Best Albums of 1985

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Book Albums

Top rated albums from 1985 featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Songs From The Big Chair album cover

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears
1985
3.74 / 5
 Brothers In Arms album cover

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits
1985
3.74 / 5
 Hounds Of Love album cover

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush
1985
3.61 / 5
 Meat Is Murder album cover

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths
1985
3.31 / 5
 Low-Life album cover

Low-Life

New Order
1985
3.3 / 5
 Rum Sodomy & The Lash album cover

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues
1985
3.24 / 5
 Rain Dogs album cover

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits
1985
3.19 / 5
 Hunting High And Low album cover

Hunting High And Low

a-ha
1985
3.12 / 5
 Suzanne Vega album cover

Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega
1985
3.02 / 5
 Steve McQueen album cover

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout
1985
2.99 / 5

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