Best Albums of 1985

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Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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 Marillion.

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Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,347 charts

Rank Score:

19,261

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Average Rating:

85 (1,336 votes)

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Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,115 charts

Rank Score:

13,095

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1985

Appears in:

832 charts

Rank Score:

7,808

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

810 charts

Rank Score:

6,856

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Overall Rank:

254

Average Rating:

82 (1,252 votes)

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Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

736 charts

Rank Score:

6,114

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Overall Rank:

292

Average Rating:

79 (900 votes)

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Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

593 charts

Rank Score:

5,362

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

599 charts

Rank Score:

4,668

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Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

81 (770 votes)

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Tim

The Replacements

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

477 charts

Rank Score:

4,044

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

351 charts

Rank Score:

3,329

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Overall Rank:

543

Average Rating:

79 (353 votes)

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10.

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

2,995

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Overall Rank:

587

Average Rating:

77 (400 votes)

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
The Residents	4	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	251	25%
	43	4%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

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

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