Albums of the Year - 1985

Probably one of the key years of my life. The one I went on a gap year six months in Switzerland and on to university. Here's the Best Ever Albums list for 1985:

1. Kate Bush - The Hounds of Love

2. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

3. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

4. The Smiths - Meat is Murder

5. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy

6. The Cure - The Head on the Door

7. Tears For Fears - Songs From the Big Chair

8. The Replacements - Tim

9. New Order - Low-Life

10. Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen

And here is mine. Just from records I own myself. Seems like a pretty fine, year for music for me.

 1. Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen

2. R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction

3. The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash

4. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

5. The Smiths - Meat is Murder

6. Dexys Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down

7. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy

8. Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega

9. Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun

10. Prince & The Revolution - Around the World in a Day

11. Propaganda - A Secret Wish

12. Husker Du - Flip Your Wig

13. Green on Red - Gas, Food & Lodging

14. Big Audio Dynamite - This is Big Audio Dynamite

15. Lone Justice - Lone Justice

Plenty of other good stuff: Camper Van Beethoven, Style Council, The Chameleons, Scritti Politti, John Fogerty, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions and more. Here's a picture of me with some special friends in Lugano early in that special year.