List of UK top-ten albums in 1985

The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1985, as well as albums which peaked in 1984 and 1986 but were in the top 10 in 1985. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was Alf by Alison Moyet. Overall, twenty different albums peaked at number-one in 1985.

Top-ten albums

Key

Symbol	Meaning
‡	Album peaked in 1984 but still in chart in 1985.
♦	Album released in 1985 but peaked in 1986.
Entered	The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak	Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.

Entered (week ending)	Weeks in top 10	Single	Artist	Peak	Peak reached (week ending)	Weeks at peak
Albums in 1984
16 June 1984	35	Born in the U.S.A.	Bruce Springsteen	1	16 February 1985	5
21 July 1984	17	Private Dancer ‡	Tina Turner	2	1 September 1984	2
28 July 1984	30	Diamond Life ‡	Sade	2	28 July 1984	5
15 September 1984	22	Eliminator	ZZ Top	3	26 January 1985	1
	6	Purple Rain	Prince and The Revolution	7	16 March 1985	1
13 October 1984	8	The Unforgettable Fire ‡	U2	1	13 October 1984	2
20 October 1984	9	The Age of Consent ‡	Bronski Beat	4	20 October 1984	2
10 November 1984	14	Welcome to the Pleasuredome ‡	Frankie Goes to Hollywood	1	10 November 1984	1
	13	The Collection ‡	Ultravox	2	10 November 1984	3
17 November 1984	16	Make It Big ‡	Wham!	1	17 November 1984	2
	25	Alf	Alison Moyet	1	19 January 1985	1
24 November 1984	6	Arena ‡	Duran Duran	6	24 November 1984	1
	7	Greatest Hits ‡	Shakin' Stevens	8	8 December 1984	4
1 December 1984	9	The Hits Album ‡	Various artists	1	1 December 1984	7
8 December 1984	8	Now That's What I Call Music! 4 ‡		2	8 December 1984	6
15 December 1984	5	Party Party – 16 Great Party Icebreakers ‡	Black Lace	4	22 December 1984	2
Albums in 1985
19 January 1985	6	Agent Provocateur	Foreigner	1	26 January 1985	3
26 January 1985	10	Hits Out of Hell	Meat Loaf	2	9 February 1985	1
2 February 1985	3	The Very Best of Chris de Burgh	Chris de Burgh	6	2 February 1985	1
	4	The Barbara Dickson Songbook	Barbara Dickson	5	2 February 1985	2
9 February 1985	1	20/20	George Benson	9	9 February 1985	1
16 February 1985	2	Steps in Time	King	6	12 February 1985	1
23 February 1985	3	Meat Is Murder	The Smiths	1	23 February 1985	1
2 March 1985	36	No Jacket Required	Phil Collins	1	2 March 1985	5
	3	Reckless	Bryan Adams	7	2 March 1985	2
	1	Chess	Various artists	10	2 March 1985	1
9 March 1985	30	Songs from the Big Chair	Tears for Fears	2	9 March 1985	3
16 March 1985	1	She's the Boss	Mick Jagger	6	16 March 1985	1
	30	Like a Virgin	Madonna	1	21 September 1985	2
23 March 1985	7	Dream into Action	Howard Jones	2	23 March 1985	2
	1	Behind the Sun	Eric Clapton	8	23 March 1985	1
30 March 1985	5	Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem	Placido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Paul Miles-Kingston and Lorin Maazel	4	6 April 1985	1
6 April 1985	10	The Secret of Association	Paul Young	1	6 April 1985	1
13 April 1985	10	Hits 2	Various artists	1	13 April 1985	6
	10	Bangs & Crashes ♦	Go West	8	8 March 1986	2
27 April 1985	1	Love Not Money	Everything but the Girl	10	27 April 1985	1
4 May 1985	2	Around the World in a Day	Prince and The Revolution	5	4 May 1985	1
	3	Voices from the Holy Land	BBC Welsh Chorus conducted by John Hugh Thomas with Aled Jones	6	20 July 1985	1
11 May 1985	21	Be Yourself Tonight	Eurythmics	3	18 May 1985	5
	2	Mr. Bad Guy	Freddie Mercury	6	11 May 1985	2
	2	Flaunt the Imperfection	China Crisis	9	11 May 1985	1
18 May 1985	1	The Man – The Best of Elvis Costello	Elvis Costello	8	18 May 1985	1
	6	Best of the 20th Century Boy	Marc Bolan and T. Rex	5	1 June 1985	2
25 May 1985	65	Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	1	25 May 1985	14
	8	Out Now!	Various artists	2	25 May 1985	4
	1	Low-Life	New Order	7	25 May 1985	1
	1	Youthquake	Dead or Alive	9	25 May 1985	1
1 June 1985	4	Now Dance: The 12" Mixes	Various artists	3	1 June 1985	2
	1	The Best of Eagles	Eagles	10	1 June 1985	1
8 June 1985	3	Our Favourite Shop	The Style Council	1	8 June 1985	1
15 June 1985	8	Boys and Girls	Bryan Ferry	1	15 June 1985	2
22 June 1985	4	Cupid & Psyche 85	Scritti Politti	5	22 June 1985	2
29 June 1985	9	Misplaced Childhood	Marillion	1	29 June 1985	1
	9	The Dream of the Blue Turtles	Sting	3	29 June 1985	1
	7	All Through the Night	Aled Jones with the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra and Chorus	2	20 July 1985	1
	2	Little Creatures	Talking Heads	10	29 June 1985	2
6 July 1985	1	Suddenly	Billy Ocean	9	6 July 1985	1
13 July 1985	2	Fly on the Wall	AC/DC	7	13 July 1985	1
20 July 1985	4	Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II	Billy Joel	7	20 July 1985	1
27 July 1985	11	The Kenny Rogers Story	Kenny Rogers	4	14 September 1985	2
17 August 1985	10	Now That's What I Call Music! 5	Various artists	1	17 August 1985	5
	10	Madonna	Madonna	6	24 August 1985	2
7 September 1985	1	Sacred Heart	Dio	4	7 September 1985	1
	4	The Head on the Door	The Cure	7	7 September 1985	1
28 September 1985	11	Hounds of Love	Kate Bush	1	28 September 1985	3
	3	In Square Circle	Stevie Wonder	5	28 September 1985	1
	2	Here's to Future Days	Thompson Twins	5	28 September 1985	1
5 October 1985	3	Vital Idol	Billy Idol	7	12 October 1985	2
19 October 1985	2	The Gift	Midge Ure	2	19 October 1985	1
	12	The Love Songs	George Benson	1	26 October 1985	2
26 October 1985	2	Live After Death	Iron Maiden	2	26 October 1985	1
	4	Out Now!! 2	Various artists	3	26 October 1985	2
	5	Love	The Cult	4	26 October 1985	1
	3	The Singles 81→85	Depeche Mode	6	2 November 1985	1
	14	World Machine ♦	Level 42	3	8 February 1986	2
2 November 1985	10	Once Upon a Time	Simple Minds	1	2 November 1985	1
9 November 1985	2	Afterburner	ZZ Top	2	9 November 1985	1
	1	Power Windows	Rush	9	9 November 1985	1
16 November 1985	10	Promise	Sade	1	16 November 1985	2
	2	Ice on Fire	Elton John	3	16 November 1985	1
	2	Jennifer Rush	Jennifer Rush	7	16 November 1985	2
	9	The Singles Collection	Spandau Ballet	3	7 December 1985	1
23 November 1985	8	The Greatest Hits of 1985	Various artists	1	30 November 1985	1
	1	Songs to Learn and Sing	Echo & the Bunnymen	6	30 November 1985	1
	1	Rock Anthems: 24 Tracks That Rocked a Generation	Various artists	10	30 November 1985	1
30 November 1985	1	Easy Pieces	Lloyd Cole and the Commotions	5	30 November 1985	1
	5	The Love Album: 16 Classic Love Songs	Various artists	7	30 November 1985	1
	3	Love Hurts	Elaine Paige	8	30 November 1985	1
	8	Now – The Christmas Album	Various artists	1	21 December 1985	2
7 December 1985	8	Now That's What I Call Music! 6		1	7 December 1985	4
	6	Hits 3		2	7 December 1985	2

See also

• 1985 in British music
• List of number-one albums from the 1980s (UK)

References

General

• "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

1. "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
2. Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
3. "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

External links

• 1985 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)