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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Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,351 charts

Rank Score:

19,236

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Average Rating:

85 (1,343 votes)

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Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

1,117 charts

Rank Score:

12,998

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

835 charts

Rank Score:

7,695

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

6,818

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Overall Rank:

255

Average Rating:

82 (1,257 votes)

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Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

738 charts

Rank Score:

6,052

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Overall Rank:

294

Average Rating:

79 (900 votes)

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Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

597 charts

Rank Score:

5,329

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

602 charts

Rank Score:

4,786

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Overall Rank:

374

Average Rating:

81 (771 votes)

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Tim

The Replacements

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

478 charts

Rank Score:

4,030

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Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

352 charts

Rank Score:

3,325

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542

Average Rating:

79 (356 votes)

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Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

407 charts

Rank Score:

3,035

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Overall Rank:

582

Average Rating:

78 (396 votes)

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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%
Black Flag	3	0%
Eliahu Inbal / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra	3	0%
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky / The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra	3	0%
Hawkwind	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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