Your Favorite Albums Of 1985

Rhythm & Romance - Rosanne Cash
Centerfield - John Fogerty
Old Ways - Neil Young
Turn The Page - Waylon Jennings
Scarecrow - John Cougar Mellencamp
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes? - George Jones
Song in a Seashell - Tom T. Hall
The Rose of England - Nick Lowe
Warming Up to the Ice Age - John Hiatt

 

Freddie Mercury - Mr. Bad Guy
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
Steve Earle - Guitar Town
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow
Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas
Roy Harper - Whatever Happened To Jugula?
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Stevie Ray Vaughan & DT - Soul To Soul

 

1985 is better than I remember it.

As a few others have claimed, several artists released my favorite albums of theirs:

Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
John Mellencamp - Scarecrow
Tom Waits -Raindogs

 

A somewhat weak year for me...

Talking Heads: Little Creatures
Replacements: Tim
John Mellencamp: Scarecrow
Robert Cray: False Accusations
Aretha Franklin: Who’s Zoomin’ Who?

 

Another great year! My favourites from 1985:

Pat Benatar Seven The Hard Way
Divinyls What A Life!
Kate Bush Hounds Of Love
Do Re Mi Domestic Harmony
Eurythmics Be Yourself Tonight
Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega
Stevie Nicks Rock A Little
Aretha Franklin Who’s Zoomin’ Who?
The Smiths Meat Is Murder
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Southern Accents
Renee Geyer Sing To Me
Prince Around The World In A Day
Heart Heart
Talking Heads Little Creatures
Nina Hagen In Ekstasy
Phil Collins No Jacket Required
John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow
Bryan Ferry Boys and Girls
The Cure The Head On The Door
Diana Ross Eaten Alive
Tears For Fears Songs From The Big Chair
Sting The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
Pointer Sisters Contact

 

All good picks! Great albums!

 

Superb choices! Terrific albums!

 

Excellent picks! Super albums!

 

Fantastic picks! Awesome albums!

 

Great picks! Very good albums!

 

Very nice picks! Dynamite albums!

 

Awesome picks! Lots of great albums there!

 

Still, 5 terrific albums!

 

Wonderful picks! Excellent albums!

 

Very good picks! Great albums!

 

Super picks! First-rate albums!

 

All great albums!

 

ACCEPT - Metal Heart
BON JOVI - 7800 Fahrenheit
DIO - Sacred Heart
DIRE STRAITS - Brothers In Arms
FERRY, BRYAN - Boys And Girls
MALMSTEEN, YNGWIE J. (RISING FORCE) - Marching Out
MODERN TALKING - The 1st Album
MODERN TALKING - Let's Talk About Love
MOORE, GARY - Run For Cover
POGUES, THE - Rum Sodomy & The Lush
SADE - Promise
SCORPIONS - World Wide Live
SLADE - Rogues Gallery
STING - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
WAITS, TOM - Rain Dogs
ZZ TOP - Afterburner

 

Terrific picks! Killer albums!

 

1. Camper Van Beethoven - Telephone Free Landslide Victory
2. The Dukes Of Stratosphear - 25 O'Clock
3. Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth Jacobites - Robespierre's Velvet Basement
4. The Dentists - Some People Are On The Pitch They Think It's All Over It Is Now
5. Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Fegmania!
6. The Colourfield - Virgins And Philistines
7. The Prisoners - The Last Fourfathers
8. Miracle Workers - Inside Out
9. Thee Mighty Caesars - Beware The Ides Of March
10. Couch Flambeau - The Day The Music Died

 

Sisters Of Mercy-First Last And Always
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Great picks! Awesome albums!

 

Asia Astra
Sting Dream of the Blue Turtles
Allan Holdsworth Metal Fatigue
Gary Moore Run For Cover

 

Very good albums!

 

ABC - How to Be a Zillionaire!
Animal Nightlife - Shangri-La
Big Audio Dynamite - This Is Big Audio Dynamite
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Cameo - Single Life
Don Cherry - Home Boy (Sister Out)
The Colour Field - Virgins and Philistines
Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963
The Cure - The Head On The Door
Miles Davis - You’re Under Arrest
Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down
The Dream Academy
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy - The Ups and Downs
The Dukes of Stratosphear - 25 O’Clock
Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
Everything But The Girl - Love Not Money
Felt - Ignite the Seven Cannons and Set Sail for the Sun
Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls
Fine Young Cannibals
Marvin Gaye - Dream of a Lifetime
Emmylou Harris - The Ballad of Sally Rose
Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig
The Icicle Works - The Small Price of a Bicycle
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Grace Jones - Island Life
LL Cool J - Radio
Lone Justice
The Long Ryders - State Of Our Union
Makin' Time - Rhythm and Soul
New Order - Low-Life
The Pale Fountains - Across the Kitchen Table
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen
Prince & The Revolution - Around the World In a Day
The Prisoners - The Last Fourfathers
Run DMC - King of Rock
Sade - Promise
Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche ’85
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
The Style Council - Our Favourite Shop
Talking Heads - Little Creatures
Tears For Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
Pete Townshend - White City (A Novel)
The Truth - Playground
Luther Vandross - The Night I Fell In Love
Various - The Countdown Compilation
Suzanne Vega
Velvet Underground - VU
Working Week - Working Nights
X - Ain’t Love Grand