Listed below are the greatest albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 1,800 greatest album charts.

The best bands of 2005 were Sufjan Stevens, Bloc Party, Sigur Rós, Gorillaz, Coldplay, System Of A Down, Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, The Mars Volta and Wolfmother.

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Rank	Album	Band
1.	Illinois	Sufjan Stevens
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 80 charts Rank in 2005: 1 Total Rank Score: 3,523 Rank in 2000s: 24 Overall Rank: 127 Download / Buy Illinois on MP3:
2.	Silent Alarm	Bloc Party
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 63 charts Rank in 2005: 2 Total Rank Score: 2,995 Rank in 2000s: 30 Overall Rank: 148 Download / Buy Silent Alarm on MP3:
3.	Takk...	Sigur Rós
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 43 charts Rank in 2005: 3 Total Rank Score: 2,206 Rank in 2000s: 39 Overall Rank: 202 Download / Buy Takk... on MP3:
4.	Demon Days	Gorillaz
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 45 charts Rank in 2005: 4 Total Rank Score: 1,959 Rank in 2000s: 41 Overall Rank: 219 Download / Buy Demon Days on MP3:
5.	X&Y	Coldplay
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 38 charts Rank in 2005: 5 Total Rank Score: 1,731 Rank in 2000s: 48 Overall Rank: 242 Download / Buy X&Y on MP3:
6.	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning	Bright Eyes
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 31 charts Rank in 2005: 6 Total Rank Score: 1,408 Rank in 2000s: 61 Overall Rank: 284 Download / Buy I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning on MP3: No MP3 preview.
7.	Plans	Death Cab For Cutie
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 26 charts Rank in 2005: 7 Total Rank Score: 1,257 Rank in 2000s: 77 Overall Rank: 319 Download / Buy Plans on MP3:
8.	Wolfmother	Wolfmother
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 28 charts Rank in 2005: 8 Total Rank Score: 1,227 Rank in 2000s: 78 Overall Rank: 324 Download / Buy Wolfmother on MP3:
9.	Frances The Mute	The Mars Volta
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 21 charts Rank in 2005: 9 Total Rank Score: 1,185 Rank in 2000s: 80 Overall Rank: 337 Download / Buy Frances The Mute on MP3:
10.	Late Registration	Kanye West
	Year of Release: 2005 Appears in: 26 charts Rank in 2005: 10 Total Rank Score: 1,059 Rank in 2000s: 87 Overall Rank: 371 Download / Buy Late Registration on MP3: