2005 Album Releases

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Aug 30
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West
Late Registration
83
critic score
(20)
88
user score
(4,434)
May 24
Gorillaz - Demon Days
Gorillaz
Demon Days
78
critic score
(22)
86
user score
(2,662)
Jul 5
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
Illinois
93
critic score
(22)
91
user score
(2,129)
May 17
System of a Down - Mezmerize
System of a Down
Mezmerize
75
critic score
(16)
82
user score
(662)
Nov 11
Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor
Madonna
Confessions on a Dance Floor
75
critic score
(15)
82
user score
(759)
Jan 25
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Bright Eyes
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
83
critic score
(15)
85
user score
(610)
Mar 22
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
Bloc Party
Silent Alarm
81
critic score
(17)
84
user score
(706)
Mar 1
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
The Mars Volta
Frances The Mute
76
critic score
(17)
85
user score
(463)
May 24
Common - Be
Common
Be
81
critic score
(13)
86
user score
(755)
Oct 4
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
Fiona Apple
Extraordinary Machine
78
critic score
(12)
79
user score
(650)
Nov 11
Nujabes - Modal Soul
Nujabes
Modal Soul
86
user score
(531)
Dec 30
The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes
First Impressions of Earth
65
critic score
(19)
71
user score
(920)
Oct 18
Animal Collective - Feels
Animal Collective
Feels
81
critic score
(17)
85
user score
(780)
Jun 6
Coldplay - X&Y
Coldplay
X&Y
72
critic score
(20)
72
user score
(830)
Mar 15
Daft Punk - Human After All
Daft Punk
Human After All
53
critic score
(16)
68
user score
(815)
Feb 15
LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
82
critic score
(17)
81
user score
(753)
Mar 22
M.I.A. - Arular
M.I.A.
Arular
87
critic score
(17)
83
user score
(684)
Nov 18
Boris - Pink
Boris
Pink
81
critic score
(7)
85
user score
(429)
Sep 13
Sigur Rós - Takk...
Sigur Rós
Takk...
81
critic score
(19)
84
user score
(469)
May 24
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
Sleater-Kinney
The Woods
88
critic score
(13)
84
user score
(414)
Oct 10
DANGERDOOM - The Mouse and the Mask
DANGERDOOM
The Mouse and the Mask
74
critic score
(11)
81
user score
(564)
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)
60
user score
(740)
Sep 27
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
Gojira
From Mars to Sirius
71
critic score
(4)
85
user score
(328)
Nov 22
System of a Down - Hypnotize
System of a Down
Hypnotize
76
critic score
(13)
77
user score
(556)
Apr 12
The National - Alligator
The National
Alligator
79
critic score
(12)
81
user score
(472)
May 3
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Nine Inch Nails
With Teeth
66
critic score
(12)
76
user score
(321)
Nov 7
Kate Bush - Aerial
Kate Bush
Aerial
82
critic score
(15)
80
user score
(265)
Apr 12
Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi
63
critic score
(9)
78
user score
(353)
Dec 5
Coil - The Ape of Naples
Coil
The Ape of Naples
90
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(292)
Mar 22
Queens of the Stone Age - Lullabies to Paralyze
Queens of the Stone Age
Lullabies to Paralyze
76
critic score
(14)
77
user score
(465)
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The Newfound Interest In Connecticut - Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home
The Newfound Interest In Connecticut
Tell Me About the Long Dark Path Home
80
critic score
(1)
83
user score
(123)
Jul 26
Paramore - All We Know Is Falling
Paramore
All We Know Is Falling
67
critic score
(3)
66
user score
(479)
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
(416)
Sep 6
Between the Buried and Me - Alaska
Between the Buried and Me
Alaska
92
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(78)
Oct 24
Tally Hall - Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Tally Hall
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
80
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(169)
Oct 18
Lightning Bolt - Hypermagic Mountain
Lightning Bolt
Hypermagic Mountain
82
critic score
(8)
81
user score
(183)
Mar 28
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Porcupine Tree
Deadwing
68
critic score
(5)
83
user score
(210)
Jun 6
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold
City of Evil
70
critic score
(4)
74
user score
(192)
Oct 17
Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
Boards of Canada
The Campfire Headphase
78
critic score
(10)
80
user score
(307)
Aug 30
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
Opeth
Ghost Reveries
89
critic score
(7)
87
user score
(221)
Aug 31
Toe - The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety
Toe
The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague Anxiety
80
user score
(146)
May 9
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.
94
user score
(161)
May 10
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
Spoon
Gimme Fiction
83
critic score
(12)
80
user score
(188)
Jun 3
Shakira - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
Shakira
Fijación Oral, Vol. 1
68
critic score
(7)
80
user score
(184)
Sep 27
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Wolf Parade
Apologies to the Queen Mary
85
critic score
(14)
83
user score
(226)
Dec 6
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter II
Lil Wayne
Tha Carter II
79
critic score
(6)
78
user score
(329)
Aug 30
Death Cab For Cutie - Plans
Death Cab For Cutie
Plans
67
critic score
(16)
78
user score
(271)
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
(268)
Aug 16
The Fall Of Troy - Doppelgänger
The Fall Of Troy
Doppelgänger
63
critic score
(4)
79
user score
(128)
Mar 29
Beck - Guero
Beck
Guero
75
critic score
(19)
78
user score
(234)
Nov 28
Shakira - Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
Shakira
Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
70
critic score
(8)
77
user score
(175)
Jul 18
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself
Imogen Heap
Speak for Yourself
67
critic score
(10)
80
user score
(139)
May 24
Gospel - The Moon Is a Dead World
Gospel
The Moon Is a Dead World
74
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(91)
Aug 26
Gorillaz - DARE
Gorillaz
DARE
91
user score
(64)
Oct 4
Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
77
critic score
(18)
82
user score
(176)
May 10
Weezer - Make Believe
Weezer
Make Believe
48
critic score
(14)
38
user score
(579)
Jan 25
M83 - Before the Dawn Heals Us
M83
Before the Dawn Heals Us
75
critic score
(17)
79
user score
(177)
Oct 18
Sunn O))) - Black One
Sunn O)))
Black One
90
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(177)
Nov 15
Spongebob Squarepants - The Yellow Album
Spongebob Squarepants
The Yellow Album
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(50)
Feb 1
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
Antony and the Johnsons
I Am a Bird Now
89
critic score
(15)
84
user score
(278)
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