Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 by 
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- Chart updated: 04/07/2024 12:15
- (Created: 04/22/2012 10:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
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Total albums: 16. Page 1 of 2
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 4 | 4% | |
| The Sound | 2 | 2% | |
| Grace Jones | 2 | 2% | |
| David Byrne | 1 | 1% | |
| The Wake | 1 | 1% | |
| The Residents | 1 | 1% | |
| The Sisters Of Mercy | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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43 | 43% | |
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20 | 20% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 36 from 52nd to 16thIsland Life by Grace Jones |
| Up 21 from 99th to 78th The Covenant, The Sword And The Arm Of The Lord by Cabaret Voltaire |
| Up 3 from 20th to 17th Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 94th to 99th In Square Circle by Stevie Wonder |
| Down 5 from 95th to 100th The Power Station by The Power Station |
| Down 4 from 90th to 94th City Slab Horror by Severed Heads |
| New entries |
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 Exploring The Axisby Thin White Rope |
| Birdy by Peter Gabriel |
| Odyssey by Alan Hawkshaw & John Cameron |
| Sorry 'Bout The Record, Record by Los Trios Ringbarkus |
| Music For The Knee Plays by David Byrne |
| Leavers |
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 Invisible Connectionsby Vangelis |
| The Horrible Truth About Burma by Mission Of Burma |
| Hunting High And Low by a-ha |
| For The Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes |
| Regular Guys by Metronomes |
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| 90/100 | 01/07/2013 02:37 | guigs13 | | 88/100 |
| 80/100 | 10/30/2012 12:28 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
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Wonderful chart!
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Really nice chart.
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