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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Lone Justice

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1985

Appears in:

42 charts

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162.

Welcome To The Real World

Mr. Mister

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1985

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42 charts

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163.

Artificial Intelligence

John Cale

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1985

Appears in:

20 charts

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164.

Voices

Roger Eno

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1985

Appears in:

9 charts

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165.

3-Way Tie (For Last)

Minutemen

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1985

Appears in:

30 charts

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Ignite The Seven Cannons

Felt

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1985

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33 charts

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Black Codes (From The Underground)

Wynton Marsalis

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1985

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34 charts

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168.

Cut The Crap

The Clash

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1985

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44 charts

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Bitter Sweet

King

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1985

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3 charts

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Highwayman

The Highwaymen

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1985

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35 charts

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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%
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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