Best Albums of 2005
Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
"For Real is an absolutely incredible song.." Reply
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"Before the Dawn Heals Us is one big epic journey that blasts through your own mind. Although some tracks on the album don't fully match to the others, the album flows through a pattern of increasing and decreasing intensity. It truly is masterpiece that contains some M83's best work." Reply
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"This is a nice album if you don't feel like diving headfirst into Madvillainy or DOOM's solo stuff. It's like a gateway drug I guess. Speaking of drugs, it's probably better on them. Not that I'd know." Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Ryan Adams actually released THREE albums in 2005, two with The Cardinals and one solo album. My favorite of the three is Cold Roses, a double-CD showing off Ryan and the band doing their best Gram Parsons impression, with some pneumonia-era whiskeytown and faint hints of CSNY thrown in. This is ..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Great record this. If you like classic hip hop over psych beats give it a go!" Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"And The Glass Handed Kites is a record that works better as a complete album than as a collection of songs. This was recognized by the band, as they created seamless transitions from track to track. The transitions create a structure wherein the songs are movements within the larger framework of ..." [+] Reply
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Fantastic debut album. Highlight for me is 'Acrobat' though this is full of great storming indie tracks." Reply
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Secondsoul | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"She said "There's gonna come a time when I'm gonna have to go with whoever's gonna get me the highest." And with that, I fell in love with The Hold Steady." Reply
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"My favourite Elbow albu. Combines the edgy alternative ethos from the first 2 albums with the more accomplished songwriting of the recent outings. Great expectations and my very best are particularly strong." Reply
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"A worthy debut for the discography that followed." Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 2005 composition
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| Various Artists | 7 | 1% | |
| Bright Eyes | 3 | 0% | |
| System Of A Down | 2 | 0% | |
| Animal Collective | 2 | 0% | |
| Richard Thompson | 2 | 0% | |
| The Sugarplastic | 2 | 0% | |
| Journey | 2 | 0% | |
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448 | 45% | |
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184 | 18% | |
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50 | 5% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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