Top 42 Music Albums of 1985
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Probably my favorite year for music of the '80s. Almost looks like an early '70s year in terms of quality depth.
- Chart updated: 04/24/2026 20:45
- (Created: 11/28/2024 04:19).
- Chart size: 42 albums.
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They don't make 'em like this anymore, but then again, almost no one was doing it like Kate even then. By far her crowning masterpiece. Been listening blissfully to it since high school.
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1985
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Another one of the most underrated albums of all time. So many artists over the past 40 years owe so much to this album, but it would seem that very few of those who do, acknowledge it.
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1985
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922
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To me, clearly their second-best long play (Chronic Town is, of course, between this and Murmur). Extremely underrated within their catalog.
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1985
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1,756
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Only a 78 average rating on the site? Get lost.
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1985
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2,990
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1985
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3,813
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I cannot claim this as some artistic masterpiece. It's just a personal favorite. I love the mood and memories it creates. The genesis of Starbucks music.
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1985
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Another of the '80s' forgotten gems. So good.
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My favorite album by these guys, in spite of the gauzy production. A major harbinger of shoegaze, which is virtually never acknowledged. The first two albums *are* their catalog for me. They sound like a different, and far inferior, band to me on Strange Days, and I can't figure out why I'm the only one who hears it that way.
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1985
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469
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[First added to this chart: 11/27/2024]
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1985
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11,307
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Total albums: 42. Page 1 of 5
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Top 42 Music Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Hüsker Dü | 2 | 5% | |
| Robyn Hitchcock | 2 | 5% | |
| Talking Heads | 1 | 2% | |
| Sting | 1 | 2% | |
| INXS | 1 | 2% | |
| Killing Joke | 1 | 2% | |
| Love And Rockets | 1 | 2% | |
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Top 42 Music Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 15th to 16thNew Day Rising by Hüsker Dü |
| Down 1 from 16th to 17thFlip Your Wig by Hüsker Dü |
| Down 1 from 17th to 18thNight Time by Killing Joke |
| New entries |
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| Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears |
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