Editing 1985 in music (section)

===April–June===
*[[April 1]] – After months of squabbling, [[David Lee Roth]] leaves [[Van Halen]] to begin a solo career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/dan_halen27/history/roth_era.html |title=Chronology |date=n.d. |last=Dan Halen |access-date=July 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024114004/http://geocities.com/dan_halen27/history/roth_era.html |archive-date=October 24, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[April 7]] – [[Wham!]] becomes the first Western pop group to perform in China when they play a concert in [[Beijing]]'s [[Workers Stadium]] during an historic 10-day visit.
*[[April 10]] – [[Madonna]] begins her very first tour, [[The Virgin Tour]] (named after her ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'' album) in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatemadonna.com/the_virgin_tour/ |title=The Virgin Tour |last=Madonnatribe |date=n.d. |access-date=July 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714062616/http://www.ultimatemadonna.com/the_virgin_tour/ |archive-date=July 14, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[April 20]] – [[Tears for Fears]] single "[[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]]" becomes their highest-charting single in the UK as it reach number two on the singles chart, held off the top position for two consecutive weeks by "[[We are the World]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19850421/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 21 April 1985 – 27 April 1985 |publisher=Official Charts}}</ref>
*May – Russian singer [[Valery Leontiev]] starts his 10-date tour "Alone with all" and it becomes an instant hit. Queues for tickets blocked the traffic on a few central streets of [[Leningrad]].
*[[May 4]] – With "[[La det swinge]]" by [[Bobbysocks!]], Norway scores its first win at the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], in Gothenburg, Sweden.
*[[May 13]] – [[Dire Straits]] release their fifth studio album, [[Brothers in Arms (album)|''Brothers in Arms'']]. The album becomes highly successful in part because of its unusually high sound quality, the result of it being recorded entirely [[Digital recording|digitally]] as opposed to with standard [[Analog recording|analog]] [[magnetic tape]]. The album additionally serves as a [[killer app]] for the [[compact disc]] format, becoming the first album to sell more copies on CD than on [[phonograph record]], and goes on to become the highest selling album of the 1980s in the UK.
*[[June 11]] – [[Madonna]] ends [[The Virgin Tour]] at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York, USA.