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The Best Music of 1985

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1985. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1985, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
A-HaHunting High and Low
AnthraxSpreading the Disease
Aretha FranklinWho's Zoomin' Who?
Bryan FerryBoys and Girls
Dead Can DanceSpleen and Ideal
Dire StraitsBrothers in Arms
Einstürzende NeubautenHalber Mensch
Eric ClaptonBehind the Sun
EurythmicsBe Yourself Tonight
Grace JonesSlave to the Rhythm
Hüsker DüNew Day Rising
HeartHeart
Howard JonesDream into Action
INXSListen Like Thieves
John FogertyCenterfield
John MellencampScarecrow
Kate BushHounds of Love
Killing JokeNight Time
Level 42World Machine
LL Cool JRadio
Luther VandrossThe Night I Fell in Love
MarillionMisplaced Childhood
MegadethKilling Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Miami Sound MachinePrimitive Love
Mike and the MechanicsMike + the Mechanics
Minutemen3-Way Tie (For Last)
New OrderLow-Life
Oingo BoingoDead Man's Party
Pat BenatarSeven the Hard Way
PentagramPentagram
Phil CollinsNo Jacket Required
Prefab SproutSteve McQueen
Prince and The RevolutionAround the World in a Day
R.E.M.Fables of the Reconstruction
Rites of SpringRites of Spring
Robert PalmerRiptide
Run-D.M.C.King Of Rock
RushPower Windows
SadePromise
Simple MindsOnce Upon a Time
Simply RedPicture Book
Stevie WonderIn Square Circle
StingDream Of The Blue Turtles
Talking HeadsLittle Creatures
Tears For FearsSongs From The Big Chair
The CureThe Head On The Door
The FallThis Nation's Saving Grace
The HighwaymenHighwayman
The HootersNervous Night
The Jesus & Mary ChainPsychocandy
The PoguesRum, Sodomy & the Lash
The Power StationThe Power Station
The ReplacementsTim
The SmithsMeat Is Murder
Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersPack Up The Plantation: Live
Tom WaitsRain Dogs
Various ArtistsThe Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Weird Al YankovicDare To Be Stupid
Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston
ZZ TopAfterburner

Songs (?)Wikipedia
A-haThe Sun Always Shines on T.V.
Aretha FranklinFreeway of Love
Billy JoelYou're Only Human (Second Wind)
Bruce SpringsteenSanta Claus Is Coming to Town
Bryan FerrySlave to Love
Cheech And ChongBorn In East L.A.
Clarence Clemons & Jackson BrowneYou're a Friend of Mine
DeBargeRhythm of the Night
Depeche ModeShake the Disease
Dionne & FriendsThat's What Friends are For
Dire StraitsMoney for Nothing
Dire StraitsWalk of Life
Dire StraitsBrothers in Arms
Dire StraitsSo Far Away
Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh CrewLa Di Da Di
Duran DuranA View to a Kill
Echo & The BunnymenBring on the Dancing Horses
Eddie MurphyParty All the Time
EurythmicsWould I Lie to You?
Eurythmics & Aretha FranklinSisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
FalcoRock Me Amadeus
George Thorogood & The DestroyersI Drink Alone
Glenn FreyYou Belong to the City
Hüsker DüThe Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill
HeartThese Dreams
HeartWhat About Love
HeartNever
Howard JonesThings Can Only Get Better
Huey Lewis & the NewsThe Power of Love
Huey Lewis and the NewsBack in Time
Husker DuMakes No Sense at All
Husker DuNew Day Rising
INXSWhat You Need
INXSListen Like Thieves
Jan HammerMiami Vice Theme
John FogertyCenterfield
John FogertyThe Old Man Down the Road
John MellencampR.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
John MellencampSmall Town
John MellencampRain On The Scarecrow
John ParrSt. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
John WilliamsThe Mission (Theme for NBC News)
Kate BushRunning Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Kate BushCloudbusting
Kate BushHounds of Love
Katrina & The WavesWalking On Sunshine
Killing JokeLove Like Blood
Koji KondoGround Theme
Level 42Something About You
Lionel RichieSay You Say Me
LL Cool JI Can't Live Without My Radio
MadonnaInto the Groove
MadonnaCrazy for You
Miami Sound MachineConga
Miami Sound MachineBad Boy
Mike & The MechanicsAll I Need Is a Miracle
Mike + the MechanicsSilent Running (on Dangerous Ground)
Motley CrueHome Sweet Home
Mr. MisterBroken Wings
Mr. MisterKyrie
New OrderThe Perfect Kiss
New OrderLove Vigilantes
Nu ShoozI Can't Wait
Oingo BoingoWeird Science
Pat BenatarInvincible
Paul Hardcastle19
Paul YoungEvery Time You Go Away
Pet Shop BoysOpportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
Phil CollinsSussudio
Phil CollinsTake Me Home
Phil CollinsOne More Night
Power StationSome Like it Hot
Prince & the RevolutionRaspberry Beret
R.E.M.Can't Get There From Here
RamonesMy Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes to Bitburg)
Rites of SpringHidden Wheel
Rites of SpringPersistent Vision
Rites of SpringFor Want Of
Robert PalmerAddicted To Love
Robert PalmerI Didn't Mean to Turn You On
Run-D.M.C.King of Rock
SadeThe Sweetest Taboo
SadeNever as Good as the First Time
Simple MindsDon't You (Forget About Me)
Simple MindsAlive and Kicking
Simply RedHolding Back the Years
Stevie NicksTalk To Me
Stevie WonderPart-Time Lover
StingIf You Love Somebody Set Them Free
StingRussians
StingFortress Around Your Heart
Talk TalkLife's What You Make It
Talking HeadsRoad to Nowhere
Talking HeadsAnd She Was
Tears for FearsEverybody Wants to Rule the World
Tears For FearsHead Over Heels
The CommodoresNightshift
The CultShe Sells Sanctuary
The CureIn-Between Days
The CureClose to Me
The Dream AcademyLife in a Northern Town
The HighwaymenHighwayman
The Jesus & Mary ChainJust Like Honey
The Outatime OrchestraBack to the Future (Main Theme)
The OutfieldYour Love
The PoguesDirty Old Town
The ReplacementsBastards Of Young
The ReplacementsHere Comes a Regular
The ReplacementsLeft Of The Dial
The SmithsThe Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Til TuesdayVoices Carry
Tina TurnerWe Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersDon't Come Around Here No More
Tom WaitsDowntown Train
Tom WaitsRain Dogs
USA For AfricaWe Are the World
Weird Al YankovicDare to Be Stupid
Whitney HoustonGreatest Love of All
Whitney HoustonHow Will I Know
Whitney HoustonSaving All My Love For You
Willie NelsonForgiving You Was Easy
YelloOh Yeah

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