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This is it people, the moment you've all been waiting for! Well, probably not, but it's the moment I've been waiting for. I've finally ranked my favourite albums of 2005. For the past 3 years I've ranked my top 25 favourites. But this year I got a lot more into music, and ended up having to rank my top 50 (or so). I've been working on this for about a month and a half now, and I think I am finally satisfied with my ranking. Some of the albums in the lower 25 that I've only listened to a couple times have a good chance of rising on my list still, but I think this is generally final. If any of you care, here it is:
First off, I narrowed it down, by not including any live albums or EP's. Any album that was released elsewhere in 2004, even it was released in Canada in 2005, I didn't include.
1 The National - Alligator
2 Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production of Eggs
3 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
4 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
5 Sigur Ros - Takk
6 M. Ward - Transistor Radio
7 Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
8 New Pornographers - Twin Cinemas
9 Spoon - Gimme Fiction
10 Animal Collective - Feels
11 Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
12 Beck - Guero
13 Ryan Adams - 29
14 Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have Said It So Much Better
15 Coldplay - X&Y
16 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
17 The Magic Numbers - self titled
18 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses
19 Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
20 Decemberists - Picaresque
21 My Morning Jacket - Z
22 Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
23 Our Lady Peace - Healthy In Paranoid Times
24 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
25 Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
26 Jason Collett - Idols of Exile
27 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Jacksonville City Nights
28 Stephen Malkmus - Face The Truth
29 Broken Social Scene - self titled
30 Black Mountain - self titled
31 Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
32 British Sea Power - Open Season
33 Doves - Some Cities
34 Mike Doughty - Haughty Melodic
35 Ron Sexsmith and Don Kerr - Destination Unknown
36 The Most Serene Republic - Underwater Cinematographer
37 Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell - Begonias
38 Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
39 Garage A Trois - Outre Mer
40 The Orange Peels - Circling The Sun
41 Bright Eyes - Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
42 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - self titled
43 Audioslave - Out Of Exile
44 The Boy Least Likely To - The Best Party Ever
45 Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
46 The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday
47 Hot Hot Heat - Elevator
48 Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
49 Sleater Kinney - The Woods
50 Gorillaz - Demon Days
Honourable mentions:
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
David Gray - Life In Slow Motion
Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
Eluvium - Talk Amongst The Trees
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
The Coral - Invisible Invasion
The Books - Lost and Safe
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Weezer - Make Believe
Next year has some good potential already. Belle & Sebastian and the Strokes' albums have leaked. Other upcoming releases include the Flaming Lips, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Damien Rice, the Dave Matthews Band and many more.
First off, I narrowed it down, by not including any live albums or EP's. Any album that was released elsewhere in 2004, even it was released in Canada in 2005, I didn't include.
1 The National - Alligator
2 Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production of Eggs
3 Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
4 Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
5 Sigur Ros - Takk
6 M. Ward - Transistor Radio
7 Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
8 New Pornographers - Twin Cinemas
9 Spoon - Gimme Fiction
10 Animal Collective - Feels
11 Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
12 Beck - Guero
13 Ryan Adams - 29
14 Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have Said It So Much Better
15 Coldplay - X&Y
16 Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
17 The Magic Numbers - self titled
18 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Cold Roses
19 Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
20 Decemberists - Picaresque
21 My Morning Jacket - Z
22 Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
23 Our Lady Peace - Healthy In Paranoid Times
24 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
25 Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
26 Jason Collett - Idols of Exile
27 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - Jacksonville City Nights
28 Stephen Malkmus - Face The Truth
29 Broken Social Scene - self titled
30 Black Mountain - self titled
31 Silver Jews - Tanglewood Numbers
32 British Sea Power - Open Season
33 Doves - Some Cities
34 Mike Doughty - Haughty Melodic
35 Ron Sexsmith and Don Kerr - Destination Unknown
36 The Most Serene Republic - Underwater Cinematographer
37 Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell - Begonias
38 Dave Matthews Band - Stand Up
39 Garage A Trois - Outre Mer
40 The Orange Peels - Circling The Sun
41 Bright Eyes - Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
42 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - self titled
43 Audioslave - Out Of Exile
44 The Boy Least Likely To - The Best Party Ever
45 Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
46 The Hold Steady - Seperation Sunday
47 Hot Hot Heat - Elevator
48 Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
49 Sleater Kinney - The Woods
50 Gorillaz - Demon Days
Honourable mentions:
Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
David Gray - Life In Slow Motion
Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
Eluvium - Talk Amongst The Trees
Antony and the Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
The Coral - Invisible Invasion
The Books - Lost and Safe
Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
Weezer - Make Believe
Next year has some good potential already. Belle & Sebastian and the Strokes' albums have leaked. Other upcoming releases include the Flaming Lips, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Damien Rice, the Dave Matthews Band and many more.