Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,662 charts

Rank Score:

20,619

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 86 (1,908 votes)

Comments:

169

2.

Demon Days 

 Gorillaz

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,103 charts

Rank Score:

9,838

Rank in 2005:

2

Rank in 2000s:

20

Overall Rank:

142

Average Rating:

 82 (1,669 votes)

Comments:

94

3.

Late Registration 

 Kanye West

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

747 charts

Rank Score:

5,758

Rank in 2005:

3

Rank in 2000s:

43

Overall Rank:

293

Average Rating:

 82 (1,208 votes)

Comments:

71

4.

Silent Alarm 

 Bloc Party

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

680 charts

Rank Score:

4,538

Rank in 2005:

4

Rank in 2000s:

59

Overall Rank:

373

Average Rating:

 77 (859 votes)

Comments:

47

5.

Takk... 

 Sigur Rós

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

591 charts

Rank Score:

4,532

Rank in 2005:

5

Rank in 2000s:

60

Overall Rank:

376

Average Rating:

 82 (843 votes)

Comments:

37

6.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 

 Bright Eyes

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

567 charts

Rank Score:

3,961

Rank in 2005:

6

Rank in 2000s:

71

Overall Rank:

433

Average Rating:

 78 (755 votes)

Comments:

36

7.

Alligator 

 The National

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

513 charts

Rank Score:

3,686

Rank in 2005:

7

Rank in 2000s:

76

Overall Rank:

471

Average Rating:

 80 (732 votes)

Comments:

30

8.

X&Y 

 Coldplay

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

3,177

Rank in 2005:

8

Rank in 2000s:

88

Overall Rank:

548

Average Rating:

 72 (1,193 votes)

Comments:

76

9.

Feels 

 Animal Collective

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,984

Rank in 2005:

9

Rank in 2000s:

93

Overall Rank:

575

Average Rating:

 79 (599 votes)

Comments:

34

10.

Deadwing 

 Porcupine Tree

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

2,515

Rank in 2005:

10

Rank in 2000s:

107

Overall Rank:

694

Average Rating:

 81 (452 votes)

Comments:

22

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Best Albums of 2005 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	7	1%
Bright Eyes	3	0%
Okkervil River	2	0%
Porcupine Tree	2	0%
Magnolia Electric Co.	2	0%
Ane Brun	2	0%
Riverside (PL)	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	451	45%
	183	18%
	49	5%
	29	3%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	940	94%
Yes	60	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%