| CASH BOX TOP ALBUMS | ||||
| Green square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 18, 1985 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia 40043) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | NO JACKET REQUIRED Phil Collins (Atlantic 81240) | 2 | 11 | |
| 3 | DIAMOND LIFE Sade (Portrait 39581) | 4 | 13 | |
| 4 | AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY Prince & Revolution (Paisley Park 25286) | 13 | 2 | |
| 5 | BEVERLY HILLS COP Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (MCA 5547) | 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia 38653) | 3 | 48 | |
| 7 | LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire 25157) | 6 | 25 | |
| 8 | MAKE IT BIG Wham! (Columbia 39595) | 9 | 28 | |
| 9 | CENTERFIELD John Fogerty (Warner Bros. 25203) | 7 | 17 | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN ACCENTS Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (MCA 5486) | 11 | 6 | |
| 11 | PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol 12330) | 8 | 49 | |
| 12 | THE FIRM The Firm (Atlantic 81239) | 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | THE POWER STATION Power Station (Capitol 12380) | 19 | 6 | |
| 14 | SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR Tears For Fears (Mercury 824 300) | 16 | 8 | |
| 15 | AGENT PROVOCATEUR Foreigner (Atlantic 81999) | 14 | 21 | |
| 16 | THE NIGHT I FELL IN LOVE Luther Vandross (Epic 39882) | 18 | 8 | |
| 17 | VISION QUEST Original Soundtrack (Geffen 24063) | 10 | 12 | |
| 18 | BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST Don Henley (Geffen 24026) | 15 | 24 | |
| 19 | THE BREAKFAST CLUB Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (A&M 5045) | 17 | 11 | |
| 20 | CHICAGO 17 Chicago (Warner Bros./Full Moon 25060) | 21 | 51 | |
| 21 | RECKLESS Bryan Adams (A&M 5013) | 22 | 26 | |
| 22 | DREAM INTO ACTION Howard Jones (Elektra 60390) | 27 | 6 | |
| 23 | SHE’S THE BOSS Mick Jagger (Columbia 39940) | 20 | 10 | |
| 24 | WHEELS ARE TURNIN’ REO Speedwagon (Epic 39593) | 24 | 26 | |
| 25 | CRAZY FROM THE HEAT David Lee Roth (Warner Bros. 25222) | 26 | 14 | |
| 26 | NIGHTSHIFT Commodores (Motown 6124M) | 23 | 15 | |
| 27 | BREAK OUT Pointer Sisters (Planet 4705) | 25 | 78 | |
| 28 | RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy 6123G) | 31 | 9 | |
| 29 | BEHIND THE SUN Eric Clapton (Warner Bros./Duck 25166) | 28 | 8 | |
| 30 | SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive/Arista 8213) | 30 | 38 | |
| 31 | VALOTTE Julian Lennon (Atlantic 80184) | 29 | 28 | |
| 32 | CAN’T STOP THE LOVE Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly (Capitol 12377) | 32 | 10 | |
| 33 | NEW EDITION New Edition (MCA 5515) | 34 | 31 | |
| 34 | MAVERICK George Thorogood & Destroyers (EMI America 17145) | 35 | 14 | |
| 35 | EMERGENCY Kool & Gang (De-Lite 822 943) | 36 | 23 | |
| 36 | ONLY FOUR YOU Mary Jane Girls (Gordy 6092G) | 42 | 9 | |
| 37 | VOX HUMANA Kenny Loggins (Columbia 39174) | 41 | 5 | |
| 38 | JESSE JOHNSON’S REVUE Jesse Johnson’s Revue (A&M 5024) | 38 | 10 | |
| 39 | SIGN IN PLEASE Autograph (RCA Victor 8040) | 37 | 23 | |
| 40 | TAO Rick Springfield (RCA 5370) | 48 | 4 | |
| 41 | STARCHILD Teena Marie (Epic 39528) | 39 | 23 | |
| 42 | CAN’T SLOW DOWN Lionel Richie (Motown 6050M) | 33 | 80 | |
| 43 | BIG BAM BOOM Daryl Hall & John Oates (RCA Victor 5309) | 40 | 30 | |
| 44 | ALF Alison Moyet (Columbia 39956) | 49 | 7 | |
| 45 | ICE CREAM CASTLES The Time (Warner Bros. 25109) | 44 | 43 | |
| 46 | THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE U2 (Island 90231) | 47 | 31 | |
| 47 | PURPLE RAIN Prince & Revolution (Warner Bros. 25110) | 43 | 46 | |
| 48 | BEYOND APPEARANCES Santana (Columbia 39527) | 45 | 9 | |
| 49 | SWEPT AWAY Diana Ross (RCA 5009) | 46 | 35 | |
| 50 | ANIMOTION Animotion (Mercury 822 580) | 51 | 13 | |
| 51 | 40 HOUR WEEK Alabama (RCA 5339) | 50 | 14 | |
| 52 | VITAL SIGNS Survivor (Scotti Brothers 39578) | 52 | 29 | |
| 53 | AMADEUS Original Soundtrack (Fantasy 1791) | 54 | 28 | |
| 54 | HOW WILL THE WOLF SURVIVE? Los Lobos (Slash/Warner Bros. 25177) | 55 | 18 | |
| 55 | MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM Klymaxx (Constellation/MCA 5529) | 62 | 10 | |
| 56 | KING OF ROCK Run-D.M.C. (Profile 1205) | 56 | 15 | |
| 57 | AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel (Columbia 38837) | 53 | 92 | |
| 58 | FRIENDSHIP Ray Charles (Columbia 39415) | 58 | 11 | |
| 59 | WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Island/ZTT 90232) | 60 | 27 | |
| 60 | VOICES CARRY ’Til Tuesday (Epic 39458) | 69 | 7 | |
| 61 | SHE’S SO UNUSUAL Cyndi Lauper (Portrait 38930) | 57 | 73 | |
| 62 | WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston (Arista 8212) | 70 | 9 | |
| 63 | CHINESE WALL Philip Bailey (Columbia 39542) | 63 | 27 | |
| 64 | SPORTS Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis 41412) | 61 | 85 | |
| 65 | 20 / 20 George Benson (Warner Bros. 25178) | 59 | 17 | |
| 66 | SECRETS SECRETS Joan Armatrading (A&M 5040) | 66 | 8 | |
| 67 | GLOW Rick James (Gordy 6135G) | 80 | 2 | |
| 68 | PERFECT STRANGERS Deep Purple (Mercury 824 003) | 65 | 25 | |
| 69 | CHESS Benny Andersson, Tim Rice, Bjorn Ulvaeus (RCA 5340) | 75 | 10 | |
| 70 | THE AGE OF CONSENT Bronski Beat (MCA/London 5538) | 67 | 18 | |
| 71 | A PRIVATE HEAVEN Sheena Easton (EMI America 17132) | 64 | 32 | |
| 72 | METAL HEART Accept (Portrait 39974) | 72 | 9 | |
| 73 | SOLID Ashford & Simpson (Capitol 12366) | 68 | 28 | |
| 74 | JOHN PARR John Parr (Atlantic 80180) | 71 | 22 | |
| 75 | HIGH COUNTRY SNOWS Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic 39616) | — | 1 | |
| 76 | LONE JUSTICE Lone Justice (Geffen 24060) | 108 | 3 | |
| 77 | VULTURE CULTURE Alan Parsons Project (Arista 8263) | 73 | 11 | |
| 78 | KATRINA AND THE WAVES Katrina & Waves (Capitol 12400) | 88 | 5 | |
| 79 | (Berry Gordy’s) THE LAST DRAGON Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Motown 6128M) | 86 | 7 | |
| 80 | MEAT IS MURDER Smiths (Sire/Rough Trade 25269) | 81 | 12 | |
| 81 | WHITE WINDS (Seeker’s Journey) Andreas Vollenweider (CBS 39963) | 76 | 13 | |
| 82 | BE YOURSELF TONIGHT Eurythmics (RCA Victor 5429) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | A SENSE OF WONDER Van Morrison (Mercury 822 895) | 74 | 12 | |
| 84 | FAT BOYS Fat Boys (Sutra 1015) | 85 | 23 | |
| 85 | CITIZEN KIHN Greg Kihn (EMI America 17152) | 84 | 9 | |
| 86 | I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Bros. 25162) | 83 | 31 | |
| 87 | HARD LINE Blasters (Slash/Warner Bros. 25093) | 77 | 10 | |
| 88 | ESCAPE Whodini (Arista 8251) | 78 | 25 | |
| 89 | STOP MAKING SENSE Original Soundtrack / Talking Heads (Sire 25121) | 79 | 35 | |
| 90 | SOME GREAT REWARD Depeche Mode (Sire/Mute 25194) | 91 | 11 | |
| 91 | ... ALL THE RAGE General Public (I.R.S. 70046) | 82 | 31 | |
| 92 | STEADY NERVES Graham Parker & The Shot (Elektra 60388) | 101 | 6 | |
| 93 | GO WEST Go West (Chrysalis 41495) | 87 | 8 | |
| 94 | TRULY FOR YOU Temptations (Gordy 6119G) | 93 | 24 | |
| 95 | VU Velvet Underground (Verve 823 721) | 89 | 11 | |
| 96 | REQUIEM Andrew Lloyd Webber (Angel 38128) | 90 | 8 | |
| 97 | LIFE Gladys Knight & Pips (Columbia 39423) | 92 | 9 | |
| 98 | MADONNA Madonna (Sire 23867) | 99 | 87 | |
| 99 | THUNDER IN THE EAST Loudness (Atco 90246) | 100 | 11 | |
| 100 | RAIN FOREST Paul Hardcastle (Profile 1206) | 98 | 8 | |
| 101 | THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN Original Soundtrack / Pat Metheny Group (EMI America 17150) | 95 | 12 | |
| 102 | FACE VALUE Phil Collins (Atlantic 16029) | 103 | 65 | |
| 103 | LOVE BOMB Tubes (Capitol 12381) | 94 | 10 | |
| 104 | LOVE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT Kenny Rogers (Liberty 51157) | 111 | 5 | |
| 105 | GIUFFRIA Giuffria (MCA/Camel 5524) | 96 | 23 | |
| 106 | LOST & FOUND Jason & Scorchers (EMI America 17153) | 112 | 7 | |
| 107 | SO GOOD Whispers (Solar 60356) | 97 | 23 | |
| 108 | ME & PAUL Willie Nelson (Columbia 40008) | 102 | 9 | |
| 109 | GREATEST HITS George Strait (MCA 5567) | 117 | 6 | |
| 110 | ARENA Duran Duran (Capitol 12374) | 107 | 25 | |
| 111 | FANTASTIC Wham! (Columbia/Innervision 38911) | 109 | 23 | |
| 112 | STEP ON OUT Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 5555) | 120 | 5 | |
| 113 | PLANETARY INVASION Midnight Star (Solar 60384) | 104 | 24 | |
| 114 | SPORTIN’ LIFE Weather Report (Columbia 39908) | 123 | 5 | |
| 115 | THE RIGHT TO ROCK Keel (Gold Mountain/A&M 5041) | 116 | 8 | |
| 116 | SAWYER BROWN Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 12391) | 105 | 10 | |
| 117 | FIONA Fiona (Atlantic 81242) | 129 | 6 | |
| 118 | ALEXANDER O’NEAL Alexander O’Neal (Tabu 39331) | 127 | 5 | |
| 119 | AZTEC CAMERA Aztec Camera (Sire 25285) | 119 | 7 | |
| 120 | THE CONFESSOR Joe Walsh (Warner Bros. 25281) | — | 1 | |
| 121 | TALES OF THE NEW WEST Beat Farmers (Rhino 853) | 106 | 9 | |
| 122 | FIVE-O Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner/Curb 25267) | — | 1 | |
| 123 | ANIMALIZE Kiss (Mercury 822 495) | 110 | 33 | |
| 124 | HE THINKS HE’S RAY STEVENS Ray Stevens (MCA 5517) | 118 | 15 | |
| 125 | ELIMINATOR Z Z Top (Warner Bros. 23774) | 113 | 110 | |
| 126 | HEARTBEAT CITY Cars (Elektra 60296) | 114 | 60 | |
| 127 | GAP BAND VI Gap Band (Total Experience 5705) | 115 | 22 | |
| 128 | DON’T STOP Jeffrey Osborne (A&M 5017) | 121 | 31 | |
| 129 | 7800° FARENHEIT Bon Jovi (Mercury 824 509) | 160 | 2 | |
| 130 | STAY TUNED Chet Atkins (Columbia 39591) | 140 | 4 | |
| 131 | STRAIGHT TO THE HEART David Sanborn (Warner Bros. 25150) | 124 | 15 | |
| 132 | BIRDY Original Soundtrack / Peter Gabriel (Geffen 24070) | 125 | 6 | |
| 133 | DON’T SUPPOSE... Limahl (EMI America 17142) | 154 | 3 | |
| 134 | MAGIC TOUCH Stanley Jordan (Blue Note 85101) | 136 | 4 | |
| 135 | SODA FOUNTAIN SHUFFLE Earl Klugh (Warner Bros. 25262) | 149 | 3 | |
| 136 | THE BIG CHILL Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Motown 6062M) | 122 | 83 | |
| 137 | THE WOMAN IN RED Original Soundtrack / Stevie Wonder (Motown 6108M) | 128 | 35 | |
| 138 | VOLUME ONE Honeydrippers (Es Paranza 90220) | 126 | 31 | |
| 139 | ALL I NEED Jack Wagner (Qwest 25089) | 133 | 26 | |
| 140 | 1999 Prince (Warner Bros. 23720) | 131 | 131 | |
| 141 | HIGH CRIME Al Jarreau (Warner Bros. 25106) | 130 | 27 | |
| 142 | THE ALLNIGHTER Glenn Frey (MCA 5501) | 152 | 31 | |
| 143 | WHY NOT ME Judds (RCA Victor/Curb 5319) | 132 | 22 | |
| 144 | STEP BY STEP Jeff Lorber (Arista 8269) | 134 | 6 | |
| 145 | VAN-ZANT Van-Zant (Geffen 24059) | 155 | 4 | |
| 146 | WARRIOR Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia 39173) | 135 | 42 | |
| 147 | STREET TALK Steve Perry (Columbia 39334) | 137 | 56 | |
| 148 | SAMURAI SAMBA Yellowjackets (Warner Bros. 25204) | 141 | 6 | |
| 149 | BOY MEETS GIRL Boy Meets Girl (A&M 5046) | 158 | 3 | |
| 150 | ELECTRIC LADY Con Funk Shun (Mercury 825 345) | — | 1 | |
| 151 | HEARTBREAK Shalamar (Solar 60385) | 145 | 22 | |
| 152 | ROCK ME TONIGHT Freddie Jackson (Capitol 12404) | — | 1 | |
| 153 | PORKY’S REVENGE! Original Soundtrack / Various Artists (Columbia 39983) | 153 | 4 | |
| 154 | THIEF IN THE NIGHT George Duke (Elektra 60398) | 150 | 5 | |
| 155 | TROPICO Pat Benatar (Chrysalis 41471) | 144 | 26 | |
| 156 | LUSH LIFE Linda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra (Asylum 60387) | 138 | 24 | |
| 157 | WHAT ABOUT ME? Kenny Rogers (RCA Victor 5043) | 139 | 34 | |
| 158 | DANCING IN THE SUN George Howard (TBA 205) | — | 1 | |
| 159 | THE VELVETEEN RABBIT Meryl Streep & George Winston (Dancing Cat 3007) | 159 | 3 | |
| 160 | SENSE OF PURPOSE Third World (Columbia 39877) | 143 | 7 | |
| 161 | EMOTION Barbra Streisand (Columbia 39480) | 142 | 29 | |
| 162 | NERVOUS NIGHT Hooters (Columbia 39912) | — | 1 | |
| 163 | EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS Original Soundtrack / Beaver Brown (Scotti Brothers 38929) | 148 | 58 | |
| 164 | BAD ATTITUDE Meat Loaf (RCA Victor 5451) | — | 1 | |
| 165 | SECRETS Wilton Felder (MCA 5510) | 166 | 11 | |
| 166 | TURN ON YOUR RADIO Change (Atlantic 81243) | 146 | 9 | |
| 167 | LET IT ROLL Mel McDaniel (Capitol 12402) | 147 | 7 | |
| 168 | RISING FORCE Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Polydor 825 324) | — | 1 | |
| 169 | WORLD DANCE PARTY Fools (PVC 8930) | 169 | 5 | |
| 170 | YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Carpenters (A&M 6601) | — | 1 | |
| 171 | THUNDER SEVEN Triumph (MCA 5537) | 151 | 24 | |
| 172 | MATHEMATICS Melissa Manchester (MCA 5587) | — | 1 | |
| 173 | ISOLATION Toto (Columbia 38962) | 156 | 26 | |
| 174 | EGO TRIP Kurtis Blow (Mercury 822 420) | 157 | 25 | |
| 175 | GRAVITY Kenny G & G Force (Arista 8282) | — | 1 | |
| 176 | STAY HUNGRY Twisted Sister (Atlantic 80156) | 167 | 47 | |
| 177 | STRAIGHT AHEAD Amy Grant (A&M 5058) | 161 | 4 | |
| 178 | GO FOR YOUR LIFE Mountain (Scotti Brothers 40006) | 165 | 9 | |
| 179 | LADYHAWKE Original Soundtrack (Atlantic 81248) | 180 | 2 | |
| 180 | STAY HARD Raven (Atlantic 81241) | — | 1 | |
| 181 | IN THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Bros. 25107) | 162 | 43 | |
| 182 | 2:00 A.M. PARADISE CAFE Barry Manilow (Arista 8254) | 175 | 24 | |
| 183 | ROLL ON Alabama (RCA 4939) | 164 | 68 | |
| 184 | 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) Van Halen (Warner Bros. 23985) | 170 | 69 | |
| 185 | REBEL YELL Billy Idol (Chrysalis 41450) | 173 | 77 | |
| 186 | 1100 BEL AIR PLACE Julio Iglesias (Columbia 39157) | 178 | 38 | |
| 187 | WORD OF MOUTH Kinks (Arista 8264) | 177 | 24 | |
| 188 | THE BALLAD OF SALLY ROSE Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 25205) | 171 | 15 | |
| 189 | VOICES IN THE SKY – THE BEST OF THE MOODY BLUES Moody Blues (Threshold 820 155) | 176 | 7 | |
| 190 | JERMAINE JACKSON Jermaine Jackson (Arista 8203) | 185 | 53 | |
| 191 | NO BRAKES John Waite (EMI America 17124) | 192 | 45 | |
| 192 | STEALING FIRE Bruce Cockburn (Gold Mountain 80012) | 172 | 28 | |
| 193 | TOOTH AND NAIL Dokken (Elektra 60376) | 195 | 32 | |
| 194 | WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE Culture Club (Virgin/Epic 39881) | 188 | 26 | |
| 195 | THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic 38112) | 193 | 126 | |
| 196 | ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM Richard Thompson (Polydor 825 421) | 163 | 10 | |
| 197 | ERIC CARMEN Eric Carmen (Geffen 24042) | 168 | 13 | |
| 198 | PLAYING TO WIN LRB (Capitol 12365) | 179 | 14 | |
| 199 | BOP DOO-WOPP Manhattan Transfer (Atlantic 81233) | 174 | 22 | |
| 200 | TONIGHT David Bowie (EMI America 17138) | 198 | 32 | |
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