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The Best Darkwave Albums of 2005 by User Score

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1.

Coil - The Ape of Naples
December 2, 2005
Post-Industrial, Darkwave, Electronic
USER SCORE
83
2,105 ratings
Amazon
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2.

Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
October 17, 2005
Synthpop, Darkwave
USER SCORE
78
693 ratings
Amazon
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3.

Autumn's Grey Solace - Riverine
May 31, 2005
Ethereal Wave
USER SCORE
80
19 ratings
Amazon

4.

Lacrimosa - Lichtgestalt
May 2, 2005
Gothic Metal, Neoclassical Darkwave
USER SCORE
77
13 ratings
Amazon
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