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Highest Rated Hip Hop Albums of 2005
Decade
2000s
All Time
2020s
2010s
2000s
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NME
Genre
Hip Hop
All
Alt-Country
Alternative Rock
Chamber Pop
Contemporary Folk
Country
Dance
Electronic
Folk
Garage Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Post-Punk Revival
Power Pop
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
2000s
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
1
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Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep
January 28, 2005
Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
90
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2
.
Kanye West - Late Registration
August 30, 2005
Pop Rap
,
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming
March 29, 2005
Hip Hop
Score
80
Amazon
Music
4
.
Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
December 6, 2005
Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
5
.
Missy Elliott - The Cookbook
July 4, 2005
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Edan - Beauty and the Beat
March 29, 2005
Experimental Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Psychedelia
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
The Game - The Documentary
January 18, 2005
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Common - Be
May 24, 2005
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
M.I.A. - Arular
March 22, 2005
UK Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
70
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Prefuse 73 - Surrounded By Silence
March 21, 2005
Electronic
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
60
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Buck 65 - Secret House Against the World
August 1, 2005
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Country Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
60
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
May 3, 2005
Abstract Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
20
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2005.
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Alt-Country
Alternative Rock
Chamber Pop
Contemporary Folk
Country
Dance
Electronic
Folk
Garage Rock
Hip Hop
Indie Folk
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Pop
Pop Rock
Post-Punk
Post-Punk Revival
Power Pop
Psychedelia
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
Synthpop
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