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1.

Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
October 14, 1985
Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop
USER SCORE
96
347 ratings
Amazon

2.

竹内まりや [Mariya Takeuchi] - Plastic Love
March 25, 1985
City Pop, Disco
USER SCORE
96
287 ratings
Amazon

4.

Chaka Khan - Through the Fire
April 1985
Pop Soul, Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
95
33 ratings
Amazon

5.

Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels
June 10, 1985
Pop Rock, Synthpop
USER SCORE
95
207 ratings
Amazon

6.

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
August 5, 1985
Art Pop, Synthpop
USER SCORE
95
817 ratings
Amazon

7.

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
January 28, 1985
Post-Punk, Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
95
221 ratings
Amazon

10.

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
November 1985
New Wave
USER SCORE
93
41 ratings
Amazon

11.

Madonna - Into the Groove
July 15, 1985
Dance-Pop, Freestyle
USER SCORE
93
225 ratings
Amazon

12.

Sade - The Sweetest Taboo
October 12, 1985
Sophisti-Pop
USER SCORE
93
77 ratings
Amazon

13.

The Cure - In Between Days
July 15, 1985
New Wave, Jangle Pop
USER SCORE
93
97 ratings
Amazon

14.

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
October 18, 1985
Soft Rock
USER SCORE
93
34 ratings
Amazon

15.

Tetê Espíndola - Escrito nas Estrelas
May 5, 1985
USER SCORE
92
15 ratings
Amazon

16.

The Cure - Close to Me
September 17, 1985
New Wave, Indie Pop
USER SCORE
92
96 ratings
Amazon

17.

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
September 1985
Noise Pop
USER SCORE
92
44 ratings
Amazon

19.

Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
July 1985
USER SCORE
92
15 ratings
Amazon

20.

New Order - The Perfect Kiss
May 13, 1985
Synthpop, Alternative Dance
USER SCORE
92
52 ratings
Amazon

21.

a-ha - Take On Me
April 5, 1985
Synthpop, New Wave
USER SCORE
92
547 ratings
Amazon

22.

The Cure - A Night Like This
July 1, 1985
USER SCORE
92
39 ratings
Amazon

23.

Prince and The Revolution - Take Me with U
January 25, 1985
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
91
78 ratings
Amazon

24.

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
October 28, 1985
Synthpop, Sophisti-Pop
USER SCORE
91
136 ratings
Amazon

25.

Tom Waits - Downtown Train
November 1985
Heartland Rock, Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
91
26 ratings
Amazon
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