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Highest Rated Albums of 2005

Decade

2000s
- All Time
- 2020s
- 2010s
- 2000s

Genre

2005

1. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

July 5, 2005

Score

100

2. Kanye West - Late Registration

Kanye West - Late Registration

August 30, 2005

Score

100

3. Coldplay - X&Y

June 7, 2005

Score

100

4. Low - The Great Destroyer

Low - The Great Destroyer

January 25, 2005

Score

90

5. Apollo Sunshine - Apollo Sunshine

Apollo Sunshine - Apollo Sunshine

September 13, 2005

Score

90

6. Holopaw - Quit +/or Fight

Holopaw - Quit +/or Fight

August 9, 2005

Score

90

7. Ry Cooder - Chávez Ravine

Ry Cooder - Chávez Ravine

June 7, 2005

Score

90

8. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods

Sleater-Kinney - The Woods

May 24, 2005

Score

80

9. Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene

October 4, 2005

Score

80

10. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary

Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary

September 27, 2005

Score

80

11. The Decemberists - Picaresque

The Decemberists - Picaresque

March 22, 2005

Score

80

12. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

March 1, 2005

Progressive Rock

Score

80

13. Neil Young - Prairie Wind

Neil Young - Prairie Wind

September 27, 2005

Score

80

14. Ben Lee - Awake Is the New Sleep

Ben Lee - Awake Is the New Sleep

February 22, 2005

Score

80

15. Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got

Solomon Burke - Make Do With What You Got

March 1, 2005

Score

80

16. Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm

Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm

May 3, 2005

Singer-Songwriter

Score

80

17. Black Mountain - Black Mountain

Black Mountain - Black Mountain

January 18, 2005

Psychedelic Rock

Score

80

18. Dirty Three - Cinder

Dirty Three - Cinder

October 11, 2005

Score

80

19. Faith Evans - The First Lady

Faith Evans - The First Lady

April 5, 2005

Score

80

20. The Standard - Albatross

The Standard - Albatross

October 4, 2005

Score

80

21. Animal Collective - Feels

Animal Collective - Feels

October 18, 2005

Score

70

22. M.I.A. - Arular

M.I.A. - Arular

March 22, 2005

Score

70

23. Deerhoof - The Runners Four

Deerhoof - The Runners Four

October 11, 2005

Score

70

24. Magnolia Electric Co. - What Comes After The Blues

Magnolia Electric Co. - What Comes After The Blues

April 5, 2005

Score

70

25. Beck - Guero

March 29, 2005

Alternative Rock

Score

70

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2005.

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