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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31.

Flip Your Wig

Hüsker Dü

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

617

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

390

Overall Rank:

2,536

Average Rating:

78 (142 votes)

Comments:

32.

Promise

Sade

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

111 charts

Rank Score:

616

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

392

Overall Rank:

2,541

Average Rating:

76 (145 votes)

Comments:

33.

Up On The Sun

Meat Puppets

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

157 charts

Rank Score:

602

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

400

Overall Rank:

2,578

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

34.

Night Time

Killing Joke

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

575

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

415

Overall Rank:

2,683

Average Rating:

77 (118 votes)

Comments:

35.

Halber Mensch

Einstürzende Neubauten

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

565

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

425

Overall Rank:

2,745

Average Rating:

76 (115 votes)

Comments:

36.

A Secret Wish

Propaganda (DE)

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

538

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

436

Overall Rank:

2,839

Average Rating:

78 (76 votes)

Comments:

37.

Heyday

The Church

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

531

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

441

Overall Rank:

2,873

Average Rating:

78 (92 votes)

Comments:

38.

What Does Anything Mean? Basically

The Chameleons

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

531

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

442

Overall Rank:

2,877

Average Rating:

78 (105 votes)

Comments:

39.

Frankenchrist

Dead Kennedys

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

524

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

448

Overall Rank:

2,899

Average Rating:

74 (118 votes)

Comments:

40.

Rites Of Spring

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

488

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

474

Overall Rank:

3,074

Average Rating:

77 (106 votes)

Comments:

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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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