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Jul 20 2025

1985 is 40 years ago: 40 singles that gave the year its color

  • By A Pop Life (Erwin Barendregt) in List, Tribute

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1985 is already 40 years old. A great occasion for compiling a list of 40 singles that helped shape that year!

  • Andre Cymone, Artists United Against Apartheid, Big Audio Dynamite, Bryan Ferry, Commodores, Cult, Cure, Dead Or Alive, Doug E Fresh, Echo & The Bunnymen, Family, Fine Young Cannibals, Grace Jones, Hüsker Dü, INXS, Jesus And Mary Chain, Kate Bush, Killing Joke, Madonna, Maze, New Order, Nick Cave, Paul Hardcastle, Pet Shop Boys, Prince, Propaganda, R.E.M., Ready For The World, Run DMC, Sade, Simply Red, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Smiths, Style Council, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tears For Fears, U2, Waterboys, Wham!

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