50. Stars - Set Yourself On Fire
49. Damien Marley - Welcome To Jamrock
48. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
47. Wide Right - Sleeping On The Couch
46. The Willowz - Talk In Circles
45. Various Artists - The Rough Guide To The Music Of Sahara
44. Daddy Yankee - Barrio Fino
43. Mariah Carey - The Emancipation Of Mimi
42. Living Things - Ahead Of The Lions
41. Keyshia Cole - The Way It Is
40. Neil Young - Prairie Wind
39. Annie - Anniemal
38. Dungen - Ta Det Lugnt
37. Missy Elliott - The Cookbook
36. The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue
35. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem
34. Paul Wall - The People's Champ
33. Antony & The Johnsons - I Am A Bird Now
32. The Go! Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike
31. Amadou & Mariam - Dimanche A Bamako
30. Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
29. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better
28. The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
27. Stevie Wonder - A Time To Love
26. Queens Of The Stone Age - Lullabies To Paralyze
25. Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101
24. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
23. Paul McCartney - Choas And Creation In The Backyard
22. Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor
21. Common - Be
20. System Of A Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
19. The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers
18. Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
17. Van Morrison - Magic Time
16. John Legend - Get Lifted
15. Gorillaz - Demon Days
14. Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall
13. Various Artists - Run The Road
12. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods
11. M.I.A. - Arular
10. 50 Cent - The Massacre
09. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
08. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
07. Beck - Guero
06. My Morning Jacket - Z
05. Bruce Springsteen - Devils And Dust
04. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
03. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
02. The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang
01. Kanye West - Late Registration*

* - Oh my God! Rolling Stone actually got a 5 star review right for once!

As for the rest of the list, I'd just like to go on record as saying {yawn}

Woah - 50 Cent's album in the top 10?!?!

It's interesting that Stevie Wonder's album made their list. I don't remember it getting any positive reviews.

Great that they've finally done a numbered top 50 : Guess we now won't have to wait ages for them to do their usual seperate top 10 list later on.

They also posted three singles lists, which I will try to post later today. "Since U Been Gone" wasn't on any of them.

They did 4 singles lists - Top 10 of 2005, Top 10 Downloads, Top 10 Hip-Hop, and Top 10 Country.

Here's what I remember:

Top 10 of 2005
1. "1 Thing" - Amerie
2. "Trapped In The Closet" - R Kelly
3. "Pon de Replay" - Rihanna
4. "Welcome To Jamrock" - Damien Marley
5. "Gold Digger" - Kanye
6. "Hollback Girl" - Gwen

Top 10 Country
1. "Alcohol" - Brad Paisley
"Kerosene" and "Best I Ever Had" were on the list
9. "Making Memories Of Us" - Keith Urban

Finally a Top 50 with McCartney in it. About time.

50 Cent above Stevie Wonder?

Glad to see Annie and Madonna place quite well!

I just purchaced a few of these albums, and I can see why Kanye's up on top since he's sort of the new Dre of this generation. However 50 Cent is a little too poppish for me, and as well Gorilaz is a little overrated. M.I.A. however was probably the best new artist in my opinion. That was some unique stuff.

Anyone who has the full top 10 singles of 2005 list?

as published in the year-end issue:

10. Sitthin' Sidewayz, Paul Wall Featuring Big Pokey
9. Rakata, Wisin and Yandel
8. Do You Want To, Franz Ferdinand
7. Still Trippin', Mike Jones, Slim Thug and Paul Wall
6. Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani
5. Gold Digger, Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx
4. Welcome to Jamrock, Damian Marley
3. Pon de Replay, Rhianna
2. Trapped in the CLoset (Part 1-12), R. Kelly
1. 1 Thing, Amerie

Henrik- didn't RS have 2 singles lists last year? I think a second critics' list was published in the Readers' Poll edition, too.

Does anybody possibly have the other lists, i.e. rap singles, country singles and movies and could post them?