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1985
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Box Set
(3)
Compilation
(59)
EP
(90)
Live
(29)
LP
(1,136)
Score
(10)
Single
(214)
Soundtrack
(53)
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Alternative Rock
(12)
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(10)
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(12)
Country
(8)
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(6)
Electronic
(9)
Experimental Rock
(6)
Folk
(8)
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(8)
Heavy Metal
(17)
Metal
(42)
Minimal Wave
(6)
New Wave
(21)
Noise Rock
(6)
Pop
(55)
Pop Rock
(28)
Post-Punk
(22)
Punk
(11)
Punk Rock
(6)
Rock
(74)
Singer-Songwriter
(8)
Sophisti-Pop
(7)
Soul
(6)
Synthpop
(14)
Thrash Metal
(20)
Sep 16
Kate Bush
Hounds of Love
97
critic score
(3)
91
user score
(1,297)
Feb 11
The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
74
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(629)
Sep 30
Tom Waits
Rain Dogs
100
critic score
(2)
87
user score
(519)
Aug 26
The Cure
The Head on the Door
79
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(373)
Nov 18
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Psychocandy
99
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(373)
May 13
New Order
Low-Life
85
critic score
(4)
85
user score
(326)
Feb 25
Tears For Fears
Songs from the Big Chair
87
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(306)
Jun 10
Talking Heads
Little Creatures
80
critic score
(4)
73
user score
(229)
May 13
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
85
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(194)
Mar 1
Sonic Youth
Bad Moon Rising
70
critic score
(4)
74
user score
(170)
Oct 1
The Replacements
Tim
92
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(170)
Jun 3
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Firstborn Is Dead
77
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(151)
Nov 4
Sade
Promise
80
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(150)
Apr 22
Prince & The Revolution
Around the World in a Day
72
critic score
(5)
78
user score
(143)
Sep 23
The Fall
This Nation's Saving Grace
95
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(135)
Jan 1
Hüsker Dü
New Day Rising
100
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(131)
Feb 14
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
90
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(117)
Jun 1
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen
97
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(114)
Aug 16
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Freaky Styley
80
critic score
(1)
61
user score
(112)
Jun 10
R.E.M.
Fables of the Reconstruction
81
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(111)
Aug 5
Kate Bush
Running Up That Hill
96
user score
(108)
Mar 1
Slayer
Hell Awaits
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(101)
Jun 1
Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring
60
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(100)
Jun 12
Megadeth
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
73
critic score
(3)
73
user score
(99)
Jun 1
a-ha
Hunting High and Low
68
critic score
(4)
76
user score
(93)
Sep 2
Einstürzende Neubauten
Halber Mensch
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(75)
Nov 4
The Clash
Cut the Crap
40
critic score
(3)
26
user score
(75)
Oct 30
Anthrax
Spreading the Disease
80
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(65)
Sep 1
Dead Can Dance
Spleen and Ideal
90
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(64)
Jun 10
Bob Dylan
Empire Burlesque
63
critic score
(3)
54
user score
(63)
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Aug 1
The Pogues
Rum Sodomy & the Lash
85
critic score
(4)
79
user score
(60)
Oct
Dead Kennedys
Frankenchrist
70
critic score
(3)
73
user score
(60)
Oct 14
Kate Bush
Cloudbusting
40
critic score
(1)
96
user score
(59)
Nov 18
LL Cool J
Radio
100
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(57)
Feb 5
The Velvet Underground
VU
100
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(56)
Oct 1
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
Nail
90
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(56)
Jan 1
Beat Happening
Beat Happening
85
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(54)
Sep 1
Hüsker Dü
Flip Your Wig
95
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(53)
Jan 1
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur
61
critic score
(3)
70
user score
(50)
Oct 29
Rush
Power Windows
55
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(50)
Mar 11
The Sisters of Mercy
First and Last and Always
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(48)
Jun 28
AC/DC
Fly on the Wall
45
critic score
(2)
50
user score
(48)
Jul 23
Madonna
Into the Groove
50
critic score
(1)
92
user score
(46)
Oct 27
Celtic Frost
To Mega Therion
100
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(43)
Oct 28
Grace Jones
Slave to the Rhythm
90
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(43)
Jan 1
Descendents
I Don't Want to Grow Up
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(42)
Apr 25
Exodus
Bonded by Blood
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(42)
Jan 25
Phil Collins
No Jacket Required
85
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(41)
1985
Brian Eno
Thursday Afternoon
74
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(40)
Mar 1
Meat Puppets
Up on the Sun
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(40)
Jun 1
Sam Cooke
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
100
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(40)
Jan 1
Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana
50
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(38)
Mar 25
Mariya Takeuchi
Plastic Love
94
user score
(37)
Jan 21
Run-D.M.C.
King of Rock
79
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(36)
Oct 16
Possessed
Seven Churches
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(36)
Sep 13
Stevie Wonder
In Square Circle
60
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(35)
Sep 16
The Waterboys
This Is the Sea
87
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(34)
Jan 23
Madonna
Material Girl
74
user score
(33)
Oct 1
The Chameleons
What Does Anything Mean? Basically
90
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(33)
Oct 28
Oingo Boingo
Dead Man's Party
60
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(33)
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