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Highest Rated Albums of 2005
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Indie Rock
Indietronica
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2003
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2005
2006
2007
2008
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1.
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5, 2005
Chamber Pop
Score
94
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2.
Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
May 24, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
94
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3.
Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
September 27, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
92
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4.
Spoon - Gimme Fiction
May 10, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
91
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5.
Tiger Bear Wolf - Tiger Bear Wolf
April 26, 2005
Score
91
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6.
Ryan Adams - 29
December 19, 2005
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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7.
The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
June 7, 2005
Garage Rock
Score
90
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8.
The Decemberists - Picaresque
March 22, 2005
Folk Rock
Score
90
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9.
Deerhoof - The Runners Four
October 11, 2005
Experimental
Score
89
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10.
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
April 26, 2005
Indie Folk
Score
89
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11.
Pläns Pläns - Plays Herman Melville's Moby Dick
January 1, 2005
Score
87
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12.
DJ Muggs vs GZA - Grandmasters
October 25, 2005
Hip Hop
Score
87
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13.
Animal Collective - Feels
October 18, 2005
Experimental
Score
86
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14.
The National - Alligator
April 12, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
86
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15.
M.I.A. - Arular
March 22, 2005
Electropop
Score
86
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16.
Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
October 18, 2005
Indie Rock
Score
86
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17.
Broadcast - Tender Buttons
August 19, 2005
Electronic
Score
86
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18.
Castanets - First Light's Freeze
October 11, 2005
Folk
Score
86
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19.
Wilderness - Wilderness
July 5, 2005
Score
86
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20.
Darren Hanlon - Little Chills
April 5, 2005
Score
86
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21.
Iron & Wine - Woman King
February 22, 2005
Singer-Songwriter
Score
86
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22.
Sin Ropas - Fire Prizes
October 5, 2005
Score
85
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23.
Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees
March 1, 2005
Ambient
Score
85
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24.
Devin Davis - Lonely People of the World, Unite!
March 15, 2005
Score
85
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25.
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
January 25, 2005
Folk
Score
85
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Coke Machine Glow awarded albums throughout 2005.
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