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Best Albums of 2005 by User Score
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1
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Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
July 5th, 2005
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Folk
USER SCORE
91
4,196 ratings
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2
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Kanye West - Late Registration
August 30th, 2005
Pop Rap
,
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
9,534 ratings
Amazon
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3
.
Electric Masada - At the Mountains of Madness
November 22nd, 2005
Jazz Fusion
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
88
49 ratings
Amazon
4
.
Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
November 15th, 2005
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
88
28 ratings
Amazon
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5
.
The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute
March 1st, 2005
Progressive Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
88
1,187 ratings
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6
.
Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
September 27th, 2005
Progressive Metal
,
Death Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
USER SCORE
87
990 ratings
Amazon
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7
.
the pillows - FLCL Original Soundtrack No. 3
June 7th, 2005
Power Pop
,
J-Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Garage Rock
USER SCORE
87
108 ratings
Amazon
8
.
Nujabes - Modal Soul
November 11th, 2005
Jazz Rap
,
Instrumental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
1,678 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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9
.
Opeth - Ghost Reveries
August 30th, 2005
Progressive Metal
,
Progressive Death Metal
USER SCORE
87
509 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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10
.
Common - Be
May 24th, 2005
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
1,894 ratings
Amazon
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11
.
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
September 13th, 2005
Southern Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
255 ratings
Amazon
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12
.
Ko Otani - Shadow of the Colossus
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
,
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
86
26 ratings
Amazon
13
.
Gorillaz - Demon Days
May 24th, 2005
Art Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
86
5,983 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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14
.
Secede - Tryshasla
June 5th, 2005
Ambient
,
IDM
,
Progressive Electronic
USER SCORE
86
35 ratings
Amazon
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15
.
Alan Braxe and Friends - The Upper Cuts
June 1st, 2005
French House
USER SCORE
86
29 ratings
Amazon
16
.
Boris - Pink
November 18th, 2005
Noise Rock
,
Stoner Metal
USER SCORE
86
1,113 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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17
.
Oceansize - Everyone into Position
September 19th, 2005
Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
85
38 ratings
Amazon
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18
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Nile - Annihilation of the Wicked
May 23rd, 2005
Technical Death Metal
,
Brutal Death Metal
USER SCORE
85
89 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
January 25th, 2005
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
USER SCORE
85
1,352 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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20
.
Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh
March 8th, 2005
Death Metal
USER SCORE
85
66 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
John Williams - Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
May 3rd, 2005
Modern Classical
,
Cinematic Classical
,
Orchestral
USER SCORE
85
56 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Sigur Rós - Takk...
September 13th, 2005
Post-Rock
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
85
825 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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23
.
Kent - Du & jag döden
March 8th, 2005
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
85
51 ratings
Amazon
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24
.
Animal Collective - Feels
October 18th, 2005
Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
85
1,273 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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25
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System of a Down - Mezmerize
May 17th, 2005
Alternative Metal
USER SCORE
85
1,950 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
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