Top 100 Music Albums of 1985
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[First added to this chart: 04/29/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
439
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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76
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
411
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
142
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
6
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
130
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
11
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[First added to this chart: 10/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
57
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
248
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[First added to this chart: 11/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1985
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31
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Total albums: 37. Page 1 of 4
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 composition

Artist Albums %


Bob Dylan 2 2%
The Cure 1 1%
The Cult 1 1%
The Metronomes 1 1%
Kate Bush 1 1%
Neil Young 1 1%
Grace Jones 1 1%
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Country Albums %


Australia 37 37%
United Kingdom 34 34%
United States 19 19%
Canada 3 3%
New Zealand 2 2%
Argentina 1 1%
Jamaica 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 13 from 90th to 77thTao
by Rick Springfield
Climber Up 10 from 96th to 86thLove Not Money
by Everything But The Girl
Climber Up 3 from 83rd to 80thTough All Over
by John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 21 from 67th to 88thStep Off The Edge
by Venetians
Faller Down 20 from 72nd to 92nd'Cos Life Hurts
by Uncanny X-Men
Faller Down 19 from 66th to 85thRoom To Move
by Full Marks
New entries
New entry Between Two Words
by Wire Train
Leavers
Leaver Heads And Hearts
by The Sound

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