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26.

Litfiba - Desaparecido
1985
USER SCORE
82
29 ratings
Amazon

27.

Daniel Balavoine - Sauver l'amour
October 1, 1985
USER SCORE
82
29 ratings
Amazon

30.

Subhumans - Worlds Apart
1985
Anarcho-Punk, Ska Punk
USER SCORE
82
18 ratings
Amazon

32.

Rajie - Espresso
August 1, 1985
Art Pop, Sophisti-Pop, Techno Kayō
USER SCORE
82
25 ratings
Amazon

36.

The Waterboys - This Is the Sea
September 16, 1985
Big Music
USER SCORE
82
222 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

37.

Virus - Locura
October 25, 1985
Synthpop, New Wave
USER SCORE
81
331 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

38.

Cherrelle - High Priority
October 20, 1985
Dance-Pop, Contemporary R&B, Synth Funk
USER SCORE
81
16 ratings
Amazon

41.

NoMeansNo - You Kill Me
1985
Post-Hardcore
USER SCORE
81
18 ratings
Amazon

42.

Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion
October 27, 1985
Thrash Metal
USER SCORE
81
483 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

47.

Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal
November 25, 1985
Neoclassical Darkwave
USER SCORE
80
394 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

48.

Killing Joke - Night Time
August 1, 1985
Post-Punk, Gothic Rock
USER SCORE
80
444 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

50.

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
May 13, 1985
Pop Rock, Blues Rock
USER SCORE
80
2,270 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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