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2005 in music



January

Album Artist Release Date Type
OsirusOl' Dirty Bastard(January 4)LP
Punk Singles Collection 77-80Sham 69(January 4)Compilation
Live at CBGB'sLiving Colour(January 11)LP
Live! Thirty Days AgoPhoenix(January 11)
(UK release date)
Live
EPThe Fiery Furnaces(January 11)EP
Black MountainBlack Mountain(January 18)LP
The DocumentaryThe Game(January 18)LP
Signs of LifePoets of the Fall(January 19)LP
NightbirdErasure(January 25)LP
The Way UpPat Metheny Group(January 25)LP
Worlds Apart...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead(January 25)LP
Side OneAdrian Belew(January 25)LP
Digital Ash in a Digital UrnBright Eyes(January 25)LP
I'm Wide Awake, It's MorningBright Eyes(January 25)LP
Push the ButtonThe Chemical Brothers(January 25)LP
Controversy SellsChamillionaire & Paul Wall(January 25)LP
Happiness in MagazinesGraham Coxon(January 25)
(US release date)
LP
Life Begins AgainJimmy Chamberlin Complex(January 25)LP
Heart & SoulJoe Cocker(January 25)LP
Knuckle DownAni DiFranco(January 25)LP
CurtainsJohn Frusciante
(guitarist of Red Hot Chili Peppers)
(January 25)LP
Soul MoverGlenn Hughes(January 25)LP
This WomanLeAnn Rimes(January 25)LP
Ready 2 Die2Pac(January 31)LP
Octane''Spock's Beard(January 31)LP

February

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Album Artist Release Date Type
Ultimate KylieKylie Minogue(February 1)
(US release date)
Compilation
Red, White and CrüeMötley Crüe(February 1)Compilation
Here's to the MourningUnwritten Law(February 1)LP
Seventeen Days3 Doors Down(February 8)LP
Room NoisesEisley(February 8)LP
The Golden RepublicThe Golden Republic(February 8)LP
The FeedingAmerican Head Charge(February 15)LP
Goldfinger(February 15)LP
Here Come the ABCsThey Might Be Giants(February 15)LP
Señor SmokeElectric Six(February 15)LP
Some CitiesDoves(February 21)LP
The BeekeeperTori Amos(February 22)LP
ElevatedEarth, Wind & Fire(February 22)LP
SolarizedIan Brown, singer of the Stone Roses(February 22)
(US release date)
LP
Burn the PriestBurn the Priest(February 22)Reissue, LP
1984Roger Miret and the Disasters(February 22)LP
Live! Thirty Days AgoPhoenix(February 22)
(US release date)
Live
Real Illusions: ReflectionsSteve Vai(February 22)LP

March

Album Artist Release Date Type
In Between DreamsJack Johnson(March 1)LP
Angel of RetributionJudas Priest(March 1)LP
Frances the MuteThe Mars Volta(March 1)LP
RebirthJennifer Lopez(March 1)LP
The Massacre50 Cent(March 3)
(internet leakage)
LP
MeltdownAsh(March 8)
(US release date)
LP
MAFIABlack Label Society(March 8)LP
Warts and All: Volume 4Moe.(March 8)LP
Withering to death.Dir en grey(March 9)LP
Everything's OKAl Green(March 15)LP
Human After AllDaft Punk(March 15)LP
Soundtrack To A HeadrushEmanuel(March 15)LP
Origin Vol. 1The Soundtrack of Our Lives(March 15)LP
Language. Sex. Violence. Other?Stereophonics(March 15)LP
Hearts on ParadeAmerican Hi-Fi(March 22)LP
Devil's PlaygroundBilly Idol(March 22)LP
The Best Little Secrets Are KeptLouis XIV(March 22)LP
HotelMoby(March 22)LP
Prince of DarknessOzzy Osbourne(March 22)Box
AlienStrapping Young Lad(March 22)LP
Lullabies to ParalyzeQueens of the Stone Age(March 22)LP
True ParallelsTrust Company(March 22)LP
Strange and BeautifulAqualung(March 22)LP
DeadwingPorcupine Tree(March 28)LP
Waiting for the Sirens' CallNew Order(March 28)
(UK release date)
LP
GueroBeck(March 29)LP
The BraveryThe Bravery(March 29)LP
Pushing The SensesFeeder(March 29)LP
LifehouseLifehouse(March 29)LP
Counting Down the DaysNatalie Imbruglia(March 29)LP
Joe PerryJoe Perry
(guitarist of Aerosmith)
(March 29)LP
Songs Not to Get Married ToReggie and the Full Effect(March 29)LP
If We Could Only See Us NowThrice(March 29)LP
Elements of PersuasionJames LaBrie(March 29)LP

April

Album Artist Release Date Type
Open SeasonBritish Sea Power(April 5)LP
In the Arms of GodCorrosion of Conformity(April 5)LP
Suspended AnimationFantômas(April 5)LP
ElevatorHot Hot Heat(April 5)LP
OdysseyFischerspooner(April 5)LP
We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not HappyReel Big Fish(April 5)LP
The Apprenticeship of 2Pac2Pac(April 12)DVD
Bleed Like MeGarbage(April 12)LP
The Emancipation of MimiMariah Carey(April 12)LP
The New Normal(April 12)LP
Silver RainMarcus Miller(April 12)LP
AlligatorThe National(April 12)LP
Silver RainMarcus Miller(April 12)LP
Safety Second, Body LastThe Locust(April 12)CDEP
Lost and FoundMudvayne(April 12)LP
Before the RobotsBetter Than Ezra(April 12)LP
22-20s22-20s(April 19)LP
UntiltedAutechre(April 19)LP
The Milk of Human KindnessCaribou(April 19)LP
Greetings From Cairo, IllinoisStace England(April 19)LP
Cold RosesRyan Adams and the Cardinals(April 19)LP (2-Disc)
OhmworkGeezer Butler
(Black Sabbath bassist)
(April 19)LP
Wreck of the DayAnna Nalick(April 19)LP
ComplicatedNivea Hamilton(April 19)LP
Mighty RearrangerRobert Plant and the Strange Sensation(April 25)LP
PresentVan der Graaf Generator(April 25)LP
Atomic SoulRussell Allen(April 26)LP
Seventeen Seconds: Deluxe EditionThe Cure(April 26)Reissue (2-Disc)
Faith: Deluxe EditionThe Cure(April 26)Reissue (2-Disc)
Pornography: Deluxe EditionThe Cure(April 26)Reissue (2-Disc)
Paper TigersCaesars(April 26)LP
Blinking Lights and Other RevelationsEels(April 26)LP
Songs for SilvermanBen Folds(April 26)LP
Waiting for the Sirens' CallNew Order(April 26)
(US release date)
LP
Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989-1996Screaming Trees(April 26)Compilation
Devils & DustBruce Springsteen(April 26)LP

May

Album Artist Release Date Type
Dust Off and DanceTiffany(May)LP
LichtgestaltLacrimosa(May 2)LP
PerceptionBlessid Union of Souls(May 3)LP
From Under the Cork TreeFall Out Boy(May 3)LP
The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)Limp Bizkit(May 3)EP
The Forgotten ArmAimee Mann(May 3)LP
With TeethNine Inch Nails(May 3)LP
Rock Of Ages...Hymns and FaithAmy Grant(May 3)LP
Pretty In BlackThe Raveonettes(May 3)LP
A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005Sloan(May 3)LP/DVD
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the SithJohn Williams
(Composer)
(May 3)Soundtrack
Stand UpDave Matthews Band(May 10)LP
Late Night Tales: Flaming LipsThe Flaming Lips(May 10)LP
Pray For The Soul Of BettyPray For The Soul Of Betty(May 10)LP
Gimme FictionSpoon(May 10)LP
ChamillitaryChamillionaire(May 10)LP
Big Bang TheoryStyx(May 10)LP
State of DiscontentThe Unseen(May 10)LP
Make BelieveWeezer(May 10)LP
What I Really MeanRobert Earl Keen(May 10)LP
Rock of Ages: the Definitive CollectionDef Leppard(May 17)CD
The CalmInsane Clown Posse(May 17) Magic TimeVan Morrison(May 17)LP
MezmerizeSystem of a Down(May 17)LP
Truth and LiesThe Levellers(May 23)LP
Tyranny of SoulsBruce Dickinson(May 23)LP
Demon DaysGorillaz(May 23)LP
The Best of Natacha AtlasNatacha Atlas(May 23)Compilation
A Retrospective 1995-2000Son Volt(May 24)CD
Out of ExileAudioslave(May 24)LP
CrimsonAlkaline Trio(May 24)LP
TwentyRobert Cray(May 24)LP
All or NothingFat Joe(May 24)LP
Warriors of the Rainbow BridgeMolly Hatchet(May 24)LP
Karma and EffectSeether(May 24)LP
Rebel, SweetheartThe Wallflowers(May 24)LP
Don't Believe the TruthOasis(May 30)LP
Everything EcstaticFour Tet(May 31)LP
The Dead 60sThe Dead 60s(May 31)LP
Catch 33Meshuggah(May 31)LP

June

Album Artist Release Date Type
ChargeThe Aquabats(June 6)LP
X&YColdplay(June 6)LP
Tales From Turnpike HouseSaint Etienne(June 6)LP
Here Come The TearsThe Tears(June 6)LP
PassionGeri Halliwell(June 6)
(Europe/Canada only)
LP
AnastaciaAnastacia(June 7)
(US release date)
LP
Fijación Oral Vol. 1Shakira(June 7)LP
Monkey BusinessBlack Eyed Peas(June 7)LP
OctavariumDream Theater(June 7)LP
Death for LifeDeath By Stereo(June 7)LP
Say Hello to SunshineFinch(June 7)LP
PanicMxPx(June 7)LP
Sleeping in the NothingKelly Osbourne
(daughter of Ozzy Osbourne)
(June 7)LP
That's What I SayJohn Scofield(June 7)LP
Choose LoveRingo Starr(June 7)
(US release date)
LP
Get Behind Me SatanThe White Stripes(June 7)LP
Dirty WordsThe Departure(June 13)LP
Never GoneBackstreet Boys(June 14)LP
Twelve Year SilenceDark New Day(June 14)LP
Another Day on EarthBrian Eno(June 14)LP
In Your HonorFoo Fighters(June 14)LP (2-Disc)
HoursFuneral for a Friend(June 14)LP
BloomEric Johnson(June 14)LP
Broken ValleyLife of Agony(June 14)LP
Start a WarStatic-X(June 14)LP
Who You Waiting For?UB40(June 14)LP
KilladelphiaLamb of God(June 21)DVD
Blink the BrightestTracy Bonham(June 21)LP
The Future EmbraceBilly Corgan
(singer/guitarist of the Smashing Pumpkins)
(June 21)LP
solo debut
The Warrior's CodeDropkick Murphys(June 21)LP
Greatest HitsThe Offspring(June 21)Compilation
Haunted CitiesThe Transplants(June 21)LP
Robot Hive/ExodusClutch(June 21)LP
De NovaThe Redwalls(June 21)LP
ChroniclesAerosmith(June 21)LP (Compilation)
Look At All the Love We FoundA Tribute to Sublime(June 21)Tribute
Chasin' the Jazz Gone ByThe Five Corners Quintet(June 22)CD
Teen Dance OrdinanceA(June 27)LP
The Curse (Re-Release)Atreyu(June 28)LP
WantedBow Wow(June 28)
An Answer Can Be FoundCKY(June 28)LP
Somewhere Down in TexasGeorge Strait(June 28)LP
Undoing RuinDarkest Hour(June 28)LP
Every Kind of LightThe Posies(June 28)LP
Man's Myth, Vol. 1Twiztid(June 28)LP
GeronimoShannon McNally(June 28)LP
Live at the Greek TheatreChicago and Earth, Wind & Fire(June 28)concert DVD

July

Album Artist Release Date Type
NymphoArmand van Helden(July 4)
(UK release date)
LP
The Essential Iron MaidenIron Maiden(July 4)Compilation
Calling Your NameAzure Flame(July 5)EP
IllinoisSufjan Stevens(July 5)LP
City of EvilAvenged Sevenfold(June 7)LP
Already PlatinumSlim Thug(July 12)LP
Okemah and the Melody of RiotSon Volt(July 12)DualDisc (CD/DVD) format
Move AlongThe All-American Rejects(July 12)LP
Side TwoAdrian Belew(July 12)LP
FusedTony Iommi(July 12)LP
Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent FemmesThe Violent Femmes(July 12)Compilation
HoneycombFrank Black(July 19)LP
El Sexto SentidoThalía(July 19)LP
Moonlight SerenadeCarly Simon(July 19)LP
Trainwreck Boys Night Out(July 25)LP
Drawing Restraint 9Björk(July 25)LP
Before the Blackout Allister(July 26)LP
LayourbattleaxedownThe Concretes(July 26)Compilation
Body of SongBob Mould(July 26)LP
Mutant, Vol. 2Twiztid(July 26)LP
Angels & Vampires - Volume ISananda Maitreya(July 29)Only available through Webshop

August

Album Artist Release Date Type
Roc-A-Fella Presents..Teairra MariTeairra Mari(August 2)LP
Dirty DiamondsAlice Cooper(August 2)LP
FirefliesFaith Hill(August 2)LP
NymphoArmand van Helden(August 2)
(US release date)
LP
UnwrittenNatasha Bedingfield(August 2)LP
The RideTommy Lee(August 9)LP
Looking for LuckyHootie & the Blowfish(August 9)LP
The FusePennywise(August 9)LP
Killer Queen: A Tribute to QueenA Tribute to Queen(August 9)Compilation
Chapter VStaind(August 9)LP
War Profiteering Is Killing Us AllThe Suicide Machines(August 9)LP
Doomsday MachineArch Enemy(August 11)LP
Road to RouenSupergrass(August 15)LP
A Beautiful Lie30 Seconds To Mars(August 16)LP
Blue-Sky ResearchTaproot(August 16)LP
Don't Tread on Me311(August 16)LP
Most WantedHilary Duff(August 16)LP
Most Wanted The Collector's Signature EditionHilary Duff(August 16)LP
Into the RushAly & A.J.(August 16)LP
SupernatureGoldfrapp(August 22)
(UK/Europe only)
LP
We Are The RadioThe Brian Jonestown Massacre(August 23)
BaysideBayside(August 23)
TransgressionFear Factory(August 23)LP
Twin CinemaThe New Pornographers(August 23)LP
Rebirth of a NationPublic Enemy(August 23)LP
So Long, ScarecrowScarling.(August 23)LP
Peace, Love & TruthJohn Lennon(August 29)LP
WonderlandMcFly(August 29)
(UK Only)
LP
(also available as limited edition)
Music Of The SunRihanna(August 30)LP (Debut)
Late RegistrationKanye West(August 30) LP
Back HomeEric Clapton(August 30)LP
Plans (album)Death Cab for Cutie(August 30)LP
Healthy in Paranoid TimesOur Lady Peace(August 30)LP
A Different Kind of PainCold(August 30)LP
Ghetto ExtraordinaryKiller Mike(August 30)LP
Sisters of the Red DeathVendetta Red(August 30)LP
Ghost ReveriesOpeth(August 30)LP
Kezia''Protest the Hero(August 30)LP

September

Album Artist Release Date Type
Apollo SunshineApollo SunshineSeptemberLP
Have a Nice DayBon Jovi(September 6)LP
A Bigger BangThe Rolling Stones(September 6)LP
Chaos and Creation in the BackyardPaul McCartney(September 12)LP
Welcome to JamrockDamian Marley(September 12)LP
Return Of The ChampionsQueen(September 13)LP
PCDThe Pussycat Dolls(September 13)LP
Where You LiveTracy Chapman(September 13)LP
Distort YourselfInstitute(September 13)LP
The Naked TruthLil' Kim(September 13)LP
Souls AlikeBonnie Raitt(September 13)LP
Takk...Sigur Rós(September 13)LP
Dark AgesSoulfly(September 13)LP
Nothing Is SoundSwitchfoot(September 13)LP
Someone in ControlTrapt(September 13)LP
What The Game's Been MissingJuelz Santana(September 13)LP
Jasper CountyTrisha Yearwood(September 13)LP
¡Bastardos!Blues Traveler(September 13)LP
Real Live ThingKingston Wall(September 14)LP
Tender ButtonsBroadcast(September 19)LP
The Fly (album)Era(September 19)LP
Safe As FuckGoldie Lookin' Chain(September 19)LP
Sideshow SymphoniesArcturus(September 19)LP
Have a Nice DayBon Jovi(September 20)LP
Hefty FineBloodhound Gang(September 20)LP
You Stand WatchingRyan Cabrera(September 20)LP
Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of MadnessCoheed and Cambria(September 20)LP
Ten Thousand FistsDisturbed(September 20)LP
Siberia (album)Echo and the Bunnymen(September 20)LP
FilterFilter(September 20)LP
Bring 'Em InBuddy Guy(September 20)LP
Piece by PieceKatie Melua(September 26)
(UK release date)
LP
TelegraphDrake Bell(September 27)LP
In SpaceBig Star(September 27)LP
LibraToni Braxton(September 27)LP
WildflowerSheryl Crow(September 27)LP
Dark LightHIM(September 27)LP
NexterdayRic Ocasek(September 27)LP
A Fever You Can't Sweat OutPanic! at the Disco(September 27)LP
Ça IraRoger Waters(September 27)LP
Prairie WindNeil Young(September 27)LP

October

Album Artist Release Date Type
RelentlessJo O'Meara
(ex-S Club)
(October 3)LP
Real Fine PlaceSara Evans(October 4)LP
Broken Social SceneBroken Social Scene(October 4)LP
You Could Have It So Much BetterFranz Ferdinand(October 4)LP
LimelightColin James(October 4)LP
GenerationsJourney(October 4)LP
Working Class Hero: The Definitive LennonJohn Lennon(October 4)Compilation
All the Right ReasonsNickelback(October 4)LP
Under CoverOzzy Osbourne(October 4)LP
Somebody's MiracleLiz Phair(October 4)LP
One Thing RemainsDefault(October 11)LP
Dangerdoom: The Mouse and the MaskDJ Danger Mouse and MF Doom(October 11)LP
The Woman that Ended the WorldHillstomp(October 11)LP
LifeRicky Martin(October 11)LP
NextSevendust(October 11)LP
In the Wake of DeterminationStory of the Year(October 11)LP
Dangerous and Movingt.A.T.u.(October 11)LP
As Is NowPaul Weller(October 11)LP
Come & Get ItRachel Stevens(October 12)LP
High FraudMJ13(October 13)LP
The Campfire HeadphaseBoards of Canada(October 17)LP
I Am MeAshlee Simpson(October 18)LP
Downtown ScienceBlockhead(October 18)LP
What I Really Want for ChristmasBrian Wilson(October 18)LP
Playing the AngelDepeche Mode(October 18)LP
PhotographsMest(October 18)LP
VheissuThrice(October 18)LP
A Time 2 LoveStevie Wonder(October 18)LP
Intensive CareRobbie Williams(October 24)LP
?Neal Morse(October 24)LP
Decibel Death Squad 5000Plonker(October 24)LP
The Hard and the EasyGreat Big Sea(October 25)LP
#1'sDestiny's Child(October 25)Compilation
Rockin' the JointAerosmith(October 25)Live
Enter the ChickenBuckethead(October 25)LP
Concert for BangladeshGeorge Harrison and Friends(October 25)Reissue
Sunday LoveFefe Dobson(October 25)LP
Rehearsing My ChoirThe Fiery Furnaces(October 25)LP
The Beauty of Letting GoSocialburn(October 25)LP
A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber SoulVarious Artists(October 25)Tribute album
Rosenrot''Rammstein(October 31)LP

November

Album Artist Release Date Type
Greatest Hitsblink-182(November 1)Compilation
Rapture of the DeepDeep Purple(November 1)LP
Christmas Songs, Featuring the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz OrchestraDiana Krall(November 1)LP
ResolveLagwagon(November 1)LP
All That I AmSantana(November 1)LP
9.0 LiveSlipknot(November 1)Live
WolfmotherWolfmother(November 1)LP
Scooter (band)Who's Got The Last Laugh Now?(November 4)Studio Album
AerialKate Bush(November 7)double CD
The Mission BellDelirious?(November 7)LP
Greatest HitzLimp Bizkit(November 8)Compilation
Live In São PauloSepultura(November 8)Live
Ultimate CollectionEurythmics(November 8)Compilation
Those Once LoyalBolt Thrower(November 11)LP
BoxedEurythmics(November 14)Box set
Bullet in a BibleGreen Day(November 15)Live
Some HeartsCarrie Underwood(November 15)LP
Confessions on a DancefloorMadonna(November 15)LP
GoldSublime(November 15)Compilation
AmarantineEnya(November 22)LP
12 Songs''Neil Diamond(November 22) The Rising TiedFort Minor(November 22)LP
The Great DivideScott Stapp (Creed singer)(November 22)LP
Rarities 1971-2003The Rolling Stones(November 22)Compilation
HypnotizeSystem of a Down(November 22)LP
The Sound Of RevengeChamillionaire(November 22)EP
B In The MixBritney Spears(November 22)Remix Album
One Way Ticket to Hell...And BackThe Darkness(November 28)LP
SwitchINXS(November 28)LP
Oral Fixation 2Shakira(November 29)LP

December

Album Artist Release Date Type
Curtain CallEminem(December 6)LP
See You On the Other SideKoЯn(December 6)LP
A Little More Personal (Raw)Lindsay Lohan(December 6)LP
Face to FaceWestlife
KilladelphiaLamb of God(December 13)Live

Top 100 Best-Selling Albums of the Year (US)

# The Emancipation of MimiMariah Carey (4,968,606)# The Massacre50 Cent (4,852,744)# BreakawayKelly Clarkson (3,496,192)# American IdiotGreen Day (3,360,394)# Monkey BusinessThe Black Eyed Peas (3,037,251)# X&YColdplay (2,615,280)# Feels Like TodayRascal Flatts (2,511,209)# Love. Angel. Music. Baby.Gwen Stefani (2,505,390)# Late RegistrationKanye West (2,413,580)# The DocumentaryThe Game (2,275,646)# Now That's What I Call Music 20 — Various Artists (2,059,767)# Hot FussThe Killers (2,040,933)# Now That's What I Call Music 19 — Various Artists (1,971,716)# All the Right ReasonsNickelback (1,957,189)# The Road and the RadioKenny Chesney (1,817,196)# In Between DreamsJack Johnson (1,758,058)# Be HereKeith Urban (1,713,571)# From Under the Cork TreeFall Out Boy (1,654,320)# MezmerizeSystem of a Down (1,645,980)# Some HeartsCarrie Underwood (1,636,689)# RebirthJennifer Lopez (1,561,032)# FirefliesFaith Hill (1,531,656)# GoodiesCiara (1,530,368)# Demon DaysGorillaz (1,528,489)# Twice the Speed of LifeSugarland (1,510,879)# Honkytonk UniversityToby Keith (1,446,821)# Now That's What I Call Music 18 — Various Artists (1,400,063)# EncoreEminem (1,385,256)# Curtain Call: The HitsEminem (1,381,896)# Get LiftedJohn Legend (1,377,246)# Stand UpDave Matthews Band (1,333,781)# Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101Young Jeezy (1,314,291)# Who Is Mike Jones?Mike Jones (1,288,377)# It's TimeMichael Buble (1,229,916)# Here for the PartyGretchen Wilson (1,214,383)# ConfessionsUsher (1,210,379)# ...Something to BeRob Thomas (1,206,436)# ''Seventeen Days3 Doors Down (1,204,330)# Genius Loves CompanyRay Charles (1,196,040)# In Your HonorFoo Fighters (1,144,881)# Most WantedHilary Duff (1,125,198)# TP-3: ReloadedR. Kelly (1,110,854)# Get Rich or Die Tryin' (soundtrack) — Various Artists (1,103,354)# Confessions on a Dance FloorMadonna (1,102,802)# Be as You AreKenny Chesney (1,078,559)# Il DivoIl Divo (1,053,483)# Red Light DistrictLudacris (1,041,939)# Greatest Hits 2Toby Keith (1,023,188)# Greatest HitsShania Twain (1,018,991)# Make BelieveWeezer (995,790)# Destiny FulfilledDestiny's Child (987,393)# Three Cheers for Sweet RevengeMy Chemical Romance (982,117)# Greatest HitsGuns N' Roses (974,315)# Beautiful SoulJesse McCartney (972,672)# Free YourselfFantasia (972,230)# Out of ExileAudioslave (968,981)# All Jacked UpGretchen Wilson (947,388)# Crunk JuiceLil Jon & The East Side Boyz (945,990)# TimelessMartina McBride (929,512)# The BreakthroughMary J. Blige (922,397)# Songs About JaneMaroon5 (894,767)# Songs About MeTrace Adkins (882,850)# ''I Am MeAshlee Simpson (877,501)# U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)Ying Yang Twins (874,038)# PCDPussycat Dolls (857,952)# Horse of a Different ColorBig & Rich (857,945)# TroubleAkon (852,673)# The Legend of Johnny CashJohnny Cash (847,645)# Ten Thousand FistsDisturbed (844,525)# Live Like You Were DyingTim McGraw (840,385)# With TeethNine Inch Nails (838,920)# AmarantineEnya (836,052)# WantedBow Wow (833,430)# HypnotizeSystem of a Down (831,680)# How to Dismantle an Atomic BombU2 (828,722)# The OneFrankie J (817,792)# Fijacion Oral Vol. 1Shakira (804,924)# UnpredictableJamie Foxx (799,425)# Thanks for the Memory...The Great American Songbook Volume IVRod Stewart (791,351)# Have a Nice DayBon Jovi (785,268)# The Phantom of the Opera — Soundtrack (773,150)# Lyfe 268-192Lyfe Jennings (767,954)# #1'sDestiny's Child (766,058)# GueroBeck (758,023)# Urban LegendT.I. (751,894)# Mind, Body & SoulJoss Stone (751,222)# When the Sun Goes DownKenny Chesney (750,004)# Barrio FinoDaddy Yankee (747,412)# Modern Day DrifterDierks Bentley (745,924)# Time Well WastedBrad Paisley (744,893)# LifehouseLifehouse'' (740,100)# I Am MeAshlee Simpson (735,718)# BeCommon (734,944)# Ray — Soundtrack (727,143)# Somewhere Down in TexasGeorge Strait (722,059)# BlueStarsPretty Ricky (712,279)# 50 Number OnesGeorge Strait (710,833)# Getting Away with MurderPapa Roach (706,798)# Never GoneBackstreet Boys (703,827)# CrossfadeCrossfade (702,319)

Metacritic's Top-Rated Albums of the Year

# IllinoisSufjan Stevens# ZMy Morning Jacket# WearemonsterIsolée# Hypermagic MountainLightning Bolt# The WoodsSleater-Kinney# Clap Your Hands Say YeahClap Your Hands Say Yeah# I Am A Bird NowAntony and the Johnsons# ArularM.I.A.# Minimum-MaximumKraftwerk# Thunder, Lightning, StrikeThe Go! Team# The Mysterious Production Of EggsAndrew Bird# Black Sheep BoyOkkervil River# LCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem# Extraordinary MachineFiona Apple# Chavez Ravine (album)Ry Cooder# I'm Wide Awake It's MorningBright Eyes# Blinking Lights and Other RevelationsEels# MezmerizeSystem Of A Down# Beauty And The BeatEdan# Twin CinemaThe New Pornographers# Oceans ApartThe Go-Betweens# Kicking Television: Live in ChicagoWilco# Late RegistrationKanye West# Separation SundayThe Hold Steady# LookafteringVashti Bunyan# Oh You're So Silent JensJens Lekman# This Right Here is Buck 65Buck 65# These Were The EarliesThe Earlies# Takk...Sigur Ros# Lost and SafeThe Books

Billboard Hot 100 Number one hits of 2005

*"Let Me Love You", Mario (#1 for nine weeks)
*"Candy Shop", 50 Cent featuring Olivia (#1 for nine weeks)
*"Hollaback Girl", Gwen Stefani (#1 for four weeks)
*"We Belong Together", Mariah Carey (#1 for fourteen weeks)
*"Inside Your Heaven", Carrie Underwood (#1 debut for one week)
*"Gold Digger", Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx (#1 for ten weeks)
*"Run It!", Chris Brown (#1 for five weeks)
*"Don't Forget About Us", Mariah Carey (#1 for two weeks [one in 2006])

Top hits on record

*"1, 2 Step" — Ciara featuring Missy Elliot
*"1 Thing" — Amerie
*"All Because of You" — U2
*"All These Things That I've Done" — The Killers
*"American Baby" — Dave Matthews Band
*"And I" — Ciara
*"Axel F." — Crazy Frog
*"Behind These Hazel Eyes" — Kelly Clarkson
*"Because of You" — Kelly Clarkson
*"Bend And Break" — Keane
*"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" — Green Day
*"BoyfriendAshlee Simpson
*"Breakaway" — Kelly Clarkson
*"B.Y.O.B." — System of a Down
*"Candy Shop" — 50 Cent featuring Olivia
*"Change Your Mind" — The Killers
*"City of Blinding Lights" — U2
*"Cool" — Gwen Stefani
*"Dance, Dance" — Fall Out Boy
*"DARE" — Gorillaz
*"Don't Cha" — The Pussycat Dolls
*"Don't Phunk with My Heart" — The Black Eyed Peas
*"Don't Forget About Us" — Mariah Carey
*"Don't Lie" — The Black Eyed Peas
*"Don't Tread on Me" — 311
*"Dirty Little Secret" — All-American Rejects
*"Everybody's Changing" — Keane
*"Feel Good Inc." — Gorillaz
*"Fix You" — Coldplay
*"Galang" — M.I.A.
*"Gasolina" — Daddy Yankee
*"Get Right" — Jennifer Lopez
*"Grillz" — Nelly
*"Happy?" — Mudvayne
*"Have a Nice Day" — Bon Jovi
*"Hate It or Love It" — The Game featuring 50 Cent
*"Helena" — My Chemical Romance
*"Hollaback Girl" — Gwen Stefani
*"Holiday" — Green Day
*"Hung Up" — Madonna
*"Hypnotize" — System of a Down
*"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" — My Chemical Romance
*"The Importance Of Being Idle" — Oasis
*"Incomplete" — Backstreet Boys
*"Inside Your Heaven" — Carrie Underwood
*"La Tortura" — Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz
*"Let Me Love You" — Mario
*"Lonely" — Akon
*"Lonely No More" — Rob Thomas
*"Lose Control" — Missy Elliott featuring Ciara
*"Lyla" — Oasis
*"My Humps" — The Black Eyed Peas
*"Obsession" — Frankie J featuring Baby Bash
*"Oh" — Ciara featuring Ludacris
*"Ohio Is For Lovers" — Hawthorne Heights
*"Only" — Nine Inch Nails
*"Photograph" — Nickelback
*"Pon De Replay" — Rihanna
*"Precious" — Depeche Mode
*"Pretty Vegas" — INXS
*"Radio/Video" — System of a Down
*"Rich Girl" — Gwen Stefani featuring Eve
*"Run It!" — Chris Brown
*"Scars" — Papa Roach
*"Shake It Off" — Mariah Carey
*"Since U Been Gone" — Kelly Clarkson
*"Single" — Natasha Bedingfield
*"Soldier" — Destiny's Child
*"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" — U2
*"Speed Of Sound" — Coldplay
*"Stickwitu" — The Pussycat Dolls
*"Sugar, We're Goin' Down" — Fall Out Boy
*"Talk" — Coldplay
*"The Ghost of You" — My Chemical Romance
*"The Hand that Feeds" — Nine Inch Nails
*"These Words" — Natasha Bedingfield
*"This Is How a Heart Breaks" — Rob Thomas
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 1." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 2." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 3." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 4." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 5." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 6." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 7." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 8." — R. Kelly
*"Trapped in the Closet Ch 9." — R. Kelly
*"Unwritten" — Natasha Bedingfield
*"Wake Me Up When September Ends" — Green Day
*"We Belong Together" — Mariah Carey
*"You're Beautiful" — James Blunt

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 2005 (USA).

Classical music

*Pedro Amaral - Densités
*Louis Andriessen - De Opening
*Pierluigi Billone - TA.un Lied di meno
*Joël-François Durand - String Quartet
*Mohammed Fairouz - Canto
*Christian Forshaw - Mortal Flesh
*Philip Glass - Symphony No. 8
*Alun Hoddinott - Celebration Fanfare (one-off composition for the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales)
*Karl Jenkins - Requiem: In These Horizons Stones Sing
*Hans Koolmees - Les Fumées
*Peter Maxwell Davies - Naxos Quartet No. 6
*Peter Maxwell Davies - Naxos Quartet No. 7
*Michiel Mensingh - Oh I'm sorry, Did I break your Concentration?
*Mayke Nas - La Chocolatière Brûlée
*Krzysztof Penderecki - Symphony No. 8 Lieder der Vergänglichkeit
*Jan van de Putte - Ee jya nai ka ee jya nai ka éé jya nai ka
*Einojuhani Rautavaara - Book of Visions for orchestra
*Einojuhani Rautavaara - Manhattan Trilogy for strings
*Richard Rijnvos - Central Dance in the Park
*Stephen Warbeck - Peter Pan (ballet)
*Robert Zuidam - Fanfare

Opera

*John Coolidge Adams - Doctor Atomic
*Matthew Dewey - The Death of Chatterton
*Roger Waters - Ça Ira

Musical theater

* Chitty Chitty Bang Bang opened at the Hilton Theatre on April 28.
* Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on March 3.
* Monty Python's Spamalot opened at the Shubert Theatre on March 17.
* One Life: A Musical Story of the Life of Joseph Smith - Written and Directed by Kari Skousen

Musical films

* Rent (November 23)
* Boss'n Up (December 6)
* The Producers (December 16)

Births

* August 3 - Owen Isabelle Landau, daughter of Michelle Branch and husband Teddy Landau
* September 14 - Sean Preston Federline, son of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
* September 24 - Aiden Michael Bice, son of Bo Bice and wife Caroline Fisher.

Deaths

*January 11 - Spencer Dryden, 61, American drummer for American rock group Jefferson Airplane
*January 11 - Jimmy Griffin, co-founder of Bread
*January 11 - Miriam Hyde, Australian composer, 91
*January 14 - Alfred Hause, German composer and conductor, 84
*January 15 - Victoria de Los Angeles, 81, Catalan soprano
*January 24 - June Bronhill, singer
*January 28 - Jim Capaldi, 60, British drummer and vocalist
*January 30 - Martyn Bennett, 33, Scottish bagpiper
*February 1 - Franco Mannino, Italian composer, 80
*February 3 - David Hönigsberg, composer and conductor, 45
*February 8 - Helmut Eder, Austrian composer, 88
*February 8 - Jimmy Smith, 77, American jazz organist
*February 9 - Tyrone Davis, 66, American soul singer
*February 13 - Sixten Ehrling, 86, Swedish conductor
*February 16 - Marcello Viotti, 50, Swiss conductor
*February 29 - Edward Patten, 65, R&B/soul singer (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
*February 28 - Chris Curtis, 63, British drummer and vocalist
*March 4 - Una Hale, soprano, 82
*March 6 - Tommy Vance, DJ
*March 9 - Chris LeDoux, country music singer, 56
*March 9 - Kathie Kay, big band singer, 86
*March 10 - Danny Joe Brown, 53, former lead singer of Molly Hatchet
*March 21 - Bobby Short, singer
*March 22 - Rod Price, guitarist, 47
*March 26 - Paul Hester, drummer for Crowded House & Split Enz, 46
*March 27 - Grant Johannesen, pianist, 83
*March 27 - Rigo Tovar, Mexican singer and composer, 58
*March 28 - Moura Lympany, pianist, 88
*March 30 - Derrick Plourde, 33, former drummer of 2 California punk groups: Lagwagon and the Ataris
*April 2 - Alexander Brott, conductor and composer, 90
*April 7 - Grigoris Bithikotsis, Greek singer, 82
*April 10 - Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist, 82
*April 12 - Ehud Manor, Israeli songwriter, 63
*April 13 - Johnnie Johnson, American pianist, 80
*April 14 - John Fred Gourrier, pop singer, 64
*April 18 - Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor, 75
*April 19 - Bryan Ottoson, guitarist of American Head Charge, 27
*April 19 - Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz bassist, 58
*April 23 - Robert Farnon, composer, arranger, 87
*April 25 - Hasil Adkins, American rockabilly musician, 67
*April 28 - Percy Heath, jazz musician, 81
*May 8 - Nasrat Parsa, Afghan singer, murdered, 36
*May 10 - David Wayne, former singer of Metal Church, 47
*May 14 - Jimmy Martin, bluegrass musician, 77
*May 22 - Thurl Ravenscroft, US singer
*May 25 - Ruth Laredo, pianist, 67
*May 25 - Domenic Troiano, guitarist The Guess Who, 59
*May 29 - George Rochberg, composer, 86
*June 4 - Helju Tauk, Estonian musician, 75
*June 13 - David Diamond, American composer, 89
*June 14 - Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor, 91
*June 17 - Karl Mueller, bassist of Soul Asylum, 41
*July 1 - Luther Vandross, R&B singer, 54
*July 1 - Renaldo "Obie" Benson, R&B/soul singer (Four Tops), 69
*July 11 - Frances Langford, US singer and actress, 91
*July 21 - Long John Baldry, R&B singer, 64
*July 27 - Robert Wright, songwriter
*July 29 - Hildegarde, US singer
*August 4 - Little Milton, blues musician
*August 13 - Arnold Cooke, British composer, 98
*August 20 - Stevo, singer of the early-Vandals-era, 46
*August 21 - Bob Moog, electronic music pioneer
*August 22 - Luc Ferrari, composer
*August 26 - Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, guitarist of Voivod, 45
*September 1 - R. L. Burnside, blues musician, 78
*September 10 - Clarence Gatemouth Brown, blues musician, 81
*September 15 - Jeronimas Kacinskas, Lithuanian-born composer and conductor, 98
*September 15 - Sidney Luft, ex-husband of Judy Garland, father of Lorna Luft, and producer of A Star Is Born, 89
*September 17 - Alfred Reed, American composer of concert band music, 84
*September 18 - Chas Smit, vocalist and guitarist of Plush, 23
*September 18 - Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter, 66
*October 31 - John "Beatz" Holohan, drummer for Bayside, 31
*November 4 - Mana Nishiura, drummer for Shonen Knife and DMBQ
*November 6 - Minako Honda, Japanese singer, 38
*November 10 - Gardner Read, American composer, 92
*November 20 - Chris Whitley, singer-songwriter, 45
*November 26 - Mark Craney, ex-drummer for Jethro Tull, Jean-Luc Ponty, 53
*November 26 - Joe Jones, 79
*November 28 - Tony Meehan, drummer for The Shadows, 62
*November 29 - Deon van der Walt, tenor, 47
*December 6 - Stephen L. Mosko, American composer, 58
*December 6 - Danny Williams, singer, 63
*December 24 - Constance Keene, American pianist, 84
*December 25 - Derek Bailey, guitarist, 75
*December 25 - Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano, 87

Awards

Grammy Awards

*Grammy Awards of 2005

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

*Eurovision Song Contest 2005
*Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Brit Awards

*2005 Brit Awards

Juno Awards

*Juno Awards of 2005

Mercury Music Prize

*Mercury Music Prize 2005

KROQ

Triple J Hottest 100

*Triple J Hottest 100, 2005

See also

* 2005 in music (UK)

External links

For a more detailed list of hits or albums by month, see:
* KATS-FM
* New Rock 94.7 The Zone - WZZN-FM - Chicago
* Pause & Play's On The CD Front
* VH1
* MTV
* Rolling Stone
*Pop Culture Madness 2005 Music List



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