Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2005 were Sufjan Stevens, Gorillaz, Kanye West, Bloc Party, Sigur Rós, Bright Eyes, The National, Coldplay, Animal Collective and System Of A Down.
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Buy album United States
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2005
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Buy album United States
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2005
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32
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Buy album United States
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2005
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31
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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31
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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31
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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31
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 54 of 100

Best Albums of 2005 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
Bright Eyes 3 0%
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals 2 0%
The Fall 2 0%
Beck 2 0%
New Order 2 0%
Coil 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 451 45%
United Kingdom 184 18%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Japan 28 3%
Sweden 27 3%
Germany 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 939 94%
Yes 61 6%
Live? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Albums of 1997
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. Homogenic by Björk
3. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
5. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized®
6. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
7. Urban Hymns by The Verve
8. F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] (LP Version) by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
9. The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters
10. The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
11. I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
12. The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy
13. The Mollusk by Ween
14. Blur by Blur
15. Buena Vista Social Club by Buena Vista Social Club
16. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
17. Homework by Daft Punk
18. Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind
19. Dots And Loops by Stereolab
20. Mogwai Young Team by Mogwai
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