Top-rated albums of 1985

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1985 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,241

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 85 (1,336 votes)

Comments:

98

2.

Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

13,080

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

108

Average Rating:

 84 (1,306 votes)

Comments:

85

3.

The Best Of The Doors 
Compilation

 The Doors

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

169

Rank in 1985:

94

Rank in 1980s:

1,101

Overall Rank:

7,423

Average Rating:

 83 (155 votes)

Comments:

3

4.

A Decade Of Steely Dan 
Compilation

 Steely Dan

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

53

Rank in 1985:

218

Rank in 1980s:

2,615

Overall Rank:

19,417

Average Rating:

 82 (57 votes)

Comments:

2

5.

Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963 
Live

 Sam Cooke

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

974

Rank in 1985:

20

Rank in 1980s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,747

Average Rating:

 82 (171 votes)

Comments:

16

6.

Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

810 charts

Rank Score:

6,850

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

32

Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

 82 (1,252 votes)

Comments:

68

7.

The Head On The Door 

 The Cure

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

4,674

Rank in 1985:

7

Rank in 1980s:

52

Overall Rank:

382

Average Rating:

 81 (770 votes)

Comments:

42

8.

Tim 

 The Replacements

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

4,042

Rank in 1985:

8

Rank in 1980s:

62

Overall Rank:

443

Average Rating:

 81 (546 votes)

Comments:

38

9.

Greatest Hits - Volume I & Volume II 
Compilation

 Billy Joel

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

129

Rank in 1985:

117

Rank in 1980s:

1,358

Overall Rank:

9,276

Average Rating:

 81 (100 votes)

Comments:

3

10.

Songs To Learn And Sing 
Compilation

 Echo & The Bunnymen

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

192

Rank in 1985:

80

Rank in 1980s:

991

Overall Rank:

6,709

Average Rating:

 80 (71 votes)

Comments:

3

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).