The best selling album in 1985 in Austria was PRIVATE DANCER by TINA TURNER.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | TINA TURNER | PRIVATE DANCER | 1984 |
| 2 | MATT BIANCO | WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? | 1984 |
| 3 | BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | BORN IN THE U.S.A. | 1984 |
| 4 | RAINHARD FENDRICH | WIEN BEI NACHT | 1985 |
| 5 | PETER CORNELIUS | SÜCHTIG | 1985 |
| 6 | DIRE STRAITS | BROTHERS IN ARMS | 1985 |
| 7 | OPUS | LIVE IS LIFE | 1984 |
| 8 | MODERN TALKING | THE FIRST ALBUM | 1985 |
| 9 | MADONNA | LIKE A VIRGIN | 1984 |
| 10 | SADE | DIAMOND LIFE | 1984 |
| 11 | JOHN FOGERTY | CENTERFIELD | 1985 |
| 12 | STEFANIE WERGER | LUST AUF LIEBE | 1985 |
| 13 | WHAM! | MAKE IT BIG | 1984 |
| 14 | TALKING HEADS | STOP MAKING SENSE | 1984 |
| 15 | FRANK DUVAL | IF I COULD FLY AWAY | 1983 |
| 16 | STS | GRENZENLOS | 1985 |
| 17 | FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD | WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME | 1984 |
| 18 | HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER | 4630 BOCHUM | 1984 |
| 19 | CYNDI LAUPER | SHE'S SO UNUSUAL | 1983 |
| 20 | DIRE STRAITS | ALCHEMY | 1984 |
Source: Ö3 Austria