Top 20 Music Albums of 1985
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- Chart updated: 02/27/2026 17:15
- (Created: 01/25/2022 17:14).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
944
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[First added to this chart: 03/03/2022]
[First added to this chart: 03/03/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
5,174
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
2,743
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
610
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2025]
[First added to this chart: 05/20/2022]
[First added to this chart: 03/04/2022]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
7,069
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[First added to this chart: 07/08/2025]
Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
311
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[First added to this chart: 03/04/2022]
Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Squeeze | 1 | 5% | |
| Robert Palmer | 1 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 5% | |
| Mr. Mister | 1 | 5% | |
| Big Audio Dynamite | 1 | 5% | |
| Dire Straits | 1 | 5% | |
| Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 16th to 17thLittle Creatures by Talking Heads |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thThis Is Big Audio Dynamite by Big Audio Dynamite |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19thShowdown! by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray |
| New entries |
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| Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti by Squeeze |
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