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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691.

The Loud Blaring Punk Rock LP

Peter And The Test Tube Babies

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1985

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5 charts

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692.

Here I Come

Barrington Levy

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1985

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6 charts

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693.

Everybody's Crazy

Michael Bolton

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1985

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5 charts

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693.

Gatti 2

Eduardo Gatti

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1985

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1 chart

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695.

Rear End Hernia Puppet Show

Caroliner

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1985

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3 charts

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John Adams: Harmonielehre

Edo De Waart / San Francisco Symphony

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1985

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4 charts

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Slow Motion

Andy Narell ‎

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1985

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2 charts

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Domestic Harmony

Do-Ré-Mi

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1985

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699.

Nós Vamos Invadir Sua Praia

Ultraje A Rigor

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1985

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8 charts

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Sonne In Der Nacht

Peter Maffay

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1985

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	20	2%
The Residents	4	0%
細野晴臣 [Haruomi Hosono]	4	0%
Black Flag	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Aretha Franklin	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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