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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Heartaches
Compilation

Patsy Cline

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1985

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Glazunov: Symphony No. 5

Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra

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1985

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White Buffalo

Rod MacDonald

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1985

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Ja Imam Šarene Oči

Disciplina Kičme

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1985

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994.

Warning Of Danger

Omen

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1985

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6 charts

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994.

Mind Break

Bill Rhodes

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1985

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Big Music

Machinations

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1985

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תוצרת הארץ [Totzeret Ha'aretz]

Arik Einstein & Shem Tov Levi

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1985

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Pay It All Back Vol. 1
Compilation

Various Artists

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1985

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Mr. Music

Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited

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1985

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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%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	390	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	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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

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