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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991.

Glazunov: Symphony No. 5

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra

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1985

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991.

White Buffalo

Rod MacDonald

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1985

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993.

Ja Imam Šarene Oči

Disciplina Kičme

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1985

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993.

Warning Of Danger

Omen

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1985

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6 charts

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993.

Mind Break

Bill Rhodes

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1985

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993.

Big Music

Machinations

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1985

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993.

תוצרת הארץ [Totzeret Ha'aretz]

Arik Einstein & Shem Tov Levi

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1985

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998.

Pay It All Back Vol. 1
Compilation

Various Artists

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1985

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999.

Mr. Music

Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited

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1985

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Beer & Sex & Chips N Gravy

The Macc Lads

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1985

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
The Residents	4	0%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	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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Best Albums of 1984
1. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
2. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
3. The Smiths by The Smiths
4. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
5. Let It Be by The Replacements
6. Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
7. Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen
8. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
9. Treasure by Cocteau Twins
10. Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü
11. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
12. The Unforgettable Fire by U2
13. Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
14. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Reckoning by R.E.M.
16. Diamond Life by Sade
17. 1984 by Van Halen
18. Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
19. Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
20. E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching