Top New Zealand Albums - Year-end 1985

The best selling album in 1985 in New Zealand was BORN IN THE U.S.A. by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	BORN IN THE U.S.A.	1984
2	MADONNA	LIKE A VIRGIN	1984
3	DIRE STRAITS	BROTHERS IN ARMS	1985
4	TALKING HEADS	STOP MAKING SENSE	1984
5	TALKING HEADS	LITTLE CREATURES	1985
6	PHIL COLLINS	NO JACKET REQUIRED	1985
7	ALISON MOYET	ALF	1984
8	TEARS FOR FEARS	SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR	1985
9	BRYAN ADAMS	RECKLESS	1984
10	BILLY JOEL	GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II	1985
11	FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD	WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME	1984
12	EURYTHMICS	BE YOURSELF TONIGHT	1985
13	BOB DYLAN	EMPIRE BURLESQUE	1985
14	STING	THE DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLES	1985
15	TINA TURNER	PRIVATE DANCER	1984
16	THE CARS	HEARTBEAT CITY	1984
17	CYNDI LAUPER	SHE'S SO UNUSUAL	1983
18	PAUL YOUNG	THE SECRET OF ASSOCIATION	1985
19	WHAM!	MAKE IT BIG	1984
20	THE STYLE COUNCIL	OUR FAVOURITE SHOP	1985
21	BRYAN FERRY	BOYS AND GIRLS	1985
22	BOB DYLAN	INFIDELS	1983
23	GO WEST	GO WEST	1985
24	NIK KERSHAW	THE RIDDLE	1984
25	ZZ TOP	ELIMINATOR	1983
26	WHITNEY HOUSTON	WHITNEY HOUSTON	1985
27	MICK JAGGER	SHE'S THE BOSS	1985
28	MADONNA	MADONNA	1983
29	ULTRAVOX	THE COLLECTION	1984
30	SADE	DIAMOND LIFE	1984
31	ZZ TOP	AFTERBURNER	1985
32	DURAN DURAN	ARENA	1984
33	D.D. SMASH	THE OPTIMIST	1984
34	FOREIGNER	AGENT PROVOCATEUR	1984
35	CHINA CRISIS	FLAUNT THE IMPERFECTION	1985
36	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	THE RIVER	1980
37	MUSICAL	CHESS	1984
38	NEIL YOUNG	GREATEST HITS (1985)	1985
39	NEVILLE MARRINER	AMADEUS (SOUNDTRACK)	1984
40	PRINCE	AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY	1985
41	SOUNDTRACK	MIAMI VICE	1985
42	CLANNAD	LEGEND	1984
43	JULIO IGLESIAS	1100 BEL AIR PLACE	1984
44	THE STRANGLERS	AURAL SCULPTURE	1984
45	INXS	LISTEN LIKE THIEVES	1985
46	GENESIS	GENESIS	1983
47	BRONSKI BEAT	THE AGE OF CONSENT	1984
48	THE CARS	THE CARS GREATEST HITS	1985
49	U2	THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE	1984
50	BILLY IDOL	VITAL IDOL	1985

Source: Recorded Music New Zealand