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 The Pogues.

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Your Average Australian Yobbo

Kevin "Bloody" Wilson

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1985

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992.

Songs Of Praise

Poison Girls

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1985

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Let's Wreck The Party

D.O.A.

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1985

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4 charts

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Maremar

Lluís Llach

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1985

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Dance Hall Rockers

Charlie Chaplin

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1985

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All The Gods' Men

Blue In Heaven

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1985

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3 charts

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Original Foreign Mind

Junior Reid

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1985

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Queen Of The Blues

Koko Taylor

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1985

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Nasty Savage

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1985

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Heartaches
Compilation

Patsy Cline

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1985

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
The Residents	4	0%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	388	39%
	251	25%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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

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