Best Albums

Rolling Stone

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Highest Rated Albums of 1985

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Genre

All
- All
- Alternative Rock
- AOR
- Blues Rock
- Hard Rock
- Hardcore Punk
- Heartland Rock
- Heavy Metal
- Hip Hop
- Metal
- New Wave
- Pop
- Pop Rock
- Post-Hardcore
- Post-Punk
- Progressive Pop
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- R&B
- Rock
- Sophisti-Pop
- Soul
- Southern Rock
- Synthpop

1985

1. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

September 30, 1985

Score

100

2. Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising

Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising

January 1, 1985

Score

100

3. Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig

Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig

September 1, 1985

Alternative Rock

Score

90

4. The Replacements - Tim

The Replacements - Tim

October 1, 1985

Alternative Rock

Score

90

5. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

May 13, 1985

Score

90

6. Willie Nelson - Me & Paul

Willie Nelson - Me & Paul

January 1, 1985

Score

80

7. Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles

Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles

June 1, 1985

Score

80

8. Richard Thompson - Across a Crowded Room

Richard Thompson - Across a Crowded Room

April 1, 1985

Score

80

9. UB40 - Baggariddim

UB40 - Baggariddim

September 2, 1985

Score

80

10. John Fogerty - Centerfield

John Fogerty - Centerfield

January 15, 1985

Score

80

11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Firstborn Is Dead

June 3, 1985

Score

80

12. Mick Jagger - She's the Boss

Mick Jagger - She's the Boss

February 19, 1985

Score

80

13. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow

John Mellencamp - Scarecrow

August 19, 1985

Score

80

14. John Hiatt - Warming Up to the Ice Age

John Hiatt - Warming Up to the Ice Age

January 1, 1985

Score

80

15. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents

March 26, 1985

Score

80

16. Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock

Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock

January 21, 1985

Score

80

17. Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight

Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight

April 29, 1985

Score

80

18. R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

June 10, 1985

Alternative Rock

Score

80

19. Mantronix - Mantronix: The Album

Mantronix - Mantronix: The Album

May 4, 1985

Score

80

20. Fat Boys - The Fat Boys Are Back

Fat Boys - The Fat Boys Are Back

July 0, 1985

Score

70

21. INXS - Listen Like Thieves

INXS - Listen Like Thieves

October 14, 1985

Score

70

22. New Order - Low-Life

New Order - Low-Life

May 13, 1985

Score

70

23. Jeff Beck - Flash

Jeff Beck - Flash

July 0, 1985

Score

70

24. Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who?

Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who?

July 1, 1985

Score

70

25. Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention

Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention

November 21, 1985

Score

70

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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