Best Albums of 1985

Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

View chart at point in time

 Show this chart as it was on the following date TodayLast weekLast monthThree months agoSix months agoEnd of 2024Twelve months agoEnd of 2023End of 2022End of 2021End of 2020

Sort by

• Overall Rank
• Num. Charts
• Avg. Rating
• Num. Ratings
• Release Date
• Title
• Artist

1.

Hounds Of Love 

 Kate Bush

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,406 charts

Rank Score:

18,387

Rank in 1985:

1

Rank in 1980s:

7

Overall Rank:

53

Average Rating:

 85 (1,404 votes)

Comments:

103

2.

Rain Dogs 

 Tom Waits

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,139 charts

Rank Score:

11,789

Rank in 1985:

2

Rank in 1980s:

14

Overall Rank:

112

Average Rating:

 84 (1,338 votes)

Comments:

87

3.

Brothers In Arms 

 Dire Straits

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

860 charts

Rank Score:

7,207

Rank in 1985:

3

Rank in 1980s:

27

Overall Rank:

222

Average Rating:

 78 (1,177 votes)

Comments:

87

4.

Meat Is Murder 

 The Smiths

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

826 charts

Rank Score:

6,402

Rank in 1985:

4

Rank in 1980s:

32

Overall Rank:

257

Average Rating:

 82 (1,292 votes)

Comments:

68

5.

Psychocandy 

 The Jesus And Mary Chain

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

762 charts

Rank Score:

5,622

Rank in 1985:

5

Rank in 1980s:

40

Overall Rank:

301

Average Rating:

 79 (920 votes)

Comments:

68

6.

Songs From The Big Chair 

 Tears For Fears

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

5,223

Rank in 1985:

6

Rank in 1980s:

44

Overall Rank:

331

Average Rating:

 79 (689 votes)

Comments:

48

7.

The Head On The Door 

 The Cure

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

631 charts

Rank Score:

4,533

Rank in 1985:

7

Rank in 1980s:

51

Overall Rank:

375

Average Rating:

 82 (799 votes)

Comments:

42

8.

Tim 

 The Replacements

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

509 charts

Rank Score:

3,911

Rank in 1985:

8

Rank in 1980s:

63

Overall Rank:

441

Average Rating:

 81 (566 votes)

Comments:

38

9.

Steve McQueen 

 Prefab Sprout

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

3,698

Rank in 1985:

9

Rank in 1980s:

70

Overall Rank:

469

Average Rating:

 79 (373 votes)

Comments:

30

10.

Rum Sodomy & The Lash 

 The Pogues

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

428 charts

Rank Score:

2,983

Rank in 1985:

10

Rank in 1980s:

88

Overall Rank:

576

Average Rating:

 78 (410 votes)

Comments:

28

• « prev
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• ...
• 99
• 100
• next »
• Goto Page: 

Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 1985 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	21	2%
The Residents	4	0%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	384	38%
	258	26%
	45	5%
	43	4%
	33	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%