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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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2005
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43
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Buy album United States
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2005
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43
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 44 of 100

Best Albums of 2005 composition

Country Albums %


United States 450 45%
United Kingdom 186 19%
Canada 52 5%
Mixed Nationality 30 3%
Japan 28 3%
Sweden 27 3%
Germany 25 3%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 941 94%
Yes 59 6%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
Best Albums of 1962
1. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles
2. Howlin' Wolf by Howlin' Wolf
3. Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio
4. Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
5. Green Onions by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
6. Go by Dexter Gordon
7. Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles by Françoise Hardy
8. Tijuana Moods by Charles Mingus
9. Jazz Samba by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
10. The Bridge by Sonny Rollins
11. Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus
12. Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock
13. Crying by Roy Orbison
14. Coltrane "Live" At The Village Vanguard by John Coltrane
15. Mosaic by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
16. Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys
17. Peter, Paul And Mary by Peter, Paul And Mary
18. Coltrane by John Coltrane Quartet
19. Sentimentally Yours by Patsy Cline
20. The Original Telstar: The Sounds Of The Tornadoes by The Tornados
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