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 45878 votes)
#2 Like A Virgin (official video) by Madonna (with 45475 votes)
#3 Private Dancer (official video) by Tina Turner (with 40760 votes)
#4 Better Be Good To Me (official video) by Tina Turner (with 39595 votes)
#5 Sunday Bloody Sunday (official video) by U2 (with 39555 votes)
#6 Cities in Dust by Siouxsie & the Banshees (with 37622 votes)
#7 Same Old Blues by Eric Clapton (with 37232 votes)
#8 Pleasure and Pain by Divinyls (with 35697 votes)
#9 Election Day by Arcadia (with 35642 votes)
#10 White Wedding (official video) by Billy Idol (with 35427 votes)
#11 One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head (with 35120 votes)
#12 Voices Carry (official video) by Til Tuesday (with 34723 votes)
#13 Death Letter by Son House (with 33435 votes)
#14 Thats What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends (with 32506 votes)
#15 Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat (with 32383 votes)
#16 Glory Days (official video) by Bruce Springsteen (with 30584 votes)
#17 Life Without You (live) by Stevie Ray Vaughan (with 29611 votes)
#18 Money For Nothing (single version) by Dire Straits (with 29267 votes)
#19 People Are People (official video) by Depeche Mode (with 28044 votes)
#20 Its Called a Heart by Depeche Mode (with 27739 votes)
#21 Anything, Anything by Dramarama (with 21185 votes)
#22 Money For Nothing (album version) by Dire Straits (with 20259 votes)
#23 Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie (with 14908 votes)
#24 Strength (full length) by the Alarm (with 12570 votes)