The best-selling album released in 1985 is BROTHERS IN ARMS by DIRE STRAITS which sold 30,000,000 copies.
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Sales: 30,000,000
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Sales: 25,000,000
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Sales: 23,000,000
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Sales: 13,645,000
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Sales: 10,000,000
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Sales: 10,000,000
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Sales: 7,838,000
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9

Sales: 6,398,510
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Sales: 6,267,150
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Sales: 5,780,000
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Sales: 4,802,106
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Sales: 4,421,000
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Sales: 4,300,000
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Sales: 4,050,000
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Sales: 3,906,031
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Sales: 3,865,000
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21

Sales: 3,800,000
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22

Sales: 3,251,180
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Sales: 3,200,000
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24

Sales: 3,138,693
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25

Sales: 3,122,000
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26

Sales: 2,621,680
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27

Sales: 2,466,860
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28

Sales: 2,455,810
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29

Sales: 2,400,000
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30

Sales: 2,368,660
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31

Sales: 2,365,000
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32

Sales: 2,295,000
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33

Sales: 2,222,982
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34

Sales: 2,210,000
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Sales: 2,191,386
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36

Sales: 2,162,320
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Sales: 2,100,000
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Sales: 2,100,000
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40

Sales: 2,057,500
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Sales: 2,057,500
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42

Sales: 2,050,000
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43

Sales: 2,000,000
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44

Sales: 2,000,000
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45

Sales: 1,695,160
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Sales: 1,599,570
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48

Sales: 1,588,879
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Sales: 1,585,000
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50

Sales: 1,574,290
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