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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"probably my two favorite CT EPs combined into one album :-)" Reply
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philbutrin | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is a fantastic compilation album. I used to have the cassette version in the eighties and even though the CD release has more tracks, it strangely omits, honesty, which was on the tape version. Oh well, it's an excellent record. All the masterpieces are here; piano man, new york state of min..." [+] Reply
"I like "Feel the Fire" the best on this album. Very Iron Maiden-y." Reply
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Captain_Dude | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Lyrics are great... but the music is mediocre." Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Their best album since the 70's by far. Every track is a masterpiece (virtually)." Reply
"When your band is the offspring of Gang of Four and XTC people are going to expect that artistically you can bring the pain so to speak. Without a doubt, Shriekback could bring it. One could argue that Shriekback didn't have the consistency over its lifespan of its parent bands, but for at least ..." [+] Reply
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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 4 from 49th to 45th |
Up 2 from 78th to 76th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 48th to 51st |
Down 3 from 93rd to 96th |
Down 2 from 22nd to 24th |
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