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Highest Rated Albums of 1985
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Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
January 1, 1985
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
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Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
September 30, 1985
Rock
Score
100
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Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
May 13, 1985
Pop Rock
Score
90
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Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig
September 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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The Replacements - Tim
October 1, 1985
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Willie Nelson - Me & Paul
January 1, 1985
Country
Score
80
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Mantronix - Mantronix: The Album
May 4, 1985
Electro
Score
80
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UB40 - Baggariddim
September 2, 1985
Score
80
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Richard Thompson - Across a Crowded Room
April 1, 1985
Score
80
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John Hiatt - Warming Up to the Ice Age
January 1, 1985
Score
80
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John Fogerty - Centerfield
January 15, 1985
Score
80
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Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
April 29, 1985
New Wave
Score
80
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13
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Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
June 1, 1985
Sophisti-Pop
Score
80
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
March 26, 1985
Heartland Rock
Score
80
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John Mellencamp - Scarecrow
August 19, 1985
Heartland Rock
Score
80
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16
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Mick Jagger - She's the Boss
February 19, 1985
Score
80
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Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock
January 21, 1985
Hip Hop
Score
80
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18
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R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction
June 10, 1985
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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19
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead
June 3, 1985
Post-Punk
Score
80
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20
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Jeff Beck - Flash
July 0, 1985
Score
70
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21
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Fat Boys - The Fat Boys Are Back
July 0, 1985
Score
70
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22
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Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention
November 21, 1985
Score
70
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23
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Sade - Promise
November 4, 1985
Soul
Score
70
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24
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Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who?
July 1, 1985
Score
70
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25
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Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
January 25, 1985
Pop Rock
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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