John Peel Festive Fifty 1985
The John Peel Festive Fifty listing for the year 1985.
The "FM" column in the list below shows the format the tracks can be collected in. Our preference is always to display the 7" if that version is available, with a 12" single as a second choice. "LP" will appear if the track is LP only. Click any band name to see our full stock list by that artist, or the "In Stock" button to view that specific item.The John Peel Festive Fifty listing for the year of 1985.
| # | Item | FM | Info | Stock | Rarity |
| 1 | Jesus & Mary Chain - Never Understand | 7" |   | ||
| 2 | Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey | 7" | | ||
| 3 | Fall - Cruiser's Creek | 7" | | ||
| 4 | Cult - She Sells Sanctuary | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 5 | Cocteau Twins - Aikea-Guinea | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 6 | Chumbawamba - Revolution | 7" | | ||
| 7 | Felt - Primitive Painters | 12" | | ||
| 8 | Smiths - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 9 | New Order - Perfect Kiss | 7" | | ||
| 10 | Housemartins - Flag Day | 7" | | ||
| 11 | Men They Couldn't Hang - Ironmasters | 7" | | ||
| 12 | Jesus & Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 13 | Pogues - Sally Maclennane | 7" | | ||
| 14 | Three Johns - Death Of The European | 7" | | ||
| 15 | Wedding Present - Go Out And Get 'Em Boy! | 7" | | ||
| 16 | New Order - Love Vigilantes | LP | On Album: Low-Life | In Stock | |
| 17 | Shop Assistants - All That Ever Mattered | 7" | Shopping Parade EP | | |
| 18 | New Order - Sub-culture | 7" | | ||
| 19 | Woodentops - Move Me | 7" | | ||
| 20 | Pogues - A Pair Of Brown Eyes | 7" | | ||
| 21 | Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses | 7" | | ||
| 22 | That Petrol Emotion - V2 | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 23 | Fall - Spoilt Victorian Child | LP | On Album: This Nation's Saving Grace | | |
| 24 | New Order - Sunrise | LP | On Album: Low-life | In Stock | |
| 25 | Pogues - I'm A Man You Don't Meet Every Day | LP | On Album: Rum, Sodomy And The Lash | | |
| 26 | Rose Of Avalanche - LA Rain | 12" | | ||
| 27 | Cure - In Between Days | 7" | | ||
| 28 | James - Hymn From A Village | 7" | | ||
| 29 | Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual | 7" | | ||
| 30 | Age Of Chance - Motor City | 7" | | ||
| 31 | Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore | 7" | | ||
| 32 | Smiths - Meat Is Murder | 7" | | ||
| 33 | Fall - Gut Of The Quantifier | LP | On Album: This Nation's Saving Grace | | |
| 34 | Beloved - A Hundred Words | 7" | | ||
| 35 | Nick Cave - Tupelo | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 36 | Sisters Of Mercy - Marian | LP | On Album: First And Last And Always | In Stock | |
| 37 | Vibes - I'm In Pittsburg And It's Raining | 12" | The Inner Wardrobes Of Your Mind EP | | |
| 38 | Prefab Sprout - Faron Young | 7" | | ||
| 39 | Fall - Couldn't Get Ahead | 7" | | ||
| 40 | Billy Bragg - Between The Wars | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 41 | Smiths - Well I Wonder | LP | On Album: Meat Is Murder | In Stock | |
| 42 | Fall - LA | 7" | B-Side of: Cruiser's Creek | | |
| 43 | Sisters Of Mercy - Some Kind Of Stranger | LP | On Album: First And Last And Always | In Stock | |
| 44 | Primal Scream - It Happens | 7" | B-Side of: All Fall Down | | |
| 45 | New Order - Face Up | LP | On Album: Low-life | In Stock | |
| 46 | Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 47 | Robert Wyatt - The Wind Of Change | 7" | | ||
| 48 | Woodentops - Well Well Well | 7" | In Stock | | |
| 49 | One Thousand Violins - Like One Thousand Violins | 12" | Halcyon Days | | |
| 50 | Shop Assistants - All Day Long | 7" | Shopping Parade EP | |
Next: 1986
