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Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5th, 2005
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
91
4,863 ratings
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2
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Kanye West - Late Registration
August 30th, 2005
Pop Rap
,
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
11,403 ratings
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3
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Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
November 15th, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
88
31 ratings
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4
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Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring - The Complete Recordings
December 13th, 2005
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
88
37 ratings
Amazon
5
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Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
September 27th, 2005
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
,
Death Metal
USER SCORE
88
1,227 ratings
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6
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the pillows - FLCL Original Soundtrack No. 3
June 7th, 2005
Power Pop
,
J-Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Garage Rock
USER SCORE
88
146 ratings
Amazon
7
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The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
March 1st, 2005
Progressive Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
87
1,374 ratings
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8
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John Williams - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
May 3rd, 2005
Modern Classical
,
Cinematic Classical
,
Orchestral
USER SCORE
87
64 ratings
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9
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Electric Masada - At the Mountains of Madness
November 22nd, 2005
Jazz Fusion
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
87
65 ratings
Amazon
10
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Nujabes - Modal Soul
November 11th, 2005
Jazz Rap
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
2,064 ratings
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11
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Opeth - Ghost Reveries
August 30th, 2005
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
USER SCORE
87
599 ratings
Amazon
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12
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Common - Be
May 24th, 2005
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
2,196 ratings
Amazon
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13
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Ko Otani - Shadow of the Colossus
Ambient
,
Cinematic Classical
,
Modern Classical
USER SCORE
86
28 ratings
Amazon
14
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Gorillaz - Demon Days
May 24th, 2005
Art Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
86
6,955 ratings
Amazon
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15
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Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
May 23rd, 2005
Technical Death Metal
,
Brutal Death Metal
USER SCORE
86
104 ratings
Amazon
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16
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Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
September 13th, 2005
Southern Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
292 ratings
Amazon
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17
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Boris - Pink
November 18th, 2005
Noise Rock
,
Stoner Metal
USER SCORE
86
1,352 ratings
Amazon
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18
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Secede - Tryshasla
June 5th, 2005
Ambient
,
IDM
,
Progressive Electronic
USER SCORE
86
43 ratings
Amazon
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19
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Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
January 25th, 2005
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
85
1,638 ratings
Amazon
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20
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System of a Down - Mezmerize
May 17th, 2005
Alternative Metal
USER SCORE
85
2,352 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify
21
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Oceansize - Everyone into Position
September 19th, 2005
Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
85
40 ratings
Amazon
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22
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Sigur Rós - Takk...
September 13th, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
85
941 ratings
Amazon
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23
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Asko Ensemble / WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln / Stefan Asbury / Garth Knox - Gérard Grisey: Les espaces acoustiques
January 0th, 2005
Modern Classical
,
Spectralism
USER SCORE
85
32 ratings
Amazon
24
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Rachel Stevens - Come and Get It
October 17th, 2005
Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
85
37 ratings
Amazon
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25
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Darkest Hour - Undoing Ruin
June 28th, 2005
Melodic Death Metal
,
Melodic Metalcore
USER SCORE
85
28 ratings
Amazon
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