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1
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In Pieces - Lions Write History
May 10, 2005
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
2
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Coil - The Ape of Naples
December 2, 2005
Post-Industrial
,
Darkwave
,
Electronic
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
March 22, 2005
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Fort Minor - The Rising Tied
November 22, 2005
Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Ingrid Michaelson - Slow the Rain
January 10, 2005
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
6
.
Omar S - Just Ask the Lonely
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Secede - Tryshasla
June 5, 2005
Ambient
,
IDM
,
Progressive Electronic
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Circa Survive - Juturna
April 19, 2005
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Jaga Jazzist - What We Must
April 4, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Nu Jazz
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Clutch - Robot Hive/Exodus
June 21, 2005
Stoner Rock
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Sigur Rós - Takk...
September 13, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Dream Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
January 25, 2005
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
The National - Alligator
April 12, 2005
Post-Punk Revival
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Thrice - Vheissu
October 18, 2005
Post-Hardcore
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
New Buffalo - Last Beautiful Day
August 23, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
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
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
17
.
William Fitzsimmons - Until When We Are Ghosts
January 1, 2005
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
David Thomas Broughton - The Complete Guide to Insufficiency
December 13, 2005
Singer-Songwriter
,
Avant-Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Rammstein - Rosenrot
October 28, 2005
Gothic Metal
,
Neue Deutsche Härte
,
Industrial Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Funeral Diner - The Underdark
March 29, 2005
Screamo
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
21
.
Gamma Ray - Majestic
Power Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
22
.
Solar Fields - Leaving Home
October 5, 2005
Psybient
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Toby Driver - In the L..L..Library Loft
October 18, 2005
Experimental
,
Chamber Music
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
24
.
Venetian Snares - Rossz csillag alatt szuletett
March 15, 2005
Breakcore
,
Modern Classical
,
Drill and Bass
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
mae - The Everglow
March 29, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Emo-Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 2005.
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