CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1985 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1985 Charts! |
| 1985 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 5 | Like A Virgin - Madonna (Frozen chart; no issue published this week) |
(No debuts) |
| January 12 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 173. Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo - Original Soundtrack |
| January 19 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 157. The Age Of Consent - Bronski Beat |
| January 26 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 55. Centerfield - John Fogerty |
| February 2 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 169. Fans - Malcolm McLaren |
| February 9 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 142. Straight To The Heart - David Sanborn |
| February 16 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 51. Crazy From The Heat - David Lee Roth |
| February 23 | Like A Virgin - Madonna | 96. Diamond Life - Sade |
| March 2 | Make It Big - Wham! | 54. The Firm - The Firm |
| March 9 | Make It Big - Wham! | 30. No Jacket Required - Phil Collins |
| March 16 | Make It Big - Wham! | 24. She’s The Boss - Mick Jagger |
| March 23 | Make It Big - Wham! | 93. Beyond Appearances - Santana |
| March 30 | No Jacket Required - Phil Collins | 52. Behind The Sun - Eric Clapton |
| April 6 | No Jacket Required - Phil Collins | 138. Alf - Alison Moyet |
| April 13 | No Jacket Required - Phil Collins | 61. Southern Accents - Tom Petty & Heartbreakers |
| April 20 | No Jacket Required - Phil Collins | 7. We Are The World - USA For Africa |
| April 27 | We Are The World - USA For Africa | 97. Tao - Rick Springfield |
| May 4 | We Are The World - USA For Africa | 157. Lone Justice - Lone Justice |
| May 11 | We Are The World - USA For Africa | 13. Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution |
| May 18 | We Are The World - USA For Africa | 75. High Country Snows - Dan Fogelberg |
| May 25 | Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution | 95. The Secret Of Association - Paul Young |
| June 1 | Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution | 80. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits |
| June 8 | Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution | 76. Shaken ’N Stirred - Robert Plant |
| June 15 | Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution | 119. Unguarded - Amy Grant |
| June 22 | Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution | 63. Empire Burlesque - Bob Dylan |
| June 29 | Around The World In A Day - Prince & Revolution | 62. Little Creatures - Talking Heads |
| July 6 | No Jacket Required - Phil Collins | 54. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles - Sting |
| July 13 | Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears | 44. Theatre Of Pain - Motley Crue |
| July 20 | Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears | 70. Boy In The Box - Corey Hart |
| July 27 | Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears | 85. Who’s Zoomin’ Who - Aretha Franklin |
| August 3 | Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears | 70. Contact - Pointer Sisters |
| August 10 | Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears | 95. Ain’t Love Grand - X |
| August 17 | Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears | 112. Mad Max – Beyond Thunderdome - Original Soundtrack |
| August 24 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 89. Mask Of Smiles - John Waite |
| August 31 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 78. Sacred Heart - Dio |
| September 7 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 158. So Many Rivers - Bobby Womack |
| September 14 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 63. Scarecrow - John Cougar Mellencamp |
| September 21 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 74. Live At The Apollo With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick - Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| September 28 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 79. Soul To Soul - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble |
| October 5 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 84. Asylum - Kiss |
| October 12 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 25. Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
| October 19 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 81. Eaten Alive - Diana Ross |
| October 26 | Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits | 59. Color Of Success - Morris Day |
| November 2 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
84. Listen Like Thieves - INXS |
| November 9 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
47. Power Windows - Rush |
| November 16 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
20. Afterburner - Z |
| November 23 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
56. The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand |
| November 30 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
75. White City (A Novel) - Pete Townshend |
| December 7 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
56. Promise - Sade |
| December 14 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
63. So Red The Rose - Arcadia |
| December 21 | Miami Vice - Original Television Soundtrack/ |
99. Friends - Dionne Warwick |
| December 28 | The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand | 145. Pictures For Pleasure - Charlie Sexton |
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