40 Best Albums of 2005 by Spin (2005)

Spin is an American music magazine. These are their best albums of 2005. (#32 was Caps & Jones - Moving In Stereo which never had a general release).
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Late Registration 

 Kanye West

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

719 charts

Rank Score:

6,397

Rank in 2005:

3

Rank in 2000s:

41

Overall Rank:

273

Average Rating:

 82 (1,171 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Arular 

 M.I.A.

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

216 charts

Rank Score:

1,273

Rank in 2005:

26

Rank in 2000s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,371

Average Rating:

 74 (269 votes)

Comments:

15

3.

You Could Have It So Much Better 

 Franz Ferdinand

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

226 charts

Rank Score:

821

Rank in 2005:

44

Rank in 2000s:

338

Overall Rank:

2,024

Average Rating:

 75 (420 votes)

Comments:

17

4.

Demon Days 

 Gorillaz

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,072 charts

Rank Score:

11,385

Rank in 2005:

2

Rank in 2000s:

18

Overall Rank:

132

Average Rating:

 82 (1,627 votes)

Comments:

94

5.

LCD Soundsystem 

 LCD Soundsystem

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,099

Rank in 2005:

15

Rank in 2000s:

134

Overall Rank:

854

Average Rating:

 78 (499 votes)

Comments:

14

6.

Silent Alarm 

 Bloc Party

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

654 charts

Rank Score:

4,977

Rank in 2005:

4

Rank in 2000s:

58

Overall Rank:

363

Average Rating:

 77 (839 votes)

Comments:

46

7.

Twin Cinema 

 The New Pornographers

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,046

Rank in 2005:

34

Rank in 2000s:

260

Overall Rank:

1,639

Average Rating:

 80 (221 votes)

Comments:

9

8.

Illinois 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

1,602 charts

Rank Score:

23,002

Rank in 2005:

1

Rank in 2000s:

5

Overall Rank:

42

Average Rating:

 86 (1,856 votes)

Comments:

167

9.

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:

2,031

Average Rating:

 77 (308 votes)

Comments:

11

10.

Separation Sunday 

 The Hold Steady

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Year of Release:

2005

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

458

Rank in 2005:

66

Rank in 2000s:

557

Overall Rank:

3,251

Average Rating:

 76 (102 votes)

Comments:

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40 Best Albums of 2005 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Damian Marley	1	3%
Bloc Party	1	3%
Wolf Parade	1	3%
Common	1	3%
Antony & The Johnsons	1	3%
The New Pornographers	1	3%
Against Me!	1	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	22	56%
	6	15%
	6	15%
	2	5%
	1	3%
	1	3%
	1	3%

40 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

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