List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1985
These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums that reached number one in 1985.
Chart history
| Issue date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | New Edition | New Edition |
| January 12 | ||
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | Solid | Ashford & Simpson |
| February 16 | ||
| February 23 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | Gap Band VI | The Gap Band |
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | Private Dancer | Tina Turner |
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | Nightshift | The Commodores |
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | Can't Stop the Love | Frankie Beverly and Maze |
| May 4 | The Night I Fell in Love | Luther Vandross |
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| June 29 | Rock Me Tonight | Freddie Jackson |
| July 6 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston |
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | Rock Me Tonight | Freddie Jackson |
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | In Square Circle | Stevie Wonder |
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | ||
| November 30 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |