Top 8 Music Albums of 2005 by Exist-en-ciel 
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- (Created: 11/28/2024 01:03).
- Chart size: 8 albums.
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Chamber Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk
8.4/10
Track selectiom: Chicago & Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
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1. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 8.5
2. The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience, but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, "I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!" 8.5
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! 9
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 8.5
5. Jacksonville 8.5
6. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons 8
7. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! 8.5
8. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" for the Pullman 7.5
9. Chicago 9.5
10. Casimir Pulaski Day 8.5
11. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament 8
12. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 8.5
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 8
14. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze 8
15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! 8.5
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! 8.5
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell 8
18. In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth 8
19. The Seer's Tower 8.5
20. The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders 8.5
21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few 8
22. Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/27/2024]
8.4/10
Track selectiom: Chicago & Come On! Feel the Illinoise!
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1. Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois 8.5
2. The Black Hawk War, or, How to Demolish an Entire Civilization and Still Feel Good About Yourself in the Morning, or, We Apologize for the Inconvenience, but You're Going to Have to Leave Now, or, "I Have Fought the Big Knives and Will Continue to Fight Them Until They Are Off Our Lands!" 8.5
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! 9
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 8.5
5. Jacksonville 8.5
6. A Short Reprise for Mary Todd, Who Went Insane, but for Very Good Reasons 8
7. Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! 8.5
8. One Last "Whoo-Hoo!" for the Pullman 7.5
9. Chicago 9.5
10. Casimir Pulaski Day 8.5
11. To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament 8
12. The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts 8.5
13. Prairie Fire That Wanders About 8
14. A Conjunction of Drones Simulating the Way in Which Sufjan Stevens Has an Existential Crisis in the Great Godfrey Maze 8
15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! 8.5
16. They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back From the Dead!! Ahhhh! 8.5
17. Let's Hear That String Part Again, Because I Don't Think They Heard It All the Way Out in Bushnell 8
18. In This Temple as in the Hearts of Man for Whom He Saved the Earth 8
19. The Seer's Tower 8.5
20. The Tallest Man, the Broadest Shoulders 8.5
21. Riffs and Variations on a Single Note for Jelly Roll, Earl Hines, Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodds, and the King of Swing, to Name a Few 8
22. Out of Egypt, Into the Great Laugh of Mankind, and I Shake the Dirt From My Sandals as I Run 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/27/2024]
Year of Release:
2005
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21,097
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Folktronica, Plunderphonics, Glitch Pop
7.8/10
Best track: Smells Like Content
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1. A Little Longing Goes Away 7.5
2. Be Good to Them Always 8
3. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 8
4. Smells Like Content 8
5. It Never Changes to Stop 8
6. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 8
7. Venice 7.5
8. None but Shining Hours 7.5
9. If Not Now, Whenever 7.5
10. An Owl With Knees 8
11. Twelve Fold Chain 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]
7.8/10
Best track: Smells Like Content
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1. A Little Longing Goes Away 7.5
2. Be Good to Them Always 8
3. Vogt Dig for Kloppervok 8
4. Smells Like Content 8
5. It Never Changes to Stop 8
6. An Animated Description of Mr. Maps. 8
7. Venice 7.5
8. None but Shining Hours 7.5
9. If Not Now, Whenever 7.5
10. An Owl With Knees 8
11. Twelve Fold Chain 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2024]
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Top 8 Music Albums of 2005 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sufjan Stevens | 1 | 13% | |
| M.I.A. | 1 | 13% | |
| The Flatmates | 1 | 13% | |
| Nujabes | 1 | 13% | |
| Broken Social Scene | 1 | 13% | |
| Imogen Heap | 1 | 13% | |
| Antony & The Johnsons | 1 | 13% | |
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