Albums Of The Year 1985: The Critics’ Choice
by Hot Press (1985) 
Hot Press is a music, entertainment, politics and pop culture magazine based in Dublin. These are their best albums of 1985.
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
1,467
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
3,707
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Buy album
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
18,131
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Buy album
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Buy album
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
11,739
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Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
- #Sponsored
Buy album
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Year of Release:
1985
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,903
Rank in 1985:
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Overall Rank:
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Albums Of The Year 1985: The Critics’ Choice composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Waterboys | 1 | 5% | |
| The Golden Horde | 1 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 5% | |
| Moving Hearts | 1 | 5% | |
| Madness | 1 | 5% | |
| R.E.M. | 1 | 5% | |
| Prefab Sprout | 1 | 5% | |
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There are 15 charts from recognised sources for 1985 (3 are listed below). There are also 413 user submitted charts covering this period.
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| The Best Albums of 1985 | uDiscoverMusic | 1985 year chart | 2022 | |
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