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The Best Alternative Rock Albums of 2005
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Sigur Rós - Takk...
September 13, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
83
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
November 15, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
80
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Junior Senior - Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
September 12, 2005
Dance-Pop
,
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Gorillaz - Demon Days
May 24, 2005
Art Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Trip Hop
Critic Score
79
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Serena-Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh
August 29, 2005
Shoegaze
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Engineers - Engineers
March 7, 2005
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
78
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
March 22, 2005
Stoner Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
77
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Ladytron - Witching Hour
October 3, 2005
Synthpop
,
Electroclash
,
Electropop
,
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
77
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Beck - Guero
March 29, 2005
Alternative Rock
,
Trip Hop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
77
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Elbow - Leaders Of The Free World
September 12, 2005
Art Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Post-Britpop
Critic Score
76
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
January 25, 2005
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
,
Synthpop
,
Electronic
Critic Score
75
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
September 19, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Progressive Pop
,
Dream Pop
,
Math Rock
Critic Score
75
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
June 7, 2005
Blues Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
Critic Score
74
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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CKY - An Answer Can Be Found
June 28, 2005
Post-Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
72
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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New Order - Waiting for the Sirens' Call
April 26, 2005
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
71
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Coldplay - X&Y
June 6, 2005
Pop Rock
,
Post-Britpop
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
71
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
October 17, 2005
Synthpop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Darkwave
,
Alternative Dance
Critic Score
71
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Harvey Danger - Little by Little...
September 13, 2005
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
71
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
June 14, 2005
Post-Grunge
,
Acoustic Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
70
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Brazilian Girls - Brazilian Girls
February 1, 2005
Alternative Dance
,
Electronic
Critic Score
70
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across the Land
May 1, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
,
Dream Pop
Critic Score
70
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Doves - Some Cities
March 1, 2005
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Post-Britpop
Critic Score
70
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Gruff Rhys - Yr Atal Genhedlaeth
January 24, 2005
Indie Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
70
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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The Like - Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?
September 13, 2005
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
69
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
September 20, 2005
Alternative Rock
,
Progressive Rock
,
Rock Opera
Critic Score
69
7
reviews
Amazon
Spotify
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