| 1985 in music | ||
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| 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 | ||
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| See also: Other events in 1985 Theater Events and Movie Events | ||
Events
- Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , Chris Christofferson , Fred Rose , Carolyn Lee , Bob Crave , Don Ray , Jean de Paul , Saul Chaplin and Charles Strauss were included in the Composers Hall of Fame .
- The American-Spanish horror film “ Lord of the Dogs ” (has two variants of the name: “Monster Dog” and “Leviatán”) with Alice Cooper in the lead role was released. The picture was shot in 1984 in the Spanish city of Torrelodones , near Madrid .
- The video clip of the Christian rock band “ DeGarmo & Key ” for the song “Six, Six, Six” was banned from showing on MTV due to scenes of cruelty and violence . However, later the channel’s management allowed the musicians to release a re-released version of the clip and put it back on air. A fragment was cut from it in which a man knocks down a burning barrel on the Antichrist and he lights up. It was replaced by another scene in which the Antichrist holds a magic ball in his left hand.
- Concert program of Valery Leontyev "Alone with everyone." Due to the queues for tickets on several central streets of Leningrad , traffic stops. 10 concerts.
- The Beginning of the Digital Age in Jamaica.
- The Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks broke up.
- The legendary Live Aid charity concert on July 13 at Wembley Stadium .
- The XII World Festival of Youth and Students was held in Moscow .
Timeline
- January 28 - Members of a music group consisting of more than 40 different artists and bringing together stars such as Dan Aykroyd , Ray Charles , Bob Dylan , Michael Jackson , Billy Joel , Cindy Lauper , Bette Midler , Willy Nelson , Lionel Richie , Smokey Robinson , Kenny Rogers , Diana Ross , Paul Simon , Bruce Springsteen , Tina Turner , Harry Belafonte , Dionne Warwick , Waylon Jennings , Bob Geldof and Stevie Wonder , teamed up under the name " USA for Africa " to record the song " We Are the World "
- January 31 - Members of The Commodores ' R'n'B released the hit single Nightshift , tribute ( dedication ) to two soul singers who tragically left in 1984 - Marvin Gay and Jackie Wilson .
- February 16 - Rock singer Pat Benatar and her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo, have their first daughter Haley Egan
- February 28 - David Byron, first vocalist of Uriah Heep, dies from the consequences of a severe form of alcoholism
- March 23 - Billy Joel married supermodel and actress Christie Brinkley (who had previously starred in the video for his song “ Uptown Girl ”). The wedding ceremony was held on a yacht sailing along the Hudson River , near the Statue of Liberty . The wedding was attended by about 175 friends and relatives. Among the guests were also such eminent musicians as Paul Simon and " Stray Cats ".
- March 25 - Prince wins Best Film Song Record nomination and receives an Academy Award for Best Music for Purple Rain
- The Pretenders vocalist Chrissy Hind and her husband , Jim Carr , leader of the Simple Minds band, have a daughter, Yasmin
- March 28 - A wax figure of Michael Jackson was exhibited at Madame Tussauds in London , UK
- April 1 - After months of quarrels and showdowns, David Lee Roth quits Van Halen to begin a solo career.
- May 13 - " Nazareth " performed in London at the Camden Palace Theater ( The Camden Palace, now KOKO ). The concert was filmed, first it was released on VHS , and then on DVD in the series "Live from London"
- " Dire Straits " released the fifth studio and most commercially successful album, " Brothers in Arms "
- May 29 - During a six-month tour of The 'No Jacket Required' World Tour 85 in support of No Jacket Required's third solo album , Phil Collins performed at the Reunion Arena in Dallas , Texas . The concert was filmed and released in VHS under the name "No Ticket Required" on June 2, 1992 . The program was also released on laser discs.
- August 1 - Michael Jackson bought the copyright for most of the Beatles songs for $ 47 million , which Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr did not like very much.
- August 16 - On her 27th birthday , Madonna married actor Sean Penn . (They finally divorced on September 14, 1989 )
- September 13 - In New York , at the Radio City Music Hall , the second annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony was held , the show was hosted by Eddie Murphy . “ The Boys of Summer ” by Don Henley was named “ The Best Video of the Year ”. The prize for “ Best Male Video ” was awarded to Bruce Springsteen for the clip “ I'm on Fire ”, in the nomination “ Best Female Video ” Tina Turner won the video for the song “ What's Love Got to Do with It ”, and in the nomination “ Best New Artist "won the Boston New Wave group 'Til Tuesday with the video' Voices Carry "
- September 22 - In the city of Champagne . Illinois , the first charity concert held to assist farmers with Farm Aid
- October 31 - The official birthday of the group Aria
- November 8 - A third child was born to a married couple Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne - son Jack
- December 29 - Billy Joel and his wife Christie Brinkley have a daughter, Alex Ray
Formed groups
- Carcass
- Object of ridicule
- Kbc band
- Radiohead
- Raft
- Stormtroopers of death
- Aria
- Guns n 'roses
- Team brigade
Released Albums
- See also the 1985 music album category .
- Overpower ( den harrow )
- Get Your Kicks ( Fancy )
- Evolution ( Scotch )
- Hot Girls - Bad Boys ( Bad Boys Blue )
- Please ( Pet Shop Boys )
- 3-Way Tie (For Last) ( Minutemen )
- 7800 Fahrenheit ( Bon Jovi )
- 10 from 6 ( Bad Company )
- A Classic Case ( Jethro Tull , LP )
- A Diamond Hidden in the Mouth of a Corpse ( Giorno Poetry Systems )
- A Sense of Wonder ( Van Morrison )
- Across a Crowded Room ( Richard Thompson )
- Afterburner ( ZZ Top )
- Alternating Currents ( Spyro Gyra )
- Ancient Artifacts ( DI )
- Armed and Dangerous ( Anthrax )
- Around the World in a Day ( Prince and the Revolution )
- Asylum ( Kiss )
- Backwaxed ( Anvil )
- Bad Moon Rising ( Sonic Youth )
- Be Yourself Tonight ( Eurythmics )
- Beat Happening ( Beat Happening )
- Begegnungen II ( Eno , Moebius , Roedelius , Plank )
- Behind the Sun ( Eric Clapton )
- Bestial Devastation ( Sepultura , Overdose )
- Biograph ( Bob Dylan , Box Set )
- Bites ( Skinny Puppy )
- The Blasting Concept Vol. 2 (Various artists, collection)
- Bo Diddley & Co. - Live ( Bo Diddley )
- Bonded by Blood ( Exodus )
- Boy in the Box - ( Corey Hart )
- The Breakfast Club OST
- Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin - ( Hawkwind , live album)
- Brothers in Arms ( Dire Straits )
- Centerfield ( John Fogerty )
- Cesty ( Jaromir Nogavitsa )
- Christmas Time - ( Chris Stamey )
- The Chronicle of the Black Sword ( Hawkwind )
- Clan of Xymox ( Clan of Xymox )
- Come Out And Play ( Twisted Sister )
- Company Of Justice ( Play Dead )
- Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti ( Squeeze )
- Cuori agitati ( Eros Ramazzotti )
- Cupid & Psyche 85 ( Scritti Politti )
- Cut the Crap ( The Clash )
- Dare to Be Stupid ( "Strange Al" Jankovic )
- Delirious Nomad ( Armored Saint )
- 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 )
- El Condor Pasa ( Los Incas )
- Emperor's Return ( Celtic Frost , EP)
- Endless Pain ( Kreator )
- Everybody's Crazy ( Michael Bolton )
- Empire Burlesque ( Bob Dylan )
- Fables of the Reconstruction ( REM )
- Falco 3 ( Falco )
- Father's House ( Dreams So Real )
- Fear and Whiskey ( Mekons )
- Fear No Evil ( Grim Reaper )
- Fear of Tomorrow ( Artillery )
- 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 )
- Flash ( Jeff Beck , LP )
- Fly on the Wall ( AC / DC )
- For The Working Class Man ( Jimmy Barnes )
- Folksinger ( Phranc )
- Frankenchrist ( Dead Kennedys )
- Freaky Styley ( Red Hot Chili Peppers , LP , August 16 )
- The Fury ( Gary Newman )
- Futile Combat ( Skeletal Family )
- Garista ( zoviet * france:, reissue)
- Go west ( go west )
- Gravity ( Kenny G )
- Greatest Hits ( The Cars )
- Halber Mensch (or ½ Mensch ) - ( Einstürzende Neubauten )
- Hallelujah All the Way Home ( The Verlaines )
- Hawkwind Anthology ( Hawkwind )
- The Head on the Door ( The Cure )
- Heart ( heart )
- The Heart of the Matter ( Kenny Rogers )
- Hell Awaits ( Slayer )
- Hellbound ( warlock )
- Helloween ( Helloween , EP )
- Here's to Future Days ( Thompson Twins )
- Hero ( Clarence Clemons & the Red Bank Rockers )
- Horror Epics ( The Exploited )
- Horse Bites Dog Cries ( DI )
- Hounds of Love ( Kate Bush )
- Hunting High and Low ( a-ha )
- I Am The Night ( Pantera )
- Ice on Fire ( Elton John )
- In My Head ( Black Flag )
- Inter * Face ( Klaus Schulze )
- (Internationalist) - Our Favorite Shop - ( The Style Council )
- Infernal Overkill ( Destruction )
- Into The Fire Live ( Play Dead )
- Invasion of Your Privacy ( Ratt )
- Joan Lui ( Adriano Celentano )
- Kingdom In The Streets ( Dion DiMucci )
- Killing Is My Business ... And Business Is Good! ( Megadeth )
- The Last Command ( WASP )
- Le Parc ( Tangerine Dream )
- Let's Talk About Love ( Modern Talking )
- Listen Like Thieves ( INXS )
- Little Baggariddim ( UB 40 , EP)
- 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 )
- Lost and Found ( Jason & the Scorchers )
- Love ( The Cult )
- Love Bomb ( The Tubes )
- Love You to Pieces ( Lizzy Borden )
- Low-Life ( New Order )
- Luxury Of Life ( Five Star )
- Machine Age Voodoo ( SPK )
- Mad Not Mad ( Madness )
- Manilow ( Barry Manilow )
- Marching Out ( Yngwie Malmsteen )
- Messages from the Boys ( The Boys )
- Meat Is Murder ( The Smiths )
- Mental Notes ( Bad Manners
- Metal Heart ( Accept )
- Midnite Dynamite ( Kix )
- Mike + The Mechanics ( Mike + The Mechanics , debut album)
- Misplaced Childhood ( Marillion )
- Mr. Bad Guy ( Freddie Mercury )
- Music from the Edge of Heaven ( Wham! ) (UK)
- Nasty Savage ( Nasty Savage )
- Nervous Night ( The Hooters )
- 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 )
- Off the Board ( Ludichrist )
- Old Land ( Cluster and Brian Eno )
- One for the Road ( April Wine )
- One Clear Moment ( Linda Thompson )
- Once Upon a Time ( Simple Minds )
- Open Fire ( Y&T )
- Original Masters ( Jethro Tull )
- Our Favorite Shop ( The Style Council )
- The Pacific Age ( Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark )
- Possessed ( Venom )
- Power of the Night ( Savatage )
- Power Station ( Power Station )
- Power Windows ( Rush )
- The Process of Weeding Out ( Black Flag )
- Wikipedia: Mersh ( Minutemen )
- Promise ( Sade )
- Psychocandy ( The Jesus and Mary Chain )
- Rain Dogs ( Tom Waits )
- Ready to Strike ( King Kobra )
- Rescue You ( Joe Lynn Turner )
- The Return ....... ( Bathory )
- 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 )
- Salad Days ( Minor Threat , EP)
- Say You Love Me ( Jennifer Holliday )
- Scarecrow ( John Mellencamp )
- Scream for Help ( John Paul Jones )
- Seven Churches ( Possessed )
- Seven the Hard Way ( Pat Benatar )
- Shaken 'n' Stirred ( Robert Plant )
- Shamrock Diaries ( Chris Rea )
- She's the Boss ( Mick Jagger )
- Silvertone ( Chris Isaac )
- Superman ( single ) Alla Pugacheva , muses. Yuri Chernavsky
- The First Album ( Modern Talking )
- The Singles 81> 85 ( Depeche Mode )
- The Singles Collection ( Spandau Ballet )
- 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 )
- Space Ritual Volume 2 ( Hawkwind live album)
- Speak English or Die ( Stormtroopers of Death )
- Spleen and Ideal ( Dead Can Dance )
- Spoiled Girl ( Carly Simon )
- Spreading the Disease ( Anthrax )
- Starpeace ( Yoko Ono )
- Stay Hard ( Raven )
- Stella ( Yello )
- Steve McQueen ( Prefab Sprout , US name “Two Wheels Good”)
- Suzanne Vega ( Suzanne Vega )
- 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 )
- That's Why I'm Here ( James Taylor )
- Theater of Pain ( Mötley Crüe )
- 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 )
- Two Hearts ( Men at Work )
- The UB 40 File ( UB40 )
- Under Lock and Key ( Dokken )
- Up on the Sun ( Meat Puppets )
- UTFO ( UTFO )
- 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 )
- When the Night Closes In ( Secret Service )
- Who's Zooming Who ( Aretha Franklin )
- Wide Awake In America ( U2 )
- The Wishing Chair ( 10,000 Maniacs )
- Without Love ( Black N 'Blue )
- World Machine ( Level 42 )
- World Wide Live ( Scorpions )
- Youthquake ( Dead or Alive )
- Zaman - ( Ebiet G. Ade )
The album " DMB-85 " is one of the first albums of "Russian Chanson"
- Dembels album ( DK , LP )
- Steps ( Carnival , LP )
- Time ( DDT , LP )
- Megalomania ( aria )
- Invisible ( Nautilus Pompilius )
- Procession of Fish ( TV )
- Energy ( Alice , LP )
- This is not love ( Cinema , LP )
- Eight Days of the Week, Nail Program ( Levon Vardanyan )
Sales
- US Top Selling Single ( Billboard Hot 100 ) - Careless Whisper ( George Michael )
- Best selling album in the USA ( Billboard Top 200 ) - “ Born in the USA ” ( Bruce Springsteen ), second place - “Reckless” ( Brian Adams ), third place - “Like a Virgin” ( Madonna )
- UK 's best-selling single is The Power of Love ( Jennifer Rush )
- UK best-selling album - “Brothers in Arms” ( Dire Straits )
Rewards
- Grammy Award for the Album of the Year - Phil Collins for No Jacket Required
- Grammys for Record of the Year - Quincy Jones for We Are the World
- Grammys for the song of the year - “We Are the World”
- Best Song According to Rolling Stone Magazine - “How Soon Is Now?” ( The Smiths )
See also
► 1985 in music