Album of the Year 1985 | Results
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs had its head hung down.
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love is your Album of the Year for 1985!
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| Rank | Album | Votes Against | Percentage | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | Sonic-Youth - Bad Moon Rising | 22/78 | 28.2% | 19/78 (24.4%) |
| 9th | The Smiths - Meat Is Murder | 17/74 | 23% | 16/74 (21.6%) |
| 8th | The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy | 23/79 | 29.1% | 17/79 (21.5%) |
| 7th | The Replacements - Tim | 32/73 | 43.2% | 15/73 (20.3%) |
| 6th | Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen | 30/90 | 33.3% | 20/90 (22.2%) |
| 5th | New Order - Low-Life | 29/88 | 33% | 27/88 (30.7%) |
| 4th | The Cure - The Head on the Door | 38/91 | 41.8% | 24/91 (26.4%) |
| 3rd | Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair | 57/115 | 49.6% | 50/115 (43.5%) |
| Runner-Up | Tom Waits - Rain Dogs | 90/130 | 69.2% | 40/130 (30.8%) |
| Winner | Kate Bush - Hounds of Love | 40/130 | 30.8% | Winner |
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PREVIOUS AOTY WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- Pre-1965: Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- 1965: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
- 1966: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- 1967: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- 1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
- 1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
- 1971: Joni Mitchell - Blue
- 1972: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
- 1973: Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
- 1974: King Crimson - Red
- 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- 1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
- 1977: Television - Marquee Moon
- 1978: Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
- 1979: The Clash - London Calling
- 1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
- 1981: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju
- 1982: The Cure - Pornography
- 1983: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies
- 1984: Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain
- 2020: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
PREVIOUS AOTD WINNERS (Click to view full event)
- 1950s: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
- 1960s: The Beatles - Abbey Road
- 1970s: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
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