Best Albums of 2005

Listed below are the best albums of 2005 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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2005
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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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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 9 1%
Bright Eyes 3 0%
The Rolling Stones 2 0%
The Fall 2 0%
Ane Brun 2 0%
Beck 2 0%
Riverside (PL) 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 448 45%
United Kingdom 187 19%
Canada 51 5%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Japan 28 3%
Sweden 27 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 987 99%
Yes 13 1%
Best Artists of 1963
1. Charles Mingus
2. Bob Dylan
3. The Beatles
4. James Brown
5. Sam Cooke
6. Thelonious Monk
7. The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. The Beach Boys
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. John Coltrane
12. Jorge Ben
13. Kenny Burrell
14. The Oscar Peterson Trio
15. Oscar Peterson
16. Roy Orbison
17. John Coltrane Quartet
18. Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
19. Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
20. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
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