Best Albums of 1985

Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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1985 year summaryThe best artists of 1985 were Kate Bush, Tom Waits, Dire Straits, The Smiths, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Tears For Fears, The Cure, The Replacements, Prefab Sprout and The Pogues.
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1985
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133
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
132
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Year of Release:
1985
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132
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1985
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130
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Year of Release:
1985
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128
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"When your band is the offspring of Gang of Four and XTC people are going to expect that artistically you can bring the pain so to speak. Without a doubt, Shriekback could bring it. One could argue that Shriekback didn't have the consistency over its lifespan of its parent bands, but for at least ..."  [+]  Reply
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Year of Release:
1985
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128
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Year of Release:
1985
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Rank Score:
127
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Year of Release:
1985
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123
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Year of Release:
1985
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121
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Year of Release:
1985
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119
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