2005 Album Releases

2005
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Aug 30
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West
Late Registration
83
critic score
(20)
88
user score
(2708)
May 24
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Gorillaz
Demon Days
78
critic score
(22)
85
user score
(1746)
Jul 5
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Illinois
92
critic score
(21)
90
user score
(1576)
Oct 18
Animal Collective - Feels
Animal Collective
Feels
81
critic score
(17)
85
user score
(599)
Jun 7
Coldplay - X&Y
Coldplay
X&Y
72
critic score
(20)
72
user score
(572)
Nov 11
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Madonna
Confessions on a Dance Floor
76
critic score
(14)
82
user score
(555)
Feb 15
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
82
critic score
(17)
81
user score
(542)
Mar 15
Daft Punk - Human After All
Daft Punk
Human After All
53
critic score
(16)
68
user score
(528)
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)
59
user score
(518)
Mar 22
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm
83
critic score
(16)
84
user score
(497)
Mar 22
M.I.A. - Arular
M.I.A.
Arular
87
critic score
(16)
82
user score
(483)
May 24
Common - Be
Common
Be
81
critic score
(13)
85
user score
(478)
May 17
System of a Down - Mezmerize
System of a Down
Mezmerize
76
critic score
(13)
81
user score
(452)
Jan 25
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bright Eyes
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
83
critic score
(15)
84
user score
(439)
Oct 4
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Fiona Apple
Extraordinary Machine
78
critic score
(12)
79
user score
(408)
Apr 12
The National - Alligator
The National
Alligator
79
critic score
(12)
81
user score
(399)
May 10
Weezer - Make Believe
Weezer
Make Believe
48
critic score
(14)
39
user score
(383)
Nov 22
System of a Down - Hypnotize
System of a Down
Hypnotize
77
critic score
(12)
77
user score
(379)
Sep 13
Sigur Rós - Takk...
Sigur Rós
Takk...
81
critic score
(19)
84
user score
(377)
Oct 10
DANGERDOOM - The Mouse and the Mask
DANGERDOOM
The Mouse and the Mask
74
critic score
(11)
81
user score
(363)
Jul 26
Paramore - All We Know Is Falling
Paramore
All We Know Is Falling
67
critic score
(3)
65
user score
(339)
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
(323)
May 24
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
Sleater-Kinney
The Woods
88
critic score
(13)
85
user score
(313)
Nov 11
Nujabes - Modal Soul
Nujabes
Modal Soul
84
user score
(310)
Mar 1
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
The Mars Volta
Frances The Mute
76
critic score
(17)
83
user score
(301)
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
(292)
Nov 18
Boris - Pink
Boris
Pink
81
critic score
(7)
84
user score
(285)
Jun 7
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
The White Stripes
Get Behind Me Satan
74
critic score
(20)
72
user score
(276)
Aug 30
Rihanna - Music of the Sun
Rihanna
Music of the Sun
55
critic score
(6)
53
user score
(266)
Apr 12
Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi
61
critic score
(9)
76
user score
(234)
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Dec 6
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter II
79
critic score
(6)
77
user score
(233)
Aug 30
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Death Cab For Cutie
Plans
66
critic score
(12)
78
user score
(226)
Dec 5
Coil - The Ape of Naples
Coil
The Ape of Naples
90
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(223)
Feb 1
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
I Am a Bird Now
89
critic score
(14)
84
user score
(221)
Oct 17
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Boards of Canada
The Campfire Headphase
78
critic score
(10)
80
user score
(218)
May 3
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Nine Inch Nails
With Teeth
67
critic score
(11)
75
user score
(212)
Oct 3
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
Franz Ferdinand
You Could Have It So Much Better
79
critic score
(19)
78
user score
(211)
Sep 27
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Gojira
From Mars to Sirius
65
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(200)
Mar 29
Beck - Guero
Beck
Guero
76
critic score
(18)
78
user score
(190)
Sep 27
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Wolf Parade
Apologies to the Queen Mary
85
critic score
(14)
84
user score
(185)
Oct 4
My Morning Jacket - Z
My Morning Jacket
Z
82
critic score
(18)
80
user score
(174)
Nov 7
Kate Bush - Aerial
Kate Bush
Aerial
82
critic score
(14)
82
user score
(174)
Aug 19
Broadcast - Tender Buttons
Broadcast
Tender Buttons
72
critic score
(10)
80
user score
(166)
Aug 30
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Opeth
Ghost Reveries
87
critic score
(7)
86
user score
(160)
May 10
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Spoon
Gimme Fiction
83
critic score
(12)
81
user score
(151)
Jan 25
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
M83
Before the Dawn Heals Us
75
critic score
(17)
79
user score
(146)
Mar 28
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Porcupine Tree
Deadwing
68
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(143)
Jun 14
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
Foo Fighters
In Your Honor
69
critic score
(15)
64
user score
(143)
Jan 18
The Game - The Documentary
The Game
The Documentary
75
critic score
(10)
82
user score
(142)
Mar 3
50 Cent - The Massacre
50 Cent
The Massacre
60
critic score
(12)
63
user score
(141)
Oct 4
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
75
critic score
(17)
82
user score
(140)
Mar 29
Edan - Beauty and the Beat
Edan
Beauty and the Beat
88
critic score
(8)
84
user score
(138)
Jun 6
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold
City of Evil
70
critic score
(4)
74
user score
(138)
Oct 18
Sunn O))) - Black One
Sunn O)))
Black One
90
critic score
(6)
80
user score
(134)
Feb 8
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
Andrew Bird
The Mysterious Production of Eggs
81
critic score
(8)
81
user score
(133)
Jun 3
Shakira - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
Shakira
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
68
critic score
(7)
80
user score
(133)
May 25
Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business
Black Eyed Peas
Monkey Business
44
critic score
(10)
55
user score
(132)
Apr 27
Robyn - Robyn
Robyn
Robyn
85
critic score
(15)
78
user score
(130)
May 9
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.
94
user score
(126)
Jun 28
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
79
critic score
(14)
80
user score
(125)
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