Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,664 charts

Rank Score:

20,126

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

43

Average Rating:

 86 (1,919 votes)

Comments:

169

2.

Demon Days 

 Gorillaz

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,107 charts

Rank Score:

9,557

Rank in 2005:

2

Rank in 2000s:

20

Overall Rank:

145

Average Rating:

 82 (1,681 votes)

Comments:

94

3.

Late Registration 

 Kanye West

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

750 charts

Rank Score:

5,556

Rank in 2005:

3

Rank in 2000s:

44

Overall Rank:

303

Average Rating:

 82 (1,212 votes)

Comments:

71

4.

Takk... 

 Sigur Rós

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

600 charts

Rank Score:

4,498

Rank in 2005:

4

Rank in 2000s:

59

Overall Rank:

372

Average Rating:

 82 (851 votes)

Comments:

37

5.

Silent Alarm 

 Bloc Party

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

685 charts

Rank Score:

4,454

Rank in 2005:

5

Rank in 2000s:

60

Overall Rank:

376

Average Rating:

 77 (867 votes)

Comments:

47

6.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 

 Bright Eyes

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

572 charts

Rank Score:

3,942

Rank in 2005:

6

Rank in 2000s:

70

Overall Rank:

431

Average Rating:

 78 (761 votes)

Comments:

36

7.

Alligator 

 The National

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

517 charts

Rank Score:

3,724

Rank in 2005:

7

Rank in 2000s:

76

Overall Rank:

461

Average Rating:

 80 (733 votes)

Comments:

30

8.

X&Y 

 Coldplay

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

3,114

Rank in 2005:

8

Rank in 2000s:

90

Overall Rank:

555

Average Rating:

 72 (1,201 votes)

Comments:

76

9.

Feels 

 Animal Collective

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

403 charts

Rank Score:

2,894

Rank in 2005:

9

Rank in 2000s:

93

Overall Rank:

585

Average Rating:

 79 (601 votes)

Comments:

34

10.

Deadwing 

 Porcupine Tree

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

321 charts

Rank Score:

2,465

Rank in 2005:

10

Rank in 2000s:

109

Overall Rank:

705

Average Rating:

 81 (459 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Kashmir	2	0%
The Sugarplastic	2	0%
The Go-Betweens	2	0%
Boris	2	0%
The Rolling Stones	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	448	45%
	184	18%
	48	5%
	30	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%