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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121.

Colourbox

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

122

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122.

Talk About The Weather

Red Lorry Yellow Lorry

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

121

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123.

Phantasmagoria

The Damned

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

120

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124.

Phenomena

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

120

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125.

Tiny Dynamine/Echoes In A Shallow Bay
Compilation

Cocteau Twins

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

119

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126.

Slave To The Rhythm

Grace Jones

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

118

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Mike + The Mechanics

Mike & The Mechanics

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

117

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128.

Stella

Yello

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

44 charts

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117

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129.

Fegmania!

Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

112

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130.

Nervous Night

The Hooters

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

33 charts

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111

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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%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Minutemen	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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