Best Albums of 1985

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Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Songs You Know By Heart
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Jimmy Buffett

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1985

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10 charts

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Legião Urbana

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1985

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17 charts

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273.

Desaparecido

Litfiba

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1985

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9 charts

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274.

Whatever Happened To Jugula?

Roy Harper

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1985

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6 charts

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Sauver L'Amour

Daniel Balavoine

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1985

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9 charts

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Dream Sequence
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Tangerine Dream

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1985

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5 charts

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 64

Antoni Ros-Marbà / Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Jean-Jacques Kantorow

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1985

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3 charts

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Wildweed

Jeffrey Lee Pierce

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1985

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14 charts

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Astra

Asia

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1985

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17 charts

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Across A Crowded Room

Richard Thompson

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1985

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18 charts

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	21	2%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
The Residents	4	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	257	26%
	43	4%
	40	4%
	32	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

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

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

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