The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1985
TOP 50 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 28, 1985, issue)
POSTITLE – Artist (Label)
  1BORN IN THE U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
  2LIKE A VIRGIN – Madonna (Sire)
  3NO JACKET REQUIRED – Phil Collins (Atlantic)
  4SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR – Tears For Fears (Mercury)
  5MAKE IT BIG – Wham! (Columbia)
  6RECKLESS – Bryan Adams (A&M)
  7BROTHERS IN ARMS – Dire Straits (Warner Bros.)
  8AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY – Prince & The Revolution (Paisley Park)
  9PRIVATE DANCER – Tina Turner (Capitol)
10CENTERFIELD – John Fogerty (Warner Bros.)
11BEVERLY HILLS COP – Original Soundtrack (MCA)
12THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES – Sting (A&M)
13WHITNEY HOUSTON (Arista)
14AGENT PROVOCATEUR – Foreigner (Atlantic)
15CHICAGO 17 (Warner Bros.)
16DIAMOND LIFE – Sade (Portrait)
17SCARECROW – John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva)
18THE POWER STATION (Capitol)
19PURPLE RAIN – Prince & The Revolution (Warner Bros.)
20WE ARE THE WORLD – USA For Africa (Columbia)
21HEART (Capitol)
22THEATRE OF PAIN – Motley Crue (Elektra)
23BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST – Don Henley (Geffen)
24GREATEST HITS, VOLUME I & VOLUME II – Billy Joel (Columbia)
25INVASION OF YOUR PRIVACY – Ratt (Atlantic)
26MIAMI VICE – Original Television Soundtrack (MCA)
27IN SQUARE CIRCLE – Stevie Wonder (Tamla)
28VALOTTE – Julian Lennon (Atlantic)
29SHE’S SO UNUSUAL – Cyndi Lauper (Portrait)
30LITTLE CREATURES – Talking Heads (Sire)
31ARENA – Duran Duran (Capitol)
32THE FIRM (Atlantic)
33BE YOURSELF TONIGHT – The Eurythmics (RCA)
34WHEELS ARE TURNIN’ – REO Speedwagon (Epic)
35BIG BAM BOOM – Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA)
36THE NIGHT I FELL IN LOVE – Luther Vandross (Epic)
37DREAM INTO ACTION – Howard Jones (Elektra)
38VOLUME ONE – The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza)
39HUNTING HIGH AND LOW – A-Ha (Warner Bros.)
40SHE’S THE BOSS – Mick Jagger (Columbia)
41SOUTHERN ACCENTS – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (MCA)
42VISION QUEST – Original Soundtrack (Geffen)
43LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT – Loverboy (Columbia)
44CRAZY FROM THE HEAT – David Lee Roth (Warner Bros.)
45WORLD WIDE LIVE – The Scorpions (Mercury)
46CAN’T SLOW DOWN – Lionel Richie (Motown)
47AFTERBURNER – ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)
48ROCK ME TONIGHT – Freddie Jackson (Capitol)
49BREAK OUT – The Pointer Sisters (Planet)
50NEW EDITION (MCA)
SINGLES  |  1985