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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 June 1.6 July 1.7 August 1.8 September 1.9 December 1.10 Undated 2 Bands formed 3 Bands disbanded 4 Albums released 5 Biggest hit singles 6 Top hits 7 Classical music 8 Opera 9 Musical theater 10 Musical films 11 Births 12 Deaths 13 Awards 14 Charts 15 References 16 See also

Events

January

• January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Perry, Kenny Loggins, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Huey Lewis and The News, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are the World". This page indexes the individual year in music pages 2000s The table of years in music is a tabular display of all years in Music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. Events Charles Saatchi 's collection opens to the public arousing interest in Neo-expressionism The year 1985 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1985 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1985 in literature involved some significant events and new books The year 1985 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa was the name under which forty-five predominantly U Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Stephen Ray Perry (born January 22, 1949) is an American Singer and Songwriter best known as the Lead vocalist of Kenneth Clark "Kenny" Loggins (born January 7, 1948 in Everett, Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an " We Are the World " is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded ^[1]

February

• February 21 - Whitney Houston releases her first album after signing to Arista Records. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the

March

• March 3 - A wax likeness of Michael Jackson is unveiled at Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London, UK. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman A wax museum or waxworks consists of a collection of wax figures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• March 26 - South African radio stations ban Stevie Wonder's music in response to Wonder dedicating the Oscar he had won the night before to Nelson Mandela. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative

April

• April 1 - After months of talks, David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne David Lee Roth (often referred to as "Diamond Dave" (born October 10 1954 Bloomington Indiana) is an American rock Vocalist Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978
• April 10 - Madonna begins her very first tour, The Virgin Tour (named after her Like a Virgin album) in Seattle, Washington, USA. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Virgin Tour is the debut Concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Like a Virgin is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on November 12, 1984 by Sire Records An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

June

• June 11 - Madonna ends The Virgin Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Virgin Tour is the debut Concert tour by American singer-songwriter Madonna. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

July

• July 13 - The Live Aid concert takes place in Wembley Stadium, London, UK and Philadelphia, USA. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The headlining acts at the latter venue included a Led Zeppelin reunion, the first since their 1980 disbandment. Led Zeppelin were Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments

August

• August 1 - Michael Jackson purchases the publishing rights for most of the Beatles' music for US$47 million, much to the dismay of Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor
• August 16 - On her 27th birthday, Madonna marries actor Sean Penn. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor They were later divorced, on September 14, 1989. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

September

• September 19 - the Parents Music Resource Center's (P. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President M. R. C. ) United States Senate hearing on rock censorship began in Washington, D.C., USA. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Heavy metal singer Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, rock star Frank Zappa and country singer John Denver testified against the P. Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15 1955) is an American Musician, radio personality, and Actor. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr M. R. C.
• September 22 - The Farm Aid concert was held in Champaign, Illinois, USA. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Farm Aid started as a Benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign Illinois, held to raise money for Family farmers in the Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States.

December

• December 5 - The first fully digital reggae single, Wayne Smith's "(Under Me) Sleng Teng", is recorded at Prince Jammy's studio; it is the beginning of ragga style reggae. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Digital audio uses Digital signals for Sound reproduction. This includes analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, storage Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Wayne Smith (born 5 December 1965, Waterhouse Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae Musician. Sleng Teng is the name given to the first fully computerised Riddim in Jamaican music. Lloyd James, (born in 1947 Montego Bay, Jamaica) better known as Prince Jammy or King Jammy, is a dub mixer and Record producer Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a sub-genre of Dancehall music or Reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists

Undated

• Eric B. & Rakim meet and begin making music together. Eric Barrier ( Eric B) and William Barrier Griffin Jr ( Rakim) were a hip-hop duo known as Eric B
• The former Beatles producer George Martin works with country music legend Kenny Rogers on the album The Heart of the Matter. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. The Heart of the Matter (1948 is a Novel by British author Graham Greene.
• Several hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars in publishing royalties are released to the surviving members, and families of the deceased members, of the British music group, Badfinger. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre Two band members, Pete Ham and Tom Evans, previously committed suicide due to financial problems. Peter William Ham ( April 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975) was a Welsh Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist
• John Farnham became a famous Australian celebrity when his hit, "You're The Voice' went to the top of the charts at #1 for a record-breaking seven weeks. John Peter Farnham, AO (born July 1, 1949) is a British-born Australian pop Singer. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. " You're the Voice " is a Song written by Andy Qunta Mitchel Reid, Maggie Ryder and Chris Thompson for John Farnham, which he recorded Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time

Bands formed

• Aria
• Brainbombs
• Crowded House
• Erasure
• Fecal Matter
• The Feelies reunite
• Guns N' Roses
• Hootie & the Blowfish
• The Mad Capsule Markets
• Majesty (subsequently renamed Dream Theater)
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Mr. Bungle
• Phranc - solo career starts
• Pizzicato Five
• Private Domain
• Stabbing Westward
• Totalitär
• Widespread Panic

Bands disbanded

• Cheech & Chong
• Chic
• Devo (reformed in 1987 and disbanded again in 1990)
• Dr. Hook
• Duran Duran (reformed in 1986 as a trio of original members John Taylor, Simon Le Bon, and Nick Rhodes)
• The Go-Go's
• Hanoi Rocks
• The J. Geils Band
• Men at Work
• Mercyful Fate (reformed in 1993)
• Minutemen
• Orange Juice
• The Police
• Quarterflash
• The Specials
• Split Enz
• The Sugarhill Gang
• Weather Report

Albums released

• 3-Way Tie (For Last) - Minutemen
• 7800 Fahrenheit - Bon Jovi
• A Cappella - Todd Rundgren
• A Classic Case - Jethro Tull
• A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse - Giorno Poetry Systems
• A Sense of Wonder - Van Morrison
• Across a Crowded Room - Richard Thompson
• Ancient Artifacts - D.I.
• Armed and Dangerous - Anthrax
• Around the World in a Day - Prince and the Revolution
• Asylum - Kiss
• Auf rote Rosen fallen Tränen - Die Flippers
• Backwaxed - Anvil
• Bad Moon Rising - Sonic Youth
• Beat Happening - Beat Happening
• Begegnungen II - Eno Moebius Roedelius Plank
• Behind the Sun - Eric Clapton
• Bites - Skinny Puppy
• Bo Diddley & Co. Aria ( Ария) is a popular Russian heavy metal band that formed in 1985 Brainbombs was a Swedish rock band It was formed in Hudiksvall in 1985 and disbanded in 2007 Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Erasure are an English Synth pop duo formed by Songwriter and Keyboardist Vince Clarke and Singer The Feelies are a rock band from Haledon New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992 after having released four albums Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Hootie & the Blowfish was an American rock band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s The Mad Capsule Markets were a Japanese band that formed in 1990 and were active until 2006 Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are a Ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. Mr Bungle was an Experimental rock / Avant-garde metal group from Northern California. Phranc (born Susan Gottlieb on August 28, 1957 in Los Angeles California) is an American Singer-songwriter whose career Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5 is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo Private Domain is an American pop / rock band The band originated in San Diego, USA in 1985 (see 1985 in music) Stabbing Westward was an American Industrial rock and Alternative rock band Totalitär is a Swedish D-beat band formed 1985 in Hudiksvall. Widespread Panic is a rock 'n' roll band from Athens Georgia. Cheech & Chong are a Comedy duo, consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American Dr Hook and the Medicine Show was a pop - country Rock band formed around Union City New Jersey in 1969 Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two John Taylor (born Nigel John Taylor on June 20, 1960 in Birmingham, England) is the Bass guitarist and co-founder Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop/rock band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates in Moseley, West Midlands, England, 8 June 1962 is the keyboardist for Duran Duran For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s The J Geils Band was an American rock band who were formed in 1967 in Worcester Massachusetts, that had a successful R&B -influenced For the 1990 movie "Men at Work" see Men at Work (film. Mercyful Fate is an influential Danish heavy metal band often cited among the influences in the Black metal, Thrash metal, Power metal The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 Orange juice is a Fruit juice obtained by squeezing pressing or otherwise crushing the interior of an orange. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Quarterflash was an American rock group formed in Portland Oregon in 1980 The Specials (sometimes called The Special AKA) are an English 2 Tone Ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. Split Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop and Funk group known mostly for their biggest hit " Rapper's Delight " the first hip hop Weather Report was an influential Jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining Jazz and Latin jazz with Art music, 3-Way Tie (For Last is the fourth and final full-length album recorded by Minutemen. The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 7800° Fahrenheit is Bon Jovi 's second album and was released in April 1985 Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. A Cappella is a 1985 Album by Todd Rundgren. The album is one of Rundgren's most unusual in that every sound is the product of the artist's voice Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Musician A Classic Case (1985 is an album by the London Symphony Orchestra, playing a selection of music from Jethro Tull. Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse is a 1985 compilation released on the Giorno Poetry Systems label Founded in 1965 Giorno Poetry Systems was an American artist collective Record label, and non-profit organisation founded by poet and performance artist John A Sense of Wonder is an album by Northern Irish Singer/songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985 George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Across a Crowded Room is an Album by Richard Thompson released in 1985 Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player Ancient Artifacts is DI 's first full-length studio album which was released in 1985. DI (frequently written as xDxIx) is a Southern California punk band featuring ex- Adolescents and Social Distortion drummer Casey Armed and Dangerous is the name of Anthrax 's first EP. The album was released in February 1985 by Megaforce Records. Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Around the World in a Day is an album by Prince and The Revolution, released on 22 April, 1985 on Warner Bros Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Asylum is an album by the American Hard rock band Kiss. It features the debut of lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played with the Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Auf rote Rosen fallen Tränen ( Tears Fall on Red Roses) is the fourteenth studio album released by German Schlager group Die Flippers Die Flippers (The Flippers are a German Schlager group formed in 1964 Anvil are a Canadian heavy metal band The roots of Anvil began in April 1973 in Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow Bad Moon Rising is the second Studio album by the American Alternative rock band Sonic Youth, released on the New York Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Beat Happening is an American Indie rock band formed in Olympia Washington in 1982 Begegnungen II is a Sky Records 1985 compilation album by Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Dieter Moebius ( Dieter Möbius, born 1944 in Switzerland) is a German / Swiss experimental / Krautrock / ambient / Hans-Joachim Roedelius ( Hans-Joachim Rödelius, born October 26, 1934 in Http//www Konrad "Conny" Plank (frequently spelled Planck) ( May 3, 1940 in Germany – December 18, 1987 in Cologne Behind the Sun is a 1985 album by the legendary English Guitarist Eric Clapton. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer Bites is an album by Skinny Puppy released as an LP under Nettwerk in 1985 Skinny Puppy is an industrial band formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada in 1982. - Live - Bo Diddley
• Bonded by Blood - Exodus
• Boy in the Box - Corey Hart
• Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits
• Clan of Xymox - Clan of Xymox
• Company Of Justice - Play Dead
• Centerfield - John Fogerty
• Come Out and Play - Twisted Sister
• Cupid & Psyche 85 - Scritti Politti
• Cut the Crap - The Clash
• Dare to Be Stupid - "Weird Al" Yankovic
• Delirious Nomad - Armored Saint
• Despite Straight Lines - Marilyn
• Diamond Life - Sade
• Disturbing the Peace - Alcatrazz
• Done with Mirrors - Aerosmith
• Don't Stand Me Down - Dexys Midnight Runners
• Down for the Count - Y&T
• Dream Into Action - Howard Jones
• The Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting
• Eaten Alive - Diana Ross
• Fables of the Reconstruction - R.E.M.
• Falco 3 - Falco
• Father's House - Dreams So Real
• Fear and Whiskey - Mekons
• Fear No Evil - Grim Reaper
• Feel the Fire - Overkill
• Fight to Survive - White Lion
• The Firm - The Firm
• First and Last and Always - The Sisters of Mercy
• The Firstborn Is Dead - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
• Fly on the Wall - AC/DC
• For The Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes
• Folksinger - Phranc
• Frankenchrist - Dead Kennedys
• Freaky Styley - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Futile Combat - Skeletal Family
• Garista (re-release) - zoviet*france:
• Go West - Go West
• Greatest Hits - The Cars
• Halber Mensch (or ½ Mensch; English: Half Man) - Einstürzende Neubauten
• Hallelujah All the Way Home - The Verlaines
• The Head on the Door - The Cure
• Heart - Heart
• The Heart of the Matter - Kenny Rogers
• Hell Awaits - Slayer
• Hellbound - Warlock
• Hold Me - Laura Branigan
• Horror Epics - The Exploited
• Horse Bites Dog Cries - D.I.
• Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
• Hunting High and Low - a-ha
• I Am The Night - Pantera
• Ice on Fire - Elton John
• Into The Fire Live - Play Dead
• Into the Groove - Madonna
• Invasion of Your Privacy - Ratt
• Kingdom In The Streets - Dion DiMucci
• Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! - Megadeth
• Lands End - various artists
• The Last Command - W.A.S.P.
• Listen Like Thieves - Inxs
• Little Creatures - Talking Heads
• Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide - Guns N' Roses
• Live After Death - Iron Maiden
• Long Way to Heaven - Helix
• Loose Nut - Black Flag
• Love - The Cult
• Love Bomb - The Tubes
• Love You to Pieces - Lizzy Borden
• Low-Life - New Order
• Luxury Of Life - Five Star
• Mad Not Mad - Madness
• Marching Out - Yngwie Malmsteen
• Make it Big - Wham!
• Messages from the Boys -The Boys
• Meat Is Murder - The Smiths
• Metal Heart - Accept
• Midnite Dynamite - Kix
• Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
• New Day Rising - Hüsker Dü
• The Night I Fell in Love - Luther Vandross
• The Night of the Crime - Icon
• Night Time - Killing Joke
• No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
• No Muss...No Fuss - Donnie Iris
• No Tellin' Lies - Zebra
• Off The Board - Ludichrist
• Old Land - Cluster & Brian Eno
• One for the Road - April Wine
• Open Fire - Y&T
• Original Masters - Jethro Tull
• Oironaoshi (The Change) - Miyuki Nakajima
• Power Station - Power Station
• Power Windows - Rush
• Project: Mersh - Minutemen
• Promise - Sade
• Psychocandy - The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Radio - LL Cool J
• Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
• Ready to Strike - King Kobra
• Rescue You - Joe Lynn Turner
• The Right to Rock - Keel
• Riptide - Robert Palmer
• Rough Cutt - Rough Cutt
• Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash - The Pogues
• Run for Cover - Gary Moore
• Sacred Heart - Dio
• Say You Love Me - Jennifer Holliday
• Scarecrow - John Cougar Mellencamp
• Scream for Help - John Paul Jones
• Seven the Hard Way - Pat Benatar
• Shaken 'n' Stirred - Robert Plant
• She's the Boss - Mick Jagger
• Silvertone - Chris Isaak
• So Red the Rose - Arcadia
• Soldiers Under Command - Stryper
• Some Of My Best Jokes Are Friends - George Clinton
• Songs from the Big Chair - Tears for Fears
• Soul to Soul - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
• Spleen and Ideal - Dead Can Dance
• Spoiled Girl - Carly Simon
• Spreading the Disease - Anthrax
• Stella - Yello
• Steve McQueen (US title: Two Wheels Good) - Prefab Sprout
• Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega
• Machine Age Voodoo - SPK
• Syirin Farthat - Elvy Sukaesih
• The Best Of Elvy Sukaeish - Elvy Sukaesih
• Talk about the Weather - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
• Telephone Free Landslide Victory - Camper Van Beethoven
• Three-Way Tie for Last - Minutemen
• Theatre of Pain - Mötley Crüe
• The Pacific Age - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
• This Is A Recording - David Persons and the Instruments of Grace
• This is Big Audio Dynamite - Big Audio Dynamite
• This Nation's Saving Grace - The Fall
• Thunder in the East - Loudness
• Thursday Afternoon - Brian Eno
• Tim - The Replacements
• To Mega Therion - Celtic Frost
• (untitled) - :$OVIET:FRANCE:
• Under Lock and Key - Dokken
• Unguarded - Amy Grant
• Up on the Sun - Meat Puppets
• VU - The Velvet Underground
• Waiting for the Roar - Fastway
• Walls of Jericho - Helloween
• We Are the World - USA for Africa
• Welcome to the Real World - Mr. Mister
• Whispering Jack - John Farnham
• Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
• Who's Zooming Who - Aretha Franklin
• Without Love - Black N' Blue
• World Machine - Level 42
• World Wide Live - Scorpions
• Youthquake - Dead or Alive
• Zaman - Ebiet G. Ade

Biggest hit singles

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Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Clan of Xymox was the self-titled debut for the eponymous band in 1985 and their first release on the 4AD label (CAD503 CAD503CD GAD503CD Clan of Xymox, also known as Xymox at various parts of their career are a Darkwave / Gothic rock band founded in Nijmegen, the Netherlands Released in 1985 Company of Justice would be Play Dead 's final studio album Play Dead were an English Goth rock group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk Centerfield is an Album by musician John Fogerty, released in 1985 John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American rock singer Songwriter, and Guitarist, best known for his ' Come Out and Play' (November 9 1985 is the fourth album by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released by Atlantic Records Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. Cupid & Psyche 85 is the second Album by the British new wave pop group Scritti Politti. Scritti Politti are a British band, originally formed in 1978 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Cut the Crap is The Clash 's final album originally released in 1985 as the follow-up to Combat Rock (1982 this was the first Clash record For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Dare to Be Stupid is the third Album recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1985 Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Armored Saint is a Los Angeles, United States based heavy metal band Despite Straight Lines is the début and only album by British New Wave singer Marilyn, released in June 1985. Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962) better known as Marilyn, is a British pop singer who achieved international fame in the See also Sade (band Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, (born 16 January 1959 better known as Sade (pronounced "shah-day" ʃɑːˈdeɪ is a Disturbing the peace is a Crime generally defined as the unsettling of proper order in a public space through one's actions Alcatrazz is a melodic Hard rock band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. Done with Mirrors is the eighth studio Album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith and marked the return of Joe Perry and Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Don't Stand Me Down is the third and currently final studio Album by Dexys Midnight Runners, released in September 1985 (see 1985 in music) Dexys Midnight Runners are a British pop Group with soul influences who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is a heavy metal band who formed in 1974 Dream into Action is the second album by British pop musician Howard Jones. Howard Jones is the name of Howard Jones (musician (born 1955 English pop singer Howard Jones (football coach (1885&ndash1941 American The Dream of the Blue Turtles is the first solo album released by Sting. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Eaten Alive (known under various pseudonyms in alternate regions adopting such titles as Death Trap (UK Horror Hotel, Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Fables of the Reconstruction is the third Studio album released by the American Alternative rock band R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Falco 3 is the third album by Falco, released in 1985In the U Father's House is the debut album by Athens Georgia rock band Dreams So Real. Dreams So Real were a significant band in the Athens Georgia music scene, gaining some national exposure in the late 1980s and early 1990s including releases on Arista Fear and Whiskey is a 1985 Album by Mekons, which marked their return from a several-year hiatus The Mekons are a British rock band Formed in the late 1970s they are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British Punk rock Fear No Evil is the second Album released by the British heavy metal band Grim Reaper in 1985 under the RCA Grim Reaper are a British heavy metal band from the NWOBHM era Overkill is an American Thrash metalband formed in 1980 in New Jersey. Fight to Survive was the first album by the American / Danish Hard rock band White Lion, released by Asylum Records in 1985 This article is about the band for the big cats see White lion. The Firm is a studio album by The Firm, released by Atlantic Records on February 11, 1985. The Firm were an English rock supergroup comprising former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, ex- Led First and Last and Always, the debut album by UK band The Sisters of Mercy was released on March 11 1985, on band's own label Merciful The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980 The Firstborn Is Dead is the second album released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band with multinational personnel fronted by Nick Cave. Fly on the Wall is the tenth Studio album by Australian Hard rock band AC/DC, originally released on 28 June 1985 AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. For the Working Class Man is the second studio album by Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes, released in 1985 Jimmy Barnes is a popular Australian rock singer He was born James Dixon Swan on April 28, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland This article is about Folksinger the 1985 album by the artist known as Phranc. Phranc (born Susan Gottlieb on August 28, 1957 in Los Angeles California) is an American Singer-songwriter whose career Frankenchrist is the third album released by the Dead Kennedys in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles. Dead Kennedys was an American Hardcore punk band from San Francisco, California. Freaky Styley is the second Album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 1985 through EMI America. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Skeletal Family is a Gothic rock / Horror Rock band which formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England Garista is a music album of recordings by the British Avant-garde music group:zoviet*france, who when it was recorded identified themselves Zoviet France (also known as:$OVIETFRANCE, Soviet France,:zoviet-france and latterly usually written as:zoviet*france Go West is the debut album by the English pop duo Go West, released in 1985 Go West are an English pop duo, formed in 1982 by Peter Cox (born 17 November 1955, in Twickenham, Greatest Hits is a six-times platinum-selling compilation Album by the new wave band The Cars. The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s Halber Mensch is also a film by Sogo Ishii with Einstürzende Neubauten Halber Mensch (film Halber Mensch (or ½ Einstürzende Neubauten (ˈaɪnˌʃtʏɐʦəndə ˈnɔʏˌbaʊtən is an Avant-garde music band originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980 Hallelujah All the Way Home is the debut album by New Zealand group The Verlaines. The Verlaines are a rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand notable for combining rock passion with classical compositional ideas The Head on the Door is the sixth studio Album by British Alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Heart is the self-titled 8th album released by Heart, in 1985 Heart is a rock band whose founding members came from the Seattle, Washington, scene but came together in Vancouver, British Columbia Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston Texas) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter Hell Awaits is the second Studio album by the American Thrash metal band Slayer, released through Metal Blade Records in 1985 Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Warlock was a German heavy metal band assembled in 1982 They also could be described as Hard rock or even Glam metal, and gained some Hold Me is the fourth Album by Singer Laura Branigan, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) Laura Branigan (July 3 1957 – August 26 2004 was an American singer and actress of Irish ancestry The Exploited is a punk band from the second wave of UK punk, formed in 1979 Horse Bites Dog Cries is DI 's second full-length studio album which was released in 1986. DI (frequently written as xDxIx) is a Southern California punk band featuring ex- Adolescents and Social Distortion drummer Casey Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. Whereas the first five tracks are regarded as amongst her most accessible the remainder of the album sees Bush at Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Hunting High and Low is the Debut album by the Norwegian New wave band A-ha. a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s I Am the Night is an album by metal band Pantera, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) on record and cassette Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Into The Fire Live is a live album by the band Play Dead, recorded February 23 1985 in Oxford England Play Dead were an English Goth rock group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk " Into the Groove " is a 1985 song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her first major feature film Desperately Seeking Susan Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Invasion of Your Privacy is Ratt 's second full length album Beau Hill, who produced their smash debut album returned to helm production on this album Ratt is an American Glam metal band that formed in San Diego and enjoyed significant commercial success in the 1980s Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18 1939) better known as Dion, is an American Singer-songwriter who blended elements of Killing Is My Business and Business Is Good! is the debut album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. 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ACCEPT is the primary nongovernmental organization advocating for the rights of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender ( LGBT Midnite Dynamite is the title of an album released on Atlantic Records in 1985 by the Hard rock band KIX. KIX is an American Hard rock band who achieved popularity in the 1980s Misplaced Childhood is the third studio album of the Progressive rock band Marillion. Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises New Day Rising is a 1985 album by the Minnesota band Hüsker Dü, released on SST Records. For other uses see Husker Du. 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Philip David Charles Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951 Chiswick, London) is an English Singer-songwriter, Drummer No MussNo Fuss is the fifth solo Album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) Donnie Iris (born February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with The Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the Zebra is a hard rock band that came together in 1975 in New Orleans Louisiana. Ludichrist was an American Hardcore punk / Speed metal band formed in the 1980s in New York. Old Land is a Relativity Records 1985 compilation album by Cluster and Brian Eno. Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and Ambient music. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer One For The Road is a live Album by Canadian rock band April Wine, recorded during their "One More for the Road" April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words Open Fire It was recorded live in 1985 and released in 1985 Track listing "Open Fire" "Go For the Throat" "25 Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is a heavy metal band who formed in 1974 Original Masters is a greatest hits album by Jethro Tull released under Chrysalis Records in 1985 Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967-1968 Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead Flute work of front man (born February 23, 1952) is a Japanese Vocalist, Guitarist, Lyricist, Composer and Radio personality. The Power Station is the debut album by Power Station. It was released in 1985 on EMI Power Station was a 1980s supergroup made up of singer Robert Palmer; bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran Power Windows is the eleventh studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1985 (see Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California in 1980 Promise is the second Studio album by the English group Sade, released in 1985 on Epic Records. See also Sade (band Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, (born 16 January 1959 better known as Sade (pronounced "shah-day" ʃɑːˈdeɪ is a Psychocandy is the debut album by the Scottish Alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in November 1985. The Jesus and Mary Chain are an Alternative rock band formed in East Kilbride, Scotland in 1984 Radio is the Debut album of American Rapper LL Cool J, released November 18 1985 on Def Jam Recordings. James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Rain Dogs is an album by Tom Waits, released in August 1985. It peaked at #188 on Billboard 's Top 200 albums chart Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Ready to Strike is the first album by the band King Kobra. It was released along with at least a dozen other metal albums on November 9 1985 King Kobra was a Glam metal group founded by drummer Carmine Appice after his tenure with Ozzy Osbourne in 1984 Rescue You is the first solo album of Joe Lynn Turner, formally of Rainbow and Fandango Joe Lynn Turner ( JLT) born Joseph Linquito August 2, 1951 in Hackensack New Jersey, is a melodic hard rock singer best known for his work Keel was a Glam metal, heavy metal band founded in 1983 in Los Angeles. Riptide is one of Robert Palmer 's more well-known Albums released in November 1985 Robert Allen Palmer ( 19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) born in Batley, Yorkshire, was an English Rough Cutt is the first album of the band of the same name Rough Cutt. Rough Cutt was a American heavy metal band based in Los Angeles, California in the 1980's Rum Sodomy & the Lash is the second album by the Anglo-Irish musical group The Pogues, released in 1985 The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Run For Cover is an Album by Gary Moore, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) and is often considered as Gary Moore's break-through album Gary Moore (born Robert William Gary Moore, 4 April 1952, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Guitarist. For the Shakespears Sister album of the same name see Sacred Heart (Shakespears Sister album Sacred Heart is Dio 's third studio album Dio is an American heavy metal band led by Vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. Jennifer-Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960, Riverside Texas) is a two-time Grammy Award -winning American Singer Scarecrow is the 8th album released by John Mellencamp in November 1985 John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Scream for Help is a soundtrack album by John Paul Jones, released by Atlantic Records on March 22, 1985 to accompany the film John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin on January 3, 1946) is an English Musician, Composer, arranger, Record Seven the Hard Way is Pat Benatar 's seventh album released in 1985 Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on 10 January 1953) is an influential four-time Grammy Award -winning American Shaken 'n' Stirred is an album by former Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) on the Es Paranza Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the She's the Boss is the solo album debut by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and was released in 1985. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Silvertone is the first album by Chris Isaak, released in 1985 Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock Musician and occasional Actor. So Red The Rose is the platinum-selling album by the Duran Duran -spinoff group Arcadia, which was released in 1985 — the only album the band ever Arcadia were the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, Soldiers Under Command is the second release and first full-length studio album from Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1985 (see 1985 Stryper is a Grammy Award nominated Christian metal band from Orange County California, USA. Songs from the Big Chair is the second Album by the British pop band Tears for Fears. Tears for Fears (sometimes informally abbreviated to TFF are Soul to Soul is the third studio album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble and was released in 1985 Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist Spleen and Ideal is the second album recorded by Dead Can Dance, released in 1986 Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Spoiled Girl is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 13th Album, and 12th studio album released in 1985. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Spreading the Disease is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Anthrax and the first with vocalist Joey Belladonna Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984 Yello is a Swiss Electronica band consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank. Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s Suzanne Vega is the 1985 Self-titled debut album by Suzanne Vega. Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Songwriter and Singer SPK, formed in 1978 in Sydney, Australia, was a 1980s and early 1990s Industrial music and Noise music group Talk About The Weather was released in 1985 in the UK on Red Rhino, an Independent music Record label. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry is a rock band that was formed in Leeds, England in early 1981. 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Zoviet France (also known as:$OVIETFRANCE, Soviet France,:zoviet-france and latterly usually written as:zoviet*france Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1985 through Elektra Records. Dokken is an American heavy metal and Hard rock band that was formed in 1978 Unguarded is the ninth album by Christian music singer Amy Grant, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music) Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian Up on the Sun is the third Album by the Meat Puppets, released in 1985 by SST Records. "Meat Puppet" redirects here For other uses see Meat puppet. VU is an Outtakes Compilation album by The Velvet Underground. 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Whitney Houston is the self-titled debut album by American pop / R&B singer Whitney Houston, released on February 14 Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Black 'n Blue is a Glam metal band currently featuring singer Jaime St " World Machine " is a studio album released in 1985 by the British pop group Level 42. Level 42 are an English Pop rock and Jazz-funk band. The group had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s and have World Wide Live is a Live album by German heavy metal band Scorpions released in 1985 produced by Dieter Dierks. Scorpions are a heavy metal / Hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem " Rock You Like a Youthquake is also the name of a character in the Comic book Justice Machine, and of a Canadian political book by Ezra Levant. Dead or Alive are a British New Wave band from Liverpool that rose to popularity during the 1980s Ebiet G Ade (born 21 April 1954) is an Indonesian singer and Songwriter close to the suppressed society ^[2]

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	USA For Africa	We Are the World	1985		UK 1 - Apr 1985, US BB 1 - Mar 1985, US CashBox 1 of 1985, Canada 1 - Apr 1985, Holland 1 - Mar 1985, Sweden 1 - Mar 1985, Sweden (alt) 1 - Apr 1985, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1985, Norway 1 - Mar 1985, Poland 1 - Mar 1983, Australia 1 of 1985, Italy 1 of 1985, Éire 1 - Apr 1985, New Zealand 1 for 7 weeks Apr 1985, Australia 1 for 9 weeks Dec 1985, Grammy in 1985, Austria 2 - Apr 1985, Germany 2 - Apr 1985, Global 4 (20 M sold) - 1985, South Africa 8 of 1985, US BB 40 of 1985, POP 71 of 1985, RIAA 121, Germany 263 of the 1980s, OzNet 418, Acclaimed 1371
2	a-ha	Take On Me	1985		US BB 1 - Aug 1985, Canada 1 - Aug 1985, Holland 1 - Oct 1985, Sweden (alt) 1 - Oct 1985, France 1 - May 1985, Switzerland 1 - Nov 1985, Norway 1 - Nov 1984, Poland 1 - Dec 1985, Germany 1 - Jan 1986, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Aug 1986, Scrobulate 1 of 80s, UK 2 - Sep 1985, Sweden 4 - Aug 1985, Austria 4 - Dec 1985, Italy 7 of 1986, KROQ 7 of 1985, RYM 8 of 1984, Australia 12 of 1985, US CashBox 15 of 1985, Europe 20 of the 1980s, POP 31 of 1985, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1985, US BB 36 of 1985, Germany 81 of the 1980s, Party 133 of 2007, OzNet 795, Acclaimed 2396
3	Foreigner	I Want to Know What Love Is	1985	/	UK 1 - Dec 1984, US BB 1 - Dec 1984, Canada 1 - Dec 1984, Sweden 1 - Dec 1984, Sweden (alt) 1 - Dec 1984, Norway 1 - Jan 1985, Poland 1 - Mar 1983, Éire 1 - Jan 1985, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Feb 1985, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Oct 1985, Switzerland 2 - Jan 1985, Germany 4 - Jan 1985, Australia 5 of 1985, Holland 6 - Dec 1984, Austria 7 - Feb 1985, US CashBox 8 of 1985, South Africa 12 of 1985, POP 17 of 1985, US BB 34 of 1985, Europe 38 of the 1980s, OzNet 180, RYM 186 of 1984, Germany 255 of the 1980s, Rolling Stone 476, Acclaimed 659
4	Tears For Fears	Shout	1985		US BB 1 - Jun 1985, Canada 1 - Feb 1985, Holland 1 - Jan 1985, Switzerland 1 - Feb 1985, Germany 1 - Jan 1985, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Mar 1985, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Nov 1985, France 3 - Dec 1984, Poland 3 - Mar 1983, UK 4 - Dec 1984, Sweden 5 - Dec 1984, Norway 5 - Mar 1985, KROQ 5 of 1985, Austria 6 - Mar 1985, US CashBox 13 of 1985, Australia 14 of 1985, Sweden (alt) 16 - Feb 1985, South Africa 16 of 1985, Italy 20 of 1985, RYM 27 of 1984, Scrobulate 36 of 80s, Germany 104 of the 1980s, Acclaimed 974
5	Madonna	Into the Groove	1985		UK 1 - Jul 1985, Holland 1 - Aug 1985, Éire 1 - Aug 1985, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks Aug 1985, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1986, Sweden 2 - Aug 1985, Switzerland 2 - Aug 1985, Australia 2 of 1985, Italy 2 of 1985, Sweden (alt) 3 - Aug 1985, Germany 3 - Aug 1985, Norway 4 - Aug 1985, US BB 7 of 1985, Austria 7 - Sep 1985, France 9 - Aug 1985, RYM 9 of 1985, POP 13 of 1985, Poland 19 - Sep 1985, Scrobulate 73 of 80s, Party 193 of 1999, OzNet 200, Acclaimed 235, Germany 271 of the 1980s

Top hits

• "A View to a Kill" - Duran Duran
• "Alive And Kicking" - Simple Minds
• "All I Need" - Jack Wagner
• "Angel" - Madonna
• "Barbados" - The Models
• "Born in the U.S.A." - Bruce Springsteen
• "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" - The Smiths
• "The Boys of Summer" - Don Henley
• "Broken Wings" - Mr. Mister
• "Brothers in Arms" -Dire Straits
• "Borderline" - Madonna (UK only)
• "Can't Fight This Feeling" - REO Speedwagon
• "Centerfield" - John Fogerty
• "C'était mon ami" - Dalida
• "Chain Reaction" - Diana Ross #1
• "Close To Me" - The Cure
• "Cloudbusting" - Kate Bush
• "Crazy for You" - Madonna
• "Dancing in the Street" - David Bowie and Mick Jagger
• "Dirty Old Town" - The Pogues
• "Don't Come Around Here No More" - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• "Don't Lose My Number" - Phil Collins
• "Don't You (Forget About Me)" - Simple Minds (released in 1984)
• "Dress You Up" - Madonna (released in 1984)
• "Duel" - Propaganda
• "E=MC²" - Big Audio Dynamite
• "Eighties" - Killing Joke
• "Éthiopie" - Chanteurs sans Frontières
• "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" - Tears for Fears
• "Everything She Wants" - Wham!
• "Everytime You Go Away" - Paul Young
• "Find A Way" - Amy Grant
• "Faron Young" - Prefab Sprout
• "Fortress Around Your Heart" - Sting
• "Freeway of Love" - Aretha Franklin
• "Gambler" - Madonna
• "Glory Days" - Bruce Springsteen
• "(Gotta Be) Wrong Way To Love" - Dynamic Hepnotics
• "Head Over Heels" - Tears for Fears
• "The Heat Is On" - Glenn Frey
• "Heaven" - Bryan Adams
• "Hold Me" - Menudo
• "Hounds of Love" - Kate Bush
• "How Soon Is Now?" - The Smiths
• "If Ever You're In My Arms Again" - Peabo Bryson
• "If You Love Somebody (Set Them Free)" - Sting
• "I'm Goin' Down" - Bruce Springsteen
• "I'm On Fire" - Bruce Springsteen
• "In Between Days" - The Cure
• "Into the Groove" - Madonna
• "Indianapolis" - Menudo
• "I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner
• "Je te donne" - Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones
• "Jealous Guy" - John Lennon
• "Johnny Come Home" - Fine Young Cannibals
• "Johnny, Johnny" - Jeanne Mas
• "Kayleigh" - Marillion
• "Le temps d'aimer" - Dalida
• "Le Vénitien de Levallois" - Dalida
• "Lean on Me (ah-li-ayo)" - Red Box
• "Let's Go Crazy/Take Me With U" - Prince and the Revolution
• "Live Is Life" - Opus
• "Love Like Blood" - Killing Joke
• "Lover Why" - Century
• "Lovergirl" - Teena Marie
• "Loverboy" - Billy Ocean
• "Live To Tell" - Madonna
• "Miami Vice Theme" - Jan Hammer
• "Material Girl" - Madonna
• "Merry Christmas Everyone" - Shakin' Stevens
• "Money for Nothing" - Dire Straits
• "19" - Paul Hardcastle
• "Never Surrender" - Corey Hart
• "Oh Sheila" - Ready for the World
• "One Lonely Night" - REO Speedwagon
• "One More Night" - Phil Collins
• "One Night in Bangkok" - Murray Head
• "Only the Young" - Journey
• "Out Of Mind Out Of Sight" - The Models #1
• "Party All the Time" - Eddie Murphy
• "Part-Time Lover" - Stevie Wonder
• "Piece By Piece" - The Tubes
• "Private Dancer" - Tina Turner
• "The Power of Love" - Huey Lewis & the News
• "Reviens-moi" - Dalida
• "Running Up That Hill" - Kate Bush
• "Saving All My Love for You" - Whitney Houston
• "Say You, Say Me" - Lionel Richie
• "Separate Lives" Phil Collins with Marilyn Martin
• "Shout" - Tears for Fears
• "So Red The Rose" - Arcadia
• "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" - Judas Priest
• "Some Like It Hot" - Power Station
• "Somebody" - Bryan Adams
• "Something About You" - Level 42
• "Spanish Eddie" - Laura Branigan
• "Square Rooms" - Al Corley
• "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" - John Parr
• "Suddenly" - Billy Ocean
• "Summer of 69" - Bryan Adams
• "The Super Bowl Shuffle" - 1985 Chicago Bears
• "Sussudio" - Phil Collins
• "Take On Me" - a-ha
• "Tarzan Boy" - Baltimora
• "True Blue" - Madonna
• "That's What Friends Are For" - Dionne Warwick (duets with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder)
• "The Big Money" - Rush
• "The Big Sky" - Kate Bush
• "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." - a-ha
• "The Whole Of The Moon" - The Waterboys
• "Walk Like a Man" - Divine
• "Walk of Life" - Dire Straits
• "We Are the World" - USA for Africa
• "We Built This City" - Jefferson Starship
• "West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
• "Wise Up" - Amy Grant
• "What You Need" - Inxs
• "When the Rain Begins to Fall" - Pia Zadora and Jermaine Jackson
• "Who's Zoomin' Who?" - Aretha Franklin
• "Working Class Man" - Jimmy Barnes
• "You Give Good Love" - Whitney Houston
• "You're The Voice" - John Farnham (#1 in Australia, UK, and Quebec; not released in the rest of North America until 1990)

Classical music

• Mario Davidovsky - Capriccio for Two Pianos
• Henri Dutilleux - L'arbre des Songes violin concerto
• Jacques Hétu - Missa pro trecentisimo anno
• Nicholas Jackson - Organ Sonata
• Witold Lutosławski - Chain 2
• Witold Lutosławski - Chain 3
• John Rutter - Requiem
• Alfred Schnittke - String Trio
• Joan Tower - Piano Concerto
• Robert Ward - Raleigh Divertimento

Opera

• Dominick Argento - Casanova's Homecoming
• Dorothy Rudd Moore - Frederick Douglass

Musical theater

• Big River - Broadway, New York, USA production
• Dames at Sea - off Broadway revival
• The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein) - Broadway revival
• Me and My Girl (Noel Gay) - London, UK revival
• Les Misérables - London production
• Mystery of Edwin Drood - Broadway production
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Saul Chaplin, Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer) - London production
• Singin' in the Rain - Broadway production
• Song and Dance - Broadway production

Musical films

• A Chorus Line
• That's Dancing!

Births

• February 20 - Yulia Volkova, Russian singer, (t.A.T.u.)
• April 3 - Leona Lewis, singer
• May 10 - Ashley Poole, singer Dream
• May 11 - Obi Cittie, lead guitar, Triple Chin
• May 22 - Vangie Tang, singer
• June 15 - Nadine Coyle, Girls Aloud
• July 29 - Nate Lautier, The Revolvers
• August 1 - Dina, singer
• August 3 - Holly Arnstein, singer Dream
• September 23 - Diana Ortiz, singer Dream
• October 15 - Nicola Roberts, Girls Aloud
• October 22 - Zachary Hanson, Hanson
• October 25 - Christopher Sean Friel, actor, singer
• November 15 - Patrick Lew, guitarist, singer, synthesizers (Band of Asians)
• December 10 - Raven-Symoné, actress and singer

Deaths

• January 9 - Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer
• February 11 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, American composer
• February 12 - Leslie Sarony, English singer, comedian and songwriter
• February 18 - Gábor Darvas, composer and musicologist
• February 22 - Efrem Zimbalist, violinist
• February 28 - David Byron, Uriah Heep
• March 16 - Roger Sessions, American composer
• March 31 - Jeanine Deckers, known as The Singing Nun
• May 19 - Hilding Rosenberg, composer
• July 23 - Kay Kyser, US bandleader
• August 24 - Paul Creston, American composer
• September 6 - Little Brother Montgomery, jazz and blues pianist and singer
• September 11 - William Alwyn, English composer
• October 6 - Nelson Riddle, US conductor, composer and arranger
• October 11 - Tex Williams, US country singer
• October 14 - Emil Gilels, pianist
• October 21 - Ricky Wilson, founding member of The B-52's
• December 12 - Ian Stewart, The Rolling Stones, cerebrovascular accident
• December 22 - D. Boon, lead singer of Minutemen
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Awards

• Eurovision Song Contest Main article: Eurovision Song Contest 1985
• Grammy Awards Main article: Grammy Awards of 1985

Charts

• Billboard (USA) Main article: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1985

References

1. ^ unattributed (undated). The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 27th Grammy Awards were held February 26, 1985, and were broadcast live on American television See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1985. See also 1985 in music Cashbox We Are The World by U.S.A. For Africa. Songfacts. Retrieved on 2008-04-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
2. ^ Hawtin, Steve (2007). Songs from the Year 1985. Steve Hawtin/TsorT. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople

See also

• Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1985
• Musical groups established in 1985
• Record labels established in 1985

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits of 1985. See also 1985 in music Cashbox

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