Best Albums of 1985

« View best albums of 1984View best albums of 1986 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1985 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

11.

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

3,002

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

592

Average Rating:

77 (401 votes)

Comments:

12.

Low-Life

New Order

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

388 charts

Rank Score:

2,933

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

Overall Rank:

607

Average Rating:

80 (471 votes)

Comments:

13.

This Is The Sea

The Waterboys

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

2,074

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

132

Overall Rank:

864

Average Rating:

79 (292 votes)

Comments:

14.

New Day Rising

Hüsker Dü

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

1,984

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

141

Overall Rank:

907

Average Rating:

77 (360 votes)

Comments:

15.

This Nation's Saving Grace

The Fall

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

361 charts

Rank Score:

1,888

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

145

Overall Rank:

955

Average Rating:

78 (433 votes)

Comments:

16.

Fables Of The Reconstruction

R.E.M.

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,592

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

178

Overall Rank:

1,110

Average Rating:

76 (449 votes)

Comments:

17.

Little Creatures

Talking Heads

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

1,544

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,149

Average Rating:

76 (409 votes)

Comments:

18.

Around The World In A Day

Prince And The Revolution

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

250 charts

Rank Score:

1,303

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

214

Overall Rank:

1,339

Average Rating:

77 (346 votes)

Comments:

19.

Love

The Cult

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,149

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

237

Overall Rank:

1,513

Average Rating:

77 (243 votes)

Comments:

20.

Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963
Live

Sam Cooke

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

139 charts

Rank Score:

982

Rank in 1985:

Rank in 1980s:

265

Overall Rank:

1,730

Average Rating:

82 (172 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
99
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100

Best Albums of 1985 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

Country	Albums	%

	390	39%
	252	25%
	43	4%
	41	4%
	35	4%
	22	2%
	21	2%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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

« View best albums of 1984View best albums of 1986 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Member Levels
DriftingOrpheus	Level 8
O.T.	Level 7
PAPPITUFO	Level 6
II	Level 4
1andrea1	Level 2
JurassicRamsey2	Level 2
New levels achieved over the last 7 days. Well done to all :)