読者投票による「1985年のベスト・アルバム TOP100」を米サイトslicing up eyeballsが発表

1. The Cure, The Head on the Door
2. The Smiths, Meat is Murder
3. New Order, Low-Life
4. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy
5. R.E.M., Fables of the Reconstruction
6. Tears For Fears, Songs From the Big Chair
7. The Cult, Love
8. INXS, Listen Like Thieves
9. Kate Bush, Hounds of Love
10. The Replacements, Tim

11. a-ha, Hunting High and Low
12. The Sisters of Mercy, First and Last and Always
13. Love and Rockets, Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
14. Big Audio Dynamite, This Is Big Audio Dynamite
15. The Pogues, Rum Sodomy & The Lash
16. Simple Minds, Once Upon a Time
17. Husker Du, New Day Rising
18. Talking Heads, Little Creatures
19. Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party
20. Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

21. Sting, The Dream of the Blue Turtles
22. Arcadia, So Red the Rose
23. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Crush
24. Husker Du, Flip Your Wig
25. The Waterboys, This Is the Sea
26. Bryan Ferry, Boys and Girls
27. Killing Joke, Night Time
28. Fine Young Cannibals, Fine Young Cannibals
29. Dead Can Dance, Spleen and Ideal
30. Clan of Xymox, Clan of Xymox

31. Prefab Sprout, Steve McQueen (aka Two Wheels Good) (TIE)
31. The Chameleons, What Does Anything Mean? Basically (TIE)
33. Howard Jones, Dream into Action
34. The Fall, This Nation’s Saving Grace
35. Hoodoo Gurus, Mars Needs Guitars
36. Dead Kennedys, Frankenchrist
37. Skinny Puppy, Bites
38. The Power Station, The Power Station
39. The Dead Milkmen, Big Lizard in My Backyard
40. Propaganda, A Secret Wish

41. Sonic Youth, Bad Moon Rising
42. The Alarm, Strength
43. Scritti Politti, Cupid & Psyche 85
44. Dinosaur Jr, Dinosaur (TIE)
44. Eurythmics, Be Yourself Tonight (TIE)
46. Suzanne Vega, Suzanne Vega
47. Camper Van Beethoven, Telephone Free Landslide Victory
48. Dead Or Alive, Youthquake
49. ABC, How to Be a…Zillionaire!
50. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Firstborn is Dead

51. Thompson Twins, Here’s to Future Days
52. The Damned, Phantasmagoria
53. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Easy Pieces (TIE)
53. ‘Til Tuesday, Voices Carry (TIE)
55. Faith No More, We Care A Lot
56. Shriekback, Oil & Gold
57. The Dream Academy, The Dream Academy
58. The Style Council, Our Favourite Shop (aka Internationalists)
59. 10,000 Maniacs, The Wishing Chair
60. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Freaky Styley

61. Einsturzende Neubauten, Halber Mensch
62. Meat Puppets, Up on the Sun
63. The Descendants, I Don’t Want to Grow Up
64. New Model Army, No Rest for the Wicked
65. Gene Loves Jezebel, Immigrant
66. X, Ain’t Love Grand!
67. Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Fegmania!
68. Adam Ant, Vive le Rock
69. Cabaret Voltaire, The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord
70. Lone Justice, Lone Justice

71. Everything But the Girl, Love Not Money (TIE)
71. Yello, Stella (TIE)
73. The Clash, Cut the Crap
74. Minutemen, 3-Way Tie (For Last)
75. The Colourfield, Virgins and Philistines
76. Wang Chung, To Live and Die in L.A.
77. Falco, Falco 3
78. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Talk About The Weather
79. Half Man Half Biscuit, Back in the DHSS
80. 7 Seconds, Walk Together, Rock Together

81. The Del Fuegos, Boston, Mass.
82. China Crisis, Flaunt the Imperfection
83. Colourbox, Colourbox (TIE)
83. Dramarama, Cinema Verite (TIE)
83. Madness, Mad Not Mad (TIE)
86. Felt, Ignite the Seven Cannons
87. Christian Death, Ashes
88. Beat Happening, Beat Happening
89. Dexys Midnight Runners, Don’t Stand Me Down
90. Midge Ure, The Gift

91. David Sylvian, Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
92. Death in June, Nada! (TIE)
92. Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel, Nail (TIE)
94. Mekons, Fear and Whiskey
95. Black Flag, In My Head (TIE)
95. The Sound, Heads and Hearts (TIE)
95. The Three O’Clock, Arrive Without Traveling (TIE)
98. Blancmange, Believe You Me (TIE)
98. Rites of Spring, Rites of Spring (TIE)
100. Marc Almond, Stories of Johnny