BILLBOARD compiled all of their critic' lists and came up with this top 10 (though they have a lot of ties so it's really the top 13.

1. My Morning Jacket, "Z" (ATO/RCA) -- 52 points
2. Tie: The Rolling Stones, "A Bigger Bang" (Virgin) and M.I.A., "Arular" (XL) -- 43 points.
3. The New Pornographers, "Twin Cinema" (Matador) -- 41 points
4. Common, "Be" (G.O.O.D. Music/Geffen) - 39 points
5. Sleater-Kinney, "The Woods" (Sub Pop) - 37 points
6. Sufjan Stevens, "Illinois" (Asthmatic Kitty) - 36 points
7. Tie: Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane, "At Carnegie Hall" (Blue Note/Thelonious Records) and Queens Of The Stone Age, "Lullabies To Paralyze" (Interscope) - 31 points
8. Spoon, "Gimme Fiction" (Merge) - 28 points
9. Tie: Jack Johnson, "In Between Dreams" (Brushfire/Universal) and Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (Island Def Jam) - 26 points
10. John Legend, "Get Lifted" (G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia) - 25 points

Thanks Jason!

Where did you find this list?
(I wasn't able to find it on their website.)

Go here:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2005/top10/index.jsp
Scroll down just a bit.

USUALLY EVERY YEAR BILLBOARD DOES SOME MISTAKES IN CALCULATING OUT THE DIFFERENT CRITICS' CHARTS. SO I CALCULATED FOR MYSELF :

(IN BRACKETS HOW MANY CRITICS VOTED FOR THAT CD)

1 55 (7) MY MORNING JACKET 'Z'
2 43 (8) ROLLING STONES 'A BIGGER BANG'
3 43 (7) M.I.A. 'ARULAR'
4 41 (8) THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS 'TWIN CINEMA'
5 39 (5) COMMON 'BE'

6 37 (6) SLEATER-KINNEY 'THE WOODS'
7 36 (4) SUFJAN STEVENS 'ILLINOISE'
8 31 (5) MONK QUARTET/COLTRANE 'CARNEGIE HALL'
9 31 (4) KINGS OF LEON 'AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK'
9 31 (4) QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 'LULLABIES...'

11 28 (5) SPOON 'GIMME FICTION'
12 27 (4) ANTONY & JOHNSONS 'I AM A BIRD NOW'
13 26 (4) MARIAH CAREY 'THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI'
14 26 (3) JACK JOHNSON 'IN BETWEEN DREAMS'
15 25 (5) JOHN LEGEND 'GET LIFTED'

16 25 (4) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 'DEVILS & DUST'
17 24 (3) FIONA APPLE 'EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE'
17 24 (3) THE NATIONAL 'ALLIGATOR'
19 23 (5) KANYE WEST 'LATE REGISTRATION'
20 23 (4) MADONNA 'CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR'

21 22 (4) RY COODER 'CHAVEZ RIVINE'
22 22 (3) LEE ANN WOMACK 'THERE'S MORE...'
23 20 (3) THE GO-BETWEENS 'OCEANS APART'
24 19 (3) BLOC PARTY 'SILENT ALARM'
24 19 (3) CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH ?CLAP YOUR HANDS'
24 19 (3) BETTYE LAVETTE 'I'VE GOT MY OWN HELL...'

27 19 (2) ARCADE FIRE 'FUNERAL'
27 19 (2) RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS 'COLD ROSES'
29 18 (3) JAMES BLUNT 'BACK TO BEDLAM'
30 17 (4) FEIST 'LET IT DIE'

31 17 (3) KATE BUSH 'AERIAL'
32 16 (3) PATTY LOVELESS 'DREAMIN'MY DREAMS'
33 16 (2) BRAD PAISLEY 'TIME WELL WASTED'
34 15 (4) NEIL DIAMOND '12 SONGS'
35 15 (3) NINE INCH NAILS 'WITH TEETH'

36 15 (2) JOHN CALE 'BLACK ACETATE'
36 15 (2) RODNEY COWELL 'THE OUTSIDER'
36 15 (2) KEYSHIA COLE 'THE WAY IT IS'
36 15 (2) THE RAVEONETTES 'PRETTY IN BLACK'
36 15 (2) THE MARS VOLTA 'FRANCES THE MUTE'
36 15 (2) SIGUR ROS 'TAKK...'
36 15 (2) THE WHITE STRIPES 'GET BEHIND ME SATAN'

43 14 (3) WOLF PARADE 'APOLOGIES TO THE QUEEN MARY'
43 14 (3) COLDPLAY 'X & Y'
45 14 (2) HARD-FI 'STARS OF CCTV'
45 14 (2) BECK 'GUERO'
45 14 (2) AMADOU & MARIAM 'DIMANCHE A BAMAKO'

48 13 (2) NICKEL CREEK 'WHY SHOULD THE FIRE DIE'
48 13 (3) SHERYL CROW 'WILDFLOWER'
48 13 (3) PAUL ANKA 'ROCK SWINGS'

This is the average points per critic who voted for them:

1 7.86 (7) MY MORNING JACKET 'Z'
2 5.38 (8) ROLLING STONES 'A BIGGER BANG'
3 6.14 (7) M.I.A. 'ARULAR'
4 5.13 (8) THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS 'TWIN CINEMA'
5 7.80 (5) COMMON 'BE'

6 6.17 (6) SLEATER-KINNEY 'THE WOODS'
7 9.00 (4) SUFJAN STEVENS 'ILLINOISE'
8 6.20 (5) MONK QUARTET/COLTRANE 'CARNEGIE HALL'
9 7.75 (4) KINGS OF LEON 'AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK'
9 7.75 (4) QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 'LULLABIES...'

11 5.60 (5) SPOON 'GIMME FICTION'
12 6.75 (4) ANTONY & JOHNSONS 'I AM A BIRD NOW'
13 6.50 (4) MARIAH CAREY 'THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI'
14 8.67 (3) JACK JOHNSON 'IN BETWEEN DREAMS'
15 5.00 (5) JOHN LEGEND 'GET LIFTED'

16 6.25 (4) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 'DEVILS & DUST'
17 8.00 (3) FIONA APPLE 'EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE'
17 8.00 (3) THE NATIONAL 'ALLIGATOR'
19 4.60 (5) KANYE WEST 'LATE REGISTRATION'
20 5.75 (4) MADONNA 'CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR'

21 5.50 (4) RY COODER 'CHAVEZ RIVINE'
22 7.33 (3) LEE ANN WOMACK 'THERE'S MORE...'
23 6.67 (3) THE GO-BETWEENS 'OCEANS APART'
24 6.33 (3) BLOC PARTY 'SILENT ALARM'
24 6.33 (3) CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH ?CLAP YOUR HANDS'
24 6.33 (3) BETTYE LAVETTE 'I'VE GOT MY OWN HELL...'

27 9.5 (2) ARCADE FIRE 'FUNERAL'
27 9.5 (2) RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS 'COLD ROSES'
29 6.00 (3) JAMES BLUNT 'BACK TO BEDLAM'
30 4.25 (4) FEIST 'LET IT DIE'

31 5.67 (3) KATE BUSH 'AERIAL'
32 5.33 (3) PATTY LOVELESS 'DREAMIN'MY DREAMS'
33 8.00 (2) BRAD PAISLEY 'TIME WELL WASTED'
34 3.75 (4) NEIL DIAMOND '12 SONGS'
35 5.00 (3) NINE INCH NAILS 'WITH TEETH'

36 7.50 (2) JOHN CALE 'BLACK ACETATE'
36 7.50 (2) RODNEY COWELL 'THE OUTSIDER'
36 7.50 (2) KEYSHIA COLE 'THE WAY IT IS'
36 7.50 (2) THE RAVEONETTES 'PRETTY IN BLACK'
36 7.50 (2) THE MARS VOLTA 'FRANCES THE MUTE'
36 7.50 (2) SIGUR ROS 'TAKK...'
36 7.50 (2) THE WHITE STRIPES 'GET BEHIND ME SATAN'

43 4.67 (3) WOLF PARADE 'APOLOGIES TO THE QUEEN MARY'
43 4.67 (3) COLDPLAY 'X & Y'
45 7.00 (2) HARD-FI 'STARS OF CCTV'
45 7.00 (2) BECK 'GUERO'
45 7.00 (2) AMADOU & MARIAM 'DIMANCHE A BAMAKO'

Arcade Fire and Ryan Adams both scored very high but only 2 critics rated them.

Myabe the other critics realised it came out in 2004 in America

Could be