the_hot_sheet #TheHotSheet going back 40 years this month for the 1985 Billboard Year-End Pop Artists ranking - overall male and female, groups or solo - based on their performance on both Billboard’s Top Pop Albums (Billboard 200) and Hot 100 singles charts. Qualifying tracking period is on the graphic.
@Madonna devoured the male-dominated playing field like The Boss, pun intended, becoming the first woman ever to lead an overall year-end pop chart. Tina Turner and the Pointer Sisters also showed out. Who was your favorite artist of the iconic year that was 1985?
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