⇦ 1984

1986 ⇨

Top 13 Artists Who Released their Debut Recording in 1985

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These artists released their first recording in 1985, which made them first eligible for the 2011 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Artists aleady inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are highlighted in orange.

1.	Stone Roses
2.	My Bloody Valentine
3.	Faith No More
4.	Dinosaur Jr.
5.	Primal Scream
6.	Happy Mondays
7.	Megadeth
8.	Joe Satriani
9.	Suzanne Vega
10.	Alison Krauss
11.	Indigo Girls
12.	Chris Isaak
13.	White Zombie

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Essential Debut Albums from 1985

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Camper Van Beethoven	Telephone Free Landslide Victory	☆
Exodus	Bonded by Blood	☆
Fine Young Cannibals	Fine Young Cannibals	☆
Megadeth	Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!	☆
Mike and the Mechanics	Mike + the Mechanics	☆
Overkill	Feel the Fire	☆
Rites of Spring	Rites of Spring	☆
Simply Red	Picture Book	☆
Suzanne Vega	Suzanne Vega	☆
The Highwaymen	Highwayman	☆
The Outfield	Play Deep	☆
The Power Station	The Power Station	☆

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Essential Debut Songs from 1985

Songs (?)		Wikipedia
Baltimora	Tarzan Boy	☆
David Lee Roth	Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody	☆
Dinosaur Jr.	Forget the Swan	☆
Erasure	Who Needs Love Like That	☆
Fine Young Cannibals	Suspicious Minds	☆
Mike & The Mechanics	All I Need Is a Miracle	☆
Mike + the Mechanics	Silent Running (on Dangerous Ground)	☆
Power Station	Some Like it Hot	☆
Power Station	Get It On	☆
Rites of Spring	Hidden Wheel	☆
Rites of Spring	Persistent Vision	☆
Rites of Spring	For Want Of	☆
Simply Red	Holding Back the Years	☆
Starship	We Built This City	☆
Starship	Sara	☆
The Dream Academy	Life in a Northern Town	☆
The Highwaymen	Highwayman	☆
The Highwaymen	Desperados Waiting for a Train	☆
The Outfield	Your Love	☆
Til Tuesday	Voices Carry	☆
USA For Africa	We Are the World	☆

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⇦ 1984

1986 ⇨

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