See also:
1984 in music,
other events of 1985,
1986 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music'
Events
- January 28 - Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are The World".
Albums released
Top hits
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1985
Births
Deaths
- January 9 - Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer
- February 11 - Heinz Eric Roemheld
- February 11 - Ulysses Simpson Kay
- February 12 - Leslie Sarony, English singer, comedian and songwriter
- February 22 - Efrem Zimbalist, violinist
- February 28 - David Byron, Uriah Heep
- March 31 - Jeanine Deckers, known as The Singing Nun and had a hit record, "Dominique"
- July 23 - Kay Kyser, US bandleader
- September 6 - Little Brother Montgomery
- October 6 - Nelson Riddle, US conducter, composer and arranger
- October 11 - Tex Williams, US country singer
- October 14 - Emil Gilels, pianist
- October 21 - Ricky Wilson, founding member of The B-52's
- December 12 - Ian Stewart, The Rolling Stones, cerebrovascular accident
- December 22 - D. Boon, lead singer of The Minutemen
- December 31 - Ricky Nelson, singer, former teen idol
Awards
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