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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Silent Scream

Shooting Star

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1985

Appears in:

5 charts

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142.

Mistral Gagnant

Renaud

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1985

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13 charts

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143.

Bites

Skinny Puppy

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1985

Appears in:

23 charts

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144.

...From Across The Kitchen Table

The Pale Fountains

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1985

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13 charts

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145.

Some People Are On The Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now

The Dentists

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1985

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30 charts

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Refuse To Be Burnt-Out

The Fugs

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1985

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4 charts

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J.S.Bach: Mass In B Minor

John Eliot Gardiner / English Baroque Soloists / Monteverdi Choir

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1985

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12 charts

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148.

1979–1983
Compilation

Bauhaus

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1985

Appears in:

20 charts

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149.

Safe Mode: On

Birdy
Soundtrack

Peter Gabriel

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1985

Appears in:

40 charts

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Les Misérables

The Original London Cast

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1985

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22 charts

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	19	2%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
The Residents	4	0%
Hawkwind	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	3	0%
Minutemen	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	392	39%
	251	25%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	35	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	932	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	20	2%

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