have a drummer in the early days. Ian McCullouch has denied that, saying that it was just a stupid name. Their last album came in 2014. The Bunnymen soldier on. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2015]
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Top 36 Music Albums of 1985 composition
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| Phil Collins | 1 | 3% | |
| Roy Acuff | 1 | 3% | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | 1 | 3% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 1 | 3% | |
| Accept | 1 | 3% | |
| Little Richard | 1 | 3% | |
| Pete Townshend | 1 | 3% | |
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From Romanelli 01/09/2014 22:04
Romanelli 01/09/2014 22:04
I dig The Replacements a lot, but I admit that I haven't gotten around to adding much of them to my collection. They're one of those bands that just keep getting pushed back. I've always had Let It Be as a favorite, though. This may get me moving to add more of them!
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Mercury 01/09/2014 21:34
Mercury 01/09/2014 21:34
This is cool. I came here because I was curious to see Pete Townsend's album as your #1 of '85 yet lower than 250 overall. I personally have Tim, Hounds of Love and Rain Dogs all in my overall top 40.
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