The Best Rock Albums of 1985

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1985

    9/10
  1. Foetus: Nail (SomeBizarre)
    8/10
  2. Sonic Youth: Bad Moon Rising (Homestead)
  3. Nick Cave: The Firstborn Is Dead (Homestead)
  4. Husker Du: New Day Rising (SST)
  5. Fetchin Bones: Cabin Flounder (DB)
  6. Tom Waits: Rain Dogs (Island)
  7. Replacements: Tim (Sire)
  8. Feedtime: Feedtime (Aberrant)
  9. Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal (4AD)
  10. Tiny Lights: Prayer For The Halcyon Fear (Gaia)
  11. Camper VanBeethoven: Telephone Free Landslide Victory (Independent)
    7.5/10
  12. David Thomas: More Places Forever (TwinTone)
  13. Honeymoon Killers: Love American Style (Fur)
  14. Jesus And Mary Chain: Psychocandy (BlancoYNegro)
  15. Chuck Vrtacek: Learning To Be Silent (Cordelia)
  16. Love & Rockets: The Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven (Beggars Banquet)
  17. CCCP: Affinità - Divergenze (Attack Punk)
  18. Rites Of Spring: Rites Of Spring (Dischord)
  19. Meat Puppets: Up On The Sun (SST)
  20. Pauline Oliveros: Wanderer
  21. Lucia Hwong: House of Sleeping Beauties (Private)
    7/10
  22. Lazy Cowgirls: Lazy Cowgirls (Restless)
  23. Husker Du: Flip Your Wig (SST)
  24. Antietam: Antietam (Homestead)
  25. Ordinaires: Ordinaires (Dossier)
  26. Killdozer: Snakeboy (TouchAndGo)
  27. Nico: Camera Obscura (BeggarsBanquet)
  28. Golden Palominos: Visions Of Excess (Celluloid)
  29. Mark Stewart: As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts to Fade (Stumm24)
  30. Robyn Hitchcock & Egyptians: Fegmania (Midnight)
  31. Current 93: Dogs Blood Rising (Laylah)
  32. Residents: Census Taker (Episode)
  33. The Scene Is Now: Burn All Your Records (Lost)
  34. Rhythm And Noise: Chasms Accord (Ralph)
  35. Big Audio Dynamite: This Is Big Audio Dynamite (Columbia)
  36. Laibach: Nova Akropola (Cherry Red)
  37. Longshoremen: Grr Huh Yeah (Subterranean)
  38. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Freaky Styley (Enigma)
  39. Dinosaur Jr: Dinosaur (SST)
  40. Savage Republic: Ceremonial (Independent Project)
  41. Eugene Chadbourne: Collected symphonies (Parachute)
  42. Membranes: Gift Of Life (Creation)
  43. Black Flag: Loose Nut (SST)
  44. Vangelis: The Mask (Polydor)
  45. Michael Brook: Hybrid (Editions EG)
  46. John Mellencamp: Scarecrow (Riva)
  47. Heart: Heart (Capitol)
  48. Anthrax: Spreading The Disease (Megaforce)
  49. Naked Raygun: Throb Throb (Homestead)
  50. Chris Isaak: Silvertone (Warner Bros)
  51. Run-DMC: King Of Rock (Profile)
  52. Windbreakers: Terminal (Homestead)
  53. Phranc: Folksinger (Rhino)
  54. Corrosion Of Conformity: Animosity (Metal Blade)
  55. Suzanne Vega: Suzanne Vega (A&M)
  56. Fall: This Nation's Saving Grace (Beggars Banquet)
  57. Nurse With Wound: The Sylvie And Babs Hi-Fi Companion (Laylah)
  58. EIEIO: Land Of Opportunity (Frontier)
  59. Church: Heyday (WB)
  60. Raw Power: Screams from the Gutter (Toxic Shock)
  61. Biota: Rackabones (Dys)
  62. Brian Eno: Thursday Afternoon (EG)
  63. Helloween: Walls Of Jericho (Noise)
  64. David Lanz: Nightfall (Narada)
  65. Jade Warrior: At Peace (Earthsounds)
  66. Jeff Greinke: Cities In Fog (Projekt)
  67. Michael Stearns: Chronos (Sonic Atmosphere)
  68. Nekropolis: Cultes Des Goules (Nekropolis)
  69. Patrick O'Hearn: Ancient Dreams (Private)
  70. Peter Gabriel: Birdy (Charisma)
  71. Prince: Around The World In A Day (WB)
  72. Residents: Big Bubble (Ralph)
  73. Sheila Chandra: Nada Brahma (Indipop)
  74. Software: Electronic Universe (Innovative Communications)
  75. Slovenly: After The Original Style (New Alliance)
  76. Jason And The Scorchers: Lost And Found (EMI)
  77. Mekons: Fear And Whiskey (Sin)
  78. Thin White Rope: Exploring The Axes (Frontier)
  79. Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash (Stiff)
  80. Waterboys: This Is The Sea (Chrysalis)
  81. L.L. Cool J: Radio (Def Jam)
    6.5/10
  82. New Order: Low Life (Factory)
  83. Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog(Geffen)
  84. David Sylvain: Alchemy (Virgin)
  85. Kommunity FK: Close One Sad Eye (Independent Project)
  86. Giant Sand: Valley Of Rain (Enigma)
  87. Rat At Rat R: Rock & Roll Is Dead (Neutral)
  88. Band Of Outsiders: Everything Takes Forever (L'Invitation Au Suicide)
  89. Rave-Ups: Town + Country (Fun Stuff)
  90. Sting: The Dream Of The Blue Turtle (A&M)
  91. Megadeth: Killing Is My Business (Combat)
  92. Mofungo: Fredrick Douglass (Twin Tone)
  93. Green On Red: Gas Food And Lodging (Slash)
  94. Legendary Pink Dots: Asylum (Play It Again Sam)
  95. Plasticland: Wonder Wonderful Wonderland (Pink Dust)
  96. Three O'Clock: Arrive Without Traveling (IRS)
  97. Slovenly: After The Original Style (New Alliance)
  98. Agitpop: Feast Of The Sunfish (Community 3)
  99. Live Skull: Bringing Home The Bait (Homestead)
  100. Controlled Bleeding: Knees And Bones (Psychout)
  101. Volcano Suns: Bright Orange Years (Homestead)
  102. Christian Death: Ashes (L'Invitation)
  103. Talking Heads: Little Creatures (Sire)
  104. Faith No More (We Care A Lot) (Mordam)
  105. Descendents: I Don't Want To Grow Up (New Alliance)
  106. Skinny Puppy: Bites (Nettwerk)
  107. Sisters Of Mercy: First And Last And Always (Merciful)
  108. Dead Kennedys: Frankenchrist (AlternativeTentacles)
  109. Robbie Krieger (Cafe)
  110. Executive Slacks: Nausea (Fundamental)
  111. Beat Happening: self-titled (K)
  112. Jason And The Scorchers: Lost And Found (EMI)
  113. Daniel Johnston: Respect (Stress)
  114. Tex And Horseheads (Bemibrains)
  115. Balaam And The Angel: World Of Light (Chapter22)
  116. Jefferson Starship: Knee Deep In The Hoopla (RCA)
  117. Pontiac Brothers: Big Black River (Lolita)
  118. Fuzztones: Lysergic Emanation (ABC)
  119. Hoodoo Gurus: Mars Needs Guitars (BigTime)
  120. Mekons: Fear And Whiskey (Sin)
  121. Thin White Rope: Exploring The Axes (Frontier)
  122. 10,000 Maniacs: Wishing Chair (Elektra)
  123. Pogues: Rum Sodomy & The Lash (Stiff)
  124. Miracle Workers: Inside Out (Voxx)
  125. Don Dixon: Most Of The Girls Like To Dance (Enigma)
  126. Cult: Love (BeggarsBanquet)
  127. Scritti Politti: Cupid And Psyche (WB)
  128. Motley Crue: Theatre Of Pain (Elektra)
  129. Beat Farmers: Tales Of The New West (Rhino)
  130. Bongos: Beat Hotel (Fetish)
  131. Chamaleons: What Does Anything Mean (Statik)
  132. Tom Petty: Southern Accents (MCA)
  133. Savatage: Power Of The Night (Atlantic)
  134. Laughing Clowns: History Of Rock 'n` Roll Volume One (Hat)
  135. Simply Red: Picture Book (Elektra)
  136. Tell Tale Hearts (Voxx)
  137. Tail Gators: Swamp Rock (Wrestler)
  138. Yard Trauma: Must've been Something (Dionysus)
  139. October Faction: self-titled (SST)
  140. Chesterfield Kings: Stop (Mirror)
  141. Dire Straits: Brothers In Arms (Vertigo)
  142. Lone Justice: self-titled (Geffen)
  143. Slickee Boys: Uh Oh No Breaks (Twin/Tone)
  144. Jules Shear: The Eternal Return (EMI)
  145. Bangles: Different Light (Columbia)
  146. Lloyd Cole: Rattlesnakes (Polydor)
  147. Phil Collins: No Jacket Required (Virgin)
  148. Whitney Houston: self-titled (Arista)
  149. Style Council: Our Favorite Shop (Polydor)
  150. John Fogerty: Centerfield (WB)
  151. Jazz Butcher: Sex And Travel (Glass)
  152. Zoogz Rift: Interim Resurgence (Snout)
  153. Waterboys: This Is The Sea (Chrysalis)
  154. UTFO: self-titled (Select)
  155. L.L. Cool J: Radio (Def Jam)
  156. John Coughar Mellencamp: Scarecrow (Riva)
  157. Full Force: self-titled (Columbia)
  158. Poison Girls: Songs Of Praise (CD Presents)
EPs:
  1. Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic: Beat Of The Mesozoic (Ace Of Hearts), 8/10
  2. Black Flag: The Process of Weeding Out (SST), 7.5/10
  3. Fishbone: Fishbone (Columbia), 7.5/10
  4. David Sylvian: Words With The Shaman (Virgin), 7/10
  5. Crime And The City Solution: Just South Of Heaven (Mute), 7/10
  6. Opal: Northern Line (One Big Guitar), 7/10
  7. Savage Republic: Trudge (Play It Again Sam), 7/10

Songs
  1. Tom Waits: Jockey Full of Bourbon (Rain Dogs)
  2. Feedtime: F# (Feedtime)
  3. Camper Van Beethoven: Take the Skinheads Bowling (Telephone Free Landslide Victory)
  4. Felt: Primitive Painters (Ignite the Seven Cannons)
  5. Fall: I Am Damo Suzuki
  6. Thin White Rope: Down In The Desert
  7. Huey Lewis: Power Of Love
  8. Einsturzende Neubauten: Yu Gung – Fuetter Mein Ego (Halber Mensch)
  9. Foetus: The Throne of Agony (Nail)
  10. Sonic Youth: Death Valley ‘69 (Bad Moon Rising)
  11. Black Flag: Drinking and Driving (In My Head)
  12. Fear: Welcome to the Dust Ward (More Beer)
  13. Big Black: Il Duce (Single)
  14. Jesus and Mary Chain: Just Like Honey (Psychocandy)
  15. Dinosaur Jr.: Repulsion (Dinosaur)
  16. Simple Minds: Don’t You Forget About Me (Single)
  17. Husker Du: The Girl Who Lives on Heaven’s Hill (New Day Rising)
  18. Helloween: Victim of Fate (Helloween)
  19. Tom Waits: Downtown Train (Rain Dogs)
  20. Tom Waits: Clap Hands (Rain Dogs)
  21. D.R.I.: I’d Rather Be Sleeping (Dealing with It)
  22. Anthrax: Madhouse (Spreading the Disease)
  23. Megadeth: Killing Is My Business (Killing Is My Business)
  24. New Order: Love Vigilantes (Low-Life)
  25. Bathory: Total Destruction (The Return)
  26. Celtic Frost: The Usurper (To Mega Therion)
  27. Killing Joke: Love Like Blood (Night Time)
  28. Sonic Youth: Brave Men Run (Bad Moon Rising)
  29. Squirrel Bait: Hammering So Hard (Squirrel Bait)
  30. Squirrel Bait: When I Fall (Squirrel Bait)
  31. Sting: If You Love Somebody (The Dream of the Blue Turtle)
  32. Cure: Close to Me (Single)
  33. Dead Can Dance: Mesmerism (Spleen and Ideal)
  34. Feedtime: Fastbuck (Feedtime)
  35. Dire Straits: Money for Nothing (Single)
  36. Exodus: A Lesson in Violence (Bonded by Blood)
  37. Faith No More: We Care a Lot (We Care a Lot)
  38. Falco: Rock Me Amadeus (Single)
  39. Fall: L.A. (This Nation’s Saving Grace)
  40. Fall: Paintwork (This Nation’s Saving Grace)
  41. Fear: More Beer (More Beer)
  42. Fear: I Am a Doctor (More Beer)
  43. Feedtime: All Down (Feedtime)
  44. Felt: The Day the Rain Came Down (Ignite the Seven Cannons)
  45. Dio: Sacred Heart (Sacred Heart)
  46. D.R.I.: Mad Man (Dealing with It)
  47. D.R.I.: Couch Slouch (Dealing with It)
  48. Franco Battiato: Chanson egocentrique (Mondi lontanissimi)
  49. Helloween: Ride the Sky (Walls of Jericho)
  50. Husker Du: Find Me (Flip Your Wig)
  51. Husker Du: Celebrated Summer (New Day Rising)
  52. Jesus and Mary Chain: The Living End (Psychocandy)
  53. Jesus and Mary Chain: The Hardest Walk (Psychocandy)
  54. Kate Bush: Running up That Hill (Hounds of Love)
  55. Killing Joke: Eighties (Night Time)
  56. Litfiba: Eroi nel vento (Desaparecido)
  57. Martin Rev: Rocking Horse (Clouds of Glory)
  58. Motley Crue: Louder than Hell (Theatre of Pain)
  59. Nick Cave: Tupelo (The Firstborn Is Dead)
  60. Overkill: Rotten to the Core (Feel the Fire)
  61. Pentagram: Sign of the Wolf (Relentless)
  62. Prefab Sprout: Bonny (Steve McQueen)
  63. Raw Power: State Oppression (Screams from the Gutter)
  64. Tears for Fears: Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Single)
  65. Slayer: Hell Awaits (Hell Awaits)
  66. Smiths: What She Said (Meat Is Murder)
  67. S.O.D.: United Forces (Speak English or Die)
  68. Sodom: Outbrake of Evil (In the Sign of Evil)
  69. Sting: Shadows in the Rain (The Dream of the Blue Turtle)
  70. Sting: Russians (The Dream of the Blue Turtle)
  71. Thin White Rope: Disney Girl (Exploring the Axis)
  72. Tiny Lights: Flowers Through the Air (Prayer for the Alcyon Fear)
  73. Twisted Sister: I Believe in You (Come Out and Play)
  74. Negazione: Tutti pazzi (Tutti pazzi)
  75. A-ha: The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Single)
  76. Serge Gainsbourg: Dépression au dessus du Jardin ()
Extended tracks
  1. Sonic Youth : I Love Her All The Time
  2. Black Flag: The Process of Weeding Out 9:59
  3. Nihilist Spasm Band: Enough Is Enough 14:16
  4. Helloween: How Many Tears 7:15
  5. Halfer Trio: Three Hours 10:47

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