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Metacritic's "Best Music of 2005"

The highest-scoring albums for 2005 in Metacritic’s database with a minimum of 7 reviews.

(found at: http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml)
1. Illinoise
by Sufjan Stevens
 
2. Z
by My Morning Jacket
 
3.
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Wearemonster
by IsoleƩ
 
4. Hypermagic Mountain
by Lightning Bolt
 
5. The Woods
by Sleater-Kinney
 
6. I am a Bird Now
by Antony and the Johnsons
 
7. Arular
by M.I.A.
 
8. Congotronics
by Konono No.1
 
9. Minimum-Maximum
by Kraftwerk
 
10. Thunder, Lightning, Strike
by The Go! Team
 
11. LCD Soundsystem
by LCD Soundsystem
 
12. Black Sheep Boy
by Okkervil River
 
13. Chavez Ravine
by Ry Cooder
 
14. Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
by Andrew Bird
 
15. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
by Bright Eyes
 
16. Separation Sunday
by The Hold Steady
 
17. Mezmerize
by System of a Down
 
18. Beauty & The Beat
by Edan
 
19. Twin Cinema
by The New Pornographers
 
20. Oceans Apart
by The Go-Betweens
 
21. Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
by Wilco
 
22. Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
by Eels
 
23. Late Registration
by Kanye West
 
24. This Right Here Is Buck 65
by Buck Sixty Five
 
25. Coles Corner
by Richard Hawley
 
26. Lookaftering
by Vashti Bunyan
 
27. These Were the Earlies
by The Earlies
 
28. Lost and Safe
by The Books
 
29. Feels
by Animal Collective
 
30. Gimme Fiction
by Spoon
 
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Created by notrobot on May 29, 2006.