music released in 1985
singles released or popular in 1985
ranked by popular vote
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#1 Wild Boys (extended video) by Duran Duran (with 36001 votes)
#2 Like A Virgin (official video) by Madonna (with 35526 votes)
#3 Sunday Bloody Sunday (official video) by U2 (with 30102 votes)
#4 Private Dancer (official video) by Tina Turner (with 29791 votes)
#5 Better Be Good To Me (official video) by Tina Turner (with 28760 votes)
#6 Cities in Dust by Siouxsie & the Banshees (with 27632 votes)
#7 Election Day by Arcadia (with 25919 votes)
#8 Pleasure and Pain by Divinyls (with 25604 votes)
#9 White Wedding (official video) by Billy Idol (with 25528 votes)
#10 One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head (with 25083 votes)
#11 Voices Carry (official video) by Til Tuesday (with 24955 votes)
#12 Same Old Blues by Eric Clapton (with 24650 votes)
#13 Death Letter by Son House (with 23465 votes)
#14 Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat (with 22460 votes)
#15 Thats What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends (with 22118 votes)
#16 Glory Days (official video) by Bruce Springsteen (with 20718 votes)
#17 Money For Nothing (single version) by Dire Straits (with 19487 votes)
#18 Life Without You (live) by Stevie Ray Vaughan (with 19206 votes)
#19 People Are People (official video) by Depeche Mode (with 18336 votes)
#20 Its Called a Heart by Depeche Mode (with 18072 votes)
#21 Anything, Anything by Dramarama (with 16874 votes)
#22 Money For Nothing (album version) by Dire Straits (with 16581 votes)
#23 Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie (with 10315 votes)
#24 Strength (full length) by the Alarm (with 8642 votes)