List of 2005 albums

The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2005. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject.

For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2005 in music.

First quarter

January

List of albums released in January 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
January 4	Ol' Dirty Bastard	Osirus	Hip-hop	Sure Shot Recordings
January 5	Firewind	Forged by Fire	Power metal	Century Media	[1]
January 10	Adam Green	Gemstones	Anti-folk, alternative country	Rough Trade
	Kreator	Enemy of God	Thrash metal	SPV/Steamhammer
January 11	Cass McCombs	PREfection		4AD	[2]
	The Fiery Furnaces	EP	Indie rock	Rough Trade
	Living Colour	Live from CBGB's	Hard rock, funk, thrash metal	Epic	[3]
	Trembling Blue Stars	The Seven Autumn Flowers		Bar/None	[4]
	Various artists	Coach Carter: Music from the Motion Picture	Hip-hop, R&B	Capitol
January 13	The Chemical Brothers	Push the Button	Electronica	Virgin, Freestyle Dust, EMI
January 17	Arena	Pepper's Ghost	Progressive rock	Inside Out Music	[5]
	Grave Digger	The Last Supper	Heavy metal	Nuclear Blast	[6]
January 18	Black Mountain	Black Mountain	Psychedelic rock, alternative rock, stoner rock	Jagjaguwar
	Fozzy	All That Remains	Heavy metal, hard rock, alternative metal	Ash Records	[7]
	The Game	The Documentary	West Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap	Aftermath, G-Unit, Interscope
January 24	Apocalyptica	Apocalyptica	Symphonic metal, neoclassical metal, progressive metal	Universal Music Germany, Vertigo	[8]
	Dark Tranquillity	Character	Melodic death metal	Century Media
	Erasure	Nightbird	Synth-pop	Mute
	Glenn Hughes	Soul Mover	Hard rock, blue-eyed soul, funk rock	Frontiers, Yamaha, Sanctuary	[9]
	LCD Soundsystem	LCD Soundsystem	Dance-punk, electronica, indie rock	DFA, Capitol, EMI
	Lou Barlow	Emoh	Folk rock, lo-fi	Merge, Domino
	M83	Before the Dawn Heals Us	Electronic, shoegaze, dream pop	Mute, Virgin, Gooom
	Mercury Rev	The Secret Migration	Alternative rock	V2
January 25	Adrian Belew	Side One	Rock	Sanctuary	[10]
	...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead	Worlds Apart	Alternative rock, art rock, indie rock	Interscope
	Ani DiFranco	Knuckle Down	Indie rock, folk rock	Righteous Babe
	Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Matt Sweeney	Superwolf		Drag City
	Bright Eyes	Digital Ash in a Digital Urn	Electronica, pop, synth-pop	Saddle Creek
	Bright Eyes	I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning	Folk, indie folk, folk rock	Saddle Creek
	Chamillionaire and Paul Wall	Controversy Sells	Southern hip-hop	Paid in Full	[11]
	Geto Boys	The Foundation	Gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop	Rap-A-Lot, Asylum, Elektra
	Jimmy Chamberlin Complex	Life Begins Again	Jazz fusion	Sanctuary
	Kenny Chesney	Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)	Country, Gulf and Western	BNA
	LeAnn Rimes	This Woman	Country pop	Asylum, Curb
	Low	The Great Destroyer	Slowcore	Sub Pop
	Magnapop	Mouthfeel	Pop-punk, pop rock, power pop	Daemon
	The Octopus Project	One Ten Hundred Thousand Million	Indie rock, electronica	Peek-A-Boo
	Plain White T's	All That We Needed	Pop-punk, pop rock, power pop	Fearless
	Spock's Beard	Octane	Progressive rock	Inside Out Music	[12]
January 31	Athlete	Tourist	Soft rock	Parlophone
	Feeder	Pushing the Senses	Alternative rock, power pop, post-Britpop	Echo
	Masterplan	Aeronautics	Power metal	AFM	[13]

February

List of albums released in February 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
February 1	Anberlin	Never Take Friendship Personal	Alternative rock, emo	Tooth & Nail
	Antony and the Johnsons	I Am a Bird Now	Chamber pop	Secretly Canadian
	Brazilian Girls	Brazilian Girls	Alternative dance, downtempo, electronic	Verve
	High on Fire	Blessed Black Wings	Stoner metal, sludge metal	Relapse
	John Frusciante	Curtains	Acoustic, rock, indie folk	Record Collection	[14]
	Mötley Crüe	Red, White & Crüe	Heavy metal, glam metal	Mötley
	Unwritten Law	Here's to the Mourning		Lava	[15]
	WarCry	¿Dónde Está La Luz?	Heavy metal, power metal	Jaus, Avispa
February 2	Bloc Party	Silent Alarm	Indie rock, post-punk revival, dance-punk	Wichita
February 5	Immolation	Harnessing Ruin	Death metal	Listenable	[16]
February 7	Karnivool	Themata	Nu metal, progressive metal, alternative metal	Bieler Bros.
	Little Barrie	We Are Little Barrie	Alternative rock, UK R&B revival	PIAS, Artemis
February 8	3 Doors Down	Seventeen Days	Alternative rock, post-grunge	Universal	[17]
	The Academy Is...	Almost Here	Pop, pop-punk, pop rock	Fueled by Ramen
	Andrew Bird	Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs	Baroque pop, indie folk	Righteous Babe
	Brian McKnight	Gemini		Motown
	Crowbar	Lifesblood for the Downtrodden	Sludge metal	Candlelight
	Eisley	Room Noises	Indie rock	Reprise
	The Golden Republic	The Golden Republic	Rock	Astralwerks	[18]
	Lee Ann Womack	There's More Where That Came From	Country	MCA Nashville
	Michael Bublé	It's Time	Vocal jazz, traditional pop	143, Reprise
	Sage Francis	A Healthy Distrust	Hip-hop	Epitaph
February 11	The Mars Volta	Frances the Mute	Progressive rock	Gold Standard Laboratories
February 14	The Boy Least Likely To	The Best Party Ever	Twee pop	Too Young to Die
	Electric Six	Señor Smoke	Alternative rock, funk rock	Warner Bros., Metropolis
February 15	American Head Charge	The Feeding	Industrial metal, nu metal, alternative metal	DRT Entertainment, Nitrus	[19]
	Goldfinger	Disconnection Notice	Pop-punk, punk rock, alternative rock	Maverick
	Mary Gauthier	Mercy Now	Country, folk	Lost Highway	[20]
	The Sound of Animals Fighting	Tiger and the Duke	Experimental rock	Stars and Satellites Records	[21]
	Stellar Kart	All Gas. No Brake.	Pop-punk, punk rock, Christian rock	Word
	They Might Be Giants	Here Come the ABCs	Children's music	Disney Sound, Idlewild Records	[22]
February 20	Tori Amos	The Beekeeper	Alternative rock	Epic
February 21	Doves	Some Cities	Indie rock	Heavenly
	The Kills	No Wow		Domino
February 22	The Afters	I Wish We All Could Win	Christian rock	INO, Epic
	Armor for Sleep	What to Do When You Are Dead	Emo, progressive rock, punk rock	Equal Vision
	Ben Lee	Awake Is the New Sleep	Indie pop	New West, Inertia Distribution
	Bone Brothers	Bone Brothers	Hip-hop, gangsta rap	Koch	[23]
	Chely Wright	The Metropolitan Hotel	Country	Painted Red, Dualtone	[24]
	Comeback Kid	Wake the Dead	Hardcore punk	Victory	[25]
	Crooked Fingers	Dignity and Shame	Indie rock	Merge
	Enon	Lost Marbles and Exploded Evidence	Post-punk, noise pop, synth-pop	Touch and Go
	Heartless Bastards	Stairs and Elevators		Fat Possum	[26]
	M. Ward	Transistor Radio	Folk	Merge, Matador
	Omarion	O	R&B, hip-hop	Epic, Sony Urban
	Roger Miret and the Disasters	1984	Punk	Hellcat	[27]
	Steve Vai	Real Illusions: Reflections	Instrumental rock, progressive metal, heavy metal	Epic	[28]
	Thievery Corporation	The Cosmic Game	Dub, trip hop, downtempo	ESL
	TRU	The Truth	Southern hip-hop, gangsta rap	The New No Limit, Koch	[29]
	William Elliott Whitmore	Ashes to Dust	Alternative country	Southern	[30]
February 23	Jennifer Lopez	Rebirth	Dance, hip-hop, R&B	Epic
	Judas Priest	Angel of Retribution	Heavy metal	Epic, Columbia

March

List of albums released in March 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
March 1	Emanuel	Soundtrack to a Headrush	Post-hardcore	Vagrant
	Ivy	In the Clear	Indie pop, indie rock	Nettwerk
	Jack Johnson	In Between Dreams	Folk rock, acoustic	Brushfire
	Jessi Alexander	Honeysuckle Sweet	Country	Columbia	[31]
	Kathleen Edwards	Back to Me	Country	MapleMusic, Zoë
	Kutless	Strong Tower	Christian rock, alternative rock, contemporary worship music	BEC
March 3	50 Cent	The Massacre	Hardcore hip-hop, gangsta rap	Shady, Aftermath, Interscope
March 4	HammerFall	Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken	Heavy metal, power metal	Nuclear Blast	[32]
March 7	Idlewild	Warnings/Promises	College rock, folk rock	Parlophone
	Kaiser Chiefs	Employment	Alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival	B-Unique
March 8	Black Label Society	Mafia	Heavy metal, Southern metal, groove metal	Artemis	[33]
	Craig Morgan	My Kind of Livin'	Country	Broken Bow	[34]
	Deana Carter	The Story of My Life	Country	Vanguard	[35]
	Gratitude	Gratitude	Emo	Atlantic
	Impaled	Death After Life		Century Media	[36]
	Into the Moat	The Design	Mathcore, metalcore	Metal Blade
	Marcus Miller	Silver Rain	Jazz fusion	Koch	[37]
	Novembers Doom	The Pale Haunt Departure	Death-doom, gothic metal	The End
	Sam Prekop	Who's Your New Professor	Post-rock	Thrill Jockey	[38]
March 9	Dir En Grey	Withering to Death	Gothic metal, alternative metal, industrial metal	Free-Will, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Gan-Shin	[39]
March 14	Al Green	Everything's OK	Soul, Rhythm and blues	Blue Note
	The Bravery	The Bravery	Indie rock, post-punk revival, dance-punk	Island
	Brendan Benson	The Alternative to Love	Rock	V2
	Daft Punk	Human After All	Dance-rock	Virgin
	Moby	Hotel	Alternative rock, electronica, downtempo	V2, Mute
	Stereophonics	Language. Sex. Violence. Other?	Rock, Britpop	V2
March 15	Brooke Valentine	Chain Letter	R&B	Virgin, Subliminal Entertainment
	Cephalic Carnage	Anomalies	Deathgrind, technical death metal	Relapse
	Dr. Dog	Easy Beat	Psychedelic rock	Park the Van	[40]
	Great Lake Swimmers	Bodies and Minds		Weewerk	[41]
	Miranda Lambert	Kerosene	Country	Epic Nashville
	Origin	Echoes of Decimation	Technical death metal	Relapse	[42]
	Trivium	Ascendancy	Metalcore, thrash metal	Roadrunner
	ZOEgirl	Room to Breathe	Pop rock, CCM	Sparrow
March 17	Paradise Lost	Paradise Lost	Gothic metal, gothic rock	BMG, GUN	[43]
March 21	Louis XIV	The Best Little Secrets Are Kept	Alternative rock, garage rock, glam rock	Atlantic	[44]
	Ocean Colour Scene	A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad	Alternative rock	Sanctuary
	Starbreaker	Starbreaker	Hard rock, heavy metal	Frontiers Music	[45]
	Trust Company	True Parallels	Nu metal, alternative metal, post-grunge	Geffen	[46]
	Tweet	It's Me Again	R&B, soul, neo soul	The Goldmind, Atlantic
March 22	Billy Idol	Devil's Playground	Punk rock, hard rock, pop-punk	Sanctuary
	C-Murder	The Truest Shit I Ever Said	Gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop	TRU Records, Koch	[47]
	The Decemberists	Picaresque	Indie rock, folk rock, baroque pop	Kill Rock Stars
	Frankie J	The One		Columbia	[48]
	Jars of Clay	Redemption Songs	Christian rock, folk rock	Essential
	Lifehouse	Lifehouse	Pop rock, alternative rock, post-grunge	Geffen
	M.I.A.	Arular	World, hip-hop, dancehall	XL, Interscope
	Maia Sharp	Fine Upstanding Citizen	Pop, rock	Koch	[49]
	Queens of the Stone Age	Lullabies to Paralyze	Stoner rock, alternative rock	Interscope
	Strapping Young Lad	Alien	Extreme metal, industrial metal, thrash metal	Hevy Devy, Century Media
	Trace Adkins	Songs About Me	Country, Southern rock	Capitol Nashville	[50]
March 24	Porcupine Tree	Deadwing	Progressive rock, progressive metal, alternative metal	Lava
March 28	New Order	Waiting for the Sirens' Call	Alternative rock, synth-pop	London, Warner Bros.
March 29	Beanie Sigel	The B. Coming	Hip-hop	Dame Dash, Def Jam
	Beck	Guero	Alternative rock, alternative hip-hop, sampledelia	Interscope
	Edan	Beauty and the Beat	Hip-hop, psychedelic rap	Lewis
	Hammock	Kenotic	Post-rock, ambient, shoegaze	Hammock Music	[51]
	James LaBrie	Elements of Persuasion	Alternative metal, progressive metal	Inside Out	[52]
	Mae	The Everglow	Indie rock, emo	Tooth & Nail	[53]
	Morrissey	Live at Earls Court	Alternative rock	Sanctuary
	Reggie and the Full Effect	Songs Not to Get Married To	Post-hardcore, metalcore, pop-punk	Vagrant	[54]
	Theory of a Deadman	Gasoline	Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative metal	604, Roadrunner	[55]
	Three 6 Mafia	Choices II: The Setup	Crunk, gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop	Sony Music	[56]
	Will Smith	Lost and Found	Pop-rap	Overbrook, Interscope
March 30	Millencolin	Kingwood	Punk rock, skate punk, pop-punk	Burning Heart, Epitaph

Second quarter

April

List of albums released in April 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
April 4	Better Than Ezra	Before the Robots	Alternative, country rock, Southern rock	Artemis	[57]
	British Sea Power	Open Season	Post-punk revival, indie rock	Rough Trade
	Hot Hot Heat	Elevator	Indie rock	Sire
	Natalie Imbruglia	Counting Down the Days	Pop rock	Brightside Recordings
	Nerina Pallot	Fires	Pop rock, alternative rock	Idaho Records, 14th Floor
	Tom Vek	We Have Sound	Indietronica, indie rock, dance-punk	Tummy Touch, Go! Beat, Startime International
	Vitalic	OK Cowboy	Electro house	Citizen Records, PIAS
	VNV Nation	Matter + Form	Futurepop, electro-industrial, electropop	Metropolis	[58]
April 5	Adema	Planets	Alternative metal, post-grunge, nu metal	Earache
	Architecture in Helsinki	In Case We Die	Indie pop	Bar/None, Moshi Moshi
	Corrosion of Conformity	In the Arms of God	Stoner rock, sludge metal, Southern metal	Sanctuary
	Despised Icon	The Healing Process	Deathcore	Century Media	[59]
	Faith Evans	The First Lady	R&B	Capitol
	Fantômas	Suspended Animation	Avant-garde metal, plunderphonics, grindcore	Ipecac
	Fischerspooner	Odyssey	Electroclash, synth-pop, electropop	EMI, Capitol
	Lisa Marie Presley	Now What	Rock, pop rock	Capitol
	Okkervil River	Black Sheep Boy	Indie rock, folk rock	Jagjaguwar
	Reel Big Fish	We're Not Happy 'til You're Not Happy	Ska punk	Mojo, Jive, Zomba
	The Residents	Animal Lover		Mute, EMI	[60]
	Rob Thomas	...Something to Be	Pop rock, alternative rock	Atlantic
	Serena Ryder	Unlikely Emergency	Alternative pop	Redbird Records	[61]
	A Static Lullaby	Faso Latido	Post-hardcore, alternative rock	Columbia
April 11	Garbage	Bleed Like Me	Alternative rock, post-grunge, electronic rock	A&E, Warner Bros.
	I Am Kloot	Gods and Monsters	Indie rock	The Echo Label
	The Locust	Safety Second, Body Last	Mathcore, noise rock, avant-garde metal	Ipecac, Southern	[62]
	Marc Leclair	Musique pour 3 Femmes Enceintes		Mutek Records
	Melanie C	Beautiful Intentions	Pop rock, rock	Red Girl Records	[63]
April 12	Against All Authority and Common Rider	Against All Authority / Common Rider	Punk rock, ska punk	Hopeless	[64]
	American Hi-Fi	Hearts on Parade	Alternative rock, power pop, pop-punk	Maverick
	Cog	The New Normal	Progressive rock	Difrnt Music	[65]
	Gatsbys American Dream	Volcano	Progressive rock, indie rock, pop-punk	Fearless	[66]
	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi	R&B, pop, hip-hop	Island Def Jam
	Martha Wainwright	Martha Wainwright	Folk, pop	MapleMusic, Zoë
	Mindless Self Indulgence	You'll Rebel to Anything	Industrial rock, electronic rock, synth-punk	Metropolis
	Mudvayne	Lost and Found	Nu metal, alternative metal, hard rock	Epic
	The National	Alligator	Indie rock, post-punk revival	Beggars Banquet
	of Montreal	The Sunlandic Twins	Indie pop, funk, synth-pop	Polyvinyl
April 15	Amy Ray	Prom	Folk rock	Daemon Records	[67]
April 18	Autechre	Untilted	Electronic, IDM, glitch	Warp
	Caribou	The Milk of Human Kindness	Folktronica	The Leaf Label, Domino
	yourcodenameis:milo	Ignoto	Post-hardcore	Fiction, Polydor	[68]
April 19	Anna Nalick	Wreck of the Day	Pop rock	Columbia	[69]
	The Cat Empire	Two Shoes	Latin, ska, jazz	Virgin	[70]
	Circa Survive	Juturna	Post-hardcore, emo, alternative rock	Equal Vision	[71]
	Ex Hex	Mary Timony	Math rock	Lookout
	Loudon Wainwright III	Here Come the Choppers	Folk rock	Sovereign Records
	Mike Jones	Who Is Mike Jones?	Hip-hop	Swishahouse, Asylum, Warner Bros.
	Outlawz	Outlaw 4 Life: 2005 A.P.	Gangsta rap	33rd Street, 1Nation	[72]
	Stace England	Greetings from Cairo, Illinois	Folk, rock, country	Gnashville Sounds Records	[73]
	Steel Train	Twilight Tales from the Prairies of the Sun		Drive-Thru	[74]
April 25	Ben Folds	Songs for Silverman	Alternative rock	Sony Music, Epic
	Napalm Death	The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code	Grindcore, death metal	Century Media
	Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation	Mighty ReArranger	Progressive rock, hard rock, worldbeat	Sanctuary, Es Paranza	[75]
	Van der Graaf Generator	Present	Progressive rock, art rock	Charisma	[76]
April 26	Acceptance	Phantoms	Pop-punk, emo, alternative rock	Columbia
	Amerie	Touch	R&B	Columbia, Sony Urban, Richcraft
	Bruce Springsteen	Devils & Dust	Rock, folk rock	Columbia
	Caesars	Paper Tigers	Indie rock	Toshiba-EMI, Virgin, Astralwerks
	Eels	Blinking Lights and Other Revelations	Indie rock	Vagrant
	Family Guy	Family Guy: Live in Vegas	Comedy jazz	Geffen	[77]
	Jo Dee Messina	Delicious Surprise	Country	Curb
	Johnathan Rice	Trouble Is Real		One Little Indian	[78]
	Lyrics Born	Same !@$ Different Day	Hip-hop	Quannum Projects
	The Mountain Goats	The Sunset Tree	Folk rock	4AD
	Opiate for the Masses	The Spore		Warcon	[79]
	Russell Allen	Atomic Soul	Hard rock, heavy metal	Inside Out Music	[80]
April 27	Robyn	Robyn	Synth-pop, dance-pop, Europop	Konichiwa

May

List of albums released in May 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
May 2	Lacrimosa	Lichtgestalt	Gothic metal	Hall of Sermon	[81]
	Limp Bizkit	The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1)	Nu metal, alternative metal, rap metal	Flip, Geffen
May 3	Aimee Mann	The Forgotten Arm	Pop, rock	SuperEgo Records
	Fall Out Boy	From Under the Cork Tree	Pop-punk, emo	Island
	The Go-Betweens	Oceans Apart	Rock	LO-MAX Records, EMI
	The Hold Steady	Separation Sunday	Indie rock, post-punk revival, heartland rock	Frenchkiss
	Joe Perry	Joe Perry	Hard rock, instrumental rock	Sony BMG	[82]
	John Williams	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Classical	Sony Classical	[83]
	Keith Anderson	Three Chord Country and American Rock & Roll	Country	Arista Nashville	[84]
	Mike Doughty	Haughty Melodic	Rock	ATO
	Nine Inch Nails	With Teeth	Industrial rock, alternative rock, electronic rock	Nothing, Interscope
	Nivea	Complicated	R&B	Jive
	Oneida	The Wedding	Krautrock, electronic, noise rock	Jagjaguwar, Three Gut, Rough Trade
	Quasimoto	The Further Adventures of Lord Quas	Hip-hop	Stones Throw
	The Raveonettes	Pretty in Black	Indie rock	Columbia
	Ryan Adams and the Cardinals	Cold Roses	Alternative country, country rock	Lost Highway
May 9	Mount Eerie	"No Flashlight": Songs of the Fulfilled Night	Indie rock, lo-fi	P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd., Play/Rec
	Teenage Fanclub	Man-Made	Alternative rock	Merge
	The Unseen	State of Discontent	Punk rock	Hellcat	[85]
May 10	Dave Matthews Band	Stand Up	Alternative rock, folk rock	RCA
	Dierks Bentley	Modern Day Drifter	Country	Capitol Nashville	[86]
	FannyPack	See You Next Tuesday	Hip-hop	Tommy Boy
	GZR	Ohmwork	Nu metal, groove metal	Sanctuary	[87]
	John Cena & Tha Trademarc	You Can't See Me	Hip-hop	WWE, Columbia	[88]
	Kate Earl	Fate Is the Hunter		Record Collection, Warner Bros.	[89]
	Kevin Devine	Split the Country, Split the Street	Indie rock, alternative rock	Triple Crown, Defiance	[90]
	Lucinda Williams	Live @ The Fillmore	Americana, alternative country, country rock	Lost Highway
	Pray for the Soul of Betty	Pray for the Soul of Betty	Hard rock	Koch	[91]
	Prince Paul	Itstrumental	Hip-hop	Female Fun Records
	Robert Earl Keen	What I Really Mean	Folk	Koch
	Spoon	Gimme Fiction	Indie rock, art rock, indie pop	Merge, Matador
	The Starting Line	Based on a True Story	Emo, pop-punk	Drive-Thru, Geffen
	Styx	Big Bang Theory	Rock	New Door	[92]
	Van Zant	Get Right with the Man	Country	Columbia	[93]
	Weezer	Make Believe	Alternative rock, power pop, pop-punk	Geffen
May 11	Gorillaz	Demon Days	Alternative rock, hip-hop, trip hop	Parlophone, Virgin
May 16	Maxïmo Park	A Certain Trigger	Indie rock, post-punk revival, new wave	Warp
	Meshuggah	Catch Thirtythree	Avant-garde metal, progressive metal, groove metal	Nuclear Blast
	Tracy Bonham	Blink the Brightest	Rock, post-grunge	Zoë, Rounder
May 17	Cowboy Troy	Loco Motive	Country rap	Warner Bros.	[94]
	C-Rayz Walz	Year of the Beast	Hip-hop	Definitive Jux
	Kem	Album II		Motown	[95]
	Memphis Bleek	534	Hip-hop	Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
	The Red Chord	Clients	Deathcore, technical death metal, grindcore	Metal Blade
	The Rocket Summer	Hello, Good Friend	Rock, power pop	Militia	[96]
	System of a Down	Mezmerize	Nu metal, alternative metal	Columbia, American
	Toby Keith	Honkytonk University	Country	DreamWorks
	Van Morrison	Magic Time	Celtic rock, blues, R&B	Geffen
May 23	Audioslave	Out of Exile	Hard rock, alternative metal, alternative rock	Epic, Interscope
	Bruce Dickinson	Tyranny of Souls	Heavy metal, progressive metal	Sanctuary, Victor
	Four Tet	Everything Ecstatic	Electronic, folktronica, krautrock	Domino
	Nile	Annihilation of the Wicked	Technical death metal	Relapse
May 24	Alkaline Trio	Crimson	Punk rock, pop-punk	Vagrant
	Amber Pacific	The Possibility and the Promise	Emo, pop-punk	Hopeless
	Common	Be	Hip-hop, conscious hip-hop, hip-hop soul	GOOD Music, Geffen
	Gucci Mane	Trap House		Big Cat	[97]
	Maria Taylor	11:11	Folktronica	Saddle Creek
	Marques Houston	Naked		Ultimate, Universal	[98]
	Molly Hatchet	Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge	Southern rock	SPV	[99]
	Nikka Costa	Can'tneverdidnothin'		Virgin
	Pretty Ricky	Bluestars	R&B, hip-hop	Atlantic, Bluestar Entertainment	[100]
	Robert Cray	Twenty	Blues	Sanctuary
	Seether	Karma and Effect	Post-grunge, alternative metal, nu metal	Wind-up
	Shelby Lynne	Suit Yourself	Country	Capitol	[101]
	Sleater-Kinney	The Woods	Alternative rock, hard rock, noise pop	Sub Pop
	Various artists	Motown Remixed	Funk, soul	Motown, Universal	[102]
	The Wallflowers	Rebel, Sweetheart	Alternative rock, roots rock	Interscope
May 25	Black Eyed Peas	Monkey Business	Hip-hop, pop	A&M, Interscope, will.i.am
May 30	Art Brut	Bang Bang Rock & Roll	Indie rock, art punk, garage punk	Fierce Panda
	Oasis	Don't Believe the Truth	Alternative rock, indie rock	Big Brother
May 31	The Dead 60s	The Dead 60s	Ska punk	Deltasonic, Epic
	Paul Anka	Rock Swings	Swing	Verve
	Smog	A River Ain't Too Much to Love	Indie folk, alternative country, lo-fi	Drag City, Domino
	Vivian Green	Vivian	R&B	Columbia

June

List of albums released in June 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
June 3	Shakira	Fijación Oral, Vol. 1	Latin pop	Epic
June 6	Avenged Sevenfold	City of Evil	Heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock	Warner Bros., Hopeless
	Coldplay	X&Y	Alternative rock, space rock	Parlophone, Capitol
	Geri Halliwell	Passion	Pop, jazz, dance-pop	Innocent, EMI
	Gotthard	Lipservice	Hard rock, rock	Nuclear Blast	[103]
	The Hellacopters	Rock & Roll Is Dead	Garage rock, punk rock, garage punk	Liquor and Poker Music, Sacred Heart Recordings
	Isolée	We Are Monster	Microhouse	Playhouse
	Marion Raven	Here I Am	Pop rock, hard rock	Atlantic Records
	MxPx	Panic	Pop-punk, punk rock	SideOneDummy
	The Tears	Here Come the Tears	Pop	Independiente
	Ulver	Blood Inside	Post-industrial, experimental rock, electronic rock	Jester
June 7	The Aquabats	Charge!!	Rock, new wave, synth-pop	Nitro
	Death by Stereo	Death for Life	Heavy metal, hardcore punk	Epitaph	[104]
	Dream Theater	Octavarium	Progressive rock, progressive metal	Atlantic
	Finch	Say Hello to Sunshine	Post-hardcore	Drive-Thru, Geffen
	John Scofield	That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles	Jazz	Verve
	Kelly Osbourne	Sleeping in the Nothing	New wave, synth-pop, dance-rock	Sanctuary
	Motion City Soundtrack	Commit This to Memory	Emo, pop-punk	Epitaph
	Novillero	Aim Right for the Holes in Their Lives	Indie rock, pop	Mint	[105]
	The Number Twelve Looks Like You	Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear.	Mathcore, post-hardcore, metalcore	Eyeball	[106]
	Ringo Starr	Choose Love	Rock	Koch, CNR
	Ry Cooder	Chávez Ravine	Chicano rock, Tex-Mex, Latin jazz	Nonesuch
	The White Stripes	Get Behind Me Satan	Garage rock, alternative rock, blues rock	V2, XL
June 13	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill Acoustic	Acoustic rock	Maverick, Warner Bros.
	Brian Eno	Another Day on Earth	Ambient	Hannibal
	The Departure	Dirty Words	Indie rock	Parlophone
	Funeral for a Friend	Hours	Post-hardcore, emo	Atlantic
	Jamie Lidell	Multiply	Electronic, soul, funk	Warp
	Nine Black Alps	Everything Is	Alternative rock, post-grunge, grunge	Island
	Saint Etienne	Tales from Turnpike House	Alternative dance, dream pop, synth-pop	Sanctuary
	UB40	Who You Fighting For?	Reggae	DEP
June 14	54-40	Yes to Everything	Alternative rock	True North	[107]
	As I Lay Dying	Shadows Are Security	Melodic metalcore	Metal Blade
	Backstreet Boys	Never Gone	Pop	Jive
	Dwight Yoakam	Blame the Vain	Country	New West	[108]
	Eric Johnson	Bloom	Rock, instrumental rock	Favored Nations	[109]
	Fat Joe	All or Nothing	Hip-hop	Terror Squad, Atlantic
	Foo Fighters	In Your Honor	Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock	RCA
	Life of Agony	Broken Valley	Alternative metal, grunge, hard rock	Epic
	Static-X	Start a War	Industrial metal, nu metal, alternative metal	Warner Bros.
June 15	Jamiroquai	Dynamite	Nu-funk, acid jazz, post-disco	Epic
June 20	The Cribs	The New Fellas	Indie rock, post-punk revival, garage rock	Wichita
June 21	Billy Corgan	TheFutureEmbrace	Alternative rock, shoegaze, electronic rock	Reprise
	Boyz n da Hood	Boyz n da Hood	Southern hip-hop, gangsta rap	Bad Boy South, Block, Atlantic
	Buckshot & 9th Wonder	Chemistry	Hip-hop	Duck Down Music
	Canibus	Mind Control	Hip-hop	Gladiator Music, Tommy Boy	[110]
	Clutch	Robot Hive/Exodus	Stoner rock, hard rock, blues rock	DRT	[111]
	Dredg	Catch Without Arms	Alternative rock, post-rock, progressive rock	Interscope
	Dropkick Murphys	The Warrior's Code	Celtic punk	Hellcat
	Eric Benét	Hurricane		Friday Records, Reprise
	John Hiatt	Master of Disaster	Heartland rock, roots rock, Americana	New West
	Keyshia Cole	The Way It Is	R&B	A&M, Interscope
	Laura Cantrell	Humming by the Flowered Vine	Country	Matador
	Master P	Ghetto Bill	Southern hip-hop, gangsta rap	The New No Limit, Koch	[112]
	The Redwalls	De Nova	Rock	Capitol
	Télépopmusik	Angel Milk	Electronic, trip hop, downtempo	Capitol
	Transplants	Haunted Cities	Rap rock, punk rock, alternative hip-hop	LaSalle, Atlantic	[113]
	Various artists	Look at All the Love We Found	Punk rock, ska, reggae	Cornerstone RAS	[114]
June 22	Röyksopp	The Understanding	Electronica, Europop, electropop	Wall of Sound
June 25	A	Teen Dance Ordinance	Alternative rock, pop punk, hard rock	London, Hollywood	[115]
June 27	Darkane	Layers of Lies	Melodic death metal, thrash metal	Nuclear Blast	[116]
	Melanie Brown	L.A. State of Mind	Pop	Amber Café
June 28	Bif Naked	Superbeautifulmonster	Indie rock	Her Royal Majesty's, Warner	[117]
	Bizarre	Hannicap Circus	Hip-hop	Sanctuary Urban
	Cassidy	I'm a Hustla	East Coast hip-hop	J, Full Surface
	CKY	An Answer Can Be Found	Alternative metal, alternative rock, stoner rock	Island
	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Indie rock	Wichita
	Darkest Hour	Undoing Ruin	Melodic death metal, metalcore	Victory	[118]
	DevilDriver	The Fury of Our Maker's Hand	Groove metal, melodic death metal	Roadrunner
	Esthero	Wikked Lil' Grrrls	Electronica, hip-hop, R&B	Reprise
	George Strait	Somewhere Down in Texas	Neotraditional country	MCA Nashville
	Haste the Day	When Everything Falls	Metalcore, Christian death metal	Solid State
	Hate Eternal	I, Monarch	Death metal	Earache
	Lesley Gore	Ever Since	Pop	Engine Company	[119]
	Longwave	There's a Fire	Indie rock, shoegaze	RCA	[120]
	The Posies	Every Kind of Light	Rock	Rykodisc
	PSC	25 to Life	Southern hip-hop, gangsta rap, trap	Grand Hustle, Atlantic
	Scary Kids Scaring Kids	The City Sleeps in Flames	Post-hardcore, screamo	Immortal
	The String Cheese Incident	One Step Closer		SCI Fidelity	[121]
	Twiztid	Man's Myth (Vol. 1)	Horrorcore	Psychopathic
	Ying Yang Twins	U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta)	Hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, crunk	TVT

Third quarter

July

List of albums released in July 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
July 4	Alice Cooper	Dirty Diamonds	Rock, hard rock, heavy metal	New West, Spitfire
	Armand van Helden	Nympho	House, electronica, nu-disco	Southern Fried	[122]
	Brakes	Give Blood	Indie rock	Rough Trade
	Hard-Fi	Stars of CCTV	Indie rock, post-punk revival	Necessary, Atlantic
	Missy Elliott	The Cookbook	Hip-hop, R&B	Goldmind, Atlantic
	The Subways	Young for Eternity	Garage rock	Infectious Music
July 5	R. Kelly	TP.3 Reloaded		Jive
	Sufjan Stevens	Illinois	Indie folk, chamber folk, indie rock	Asthmatic Kitty, Secretly Canadian, Rough Trade
July 11	Charlotte Church	Tissues and Issues	Dance-pop, pop rock, R&B	Daylight, Epic, Sony BMG
	Tony Iommi with Glenn Hughes	Fused	Heavy metal	Sanctuary	[123]
July 12	Adrian Belew	Side Two	Rock, experimental rock, avant-garde	Sanctuary	[124]
	The All-American Rejects	Move Along	Pop punk, power pop, alternative rock	Interscope, Doghouse
	The Black Dahlia Murder	Miasma	Melodic death metal	Metal Blade
	Bow Wow	Wanted	Hip-hop	Columbia, Sony Urban
	Brandi Carlile	Brandi Carlile	Folk rock	Columbia	[125]
	Bronson Arroyo	Covering the Bases	Grunge, alternative rock	Asylum	[126]
	Carole King	The Living Room Tour	R&B, pop	Rockingale, Hear Music	[127]
	Felt	Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet	Hip-hop	Rhymesayers
	Just Surrender	If These Streets Could Talk	Pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore	Broken English	[128]
	Slim Thug	Already Platinum	Hip-hop, Southern hip-hop	Boss Hogg Outlawz, Star Trak, Geffen
	Truckfighters	Gravity X	Stoner rock, desert rock	Fuzzorama Records, MeteorCity	[129]
	Various artists	Hustle & Flow: Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture	Crunk, gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop	Grand Hustle, Atlantic	[130]
July 18	Imogen Heap	Speak for Yourself	Electronic, alternative rock	Megaphonic, RCA Victor, White Rabbit
July 19	Carly Simon	Moonlight Serenade	Pop standards	Columbia
	Frank Black	Honeycomb	Americana, alternative country, Southern soul	Back Porch, Cooking Vinyl
	Number One Gun	Promises for the Imperfect	Christian rock, alternative rock	Tooth & Nail	[131]
	Thalía	El Sexto Sentido	Latin pop, dance-pop	EMI Latin	[132]
July 25	Björk	Drawing Restraint 9		One Little Indian
	Crazy Frog	Crazy Hits	Electronica, Eurodance	Universal	[133]
	Editors	The Back Room	Post-punk revival, gothic rock, indie pop	Kitchenware
July 26	Ana Popović	Ana! Live in Amsterdam	Electric blues, blues rock	Ruf	[134]
	Arch Enemy	Doomsday Machine	Melodic death metal	Century Media
	Babyface	Grown & Sexy	Crunk, hip-hop	Arista
	Bob Mould	Body of Song	Alternative rock	Granary Music, Yep Roc
	Boys Night Out	Trainwreck	Emo, pop rock	Ferret
	Chiodos	All's Well That Ends Well	Post-hardcore, screamo	Equal Vision
	The Concretes	Layourbattleaxedown	Indie pop	Astralwerks	[135]
	Daniel Powter	Daniel Powter	Indie pop, pop rock	Warner Bros.
	Dope	American Apathy	Nu metal, industrial metal	Artemis
	Jason Aldean	Jason Aldean	Country	Broken Bow
	Jason Mraz	Mr. A–Z	Pop rock	Atlantic
	Nevermore	This Godless Endeavor	Progressive metal, thrash metal	Century Media
	Paramore	All We Know Is Falling	Pop-punk, emo, pop rock	Fueled by Ramen
	Trey Songz	I Gotta Make It	R&B, hip-hop soul	Atlantic
	Twiztid	Mutant (Vol. 2)	Horrorcore, hip-hop, rap rock	Psychopathic
	Yngwie Malmsteen	Unleash the Fury	Neoclassical metal, heavy metal	Spitfire	[136]
	Young Jeezy	Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101	Hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, gangsta rap	Island Def Jam, Def Jam, Corporate Thugz

August

List of albums released in August 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
August 1	Hermitude	Tales of the Drift	Australian hip-hop	Elefant Traks
	Madball	Legacy			[137]
August 2	Blindside	The Great Depression	Hardcore punk, alternative rock, hard rock	Wasa Recordings, DRT	[138]
	Emery	The Question	Post-hardcore, progressive rock	Tooth & Nail	[139]
	Faith Hill	Fireflies	Country	Warner Bros. Nashville
	Houston Calls	A Collection of Short Stories		Rushmore	[140]
	Michael Penn	Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947	Rock	Mimeograph Records	[141]
	Teairra Marí	Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí		Roc-A-Fella
	Willie Nelson	Countryman	Reggae, country	Lost Highway
August 8	Hayley Westenra	Odyssey	Pop	Decca	[142]
	Nickel Creek	Why Should the Fire Die?	Progressive bluegrass	Sugar Hill
August 9	Chimaira	Chimaira	Groove metal	Roadrunner
	Doomriders	Black Thunder	Stoner metal	Deathwish
	Gogol Bordello	Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike	Folk punk, worldbeat, gypsy punk	SideOneDummy
	Hootie & the Blowfish	Looking for Lucky	Soft rock	Vanguard
	Juliana Hatfield	Made in China	Alternative rock	Ye Olde Records
	Pennywise	The Fuse	Punk rock, skate punk, melodic hardcore	Epitaph
	Proof	Searching for Jerry Garcia	Hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop	Iron Fist Records
	Richard Thompson	Front Parlour Ballads	Contemporary folk	Cooking Vinyl
	Staind	Chapter V	Post-grunge, alternative metal, nu metal	Flip, Atlantic
	Stephen Stills	Man Alive!	Rock	Titan/Pyramid Records	[143]
	The Suicide Machines	War Profiteering Is Killing Us All	Punk rock, ska punk, hardcore punk	SideOneDummy	[144]
	Tommy Lee	Tommyland: The Ride	Hard rock, alternative rock, post-grunge	TL Education Services Inc.
	Various artists	Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen	Rock, hard rock	Hollywood
August 15	The Rakes	Capture/Release	Post-punk revival	V2
	Supergrass	Road to Rouen	Alternative rock, art rock, psychedelic	Parlophone
August 16	311	Don't Tread on Me		Volcano Entertainment
	Aly & AJ	Into the Rush	Pop rock, alternative rock	Hollywood
	Brad Paisley	Time Well Wasted	Country	Arista Nashville
	The Click Five	Greetings from Imrie House	Power pop, pop rock, new wave	Atlantic, Lava
	Cowboy Junkies	Early 21st Century Blues	Alternative country	Latent, Zoë, Cooking Vinyl
	The Fall of Troy	Doppelgänger	Emo, post-hardcore, progressive metal	Equal Vision	[145]
	Fun Lovin' Criminals	Livin' in the City		Sanctuary	[146]
	Madness	The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1	Ska, reggae, 2 tone	Live and Intensified
	Pras Michel	Win Lose or Draw	Hip-hop, pop-rap, reggae fusion	Universal
	Silverstein	Discovering the Waterfront	Emo, post-hardcore	Victory
	Stryper	Reborn	Christian metal, nu metal	Big 3 Records
	Taproot	Blue-Sky Research	Post-grunge, alternative metal, nu metal	Atlantic, Velvet Hammer
	Todd Agnew	Reflection of Something	Christian rock, contemporary Christian music	Ardent, SRE, Epic
	The Trews	Den of Thieves	Hard rock, alternative rock	Epic, RED Distribution	[147]
	A Wilhelm Scream	Ruiner	Melodic hardcore, punk rock, math rock	Nitro	[148]
August 17	Goldfrapp	Supernature	Electroclash, synth-pop, glam rock	Mute
August 22	Baxter Dury	Floor Show	Psychedelic	Rough Trade
	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	Howl	Folk rock, blues rock, Americana	RCA, Echo
	Fear Factory	Transgression	Industrial metal, groove metal, alternative metal	Calvin Records	[149]
	Super Furry Animals	Love Kraft	Indie rock	Epic
August 23	Bayside	Bayside	Emo, pop-punk, post-hardcore	Victory
	Beautiful Creatures	Deuce	Hard rock	Spitfire	[150]
	The Bled	Found in the Flood	Hardcore punk, mathcore, metalcore	Vagrant	[151]
	The Brian Jonestown Massacre	We Are the Radio	Rock	Tee Pee	[152]
	Every Time I Die	Gutter Phenomenon	Metalcore, Southern rock, hardcore punk	Ferret
	Hush	Bulletproof	Hip-hop, rap rock	Geffen
	I Wayne	Lava Ground	Reggae	VP	[153]
	Jack's Mannequin	Everything in Transit	Pop rock, power pop	Maverick
	Jim Jones	Harlem: Diary of a Summer	East Coast hip-hop	Diplomat, Koch
	June	If You Speak Any Faster	Pop-punk, emo	Victory
	Laura Veirs	Year of Meteors	Folk	Nonesuch
	Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon	Sixty Six Steps	Folk, Americana, new acoustic	RCA Victor
	The New Pornographers	Twin Cinema	Indie rock, power pop, pop rock	Mint, Matador, P-Vine
	Orenda Fink	Invisible Ones	Indie rock, indie pop	Saddle Creek
	Scarling.	So Long, Scarecrow	Noise pop, gothic rock, shoegaze	Sympathy for the Record Industry
	Trick Pony	R.I.D.E.	Country	Asylum-Curb	[154]
August 24	Swallow the Sun	Ghosts of Loss	Death-doom, melodic death metal, gothic metal	Firebox	[155]
August 29	Bloc Party	Silent Alarm Remixed	Dance-punk, indie rock	Wichita
	Eric Clapton	Back Home	Blues rock, reggae, folk rock	Reprise
	Journey	Generations	Rock, hard rock	Sanctuary, Frontiers Music, King	[156]
	McFly	Wonderland	Pop rock, baroque pop	Island	[157]
	Opeth	Ghost Reveries	Progressive metal, progressive death metal	Roadrunner
	Rihanna	Music of the Sun	Dance-pop, dancehall, R&B	Def Jam
August 30	Becoming the Archetype	Terminate Damnation	Progressive death metal, metalcore	Solid State
	Biohazard	Means to an End	Hardcore punk, rapcore	SPV/Steamhammer	[158]
	Brooks & Dunn	Hillbilly Deluxe	Neotraditional country	Arista Nashville	[159]
	Casting Crowns	Lifesong	Christian rock, pop rock	Beach Street, Reunion
	The Clientele	Strange Geometry	Indie rock	Merge, Pointy
	Cold	A Different Kind of Pain	Post-grunge, alternative rock, alternative metal	Flip, Atlantic, Lava
	Death Cab for Cutie	Plans	Indie pop, indie rock, alternative rock	Atlantic, Barsuk
	From Autumn to Ashes	Abandon Your Friends	Screamo, metalcore, emo	Vagrant	[160]
	Heather Nova	Redbird	Indie rock		[161]
	Kanye West	Late Registration	Hip-hop, pop rap, progressive rap	Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella
	OK Go	Oh No	Alternative rock, power pop	Capitol
	Our Lady Peace	Healthy in Paranoid Times	Alternative rock, post-grunge	Columbia
	Protest the Hero	Kezia	Progressive metal, mathcore, skate punk	Underground Operations, Vagrant
	Thirty Seconds to Mars	A Beautiful Lie	Alternative rock, hard rock, post-hardcore	Immortal, Virgin
	Vendetta Red	Sisters of the Red Death	Emo, post-hardcore, screamo	Epic	[162]

September

List of albums released in September 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
September 1	Jonathan Coulton	Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Cybernetic Arms			[163]
September 2	Alain Souchon	La Vie Théodore	Pop		[164]
	Shaggy	Clothes Drop		Geffen
September 5	Stratovarius	Stratovarius	Heavy metal, progressive metal, hard rock	Sanctuary	[165]
September 6	Against Me!	Searching for a Former Clarity	Punk rock, folk punk	Fat Wreck Chords
	AZ	A.W.O.L.	East Coast hip-hop	Fast Life, Quiet Money, Koch
	Between the Buried and Me	Alaska	Progressive metal, technical death metal, progressive metalcore	Victory
	Blood on the Wall	Awesomer	Indie rock	Social Registry	[166]
	George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars	How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?	Funk, dance, hip-hop	The C Kunspyruhzy
	Heaven 17	Before After	Synth-pop	Ninthwave	[167]
	Ion Dissonance	Solace	Mathcore, deathcore, grindcore	Abacus	[168]
	James McMurtry	Childish Things	Country, Americana	Compadre	[169]
	The Proclaimers	Restless Soul	Alternative rock, folk rock, rhythm and blues	Persevere Records
	The Rolling Stones	A Bigger Bang	Rock	Virgin
	Ron Sexsmith & Don Kerr	Destination Unknown		V2	[170]
	Socratic	Lunch for the Sky		Drive-Thru	[171]
September 9	The Guggenheim Grotto	...Waltzing Alone	Folk, alternative rock	Rykodisc	[172]
September 12	Apoptygma Berzerk	You and Me Against the World	Futurepop, alternative rock, electronic rock	Metropolis	[173]
	Damian Marley	Welcome to Jamrock	Reggae, dancehall, ska	Universal
	David Gray	Life in Slow Motion	Folk rock	Atlantic, ATO
	dEUS	Pocket Revolution	Indie rock	Universal, V2	[174]
	Parkway Drive	Killing with a Smile	Metalcore	Resist, Epitaph
	Paul McCartney	Chaos and Creation in the Backyard	Rock	Parlophone, Capitol
	Rob Dickinson	Fresh Wine for the Horses	Alternative rock	Sanctuary
	Sigur Rós	Takk...	Post-rock	Geffen, EMI
	Simple Minds	Black & White 050505	Pop rock	Sanctuary
September 13	Apollo Sunshine	Apollo Sunshine	Indie rock	SpinART
	Blues Traveler	¡Bastardos!	Rock	Vanugard	[175]
	Bonnie Raitt	Souls Alike	Rock	Capitol
	CocoRosie	Noah's Ark	Freak folk	Touch and Go
	The Dandy Warhols	Odditorium or Warlords of Mars	Neo-psychedelia	Capitol
	Devendra Banhart	Cripple Crow	Indie folk, Latin, psychedelia	XL
	The Fray	How to Save a Life	Alternative rock, pop rock	Epic
	Harvey Danger	Little by Little...	Indie rock, alternative rock, power pop	Phonographic Records
	Institute	Distort Yourself	Hard rock	Interscope
	The Juliana Theory	Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat	Emo, alternative rock, indie rock	Abacus, Paper Fist
	KMFDM	Hau Ruck	Industrial rock, industrial metal	Metropolis	[176]
	The Like	Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?	Indie rock	Geffen
	Little Brother	The Minstrel Show	Hip-hop, jazz rap	Atlantic
	Lonestar	Coming Home	Country	BNA
	Paul Wall	The Peoples Champ	Hip-hop, Southern hip-hop	Atlantic, Asylum, Swishahouse
	The Pussycat Dolls	PCD	Pop, dance-pop, R&B	A&M
	Queen + Paul Rodgers	Return of the Champions	Rock, hard rock	Parlophone, Hollywood
	Spin Doctors	Nice Talking to Me	Pop rock	Ruff Nation Records	[177]
	Switchfoot	Nothing Is Sound	Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock	Columbia, Sony BMG
	Tracy Chapman	Where You Live		Elektra
	Trapt	Someone in Control	Nu metal, alternative metal, alternative rock	Warner Bros.	[178]
	Trisha Yearwood	Jasper County	Country	MCA Nashville
September 14	Children of Bodom	Are You Dead Yet?	Melodic death metal, power metal	Spinefarm, Century Media
September 19	Arcturus	Sideshow Symphonies	Avant-garde metal, progressive metal, symphonic black metal	Season of Mist	[179]
	Broadcast	Tender Buttons	Electronic pop, dream pop	Warp
	Goldie Lookin Chain	Safe as Fuck		Warner Music
September 20	The 88	Over and Over	Indie rock, power pop	EMK, Mootron	[180]
	The American Analog Set	Set Free	Indie rock	Arts & Crafts, Morr Music
	Barbra Streisand	Guilty Pleasures	Pop, soul		[181]
	Bon Jovi	Have a Nice Day	Pop rock, hard rock	Island, Mercury
	Burning Spear	Our Music	Roots reggae	Burning Music	[182]
	Coheed and Cambria	Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness	Progressive rock, progressive metal, emo	Columbia
	David Banner	Certified	Hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, dirty rap	SRC, Universal
	Disturbed	Ten Thousand Fists	Alternative metal, heavy metal, nu metal	Reprise
	Earth, Wind & Fire	Illumination	R&B, funk, neo soul	Sanctuary
	Echo & the Bunnymen	Siberia	Alternative rock, post-punk, neo-psychedelia	Cooking Vinyl
	Maroon 5	Live – Friday the 13th		A&M Octone	[183]
	Motörhead	BBC Live & In-Session	Heavy metal	Sanctuary	[184]
	Municipal Waste	Hazardous Mutation	Crossover thrash	Earache
	Nada Surf	The Weight Is a Gift	Alternative rock	Barsuk
	Ryan Cabrera	You Stand Watching	Pop rock	Atlantic
September 26	Forever Slave	Alice's Inferno		Armageddon Music	[185]
	HIM	Dark Light	Gothic rock, pop rock	Sire, Heartagram
	Jamie Cullum	Catching Tales	Vocal jazz, blue-eyed soul	UCJ, Candid, Verve Forecast
	Katie Melua	Piece by Piece	Jazz, pop, blues	Dramatico
	Roger Waters	Ça Ira	Classical, opera	Sony Classical
	Ryan Adams	Jacksonville City Nights	Country rock, alternative country	Lost Highway
	Tokyo Dragons	Give Me the Fear	Hard rock		[186]
September 27	BarlowGirl	Another Journal Entry	Christian rock	Fervent
	Big Star	In Space	Power pop	Rykodisc
	Bloodhound Gang	Hefty Fine	Rap rock, comedy rock, dance-rock	Geffen
	Buddy Guy	Bring 'Em In	Chicago blues, electric blues	Jive, Silvertone
	David Crowder Band	A Collision or (3+4=7)	Christian rock, worship	sixsteps
	Gojira	From Mars to Sirius	Technical death metal, progressive metal, groove metal	Listenable, Prosthetic
	Gretchen Wilson	All Jacked Up	Country, rock	Epic Nashville
	Hinder	Extreme Behavior	Hard rock, post-grunge	Universal
	King's X	Ogre Tones	Hard rock, progressive metal	Inside Out Music	[187]
	Lil' Kim	The Naked Truth	Hip-hop	Queen Bee, Atlantic
	Metric	Live It Out	Indie rock, new wave, post-punk revival	Last Gang
	Ministry	Rantology	Industrial metal	Sanctuary
	Neil Young	Prairie Wind	Country rock, folk rock, Americana	Reprise
	Panic! at the Disco	A Fever You Can't Sweat Out	Pop-punk, emo pop, emo	Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen
	Ric Ocasek	Nexterday	New wave	Sanctuary	[188]
	Sean Paul	The Trinity	Dancehall, reggae	VP, Atlantic
	Sheryl Crow	Wildflower	Pop rock, country rock	A&M
	Stevie Wonder	A Time to Love		Motown
	Toni Braxton	Libra	R&B, pop, hip-hop	Blackground
	Wolf Parade	Apologies to the Queen Mary	Indie rock	Sub Pop
September 28	Franz Ferdinand	You Could Have It So Much Better	Indie rock, post-punk revival, dance-punk	Domino
September 30	U.D.O.	Mission No. X	Heavy metal	AFM	[189]

Fourth quarter

October

List of albums released in October 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
October 3	Andy Bell	Electric Blue	Pop	Sanctuary
	Bullet for My Valentine	The Poison	Metalcore	Visible Noise, Trustkill, Sony BMG
	The Herd	The Sun Never Sets	Australian hip-hop	Elefant Traks	[190]
	Jo O'Meara	Relentless	Pop	Sanctuary	[191]
	Ladytron	Witching Hour	Synth-pop, electronic rock, post-punk	Island
	Ms. Dynamite	Judgement Days	R&B, hip-hop	Polydor
	Shakra	Fall			[192][193]
October 4	Anita Baker	Christmas Fantasy	Christmas, jazz, R&B	Blue Note	[194]
	Atmosphere	You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having	Hip-hop	Rhymesayers
	Broken Social Scene	Broken Social Scene	Indie rock	Arts & Crafts
	Chris Cagle	Anywhere but Here	Country	Capitol Nashville	[195]
	Clint Black	Drinkin' Songs and Other Logic	Country	Equity
	Exodus	Shovel Headed Kill Machine	Thrash metal	Nuclear Blast
	Fiona Apple	Extraordinary Machine	Art pop	Epic
	Flyleaf	Flyleaf	Alternative metal, nu metal, Christian rock	Octone, Polydor
	Little Big Town	The Road to Here	Country	Equity	[196]
	Liz Phair	Somebody's Miracle	Pop rock, alternative rock	Capitol
	Look What I Did	Minuteman for the Moment	Progressive metal, math rock	Combat, Koch	[197]
	My Morning Jacket	Z	Alternative country, indie pop, indie rock	ATO
	Nickelback	All the Right Reasons	Post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock	Roadrunner, EMI
	The Reverend Horton Heat	We Three Kings	Christmas, rock	Yep Roc	[198]
	Sara Evans	Real Fine Place	Country	RCA Nashville	[199]
	Shinedown	Us and Them	Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge	Atlantic
	Sinéad O'Connor	Throw Down Your Arms	Reggae	Chocolate and Vanilla
	Soulfly	Dark Ages	Thrash metal, groove metal, death metal	Roadrunner	[200]
	Trina	Glamorest Life	Southern hip-hop, R&B	Slip-n-Slide, Atlantic	[201]
	Twista	The Day After		Atlantic
October 5	t.A.T.u.	Dangerous and Moving	Pop rock, dance-pop, alternative rock	Interscope
October 7	Alicia Keys	Unplugged	R&B	J
	Sound Directions	The Funky Side of Life	Jazz, funk	Stones Throw	[202]
October 10	Akercocke	Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone	Blackened death metal, progressive metal	Earache	[203]
	Danger Doom	The Mouse and the Mask	Underground hip-hop	Epitaph, Lex
	Ricky Martin	Life	Crunk, hip-hop, pop	Columbia
	Sugababes	Taller in More Ways	Pop, electropop, R&B	Island
October 11	Adult	Gimmie Trouble		Thrill Jockey
	Allister	Before the Blackout	Pop-punk, punk rock, alternative rock	Drive-Thru	[204]
	Deerhoof	The Runners Four	Pop rock, art pop	Kill Rock Stars, ATP, 5 Rue Christine
	Default	One Thing Remains	Hard rock, post-grunge, alternative rock	TVT	[205]
	Dolly Parton	Those Were the Days	Country folk, bluegrass	Sugar Hill, Blue Eye Records
	Gary Allan	Tough All Over	Country	MCA Nashville	[206]
	Jackson Browne	Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1	Folk rock, American folk	Inside	[207]
	The Long Winters	Ultimatum	Indie rock	Barsuk	[208]
	Matt Pond PA	Several Arrows Later	Indie rock		[209]
	Paul Weller	As Is Now	Rock	Yep Roc
	Roadrunner United	The All-Star Sessions	Heavy metal	Roadrunner	[210]
	Sevendust	Next	Alternative metal, nu metal	Winedark	[211]
	Story of the Year	In the Wake of Determination	Post-hardcore, alternative rock, alternative metal	Maverick
	Susan Tedeschi	Hope and Desire	Blues	Verve Forecast	[212]
	Warren G	In the Mid-Nite Hour	Hip-hop	Hawino Records	[213]
October 13	Anda Adam	Confidențial	Pop, hip-hop, R&B	Roton
October 14	The Cardigans	Super Extra Gravity	Rock, country rock, pop rock	Stockholm
	Old Man's Child	Vermin	Symphonic black metal	Century Media	[214]
October 15	Bomb the Music Industry!	To Leave or Die in Long Island	Ska punk	Quote Unquote, Asbestos	[215]
	Primal Fear	Seven Seals	Heavy metal, power metal	Nuclear Blast
October 17	Boards of Canada	The Campfire Headphase	Electronic, downtempo, folktronica	Warp, music70
	Depeche Mode	Playing the Angel	Electronic rock, synth-pop	Mute
	Rachel Stevens	Come and Get It	Pop	19, Polydor
	Simply Red	Simplified	Soul, rock	Simplyred.com, Universal	[216]
	Starsailor	On the Outside	Alternative rock, indie rock	EMI
	Sunn O)))	Black One	Ambient, avant-garde, black metal	Southern Lord
	The Veronicas	The Secret Life of...	Pop rock, pop-punk	Sire, London
October 18	Animal Collective	Feels	Indie rock	FatCat
	Ashlee Simpson	I Am Me	Pop rock, pop punk, alternative rock	Geffen
	Billy Currington	Doin' Somethin' Right	Country	Mercury Nashville	[217]
	Black Rob	The Black Rob Report	East Coast hip-hop	Bad Boy, Atlantic
	Blockhead	Downtown Science	Instrumental hip-hop	Ninja Tune
	Brian Wilson	What I Really Want for Christmas	Christmas	Arista	[218]
	Bun B	Trill	Southern hip-hop	Rap-A-Lot, Asylum, Atlantic
	Burnside Project	The Finest Example Is You		Bar/None	[219]
	Cryptopsy	Once Was Not	Technical death metal	Century Media
	Fireball Ministry	Their Rock Is Not Our Rock	Stoner metal, biker metal	Liquor and Poker	[220]
	Lightning Bolt	Hypermagic Mountain	Noise rock	Load
	Martina McBride	Timeless	Country	RCA
	Mest	Photographs	Pop-punk, alternative rock	Maverick	[221]
	Propagandhi	Potemkin City Limits		G7 Welcoming Committee, Fat Wreck Chords	[222]
	Rev. Run	Distortion	Hip-hop, rap rock	Russell Simmons Music Group, Island Def Jam
	Rod Stewart	Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV	Traditional pop, jazz	J
	Silver Jews	Tanglewood Numbers	Indie rock	Drag City
	Thrice	Vheissu	Post-hardcore, experimental	Island
October 21	Miho Hatori	Ecdysis	Avant-garde, indie rock, world music	Speedstar International, Rykodisc	[223]
October 24	Dark Funeral	Attera Totus Sanctus	Black metal	Regain, Candlelight	[224]
	Deep Purple	Rapture of the Deep	Hard rock, progressive rock	Edel Music
	The Fiery Furnaces	Rehearsing My Choir	Indie rock, spoken word	Rough Trade
	Robbie Williams	Intensive Care	Pop rock	Chrysalis, EMI
October 25	Aberdeen City	The Freezing Atlantic	Indie rock, alternative rock	Dovecote	[225]
	Aerosmith	Rockin' the Joint	Hard rock, blues rock	Columbia	[226]
	Buckethead & Friends	Enter the Chicken	Avant-garde metal, experimental rock, alternative metal	Serjical Strike
	Demon Hunter	The Triptych	Metalcore, groove metal, Christian metal	Solid State
	DJ Muggs vs. GZA	Grandmasters	Hip-hop	Angeles Records
	Joe Nichols	III	Country	Universal South	[227]
	Through the Eyes of the Dead	Bloodlust	Deathcore, melodic death metal	Prosthetic
	Valencia	This Could Be a Possibility	Pop-punk	I Surrender	[228]
	Various artists	This Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul		Razor & Tie
October 26	Diana Krall	Christmas Songs	Jazz, Christmas	Verve
October 28	Maritime	We, the Vehicles	Indie pop	Flameshovel
	Xavier Rudd	Food in the Belly	Folk, blues, indie folk	Salt X, Universal Music Australia	[229]
October 31	Helloween	Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy	Progressive metal	Steamhammer	[230]
	Santana	All That I Am	Latin rock	Arista
	Wolfmother	Wolfmother	Hard rock, stoner rock, heavy metal	Modular

November

List of albums released in November 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
November 1	Burt Bacharach	At This Time	Pop, rock	Columbia	[231]
	Lagwagon	Resolve	Pop-punk, skate punk	Fat Wreck Chords	[232]
	Ozzy Osbourne	Under Cover	Rock	Epic
	Slipknot	9.0: Live	Nu metal	Roadrunner
	Sun Kil Moon	Tiny Cities	Folk rock	Caldo Verde
	Terri Clark	Life Goes On	Country	Mercury Nashville	[233]
	Third Day	Wherever You Are	Southern rock, Christian rock	Essential	[234]
	Trey Anastasio	Shine	Alternative rock, power pop, neo-psychedelia	Columbia	[235]
November 4	A-ha	Analogue		Polydor
November 6	Johnny Hallyday	Ma vérité	Rock	Mercury, Universal Music	[236]
November 7	Delirious?	The Mission Bell	Rock, Christian rock	Sparrow, Furious? Records
	Kate Bush	Aerial	Art rock, progressive pop	EMI, Columbia
November 8	Annihilator	Schizo Deluxe	Thrash metal	AFM
	August Burns Red	Thrill Seeker	Metalcore	Solid State	[237]
	Cyndi Lauper	The Body Acoustic	Pop rock	Epic, Daylight	[238]
	Elfonía	This Sonic Landscape		The Note Garden Records	[239]
	Floetry	Flo'Ology		Geffen
	Kenny Chesney	The Road and the Radio	Country	BNA
	Neil Diamond	12 Songs	Rock, country	American/Columbia
	Relient K	Apathetic EP	Christian rock, pop punk	Gotee, Capitol	[240]
	Sepultura	Live in São Paulo	Groove metal, thrash metal, death metal	Steamhammer	[241]
	Sheek Louch	After Taxes	Hip-hop	D-Block Records, Koch
	TNT	All the Way to the Sun	Hard rock	MTM	[242]
	Various artists	Get Rich or Die Tryin': Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture	Hip-hop	Interscope, G-Unit
November 9	Madonna	Confessions on a Dance Floor	Dance-pop, nu-disco, EDM	Warner Bros.
November 11	Bolt Thrower	Those Once Loyal	Death metal, heavy metal	Metal Blade
	Roine Stolt	Wallstreet Voodoo	Progressive blues	Inside Out Music	[243]
November 12	Tally Hall	Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum	Alternative rock, indie rock, power pop	Quack! Media, Atlantic, Needlejuice	[244]
November 14	Szymon Wydra & Carpe Diem	Bezczas		Universal Music Poland	[245]
November 15	Big & Rich	Comin' to Your City	Country	Warner Bros. Nashville
	Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts	Country, country pop	Arista Nashville, 19
	Ginuwine	Back II da Basics	R&B	Epic
	Green Day	Bullet in a Bible	Punk rock	Reprise, Warner Reprise
	Kardinal Offishall	Fire and Glory	Canadian hip-hop	EMI, Virgin, Black Jays	[246]
	Lady Sovereign	Vertically Challenged	Hip-hop, grime, UK garage	Chocolate Industries
	P.O.D.	The Warriors EP, Volume 2	Alternative metal	Atlantic	[247]
	Pitbull	Money Is Still a Major Issue	Hip-hop, ragga hip hop, reggaeton	TVT	[248]
	Various artists	Walk the Line: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Rock and roll, rockabilly, country	Wind-up, Fox Music, Sony BMG	[249]
	Wilco	Kicking Television: Live in Chicago	Rock	Nonesuch
November 17	Sean Watkins	Blinders On	Indie folk, acoustic	Sugar Hill	[250]
November 18	Boris	Pink	Metal, noise rock	Diwphalanx
November 21	Enya	Amarantine	New-age	Warner Bros., Reprise
November 22	Black Lips	Let It Bloom	Garage rock, lo-fi	In the Red
	The Bouncing Souls	Live		Chunksaah	[251]
	Britney Spears	B in the Mix: The Remixes	Electronic, dance-pop, house	Jive
	Chamillionaire	The Sound of Revenge	Southern hip-hop, gangsta rap	Chamilitary, Universal
	Fort Minor	The Rising Tied	Alternative hip-hop, rap rock	Machine Shop, Warner Bros.
	John Mayer Trio	Try!		Columbia
	Juelz Santana	What the Game's Been Missing!	Hip-hop	Diplomat, Def Jam
	Queens of the Stone Age	Over the Years and Through the Woods	Hard rock	Interscope	[252]
	Scott Stapp	The Great Divide	Post-grunge, hard rock, alternative metal	Wind-up	[253]
	Seu Jorge	The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions	MPB, folk	Hollywood	[254]
	System of a Down	Hypnotize	Heavy metal, nu metal, alternative metal	Columbia, American
	Various artists	Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now	Rock, pop, country	Universal	[255]
November 23	Per Gessle	Son of a Plumber	Pop	Elevator Entertainment, Capitol
November 28	Cadence Weapon	Breaking Kayfabe	Hip-hop	Upper Class
	The Darkness	One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back	Hard rock, glam rock	Atlantic
	Fields of the Nephilim	Mourning Sun	Gothic rock, gothic metal	SPV
	The Ocean	Aeolian	Sludge metal, progressive metal, extreme metal	Metal Blade
	Sacrificium	Escaping the Stupor		Black Lotus	[256]
	Shakira	Oral Fixation, Vol. 2	Pop rock	Epic
November 29	Chris Brown	Chris Brown	R&B	Jive, CBE
	Dave Matthews Band	Weekend on the Rocks	Rock	RCA	[257]
	INXS	Switch	Funk rock	Epic
November 30	Lindsay Lohan	A Little More Personal (Raw)	Pop rock	Casablanca

December

List of albums released in December 2005

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Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref.
December 5	Super Junior	Twins	K-pop, bubblegum pop, dance	SM, Avex Taiwan	[258]
December 6	Job for a Cowboy	Doom	Deathcore	King of the Monsters, Metal Blade	[259]
	Korn	See You on the Other Side	Nu metal, alternative metal, industrial rock	EMI, Virgin
	Lil Wayne	Tha Carter II	Hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, R&B	Cash Money, Young Money, Universal
	T-Pain	Rappa Ternt Sanga	R&B, hip-hop	Konvict, Jive, Zomba
	The White Stripes	Walking with a Ghost		V2	[260]
December 13	Anthony Hamilton	Ain't Nobody Worryin'	R&B, soul, neo soul	So So Def, Zomba
	Beck	Guerolito	Alternative rock	Geffen
	Bo Bice	The Real Thing	Alternative rock	RCA, 19
	Daddy Yankee	Barrio Fino en Directo	Reggaeton, hip-hop	Interscope, El Cartel
	Lamb of God	Killadelphia	Groove metal, metalcore	Epic	[261]
	YoungBloodZ	Ev'rybody Know Me	Southern hip-hop, crunk	LaFace, Zomba	[262]
December 15	Christian Bautista	Completely	Pop	Warner	[263]
December 19	The Notorious B.I.G.	Duets: The Final Chapter	Hip-hop	Bad Boy, Atlantic
	Ryan Adams	29	Alternative country, folk rock	Lost Highway
December 20	Jamie Foxx	Unpredictable	R&B, hip-hop, pop	J
	Mary J. Blige	The Breakthrough	R&B	Geffen
December 27	Trick Trick	The People vs.	Hip-hop, gangsta rap	Motown
December 28	DragonForce	Inhuman Rampage	Power metal	Noise, Sanctuary, Roadrunner
December 30	The Strokes	First Impressions of Earth	Indie rock, garage rock revival, post-punk revival	RCA, Rough Trade

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144. "The Suicide Machines - War Profiteering Is Killing Us All (2005)". PunkNews.org. August 9, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
145. "The Fall of Troy - Doppelganger". Prefix. August 31, 2005. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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149. Alisoglu, Scott (August 22, 2005). "Fear Factory, Transgression". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
150. Becker, Travis. "Beautiful Creatures - Deuce Review". Anti Music. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
151. Paul, Aubin (August 23, 2005). "The Bled - Found in the Flood (2005)". PunkNews.org. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
152. Honig, Jeanette (January 7, 2006). "Brian Jonestown Massacre – We Are the Radio Mini Album". mxdwn.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
153. Mayo, James (October 31, 2005). "I Wayne Lava Ground". XLR8R. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
154. Bell, Rick. "Trick Pony - R.I.D.E.". Country Standard Time. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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156. "Journey – Generations". Metal Express Radio. September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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159. Teverbaugh, Rick. "Brooks & Dunn - Hillbilly Deluxe". Country Standard Time. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
160. "From Autumn to Ashes - Abandon Your Friends (2005)". PunkNews.org. September 30, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
161. Stei, Karin. "Heather Nova - Redbird". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 7, 2018.
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175. "Bastardos!". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2005. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
176. Ingold, Chris (October 31, 2005). "KMFDM – Hau Ruck". musicOMH. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
177. Jarnow, Jesse (January 18, 2005). "Spin Doctors - Nice Talking to Me". Paste. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
178. Upton, Dan. "Trapt - Someone in Control Review". Anti Music. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
179. Bergman, Keith (January 16, 2006). "Arcturus, Sideshow Symphonies". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
180. "The 99 - Over and Over". Prefix. February 3, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
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182. Johnson, Christopher (October 19, 2005). "Our Music: New Reggae from Burning Spear". NPR. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
183. Hoard, Christian (October 20, 2005). "Live – Friday the 13th". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
184. Daniels, Neil (August 29, 2005). "Motörhead – BBC Live and in Session". musicOMH. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
185. Pytlarczyk, Karolina (October 26, 2005). "Forever Slave - Alices Inferno". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved November 12, 2018.
186. Bergman, Keith (November 28, 2005). "Tokyo Dragons, Give Me the Fear". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
187. Bergman, Keith (September 19, 2005). "King's X, Ogre Tones". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
188. Hogan, Marc (November 20, 2005). "Ric Ocasek: Nexterday". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
189. Heck, Christoph (November 5, 2005). "U.D.O. - Mission No. X". Power Metal.de (in German). Retrieved November 13, 2018.
190. Gailes, Arthur (June 5, 2007). "The Herd :: The Sun Never Sets". RapReviews. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
191. Blake, James (2005). "Jo O'Meara Relentless Review". BBC Music. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
192. Bergman, Keith (January 30, 2006). "Shakra, Fall". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
193. "Shakra - Fall". Stormbringer.at (in German). December 16, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
194. Gill, Andy (December 16, 2005). "Album: Anita Baker - Christmas Fantasy". Independent. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
195. Loy, Robert. "Chris Cagle - Anywhere but Here". Country Standard Time. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
196. Remz, Jeffrey B. (December 2005). "Little Big Town follows the road to here". Country Standard Time. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
197. "Look What I Did - Minute Man for the Moment Review". Anti Music. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
198. Nay, Rob (December 1, 2005). "Reverend Horton Heat - We Three Kings". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
199. Keogh, Sue (2005). "Sara Evans Real Fine Place Review". BBC Music. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
200. Day, TOm (October 3, 2005). "Soulfly – Dark Ages". musicOMH. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
201. Juon, Steve (October 4, 2005). "Trina :: Glamorest Life". RapReviews.com. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
202. Segal, Dave (September 4, 2024). "Yesterday's New Quintet Presents Sound Directions: The Funky Side of Life". JazzTimes. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
203. Alisoglu, Scott (October 31, 2005). "Akercocke, Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
204. David, William (October 14, 2005). "Allister - Before the Blackout (2005)". PunkNews.org. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
205. Upton, Dan. "Default - One Thing Remains Review". Anti Music. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
206. Nash, Alanna (October 17, 2005). "Tough All Over". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
207. Greene, Andy (October 20, 2005). "Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
208. Pirnia, Garin (December 6, 2005). "The Long Winters: Ultimatum". Glide Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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210. Day, Tom (October 10, 2005). "Roadrunner United – The All-Star Sessions". musicOMH. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
211. Schiller, Mike (February 26, 2006). "Sevendust: Next". PopMatters. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
212. "Tedeschi Shares Her Hope and Desire". Billboard. September 12, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
213. Juon, Steve (October 18, 2005). "Warren G :: In the Mid-Nite Hour". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
214. Taylor, Laura (November 1, 2005). "Old Man's Child - Vermin". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
215. "Bomb the Music Industry! - To Leave or Die in Long Island (2005)". PunkNews.org. January 8, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
216. Murphy, John (October 17, 2005). "Simply Red – Simplified". musicOMH. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
217. Tunis, Walter (January 20, 2006). "Country singer Billy Currington must be doin' somethin' right". The Gainesville Sun. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
218. Gill, Andy (November 18, 2005). "Album: Brian Wilson - What I Really Want for Christmas". Independent. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
219. "Burnside Project - The Finest Example Is You". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
220. Alisoglu, Scott (November 14, 2005). "Fireball Ministry, Their Rock Is Not Our Rock". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
221. Rork, Nicole (October 16, 2005). "Get your hands off me, you damn dirty ape!". AltPress. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
222. Paul, Aubin (October 18, 2005). "Propagandhi - Potemkin City Limits (2005)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
223. Berman, Stuart (January 11, 2007). "Mito Hatori: Ecdysis". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
224. Alisoglu, Scott (December 5, 2005). "Dark Funeral, Attera Totus Sanctus". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
225. MacNeil, Jason (September 28, 2006). "Aberdeen City: The Freezing Atlantic". PopMatters. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
226. Friedman, Lou (November 1, 2005). "Aerosmith: Rockin' the Joint". PopMatters. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
227. Novak, Ralph (January 16, 2006). "Picks and Pans Review: Joe Nichols - III". People. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
228. Rogowski, Jordan (January 6, 2006). "Valencia - This Could Be a Possibility (2005)". PunkNews.org. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
229. Cinquemani, Sal (December 23, 2006). "Xavier Rudd - Food in the Belly". Slant. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
230. Bergman, Keith (November 28, 2005). "Helloween, Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
231. Neigher, Eric (November 1, 2005). "Burt Bacharach - At This Time". Slant. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
232. "Lagwagon - Resolve". IGN. December 14, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
233. Schlesier, Jacquilynne. "Terri Clark - Life Goes On". Country Standard Time. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
234. DiBiase, John (October 29, 2005). "Third Day - Wherever You Are". JesusFreakHideout.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
235. Eisen, Benjy (November 29, 2005). "Trey Anastasio - Shine". Paste. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
236. Perrin, Ludovic (November 18, 2005). "Ma Vérité". Libération (in French). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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239. Huber, Elke (April 19, 2006). "Elfonía - This Sonic Landscape". Power Metal.de (in German). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
240. Taylor, Josh (November 9, 2005). "Relient K - Apathetic EP". JesusFreakHideout.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
241. Bergman, Keith (November 7, 2005). "Sepultura, Live in São Paulo". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
242. Alisoglu, Scott (November 28, 2005). "TNT, All the Way to the Sun". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
243. Wirtz, Olli (November 11, 2005). "Roine Stolt / Wall Street Voodoo". Rock Times (in German). Retrieved December 1, 2018.
244. "Tally Hall Say "Good Day" to America; Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum Set for April 1, 2008 Release". Top40-Charts.com. February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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246. Hernandez, Pedro (January 8, 2007). "Kardinal Offishall :: Fire and Glory". RapReviews.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
247. DiBiase, John (November 16, 2005). "P.O.D. - The Warriors EP Vol. 2". JesusFreakHideout.com. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
248. Blaustein, Claire Marie (April 1, 2006). "Pitbull - Money Is Still a Major Issue". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
249. Simpson, Ernest (January 22, 2006). "Various Artists : Walk the Line Soundtrack". Treble. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
250. "Sean Watkins - Blinders On". No Depression. April 30, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
251. Conoley, Ben (November 29, 2005). "Bouncing Souls - Live (2005)". PunkNews.org. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
252. Raposa, David (November 21, 2005). "Queens of the Stone Age: Over the Years and Through the Woods". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
253. Joseph, Mark (March 14, 2006). "Scott Stapp's Great Divide". HuffPost. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
254. Fennessey, Sean (January 12, 2006). "Seu Jorge - The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
255. Rogulewski, Charley (October 18, 2005). "Joss Stone, John Legend Do Katrina Benefit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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257. Rookds, Jason (December 12, 2005). "Dave Matthews Band: Weekend on the Rocks". Glide Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
258. "슈퍼주니어 데뷔 앨범 28일 발매" [Super Junior debut album released on 28th]. Naver TV (in Korean). November 28, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
259. "Job for a Cowboy - Doom". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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