The best alternative songs of 1985

Combined from every 1985 year-end radio countdown

  1. 1Alive and KickingSimple Minds
  2. 2In Between DaysThe Cure
  3. 3Take On Mea-ha
  4. 4Road to NowhereTalking Heads
  5. 5Shake the DiseaseDepeche Mode
  6. 6The Perfect KissNew Order
  7. 7ShoutTears for Fears
  8. 8Don't You (Forget About Me)Simple Minds
  9. 9This TimeINXS
  10. 10You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)Dead or Alive