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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251.

The Best Of Eagles
Compilation

Eagles

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1985

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16 charts

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252.

We Care A Lot

Faith No More

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1985

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24 charts

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Soldiers Under Command

Stryper

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1985

Appears in:

11 charts

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254.

Astra

Asia

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1985

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17 charts

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255.

The Clock Comes Down The Stairs

Microdisney

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1985

Appears in:

27 charts

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256.

Mad Not Mad

Madness

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1985

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17 charts

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257.

Dealing With It!

D.R.I.

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1985

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11 charts

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258.

The Long Play

Sandra

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1985

Appears in:

10 charts

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259.

The Wake

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1985

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9 charts

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260.

Lost In The Stars: The Music Of Kurt Weill

Various Artists

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1985

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14 charts

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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%
Minutemen	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
Black Flag	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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Best Artists of 1987
1. U2
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Prince
4. The Smiths
5. Dinosaur Jr.
6. R.E.M.
7. Michael Jackson
8. Depeche Mode
9. Sonic Youth
10. Def Leppard
11. New Order
12. The Cure
13. INXS
14. The Jesus And Mary Chain
15. Pixies
16. Eric B. & Rakim
17. Midnight Oil
18. Fleetwood Mac
19. Bruce Springsteen
20. George Michael