2005 Album Releases

2005
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Aug 30
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West
Late Registration
82
critic score
(19)
88
user score
(1776)
Jul 5
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Illinois
92
critic score
(20)
91
user score
(1148)
May 24
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Gorillaz
Demon Days
77
critic score
(21)
85
user score
(1081)
Oct 18
Animal Collective - Feels
Animal Collective
Feels
81
critic score
(16)
85
user score
(456)
Jun 7
Coldplay - X&Y
Coldplay
X&Y
73
critic score
(19)
71
user score
(404)
Nov 11
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Madonna
Confessions on a Dance Floor
76
critic score
(12)
81
user score
(401)
Feb 15
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
82
critic score
(17)
82
user score
(399)
Mar 22
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm
86
critic score
(14)
84
user score
(348)
Apr 12
The National - Alligator
The National
Alligator
79
critic score
(12)
82
user score
(342)
Sep 27
Panic! at the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Panic! at the Disco
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
60
critic score
(10)
57
user score
(337)
Mar 15
Daft Punk - Human After All
Daft Punk
Human After All
53
critic score
(16)
67
user score
(311)
Mar 22
M.I.A. - Arular
M.I.A.
Arular
88
critic score
(15)
83
user score
(310)
Jan 25
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bright Eyes
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
83
critic score
(14)
85
user score
(287)
Sep 13
Sigur Rós - Takk...
Sigur Rós
Takk...
81
critic score
(19)
84
user score
(284)
May 24
Common - Be
Common
Be
80
critic score
(12)
85
user score
(274)
May 17
System of a Down - Mezmerize
System of a Down
Mezmerize
76
critic score
(13)
81
user score
(265)
May 24
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
Sleater-Kinney
The Woods
88
critic score
(13)
86
user score
(248)
Mar 22
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age
Lullabies to Paralyze
76
critic score
(13)
77
user score
(242)
Nov 22
System of a Down - Hypnotize
System of a Down
Hypnotize
77
critic score
(12)
77
user score
(236)
May 10
Weezer - Make Believe
Weezer
Make Believe
48
critic score
(14)
38
user score
(219)
Jun 7
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan
74
critic score
(20)
74
user score
(218)
Jul 26
Paramore - All We Know Is Falling
Paramore
All We Know Is Falling
67
critic score
(3)
66
user score
(217)
Mar 1
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
The Mars Volta
Frances The Mute
76
critic score
(17)
82
user score
(197)
Feb 1
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
I Am a Bird Now
89
critic score
(13)
85
user score
(184)
Aug 30
Rihanna - Music of the Sun
Rihanna
Music of the Sun
55
critic score
(6)
53
user score
(180)
Oct 3
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better
79
critic score
(19)
79
user score
(177)
May 3
Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree
Fall Out Boy
From Under the Cork Tree
73
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(175)
Oct 10
Danger Doom - The Mouse and the Mask
Danger Doom
The Mouse and the Mask
74
critic score
(11)
80
user score
(174)
Aug 30
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Death Cab For Cutie
Plans
67
critic score
(11)
78
user score
(171)
Oct 4
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Fiona Apple
Extraordinary Machine
78
critic score
(12)
81
user score
(161)
Apr 12
Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi
61
critic score
(9)
76
user score
(157)
Mar 29
Beck - Guero
Beck
Guero
76
critic score
(18)
77
user score
(154)
Sep 27
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Wolf Parade
Apologies to the Queen Mary
84
critic score
(13)
85
user score
(153)
Nov 11
Nujabes - Modal Soul
Nujabes
Modal Soul
84
user score
(151)
Oct 17
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Boards of Canada
The Campfire Headphase
80
critic score
(9)
81
user score
(150)
Dec 6
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter II
79
critic score
(6)
76
user score
(147)
May 3
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Nine Inch Nails
With Teeth
67
critic score
(11)
75
user score
(145)
Nov 18
Boris - Pink
Boris
Pink
81
critic score
(7)
83
user score
(143)
Dec 5
Coil - The Ape of Naples
Coil
The Ape of Naples
90
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(136)
Oct 4
My Morning Jacket - Z
My Morning Jacket
Z
82
critic score
(18)
82
user score
(133)
May 10
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Spoon
Gimme Fiction
84
critic score
(10)
81
user score
(130)
Sep 27
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Gojira
From Mars to Sirius
65
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(125)
Aug 30
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Opeth
Ghost Reveries
87
critic score
(7)
87
user score
(115)
Nov 7
Kate Bush - Aerial
Kate Bush
Aerial
83
critic score
(12)
80
user score
(107)
Jan 25
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
M83
Before the Dawn Heals Us
77
critic score
(15)
80
user score
(106)
Feb 8
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Andrew Bird
The Mysterious Production of Eggs
81
critic score
(8)
81
user score
(103)
Oct 4
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
76
critic score
(16)
83
user score
(102)
Jan 18
The Game - The Documentary
The Game
The Documentary
74
critic score
(9)
83
user score
(101)
Oct 18
Sunn O))) - Black One
Sunn O)))
Black One
90
critic score
(6)
81
user score
(101)
Aug 30
30 Seconds To Mars - A Beautiful Lie
30 Seconds To Mars
A Beautiful Lie
34
critic score
(5)
59
user score
(98)
Apr 27
Robyn - Robyn
Robyn
Robyn
85
critic score
(15)
79
user score
(96)
Jun 14
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Foo Fighters
In Your Honor
69
critic score
(15)
66
user score
(96)
Mar 22
The Decemberists - Picaresque
The Decemberists
Picaresque
85
critic score
(13)
82
user score
(95)
Mar 28
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Porcupine Tree
Deadwing
72
critic score
(6)
83
user score
(94)
Jun 28
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
78
critic score
(12)
81
user score
(93)
Mar 3
50 Cent - The Massacre
50 Cent
The Massacre
60
critic score
(12)
62
user score
(92)
Jun 6
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold
City of Evil
70
critic score
(4)
73
user score
(92)
Mar 29
Edan - Beauty and the Beat
Edan
Beauty and the Beat
89
critic score
(7)
86
user score
(91)
Jun 3
Shakira - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
Shakira
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
68
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(91)
Feb 22
Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings of Leon
Aha Shake Heartbreak
63
critic score
(15)
72
user score
(89)
Apr 19
Boris - Akuma No Uta
Boris
Akuma No Uta
86
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(89)
Aug 23
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
The New Pornographers
Twin Cinema
86
critic score
(13)
81
user score
(88)
May 25
Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business
Black Eyed Peas
Monkey Business
44
critic score
(10)
55
user score
(86)
May 31
Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
Oasis
Don't Believe The Truth
61
critic score
(16)
64
user score
(86)
Aug 19
Broadcast - Tender Buttons
Broadcast
Tender Buttons
72
critic score
(10)
81
user score
(85)
Nov 28
Shakira - Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
Shakira
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
68
critic score
(7)
76
user score
(84)
Oct 31
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Wolfmother
Wolfmother
72
critic score
(14)
77
user score
(81)
May 24
Animal Collective - Prospect Hummer
Animal Collective
Prospect Hummer
69
critic score
(7)
80
user score
(75)
Apr 26
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
The Mountain Goats
The Sunset Tree
79
critic score
(10)
80
user score
(74)
Jul 25
Editors - The Back Room
Editors
The Back Room
74
critic score
(15)
74
user score
(74)
Mar 15
Venetian Snares - Rossz csillag alatt szuletett
Venetian Snares
Rossz csillag alatt szuletett
86
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(73)
Oct 4
Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
Nickelback
All the Right Reasons
37
critic score
(5)
28
user score
(70)
Oct 17
Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
Depeche Mode
Playing the Angel
69
critic score
(9)
78
user score
(67)
Mar 7
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
Kaiser Chiefs
Employment
77
critic score
(14)
71
user score
(65)
Jun 7
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Dream Theater
Octavarium
70
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(65)
Aug 16
Mount Eerie -
Mount Eerie
"No Flashlight": Songs of the Fulfilled Night
77
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(64)
Aug 31
Toe - The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety
Toe
The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety
78
user score
(61)
Oct 18
Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
Lightning Bolt
Hypermagic Mountain
82
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(60)
Jan 24
The Chemical Brothers - Push the Button
The Chemical Brothers
Push the Button
70
critic score
(13)
74
user score
(57)
Jul 5
Kanye West - Gold Digger
Kanye West
Gold Digger
85
user score
(57)
Oct 28
Rammstein - Rosenrot
Rammstein
Rosenrot
67
critic score
(6)
65
user score
(57)
Sep 20
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
Coheed and Cambria
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
53
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(55)
Aug 17
Goldfrapp - Supernature
Goldfrapp
Supernature
73
critic score
(14)
79
user score
(52)
Dec 6
Korn - See You on the Other Side
Korn
See You on the Other Side
62
critic score
(6)
57
user score
(52)
Feb 15
Busdriver - Fear of a Black Tangent
Busdriver
Fear of a Black Tangent
73
critic score
(8)
82
user score
(51)
Jun 28
Deerhunter - Turn It Up Faggot
Deerhunter
Turn It Up Faggot
70
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(51)
May 9
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.
92
user score
(50)
Sep 13
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
Little Brother
The Minstrel Show
76
critic score
(5)
85
user score
(50)
Apr 5
Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
Okkervil River
Black Sheep Boy
78
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(49)
Sep 20
Cage - Hell's Winter
Cage
Hell's Winter
79
critic score
(6)
83
user score
(49)
Jun 13
Róisín Murphy - Ruby Blue
Róisín Murphy
Ruby Blue
78
critic score
(6)
80
user score
(47)
Jul 12
Xiu Xiu - La Forêt
Xiu Xiu
La Forêt
76
critic score
(9)
75
user score
(47)
May 23
Audioslave - Out of Exile
Audioslave
Out of Exile
68
critic score
(9)
65
user score
(46)
Jul 18
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself
Imogen Heap
Speak for Yourself
67
critic score
(10)
75
user score
(46)
Sep 13
The Pussycat Dolls - PCD
The Pussycat Dolls
PCD
57
critic score
(3)
67
user score
(45)
Sep 13
The Fray - How to Save a Life
The Fray
How to Save a Life
56
critic score
(5)
66
user score
(45)
Jan 25
Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
Bright Eyes
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
64
critic score
(8)
81
user score
(44)
Feb 4
God Is An Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright
God Is An Astronaut
All Is Violent, All Is Bright
77
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(44)
Aug 16
The Fall Of Troy - Doppelgänger
The Fall Of Troy
Doppelgänger
60
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(44)
Oct 3
Ladytron - Witching Hour
Ladytron
Witching Hour
83
critic score
(11)
79
user score
(44)
Oct 24
65daysofstatic - One Time for All Time
65daysofstatic
One Time for All Time
75
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(44)
Feb 1
John Frusciante - Curtains
John Frusciante
Curtains
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(43)
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