Top 18 Music Albums of 1985
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- Chart updated: 09/21/2025 20:15
- (Created: 07/28/2019 16:06).
- Chart size: 18 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,916
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
2,971
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,106
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11,719
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8.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,894
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Total albums: 18. Page 1 of 2
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Descendents | 2 | 11% | |
| Yello | 1 | 6% | |
| The Replacements | 1 | 6% | |
| Robert Wyatt | 1 | 6% | |
| The Dukes Of Stratosphear | 1 | 6% | |
| William Onyeabor | 1 | 6% | |
| Dinosaur | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 18 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 6th to 9thStella by Yello |
| Down 3 from 7th to 10thTim by The Replacements |
| Down 3 from 8th to 11thI Don't Want To Grow Up by The Descendents |
| New entries |
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| Old Rottenhat by Robert Wyatt |
| The Song Of Galadriel by Lubomyr Melnyk |
| Island Life by Grace Jones |
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| ! | 08/08/2019 11:16 |  desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
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