Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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2005 year 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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2005
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4,430
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Best Albums of 2005 composition

Country Albums %


United States 450 45%
United Kingdom 183 18%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Sweden 30 3%
Japan 28 3%
Germany 26 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 935 94%
Yes 65 7%
Live? Albums %
No 978 98%
Yes 22 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of 1959
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
5. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
6. Chuck Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
7. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf
8. Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone
9. The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
11. Chega De Saudade by João Gilberto
12. N° 4 by Jacques Brel
13. What'd I Say by Ray Charles
14. Porgy And Bess by Miles Davis
15. Ritchie Valens by Ritchie Valens
16. Chet by Chet Baker
17. Jazz In Silhouette by Sun Ra And His Arkestra
18. Go Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
19. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
20. I'm John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker
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