Top 100 Music Albums of 1985
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- Chart updated: 04/28/2025 04:15
- (Created: 06/10/2020 10:35).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,702
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
6,366
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,916
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,719
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,103
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 07/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,009
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Total albums: 97. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 2% | |
| Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth Jacobites | 1 | 1% | |
| Dead Kennedys | 1 | 1% | |
| The Bangles | 1 | 1% | |
| New Order | 1 | 1% | |
| Elton John | 1 | 1% | |
| The Robert Cray Band | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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49 | 49% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 18 from 87th to 69thDifferent Light by The Bangles |
| Up 17 from 90th to 73rdSuzanne Vega by Suzanne Vega |
| Up 15 from 89th to 74thSecret Secrets by Joan Armatrading |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 42 from 30th to 72ndVoices Carry by 'Til Tuesday |
| Down 20 from 61st to 81stBrothers In Arms by Dire Straits |
| Down 20 from 62nd to 82ndOnce 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 |
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