Best Albums of 1985

« View best albums of 1984View best albums of 1986 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

818.

The Birds Of Rhiannon

Rhiannon

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

822.

Sabotage

Klinik

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

823.

Moon Alley

Tom Harrell

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

823.

October Faction

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

825.

Standing On The Edge

Cheap Trick

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

826.

Anthology
Compilation

Magnum (UK)

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

826.

Smak Ciszy

Turbo

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

826.

Roltrap Naar De Maan

Klein Orkest

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

829.

Drinking Gasoline

Cabaret Voltaire

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

830.

Mahler: Symphony No. 3

Sir Georg Solti / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
82
83
84
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 83 of 100

Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
The Residents	4	0%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	251	25%
	43	4%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	20	2%

« View best albums of 1984View best albums of 1986 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Artists of 1995
1. Radiohead
2. Oasis
3. The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Pulp
5. Björk
6. GZA/Genius
7. Alanis Morissette
8. PJ Harvey
9. Elliott Smith
10. Pavement
11. Mobb Deep
12. Foo Fighters
13. Garbage
14. Raekwon
15. Tricky
16. The Flaming Lips
17. No Doubt
18. Death (Metal)
19. Guided By Voices
20. Blur