Top 100 Music Albums of 1985
by mostlymor 
- Chart updated: 04/28/2025 04:15
- (Created: 06/10/2020 10:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
There are 0 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and this chart has not been rated yet. Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.
View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.
Buy album 
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,711
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,362
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,919
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 04/17/2025]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,689
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,147
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Buy album
- #Sponsored
[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,010
Rank in 1985:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
| Sting | 1 | 1% | |
| Whitney Houston | 1 | 1% | |
| Robert Palmer | 1 | 1% | |
| Weather Report | 1 | 1% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
| Heart | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| |
49 | 49% | |
| |
42 | 42% | |
 |
3 | 3% | |
 |
2 | 2% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
 |
1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 87th to 69th Different Light by The Bangles |
| Up 17 from 90th to 73rd Suzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega |
| Up 15 from 89th to 74th Secret Secrets by Joan Armatrading |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 42 from 30th to 72nd Voices Carry by 'Til Tuesday |
| Down 20 from 61st to 81st Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Down 20 from 62nd to 82nd Once Upon A Time by Simple Minds |
| New entries |
|---|
| Rhythm And Romance by Rosanne Cash |
| Picture Book by Simply Red |
| Single Life by Cameo |
| Katrina And The Waves by Katrina And The Waves |
| Leavers |
|---|
| World Machine by Level 42 |
| Go West by Go West |
| Del Amitri by Del Amitri |
| The Firstborn Is Dead by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Registering is quick, easy and FREE!
Why register?
- Join a passionate community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Have your say in the overall rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- ... And lots more!
Register now - it only takes a moment!
Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 ratings
Not enough data Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 favourites
Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 comments
Be the first to add a comment for this Chart - add your comment!
Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of 1985
Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.
| Best Ever Artists | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Nirvana | |
| 10. Neil Young | |
| 11. The Velvet Underground | |
| 12. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 13. Miles Davis | |
| 14. The Smiths | |
| 15. The Beach Boys | |
| 16. R.E.M. | |
| 17. Kanye West | |
| 18. Pixies | |
| 19. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 20. Jimi Hendrix |
