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: 4 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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"I think that this album tries to replicate the success of Eliminator by replicating event the song patters so well done, but without much success. The beat is too disco and dull when repeated in most of these songs. The lack of hits is another dilemma with this. Sleeping Bag and Rough Boy are the..."  [+]  Reply
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"After two great records, this is the point the wheels were coming off the wagon. Home Sweet Home is undeniable, Louder Than Hell is the second best track, but wasn't good enough to make Shout. Other than that, there is filler all over the place. This is Mötley Crüe's St Anger."  Reply
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Paris, Texas 
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"Although it’s never made me jump up and down with excitement, the album has an uncanny ability to express that slightly below par melancholy sadness. So 38 years later it still gets a spin when we’ve had a couple of days drizzle and the mood is right. Or more accurately, slightly wrong."  Reply
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"Whenever I think of this album, I remember listening to this on my Sony Walkman, doing my dumbbell reps and my dad coming in my room telling me the gulf war had started. Totally irrelevant to anything apart from I still love it the same as I did then as a teenager. Always loved their singles that..."  [+]  Reply
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Biograph 
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"This 3 CD set is unfathomable and unpredictable. Why include the dreadful live version of Baby Blue, but not Blind Willie Mctell? Some really inspired picks, such as the live version of Isis really bring something to the party, but a pointless I Don’t Believe You sounds like filler from a man who..."  [+]  Reply
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