Best Albums of 2005 by Rolling Stone (2005)

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California. These are their best albums of 2005.
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Late Registration 

 Kanye West

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

720 charts

Rank Score:

6,411

Rank in 2005:

3

Rank in 2000s:

41

Overall Rank:

273

Average Rating:

 82 (1,171 votes)

Comments:

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2.

A Bigger Bang 

 The Rolling Stones

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

208

Rank in 2005:

120

Rank in 2000s:

1,106

Overall Rank:

6,231

Average Rating:

 67 (146 votes)

Comments:

8

3.

Get Behind Me Satan 

 The White Stripes

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

331 charts

Rank Score:

1,552

Rank in 2005:

21

Rank in 2000s:

177

Overall Rank:

1,143

Average Rating:

 76 (634 votes)

Comments:

37

4.

Extraordinary Machine 

 Fiona Apple

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

818

Rank in 2005:

45

Rank in 2000s:

340

Overall Rank:

2,030

Average Rating:

 77 (308 votes)

Comments:

11

5.

Devils & Dust 

 Bruce Springsteen

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 2005:

94

Rank in 2000s:

918

Overall Rank:

5,251

Average Rating:

 72 (146 votes)

Comments:

6

6.

Z 

 My Morning Jacket

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

2,260

Rank in 2005:

13

Rank in 2000s:

127

Overall Rank:

793

Average Rating:

 78 (441 votes)

Comments:

21

7.

Guero 

 Beck

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

249 charts

Rank Score:

1,201

Rank in 2005:

30

Rank in 2000s:

228

Overall Rank:

1,442

Average Rating:

 75 (404 votes)

Comments:

23

8.

I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 

 Bright Eyes

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

546 charts

Rank Score:

4,392

Rank in 2005:

6

Rank in 2000s:

67

Overall Rank:

407

Average Rating:

 78 (744 votes)

Comments:

36

9.

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,602 charts

Rank Score:

23,027

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 86 (1,855 votes)

Comments:

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10.

The Massacre 

 50 Cent

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 2005:

205

Rank in 2000s:

2,035

Overall Rank:

11,251

Average Rating:

 55 (56 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2005 composition

Artist	Albums	%
System Of A Down	2	4%
Various Artists	2	4%
Bruce Springsteen	1	2%
Missy Elliott	1	2%
John Legend	1	2%
Damian Marley	1	2%
Stevie Wonder	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	32	63%
	8	16%
	4	8%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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Best Albums of 2005 similarity to your chart(s)

Other 2005 year charts

Listed below are 26 charts from recognised sources for 2005. There are also 450 user submitted charts covering this period.

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top Albums of 2005	AbsolutePunk	2005 year chart	2005
Blow Up Best Albums 2005	Blow Up	2005 year chart	2005
Top 50 Albums 2005	Cokemachineglow	2005 year chart	2005
Die besten Alben des Jahres 2005	eclipsed	2005 year chart	2005
Beste albums van 2005	Heaven Magazine	2005 year chart	2005
Les Inrocks Albums of the Year 2005	Les Inrocks	2005 year chart	2005
The 50 Best Albums of 2005	Intro	2005 year chart	2005
Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2005	Kerrang!	2005 year chart	2005
Mojo Albums of the Year 2005	Mojo	2005 year chart	2005
The 50 Best Albums of 2005	Musikexpress.de	2005 year chart	2005
NME Albums Of The Year 2005	New Music Express	2005 year chart	2005
Jaarlijst Oor 2005	OOR	2005 year chart	2005
Top 50 Albums of 2005	Pitchfork	2005 year chart	2005
Album des Jahres 2005	Plattentests.de	2005 year chart	2005
Q Albums of the Year 2005	Q	2005 year chart	2005
Albums Of The Year 2005	Rock Sound	2005 year chart	2005
Rock de Lux Best Albums 2005	Rockdelux	2005 year chart	2005
Best Albums of 2005	Rolling Stone	2005 year chart	2005
Die Alben des Jahres 2005	Rolling Stone Deutschland	2005 year chart	2005
The Top 50 Releases Of 2005	The Silent Ballet	2005 year chart	2005
The 50 Best Albums of 2005	Spex	2005 year chart	2005
40 Best Albums of 2005	Spin	2005 year chart	2005
Uncut's Top Albums of 2005	Uncut	2005 year chart	2005
The 50 Best Albums of 2005	VISIONS	2005 year chart	2005
Watchmojo's albums of 2005	WatchMojo	2005 year chart	2005
Top Albums of 2005	The Wire	2005 year chart	2005

Other charts by Rolling Stone

Year charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 100 Best Albums of 2023	Rolling Stone	2023 year chart	2023
Top 100 Music Albums of 2022	Rolling Stone	2022 year chart	2022
The 50 Best Albums of 2021	Rolling Stone	2021 year chart	2021
The 50 Best Albums of 2020	Rolling Stone	2020 year chart	2020
50 Best Albums of 2019	Rolling Stone	2019 year chart	2019
50 Best Albums of 2018	Rolling Stone	2018 year chart	2018
50 Best Albums of 2017	Rolling Stone	2017 year chart	2017
50 Best Albums of 2016	Rolling Stone	2016 year chart	2016
50 Best Albums of 2015	Rolling Stone	2015 year chart	2015
50 Best Albums of 2014	Rolling Stone	2014 year chart	2014
50 Best Albums of 2013	Rolling Stone	2013 year chart	2013
Best Albums of 2006	Rolling Stone	2006 year chart	2006
Best Albums of 2005	Rolling Stone	2005 year chart	2005

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
100 Best Albums of the 2010s	Rolling Stone	2010s decade chart	2019
100 Best Albums of the 2000s	Rolling Stone	2000s decade chart	2011
100 Best Albums of the Nineties	Rolling Stone	1990s decade chart	2010
100 Best Albums of the Eighties	Rolling Stone	1980s decade chart	1989

Overall charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 500 Albums of All Time	Rolling Stone		2003
Top 500 Albums of All Time	Rolling Stone		2005
Top 500 Albums of All Time	Rolling Stone		2012
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time	Rolling Stone		2020

[Rolling Stone was founded in 1967.]

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
70/100	11/13/2022 01:05	mrmcrook	398	92/100
75/100	12/11/2020 08:03	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
95/100	07/27/2020 14:37	Timestarter	114	90/100
50/100	06/30/2020 16:05	0129114	64	81/100

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