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