Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Animal Collective, Coldplay and System Of A Down.
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Chaos Theory 
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Buy album United States
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2005
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12
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Buy album United States
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2005
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 2005 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 9 1%
Bright Eyes 3 0%
The Sugarplastic 2 0%
New Order 2 0%
Coil 2 0%
Alanis Morissette 2 0%
Ane Brun 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 451 45%
United Kingdom 186 19%
Canada 51 5%
Mixed Nationality 29 3%
Sweden 28 3%
Japan 28 3%
Germany 24 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 940 94%
Yes 60 6%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Artists of 1987
1. U2
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Prince
4. The Smiths
5. Dinosaur Jr.
6. Dinosaur
7. R.E.M.
8. Michael Jackson
9. Depeche Mode
10. Sonic Youth
11. New Order
12. Def Leppard
13. INXS
14. The Cure
15. The Jesus And Mary Chain
16. Pixies
17. Eric B. & Rakim
18. Midnight Oil
19. Fleetwood Mac
20. Bruce Springsteen
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