What could be more ridiculous than trying to rank the thousands of singles and albums you’ve bought and heard over a lifetime? Here we go …
I ranked my singles of the year at the end of 2005, but I didn’t rank my albums. So the first albums and singles lists are a December 2024 re-ranking of both of these lists, but I’ve also included the original 2005 singles list too.
| | Top tracks of 2005 |
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| 1 | Cardigans | I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer |
| 2 | Others | Stan Bowles |
| 3 | Silver Sun | Can't Get You Out Of My Head |
| 4 | Athlete | Wires |
| 5 | Franz Ferdinand | Do You Want To |
| 6 | Rakes | 22 Grand Job |
| 7 | Art Brut | Emily Kane |
| 8 | Bloc Party | Banquet |
| 9 | Maximo Park | Apply Some Pressure |
| 10 | Young Knives | The Decision |
| 11 | Sea Power | It Ended on An Oily Stage |
| 12 | Melys | Skating |
| 13 | Komakino | Say Something |
| 14 | Aberdeen City | God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me |
| 15 | Robocop Kraus | Small Houses Odd Cars |
| 16 | Melys | Eyeliner |
| 17 | Soundtrack of Our Lives | Heading For A Breakdown |
| 18 | Others | Lackey |
| 19 | Kaiser Chiefs | I Predict A Riot |
| 20 | We Are Scientists | Nobody Move Nobody Gets Hurt |
| 21 | Rakes | Retreat |
| 22 | Art Brut | Good Weekend |
| 23 | Sea Power | Oh Larsen B |
| 24 | Maximo Park | Going Missing |
| 25 | Be Your Own Pet | Fire Department |
| 26 | Art Brut | My Little Brother |
| 27 | Bloc Party | Like Eating Glass |
| 28 | Maximo Park | Graffiti |
| 29 | Bravery | An Honest Mistake |
| 30 | Long Blondes | Separated By Motorways |
| 31 | Rilo Kiley | Portions For Foxes |
| 32 | Melys | Stori Elen |
| 33 | Couse and the Impossible | A Celebration |
| 34 | Data Panik | Cubis (I Love You) |
| 35 | CSS | Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above |
| 36 | Art Brut | Formed A Band |
| 37 | Bloc Party | Positive Tension |
| 38 | Mystery Jets | You Can't Fool Me Dennis |
| 39 | Melys | You Wannit Deep |
| 40 | Kate Bush | π |
| 41 | Gorillaz | Dare |
| 42 | Kaiser Chiefs | Modern Way |
| 43 | Maximo Park | The Coast Is Always Changing |
| 44 | Doves | Black And White Town |
| 45 | We Are Scientists | The Great Escape |
| 46 | Test Icicles | Circle Square Triangle |
| 47 | Aberdeen City | Sixty Lives |
| 48 | Robocop Kraus | You Don't Have To Shout |
| 49 | Maximo Park | Kiss You Better |
| 50 | Madness | I Chase the Devil AKA Ironshirt |
| 51 | Baikonour | Oben Beg (Mk2) |
| 52 | Chalets | Sexy Mistake |
| 53 | Charlotte Hatherley | Bastardo |
| 54 | Dead 60s | Riot Radio |
| 55 | Kaiser Chiefs | Oh My God |
| 56 | Chris T-T | A Plague On Both Your Houses |
| 57 | Gorillaz | Feel Good Inc. |
| 58 | Sons And Daughters | Taste The Last Girl |
| 59 | A-Ha | Analogue (All I Want) |
| 60 | Art Brut | Fight! |
| 61 | Sea Power | How Will I Ever Find My Way Home? |
| 62 | Franz Ferdinand | This Boy |
| 63 | Art Brut | Moving To L.A. |
| 64 | Bloc Party | This Modern Love |
| 65 | Rulers of the Planet | Nandrolone |
| 66 | Brakes | Heard About Your Band |
| 67 | Data Panik | Sense Not Sense |
| 68 | Morningwood | nth Degree |
| 69 | El Presidente | Rocket |
| 70 | Duke Spirit | Love Is An Unfamiliar Name |
| 71 | Kaiser Chiefs | What Did I Ever Give You? |
| 72 | Foals | Cassius |
| 73 | Cardigans | For What It's Worth |
| 74 | Kooks | Sofa Song |
| 75 | MJ Hibbett And The Validators | Never Going Back To Aldi's |
| 76 | Soviettes | #1 is Number Two |
| 77 | Juliette Lewis And The Licks | You're Speaking My Language |
| 78 | Futureheads | Area |
| 79 | Subways | Rock And Roll Queen |
| 80 | Kaiser Chiefs | Every Day I Love You Less and Less |
| 81 | Supergrass | St. Petersburg |
| 82 | Kate Bush | Mrs Bartolozzi |
| 83 | Burningpilot | You Can't Kid A Kidder |
| 84 | Editors | Munich |
| 85 | Abdoujaparov | Ultra Cool |
| 86 | Wurzels | Remember Me |
| 87 | Garbage | Bleed Like Me |
| 88 | Stereophonics | Dakota |
| 89 | Ectogram | Overstopped |
| 90 | Cribs | Modern Way |
| 91 | Kaiser Chiefs | Saturday Night |
| 92 | Rulers of the Planet | Jesus Freak |
| 93 | Data Panik | Minimum Wage |
| 94 | Tom Vek | Nothing But Green Lights |
| 95 | Clor | Love & Pain |
| 96 | Modern | Jane Falls Down |
| 97 | Dr Coca-Cola McDonalds | The History Of Booze |
| 98 | Happy Attack | Compo |
| 99 | Hard Fi | Hard to Beat |
| 100 | Joy Zipper | 1 |
| 101 | Magic Numbers | Forever Lost |
| 102 | Interpol | Evil |
| 103 | Jacksonswarehouse | Hotel By The Sea |
| 104 | Manic Street Preachers | Empty Souls |
| 105 | Pipettes | We Are The Pipettes |
| 106 | ¡Forward, Russia! | Thirteen |
| 107 | Starsailor | In The Crossfire |
| 108 | Ordinary Boys | Boys Will Be Boys |
| 109 | Oasis | The Importance of Being Idle |
| 110 | Arctic Monkeys | I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor |
| | Original chart - top tracks of 2005 |
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| 1 | Mystery Jets | You Can't Fool Me Dennis |
| 2 | Bloc Party | Banquet |
| 3 | Maximo Park | Apply Some Pressure |
| 4 | Robocop Kraus | Small Houses Odd Cars |
| 5 | Futureheads | Hounds Of Love |
| 6 | Others | Lackey |
| 7 | Young Knives | The Decision |
| 8 | Rakes | Retreat |
| 9 | MJ Hibbett and the Validators | Never Going Back To Aldi's |
| 10 | Kate Bush | Mrs Bartolozzi |
| 11 | Data Panik | Cubis |
| 12 | Kaiser Chiefs | Modern Way |
| 13 | Rulers Of The Planet | Backbencher |
| 14 | Arcade Fire | Rebellion (Lies) |
| 15 | We Are Scientists | Great Escape |
| 16 | ¡Forward, Russia! | Thirteen |
| 17 | Soundtrack Of Our Lives | Heading For A Breakdown |
| 18 | Madness | I Chase the Devil AKA Ironshirt |
| 19 | Gorillaz | Dare |
| 20 | Aberdeen City | God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me |
| 21 | Franz Ferdinand | Do You Want To? |
| 22 | Beauty Shop | Monster |
| 23 | Test-Icicles | Circle Square Triangle |
| 24 | Rakes | 22 Grand Job |
| 25 | British Sea Power | It Ended On An Oily Stage |
| 26 | Cardigans | I Need Some Fine Wine, And You, You Need To Be Nicer |
| 27 | Komakino | Say Something |
| 28 | Franz Ferdinand | This Boy |
| 29 | Others | William |
| 30 | Art Brut | Emily Kane |
| 31 | Kooks | Sofa Song |
| 32 | Arcade Fire | Power Out |
| 33 | Bloc Party | The Pioneers |
| 34 | Data Panik | Sense Not Sense |
| 35 | Jegsy Dodd and the Original Sinners | Grumpy Old Men |
| 36 | Chris T-T | A Plague On Both Your Houses |
| 37 | El Presidente | Rocket |
| 38 | Chalets | Sexy Mistake |
| 39 | We Are Scientists | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt |
| 40 | Foo Fighters | DOA |
| 41 | Starsailor | In The Crossfire |
| 42 | Rulers Of The Planet | Nandrolone |
| 43 | Nine Black Alps | Just Friends |
| 44 | Futureheads | Area |
| 45 | Be Your Own Pet | Fire Department |
| 46 | Robocop Kraus | After Laughter Comes Tears |
| 47 | Dead 60s | The Last Resort |
| 48 | Gorillaz | Feel Good Inc |
| 49 | Maximo Park | Going Missing |
| 50 | Coldplay | Talk |
| 51 | Rulers of the Planet | Jesus Freak |
| 52 | Abdoujaparov | Ultra Cool |
| 53 | Charlotte Hatherley | Bastardo |
| 54 | Idlewild | Love Steals Us From Loneliness |
| 55 | Art Brut | Good Weekend |
| 56 | Robocop Kraus | You Don't Have To Shout |
| 57 | Jacksonswarehouse | Hotel By The Sea |
| 58 | Long Blondes | Separated By Motorways |
| 59 | ¡Forward, Russia! | Nine |
| 60 | Duke Spirit | Lion Rip |
| 61 | Nine Black Alps | Shot Down |
| 62 | Arctic Monkeys | I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor |
| 63 | Sons and Daughters | Taste The Last Girl |
| 64 | Hybrasil | God Bless The Devil |
| 65 | Bravery | An Honest Mistake |
| 66 | Days Of Worth | Ladies And Gentlemen |
| 67 | Aberdeen City | Sixty Lives |
| 68 | Supergrass | Low C |
| 69 | Bloc Party | Two More Years |
| 70 | LCD Soundsystem | Daft Punk Is Playing At My House |
| 71 | Kaiser Chiefs | Every Day I Love You Less And Less |
| 72 | Babyshambles | Fuck Forever |
| 73 | A | Rush Song |
| 74 | Dead 60s | Ghostfaced Killer |
| 75 | Gorillaz | Dirty Harry |
| 76 | VHS Or Beta | Nightwaves |
| 77 | Editors | Bullets |
| 78 | Frank and Walters | You Asked Me |
| 79 | Thrills | Irish Keep Gate Crashing |
| 80 | Clor | Love & Pain |
| 81 | Hot Hot Heat | Goodnight Goodnight |
| 82 | Bloc Party | So Here We Are |
| 83 | Beck | E-Pro |
| 84 | Nizlopi | JCB Song |
| 85 | Burningpilot | You Can't Kid A Kidder |
| 86 | Maximo Park | Graffiti |
| 87 | Hybrasil | We Got Music |
| 88 | Elbow | Forget Myself |
| 89 | Doves | Black And White Town |
| 90 | Subways | No Goodbyes |
| 91 | Chemical Brothers | Galvanize |
| 92 | Madness | Shame And Scandal |
| 93 | Duke Spirit | Cuts Across The Land |
| 94 | Stereophonics | Dakota |
| 95 | Jose Gonzalez | Hand On Your Heart |
| 96 | 65daysofstatic | Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here |
| 97 | Soulwax | NY Excuse |
| 98 | Feeder | Shatter |
| 99 | Manic Street Preachers | Empty Souls |
| 100 | Boxer Rebellion | All You Do Is Talk |
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