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1985 Rock Album Releases
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Compilation
(7)
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(14)
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(107)
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(23)
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(4)
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Alternative Rock
(18)
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(16)
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(20)
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(13)
Electronic
(41)
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(19)
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(14)
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(14)
Hardcore Punk
(14)
Heavy Metal
(39)
Indie Rock
(19)
Jazz
(18)
Metal
(67)
New Wave
(50)
Noise Rock
(13)
Pop
(134)
Pop Rock
(58)
Post-Punk
(52)
Punk
(30)
Punk Rock
(23)
R&B
(21)
Rock
(160)
Soul
(16)
Synthpop
(56)
Thrash Metal
(29)
Sep 30
Tom Waits
Rain Dogs
100
critic score
(2)
86
user score
(730)
Aug 26
The Cure
The Head on the Door
75
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(586)
Feb 25
Tears For Fears
Songs from the Big Chair
86
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(560)
Jun 10
Talking Heads
Little Creatures
80
critic score
(4)
73
user score
(349)
May 13
Dire Straits
Brothers in Arms
85
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(303)
Mar 1
Sonic Youth
Bad Moon Rising
70
critic score
(4)
74
user score
(258)
Oct 1
The Replacements
Tim
95
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(240)
Apr 22
Prince & The Revolution
Around the World in a Day
72
critic score
(5)
79
user score
(220)
Aug 16
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Freaky Styley
80
critic score
(1)
58
user score
(178)
Jan 1
Hüsker Dü
New Day Rising
100
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(166)
Jun 10
R.E.M.
Fables of the Reconstruction
81
critic score
(6)
78
user score
(161)
Jun 1
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen
97
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(160)
Mar 11
The Sisters of Mercy
First and Last and Always
80
critic score
(2)
79
user score
(80)
Oct 29
Rush
Power Windows
55
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(78)
Jan 1
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur
61
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(77)
Feb 5
The Velvet Underground
VU
100
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(74)
Jan 25
Phil Collins
No Jacket Required
70
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(73)
Sep 1
Hüsker Dü
Flip Your Wig
95
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(73)
Oct 1
Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
Nail
90
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(70)
Jun 28
AC/DC
Fly on the Wall
45
critic score
(2)
51
user score
(69)
1985
Tears For Fears
Everybody Wants To Rule the World
91
critic score
(1)
95
user score
(67)
Mar 1
Meat Puppets
Up on the Sun
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(63)
Nov 21
Soda Stereo
Nada Personal
50
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(58)
Jun 17
Marillion
Misplaced Childhood
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(56)
Sep 16
The Waterboys
This Is the Sea
85
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(54)
May 1
Faith No More
We Care a Lot
60
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(49)
Oct 1
Joni Mitchell
Dog Eat Dog
40
critic score
(1)
56
user score
(49)
Mar 27
Bon Jovi
7800° Fahrenheit
45
critic score
(2)
46
user score
(47)
Jun 21
Mötley Crüe
Theatre of Pain
50
critic score
(3)
63
user score
(46)
Jun 1
Sting
The Dream of the Blue Turtles
80
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(44)
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Jan 1
Various Artists
The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
100
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(42)
Jun 3
Bryan Ferry
Boys and Girls
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(42)
1985
Nico + The Faction
Camera Obscura
50
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(40)
Oct 14
INXS
Listen Like Thieves
77
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(38)
Oct 21
Simple Minds
Once Upon a Time
90
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(38)
Nov 9
Aerosmith
Done with Mirrors
60
critic score
(2)
56
user score
(36)
Dec
my bloody valentine
Geek!
47
user score
(36)
Jan 1
my bloody valentine
This Is Your Bloody Valentine
40
critic score
(1)
49
user score
(34)
Apr 29
Freddie Mercury
Mr. Bad Guy
90
critic score
(1)
72
user score
(31)
Sep 16
KISS
Asylum
35
critic score
(2)
41
user score
(28)
Nov 1
Camper Van Beethoven
Telephone Free Landslide Victory
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(28)
Nov 18
Stevie Nicks
Rock A Little
70
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(27)
Mar 26
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Southern Accents
73
critic score
(3)
69
user score
(26)
Aug 12
Neil Young
Old Ways
60
critic score
(1)
57
user score
(26)
Jan 29
Yello
Stella
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(22)
May 14
Supertramp
Brother Where You Bound
40
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(22)
Aug 1
Starship
We Built This City
40
user score
(22)
Aug 12
David Bowie & Mick Jagger
Dancing in the Street
30
critic score
(1)
49
user score
(22)
Sep 17
The Cure
Close to Me
80
critic score
(1)
92
user score
(22)
Nov 4
Elton John
Ice on Fire
45
critic score
(2)
50
user score
(22)
Dec 1
Minutemen
3-Way Tie (For Last)
90
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(22)
Jun 14
Tears For Fears
Head Over Heels
93
user score
(21)
Jul 15
The Cure
In Between Days
60
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(21)
Sep 10
Starship
Knee Deep in the Hoopla
40
critic score
(2)
36
user score
(21)
Nov 21
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
65
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(21)
Nov 12
The Outfield
Play Deep
80
critic score
(1)
71
user score
(18)
Jan 1
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Talk About The Weather
80
user score
(16)
Jun 3
Men At Work
Two Hearts
40
critic score
(1)
53
user score
(16)
Aug 19
John Cougar Mellencamp
Scarecrow
85
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(16)
Sep
Talking Heads
Road to Nowhere
84
user score
(16)
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