| 1 | Depeche Mode | Shake the Disease | Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985) |
| 2 | Felony | Vigilante | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 3 | Pet Shop Boys | Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) | Please (1986) |
| 4 | The Cure | In Between Days | The Head on the Door (1985) |
| 5 | Tears for Fears | Shout | Songs from the Big Chair (1985) |
| 6 | Dead or Alive | You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) | Youthquake (1985) |
| 7 | A-Ha | Take On Me | Hunting High and Low (1985) |
| 8 | INXS | This Time | Listen Like Thieves (1985) |
| 9 | Tears for Fears | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Songs from the Big Chair (1985) |
| 10 | Oingo Boingo | Dead Man's Party | Dead Man's Party (1985) |
| 11 | Simple Minds | Alive and Kicking | Once Upon a Time (1985) |
| 12 | New Order | Perfect Kiss | Low-Life (1985) |
| 13 | Adam Ant | Vive Le Rock | Vive Le Rock (1985) |
| 14 | Simple Minds | Don't You (Forget About Me) | The Breakfast Club (Soundtrack) (1985) |
| 15 | Big Audio Dynamite | The Bottom Line | This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985) |
| 16 | King | Love & Pride | Steps in Time (1984) |
| 17 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | So In Love | Crush (1985) |
| 18 | Time Zone | World Destruction | Non-album Single (1984) |
| 19 | Depeche Mode | Flexible | Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985) |
| 20 | Sting | If You Love Somebody Set Them Free | The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) |
| 21 | Tears for Fears | Head Over Heels / Broken (Live) | Songs from the Big Chair (1985) |
| 22 | David Bowie | Dancing in the Street (with Mick Jagger) | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 23 | Jane Wiedlin | Blue Kiss | Jane Wiedlin (1985) |
| 24 | Murray Head | One Night in Bangkok | Chess (Soundtrack) (1984) |
| 25 | Mick Jagger | Just Another Night | She's the Boss (1985) |
| 26 | Midnight Oil | Kosciusko | Red Sails in the Sunset (1984) |
| 27 | Phil Collins | Sussudio | No Jacket Required (1985) |
| 28 | Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder | Good-Bye Bad Times | Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder (1985) |
| 29 | Talking Heads | Stay Up Late | Little Creatures (1985) |
| 30 | John Palumbo | Blowing Up Detroit | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 31 | Artists United Against Apartheid | Sun City | Sun City (1985) |
| 32 | Scritti Politti | Perfect Way | Cupid & Psyche 85 (1985) |
| 33 | ABC | Be Near Me | How to Be a... Zillionaire! (1985) |
| 34 | Echo & The Bunnymen | Bring on the Dancing Horses | Songs to Learn & Sing (1985) |
| 35 | UB40 | I Got You Babe (feat. Chrissie Hynde) | Baggariddim (1985) |
| 36 | Arcadia | Election Day | So Red the Rose (1985) |
| 37 | Kate Bush | Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) | Hounds of Love (1985) |
| 38 | Duran Duran | A View to a Kill | A View to a Kill (Soundtrack) (1985) |
| 39 | Oingo Boingo | Weird Science | Weird Science (Soundtrack) (1985) |
| 40 | Depeche Mode | It's Called a Heart | Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985) |
| 41 | Talking Heads | Road to Nowhere | Little Creatures (1985) |
| 42 | The Power Station | Some Like It Hot | The Power Station (1985) |
| 43 | Dead or Alive | My Heart Goes Bang | Youthquake (1985) |
| 44 | The Cure | Close to Me | The Head on the Door (1985) |
| 45 | New Order | Subculture | Low-Life (1985) |
| 46 | The Danse Society | Say It Again | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 47 | Oingo Boingo | Just Another Day | Dead Man's Party (1985) |
| 48 | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Secret | Crush (1985) |
| 49 | Thompson Twins | King for a Day | Here's to Future Days (1985) |
| 50 | Falco | Vienna Calling | Falco 3 (1985) |
| 51 | Bryan Ferry | Slave to Love | Boys and Girls (1985) |
| 52 | King | Won't You Hold My Hand Now | Steps in Time (1984) |
| 53 | INXS | What You Need | Listen Like Thieves (1985) |
| 54 | Shriekback | Nemesis | Oil and Gold (1985) |
| 55 | ABC | Vanity Kills | How to Be a... Zillionaire! (1985) |
| 56 | The Alarm | Strength | Strength (1985) |
| 57 | The Power Station | Communication | The Power Station (1985) |
| 58 | Thompson Twins | Lay Your Hands on Me | Here's to Future Days (1985) |
| 59 | Dead or Alive | Lover Come Back to Me | Youthquake (1985) |
| 60 | Wang Chung | Fire in the Twilight | The Breakfast Club (Soundtrack) (1985) |
| 61 | Eurythmics | Would I Lie to You? | Be Yourself Tonight (1985) |
| 62 | Howard Jones | Things Can Only Get Better | Dream into Action (1985) |
| 63 | A-Ha | The Sun Always Shines on T.V. | Hunting High and Low (1985) |
| 64 | The Armoury Show | Castles in Spain | Waiting for the Floods (1985) |
| 65 | The Cult | She Sells Sanctuary | Love (1985) |
| 66 | The Power Station | Get It On (Bang a Gong) | The Power Station (1985) |
| 67 | Simple Minds | Sanctify Yourself | Once Upon a Time (1985) |
| 68 | Pete Townshend | Face the Face | White City: A Novel (1985) |
| 69 | Thompson Twins | Don't Mess With Doctor Dream | Here's to Future Days (1985) |
| 70 | Gino Vannelli | Black Cars | Black Cars (1984) |
| 71 | X | Burning House of Love | Ain't Love Grand (1985) |
| 72 | ABC | How to Be a Millionaire | How to Be a... Zillionaire! (1985) |
| 73 | Fine Young Cannibals | Johnny Come Home | Fine Young Cannibals (1985) |
| 74 | U2 | A Sort of Homecoming | The Unforgettable Fire (1984) |
| 75 | The Cars | Tonight She Comes | Greatest Hits (1985) |
| 76 | Danny Elfman | Gratitude | So-Lo (1984) |
| 77 | David Bowie | Loving the Alien | Tonight (1984) |
| 78 | Howard Jones | Life in One Day | Dream into Action (1985) |
| 79 | General Public | Never You Done That | All the Rage (1984) |
| 80 | Nina Hagen | Universal Radio | In Ekstasy (1985) |
| 81 | The Dream Academy | The Love Parade | The Dream Academy (1985) |
| 82 | The Firm | Radioactive | The Firm (1985) |
| 83 | Go West | Eye to Eye | Go West (1985) |
| 84 | Graham Parker & The Shot | Break Them Down | Steady Nerves (1985) |
| 85 | Baltimora | Tarzan Boy | Living in the Background (1985) |
| 86 | Cheech & Chong | Born in East L.A. | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 87 | Prince & The Revolution | Raspberry Beret | Around the World in a Day (1985) |
| 88 | Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | Perfect Skin | Rattlesnakes (1984) |
| 89 | Katrina and the Waves | Walking on Sunshine | Katrina and the Waves (1985) |
| 90 | Dead or Alive | In Too Deep | Youthquake (1985) |
| 91 | Prince & The Revolution | America | Around the World in a Day (1985) |
| 92 | Sting | Love Is the Seventh Wave | The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) |
| 93 | The Living Daylights | Colleen | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 94 | The Boomtown Rats | Dave | In the Long Grass (1984) |
| 95 | Eurythmics | I Love You Like a Ball and Chain | Be Yourself Tonight (1985) |
| 96 | Siouxsie and The Banshees | Cities in Dust | Tinderbox (1986) |
| 97 | Mr. Mister | Broken Wings | Welcome to the Real World (1985) |
| 98 | Squeeze | Hits of the Year | Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (1985) |
| 99 | Phil Collins | Don't Lose My Number | No Jacket Required (1985) |
| 100 | Flash and the Pan | Midnight Man | Early Morning Wake Up Call (1984) |
| 101 | Nick Heyward | Warning Sign | Warning Sign (1984) |
| 102 | David Bowie | This Is Not America (with Pat Metheny Group) | The Falcon and the Snowman (Soundtrack) (1985) |
| 103 | Paul Hardcastle | 19 | Paul Hardcastle (1985) |
| 104 | Elton John | Act of War | Ice on Fire (1985) |
| 105 | Lone Justice | East of Eden | Lone Justice (1985) |
| 106 | The Living Daylights | Kat Box Beach | Non-album Single (1985) |
| 106.7 | Video Kids | Woodpeckers From Space | The Invasion of the Spacepeckers (1984) |
About 1985
In 1985, KROQ showcased the peak of ‘80s new wave and synth-pop with hits like Depeche Mode’s “Shake the Disease” and A-Ha’s “Take On Me.” The station also embraced alternative rock’s rise with tracks from The Cure and R.E.M., reflecting the diverse, vibrant music scene of the mid-80s.