1985 in music

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1 Events
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
- 14.1 List of No. 1 Hits
- 14.2 KROQ

[edit] Events

January 28 - Various artists, 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".
February 11 - Bobby Morley kicks and shoots Nic Lepouris and shoots him again in the final Home And Away episode.
February 21 - Whitney Houston releases her first album.
March 3 - A wax likeness of Michael Jackson is unveiled at London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum.
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.
April 1 - After months of talks, David Lee Roth leaves Van Halen to begin a solo career.
April 10 - Madonna goes on her very first tour, dubbed after her Like a Virgin album, The Virgin Tour in Seattle, Washington.
June 11 - Madonna ends The Virgin Tour at Madison Square Garden in New York.
July 13 - Live Aid concert in Wembley and Philadelphia. Headlining act at the latter venue included a Led Zeppelin reunion, the first since their 1980 disbandment.
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.
August 16 - On her 27th birthday, Madonna marries actor Sean Penn. They will divorce in 1989.
September 19 - the P.M.R.C's infamous "senate hearing on rock censorship" was held on this day in Washington D.C. Heavy metal singer Dee Snider of Twisted Sister, rock star Frank Zappa and country singer John Denver testified against the P.M.R.C.
September 22 - Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois.
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.
Eric B. & Rakim meet and begin making music together
The former Beatles producer George Martin works with country music legend Kenny Rogers on the album 'The Heart of the Matter'.
Several hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars in publishing royalties are released to the surviving members of Badfinger and families of the deceased. Two band members, Pete Ham and Tom Evans, previously committed suicide due to financial problems.
John Farnham releases Whispering Jack which contains the singles You're The Voice + Pressure Down

[edit] Bands formed

Brainbombs
Crowded House
Dream Theater (under the name Majesty)
Erasure
The Feelies reunite
Guns N' Roses
The Mad Capsule Markets
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Modern Art release their debut single
Mr. Bungle
Phranc solo career starts
Pizzicato Five
Private Domain
Stabbing Westward
Totalitär
Widespread Panic

[edit] Bands disbanded

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

[edit] 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 EP - 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 album) - Eric Clapton
Bites - Skinny Puppy
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
The Dream of the Blue Turtles - Sting
Eaten Alive - Diana Ross
Fables of the Reconstruction - R.E.M.
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
Horse Bites Dog Cries - D.I.
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:
Greatest Hits - The Cars (debut compilation)
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
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!
Meat Is Murder - The Smiths
Metal Heart - Accept
Midnite Dynamite - Kix
Misplaced Childhood - Marillion
New Day Rising - Hüsker Dü
The Night of the Crime - Icon
No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
No Muss...No Fuss - Donnie Iris
No Tellin' Lies - Zebra
Off The Board - Ludichrist
Old Land - Cluster & Brian Eno
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
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
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 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

[edit] Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1985.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Country	Chart Entries
1	USA For Africa	We Are the World	1985	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	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, Eire 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	Image:Flag of Norway.svg	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	Image:Flag of the United States.svg / Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	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, Eire 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	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	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	Image:Flag of the United States.svg	UK 1 - Jul 1985, Holland 1 - Aug 1985, Eire 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