Best Albums of 1985
Explore the best albums of 1985, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"This album is amazing, it perfectly balances pop and art side of Kate Bush. First side is filled with excellently produced, emotionally sung beutiful pop song, obviously Running Up That Hill which is probably top 20 songs of all time, Hounds Of Love, Cloudbusting and also often overlooked The Big..." [+] Reply
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1985
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17,725
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"I like your summary of "Rain Dogs'..spot on. It is my fav TW album but by a slim margin..I also really like "Franks Wild Years" and "Closing Time"." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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"I must admit, "Why Worry" has to be one of my favourite ever tracks" Reply
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albummaster | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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6,903
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"The greatest Smiths album because I don't know. I just seem to prefer this over Queen is Dead. Barbarism is especially mindblowing! The guitar on the joke isnt funny anymore fucks me out ma mind erry time aswell. All the tracks are insane!" Reply
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Medelsvensson | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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6,205
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"Sound to me like the orign of shoegazer music, a funny thing, fast and noisy like punk, but with melodies like pop music, psychocandy might actually be the ideal word to describe their sound. Excellent from beginning to the end, only minus is that the music ends up, sounding a little to monotonic." Reply
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1985
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"One of the best pop albums ever made. Beautiful lyrics, stylish 80s sounds. And fantastic vocal art. Head Over Heels is one of the most beautiful pop bangers there is." Reply
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1985
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"Long time fan of the band, and this is, hands down, my favorite Cure album. It evokes so many memories of my early teens, coming of age…but even now, there’s not a single track I want to skip. When I put this record on, I inevitably listen to the entire thing. I get up, flip sides, and take it al..." [+] Reply
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1985
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"This is an excellent record! The songwriting is just amazing. Very romantic at times and very sad at times. The rock of the record is very straightforward. But just track to track this album has damn near no weak points! I have always felt it was more consistent than Let It Be and should be thoug..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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3,769
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"I feel like I should explain my last comment. When most people people think of emotional 80's music, their mind usually jumps to The Smiths. And while I really enjoy The Smiths, their music, and their lyrics, I don't feel like they're describing problems I've had or things I've thunk, so it's har..." [+] Reply
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sageamagoo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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"Drink along and cry in your beer for a sometimes-very-sad and beautifully tragic world, the way Shane MacGowan sees it. One of the best albums ever, some of the best songs ever written." Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1985
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1985 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Various Artists | 19 | 2% | |
| 細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono] | 4 | 0% | |
| The Residents | 4 | 0% | |
| Aretha Franklin | 3 | 0% | |
| Minutemen | 3 | 0% | |
| Black Flag | 3 | 0% | |
| Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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389 | 39% | |
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258 | 26% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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43 | 4% | |
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33 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1985 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 8 from 96th to 88th |
Up 3 from 48th to 45th |
Up 2 from 72nd to 70th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
Down 2 from 22nd to 24th |
Down 2 from 47th to 49th |
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