Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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2005 year summaryThe best artists of 2005 were Sufjan Stevens, Gorillaz, Kanye West, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Sigur Rós, The National, Coldplay, Animal Collective and System Of A Down.
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2005
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23,198
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2005
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11,440
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6,582
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2005
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5,010
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4,714
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4,496
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4,113
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3,629
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3,273
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2,690
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Best Albums of 2005 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 12 1%
Bright Eyes 3 0%
Riverside (PL) 2 0%
Afrirampo 2 0%
System Of A Down 2 0%
Ane Brun 2 0%
The Fall 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 450 45%
United Kingdom 181 18%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Japan 29 3%
Sweden 27 3%
Germany 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 936 94%
Yes 64 6%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. Neutral Milk Hotel
4. The Smashing Pumpkins
5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Weezer
10. Richard David James
11. Nick Cave
12. Björk
13. Pavement
14. Jeff Buckley
15. Blur
16. Elliott Smith
17. Portishead
18. Nas
19. Sigur Rós
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers
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