The year in music

Best Songs of 1985

Live Aid. a-ha’s “Take On Me”, “We Are the World”, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill”, and Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”.

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34 songs

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

Duran Duran
Let's Pretend We're Married

Let's Pretend We're Married

Tina Turner
King of Rock

King of Rock

Run-D.M.C.
You Talk Too Much

You Talk Too Much

Run-D.M.C.
And She Was

And She Was

Talking Heads
Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms

Dire Straits
Hunting High and Low

Hunting High and Low

a-ha
Money for Nothing

Money for Nothing

Dire Straits
Say You, Say Me

Say You, Say Me

Lionel Richie
So Far Away

So Far Away

Dire Straits
There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)

There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)

Eurythmics
Walk of Life

Walk of Life

Dire Straits
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

Eurythmics
Bastards of Young

Bastards of Young

The Replacements
Be Near Me

Be Near Me

ABC
Close to Me

Close to Me

The Cure
Cry

Cry

Godley & Creme
I Got You Babe

I Got You Babe

UB40
In-Between Days

In-Between Days

The Cure
Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

David Lee Roth
Left of the Dial

Left of the Dial

The Replacements
Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Tears for Fears
The Sweetest Taboo

The Sweetest Taboo

Sade
Tupelo

Tupelo

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking

Simple Minds
Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Don’t You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds
I Can’t Live Without My Radio

I Can’t Live Without My Radio

LL Cool J
Just Like Honey

Just Like Honey

The Jesus and Mary Chain
Walk Like an Egyptian

Walk Like an Egyptian

The Bangles
Maputo

Maputo

Bob James and David Sanborn
Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves

Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
The Power of Love

The Power of Love

Huey Lewis & The News
The Whole of the Moon

The Whole of the Moon

The Waterboys
Walking on Sunshine

Walking on Sunshine

Katrina & The Waves

1985 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 34 songs first released in 1985. Rock, Pop and Synth-Pop lead the year. Dire Straits, Eurythmics and Run-D.M.C. are among the voices of 1985.

Artists of 1985

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