Year
1985 in music
60 albums released in 1985 are catalogued on Riffiter, ranked by popularity and community ratings.

Hunting High and Low
a-ha

The Singles 81>85
Depeche Mode

Fly on the Wall
AC/DC

Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston

Freaky Styley
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Meat Is Murder
The Smiths

Whitney Houston (The Deluxe Anniversary Edition)
Whitney Houston

Hell Awaits
Slayer

Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
Megadeth

Hounds of Love
Kate Bush

The Head on the Door
The Cure

Around the World in a Day
Prince

Little Creatures
Talking Heads

Low-Life
New Order

Wide Awake in America
U2

Spreading the Disease
Anthrax

Ağlama Bebeğim
Ahmet Kaya

In Square Circle
Stevie Wonder

Asylum
KISS

Greatest Hits, Volume I & Volume II
Billy Joel

Legacy of Brutality
Misfits

Ice on Fire
Elton John

Done With Mirrors
Aerosmith

Psychocandy
The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Pink Opaque
Cocteau Twins

Bad Moon Rising
Sonic Youth

I Don't Want to Grow Up
Descendents

7800° Fahrenheit
Bon Jovi

Fables of the Reconstruction
R.E.M.

Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals

Empire Burlesque
Bob Dylan

A Decade of Steely Dan
Steely Dan

Thursday Afternoon
Brian Eno

Cut the Crap
The Clash

Peki Peki Anladık
MFÖ

Shaken 'n' Stirred
Robert Plant

Loose Nut
Black Flag

How Will I Know
Whitney Houston

Beyond Appearances
Santana

In My Head
Black Flag

Sportin' Life
Weather Report

Biograph
Bob Dylan

Album
Public Image Ltd.

Aikea-Guinea
Cocteau Twins

Works
Keith Jarrett

Who's Zoomin' Who?
Aretha Franklin

Helloween
Helloween

Live After Death (2015 Remaster)
Iron Maiden

Into the Groove
Madonna

Frankenchrist
Dead Kennedys

Romantically Yours
Marvin Gaye

Behind the Sun
Eric Clapton

Salad Days
Minor Threat

Around the World in a Day (Deluxe Edition) (2025 Remaster)
Prince

Living in America
James Brown

World Wide Live
Scorpions

Theatre of Pain
Mötley Crüe

Walls of Jericho
Helloween

Spheres
Keith Jarrett

Around the World in a Day (2025 Remaster)
Prince