Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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12
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2005 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 11 1%
Bright Eyes 3 0%
Richard Thompson 2 0%
Shakira 2 0%
Kashmir 2 0%
The Fall 2 0%
ボリス [Boris] 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 450 45%
United Kingdom 182 18%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 33 3%
Sweden 28 3%
Japan 28 3%
Germany 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 937 94%
Yes 63 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. Portishead
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Sigur Rós
20. Massive Attack
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