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Highest Rated Albums of 1985

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1.

Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
January 1, 1985
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
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2.

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
September 30, 1985
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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3.

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
May 13, 1985
Pop Rock
Score
90
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4.

Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig
September 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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5.

The Replacements - Tim
October 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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6.

Willie Nelson - Me & Paul
January 1, 1985
Country
Score
80
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7.

Mantronix - Mantronix: The Album
May 4, 1985
Electro
Score
80
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8.

UB40 - Baggariddim
September 2, 1985
Score
80
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9.

Richard Thompson - Across a Crowded Room
April 1, 1985
Score
80
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10.

John Hiatt - Warming Up to the Ice Age
January 1, 1985
Score
80
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11.

John Fogerty - Centerfield
January 15, 1985
Roots Rock
Score
80
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12.

Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
April 29, 1985
New Wave
Score
80
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13.

Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
June 1, 1985
Sophisti-Pop
Score
80
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14.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
March 26, 1985
Heartland Rock
Score
80
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15.

John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow
August 19, 1985
Heartland Rock
Score
80
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16.

Mick Jagger - She's the Boss
February 19, 1985
Pop Rock
Score
80
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17.

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
September 16, 1985
Art Pop
Score
80
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18.

Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock
January 21, 1985
Hip Hop
Score
80
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19.

R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction
June 10, 1985
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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20.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead
June 3, 1985
Post-Punk
Score
80
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21.

David Lee Roth - Crazy from the Heat
January 28, 1985
Score
70
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22.

Jeff Beck - Flash
July 0, 1985
Score
70
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23.

Fat Boys - The Fat Boys Are Back
July 0, 1985
Score
70
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24.

Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
November 21, 1985
Experimental Rock
Score
70
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25.

Sade - Promise
November 4, 1985
Soul
Score
70
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1985.
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