BEST OF 2005

Well it's the end of the year, so time to throw my top 10 list out there with every other jackass under the sun.

TOP 10 ALBUMS
10. the decemberists // picaresque
09. bloc party // silent alarm
08. clap your hands say yeah // self titled
07. new pornographers // twin cinema
06. animal collective // feels
05. stephen malkmus // face the truth
04. super furry animals // love kraft
03. dangerdoom // the mouse and the mask
02. wolf parade // apologies to the queen mary
01. sufjan stevens // come on feel the illinoise

TOP 10 SINGLES
10. gold digger - kanye west
09. heard em say - kanye west
08. banquet - bloc party
07. star bodies - new pornographers
06. do you want to - franz ferdinand
05. mama - stephen malkmus
04. grass - animal collective
03. lazer beam - super furry animals
02. benzi box - danger doom
01. feel good inc. - gorillaz

OTHER GREAT ALBUMS
beck // guero
prefuse 73 // surrounded by silence
jack johnson // in between dreams
white stripes // get behind me satan
sleater-kinney // the woods
franz ferdinand // you could have it so much better
quasimoto // the further adventures of lord quas
atmosphere // you can't believe how much fun we're having
broken social scene // broken social scene
sigur ros // takk
ok go // oh no
m.i.a. // arular
lcd soundsystem // lcd soundsystem
kanye west // late registration
architecture in helsinki // in case we die
bright eyes // i'm wide awake it's morning
stars // set yourself on fire
gorillaz // demon days
common // be

OTHER GREAT SINGLES
16 military wives - the decemberists
girl - beck
the corner - common
finding out true love is blind - louis XIV
dear sons and daughters of hungry ghosts - wolf parade
my doorbell - white stripes
turn my camera on - spoon
ageless beauty - stars
cemetery - architecture in helsinki
a million ways to be cruel - ok go'
the horn - super furry animals

ALBUMS I MAY HAVE MISSED
the go! team // thunder, lightning, strike
autolux // future perfect
iron & wine // woman king
iront & wine w/ calexico // in the reins
why? // elephant eyelash
art brut // bang bang rock n roll
deerhoof // the runners four
black rebel motorcycle club // howl
feist // let it die

DISAPPOINTMENTS
death cab for cutie - plans
weezer - make believe
black eyed peas - monkey business