My Top 50 Albums of 1985
I last left this series off a few months ago with 1986 singles, now getting back into it. Here's the playlist with a track from each album:
1. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
2. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
3. The Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun
4. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
5. The Cure - The Head On The Door
6. Run-DMC - King Of Rock
7. The Replacements – Tim
8. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
9. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow
10. Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising
11. Schoolly D – Schoolly D
12. LL Cool J – Radio
13. R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction
14. The Golden Palominos - Visions Of Excess
15. INXS - Listen Like Thieves
16. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash
17. Prince - Around The World In A Day
18. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
19. Sade - Promise
20. Camper Van Beethoven - Telephone Free Landslide Victory
21. Husker Du - New Day Rising
22. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
23. Talking Heads - Little Creatures
24. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
25. Kix - Midnite Dynamite
26. Game Theory – Real Nighttime
27. New Order - Low-Life
28. John Fogerty – Centerfield
29. Green River – Come On Down EP
30. The Jesus And The Mary Chain – Psychocandy
31. The Minutemen - 3 Way Tie (For Last)
32. U.T.F.O. – U.T.F.O.
33. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
34. Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
35. Squeeze - Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
36. Husker Du - Flip Your Wig
37. Mike + The Mechanics - Mike + The Mechanics
38. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
39. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Pack Up The Plantation: Live!
40. Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
41. The Fat Boys – The Fat Boys Are Back
42. Aerosmith – Done With Mirrors
43. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare To Be Stupid
44. Dinosaur Jr – Dinosaur
45. Pat Benatar - Seven The Hard Way
46. The Minutemen - Project: Mersh EP
47. The Family - The Family
48. ZZ Top – Afterburner
49. Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
50. Peter Gabriel – Birdy: Music From The Film
2. Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair
3. The Meat Puppets - Up On The Sun
4. Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
5. The Cure - The Head On The Door
6. Run-DMC - King Of Rock
7. The Replacements – Tim
8. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
9. John Mellencamp - Scarecrow
10. Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising
11. Schoolly D – Schoolly D
12. LL Cool J – Radio
13. R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction
14. The Golden Palominos - Visions Of Excess
15. INXS - Listen Like Thieves
16. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy & The Lash
17. Prince - Around The World In A Day
18. Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
19. Sade - Promise
20. Camper Van Beethoven - Telephone Free Landslide Victory
21. Husker Du - New Day Rising
22. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
23. Talking Heads - Little Creatures
24. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Southern Accents
25. Kix - Midnite Dynamite
26. Game Theory – Real Nighttime
27. New Order - Low-Life
28. John Fogerty – Centerfield
29. Green River – Come On Down EP
30. The Jesus And The Mary Chain – Psychocandy
31. The Minutemen - 3 Way Tie (For Last)
32. U.T.F.O. – U.T.F.O.
33. Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
34. Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche 85
35. Squeeze - Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
36. Husker Du - Flip Your Wig
37. Mike + The Mechanics - Mike + The Mechanics
38. Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
39. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Pack Up The Plantation: Live!
40. Eurythmics - Be Yourself Tonight
41. The Fat Boys – The Fat Boys Are Back
42. Aerosmith – Done With Mirrors
43. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Dare To Be Stupid
44. Dinosaur Jr – Dinosaur
45. Pat Benatar - Seven The Hard Way
46. The Minutemen - Project: Mersh EP
47. The Family - The Family
48. ZZ Top – Afterburner
49. Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
50. Peter Gabriel – Birdy: Music From The Film
Since I've had this post in the works since last year and knew what was going to be on it, I was amused that in the space of a couple months I scored interviews with Tears For Fears, DMC of Run-DMC, and John Mellencamp knowing they'd all be in the top 10 in this list. I've also interviewed members of Sonic Youth, The Minutemen, and Kix, and would love to keep building my collection of interviews with 1985 all-stars, if Tom Waits or Kate Bush sees this, feel free to reach out.
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