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The Village Voice's "Best Albums of 2005 (32nd Annual Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll)"

The poll combines ballots from 795 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2005 albums with an maximum of 30 and a minimum of 5. (Every individual ballot is available online.) Points determined placement, with the total number of mentions used for tiebreaking. The first 80 are listed here.

(found at: http://www.villagevoice.com/pazzandjop05/winners.php?type=album)

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1. Late Registration
by Kanye West
 
2. Arular
by M.I.A.
 
3. Illinoise
by Sufjan Stevens
 
4. The Woods
by Sleater-Kinney
 
5. Extraordinary Machine
by Fiona Apple
 
6. Get Behind Me Satan
by The White Stripes
 
7. I am a Bird Now
by Antony and the Johnsons
 
8. Separation Sunday
by The Hold Steady
 
9. Twin Cinema
by The New Pornographers
 
10. Z
by My Morning Jacket
 
11. LCD Soundsystem
by LCD Soundsystem
 
12. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall
by Thelonious Monk
 
13. Dimanche a Bamako
by Amadou & Mariam
 
14. Gimme Fiction
by Spoon
 
15. Be
by Common
 
16. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
by Bright Eyes
 
17. Guero
by Beck
 
18. Silent Alarm
by Bloc Party
 
19. Thunder, Lightning, Strike
by The Go! Team
 
20. I've Got My Own Hell to Raise
by Bettye LaVette
 
21. Demon Days
by Gorillaz
 
22. Feels
by Animal Collective
 
23. Bang Bang Rock & Roll
by Art Brut
 
24. Congotronics
by Konono No.1
 
25. Aerial
by Kate Bush
 
26. You Could Have It So Much Better
by Franz Ferdinand
 
27. Get Lifted
by John Legend
 
28. Apologies to the Queen Mary
by Wolf Parade
 
29. The Sunset Tree
by The Mountain Goats
 
30. Mezmerize
by System of a Down
 
31. Ta Det Lugnt
by Dungen
 
32. X&Y
by Coldplay
 
33. Picaresque
by The Decemberists
 
34. The Mouse and the Mask
by Danger Doom
 
35. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
 
36. The Runners Four
by Deerhoof
 
37. Set Yourself on Fire
by Stars
 
38. Alligator
by The National
 
39. Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
by Young Jeezy
 
40. Devils & Dust
by Bruce Springsteen
 
41.
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Wearemonster
by Isoleé
 
42. Let It Die
by Feist
 
43. A Bigger Bang
by The Rolling Stones
 
44. Welcome to Jamrock
by Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
 
45. Frances the Mute
by The Mars Volta
 
46. Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
by Eels
 
47. Plans
by Death Cab for Cutie
 
48. Anniemal
by Annie
 
49. Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
by Andrew Bird
 
50. Takk...
by Sigur Rós
 
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