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ALBUMS
50 Our Shadows Will Remain Joseph Arthur
49 Arular M.I.A.
48 Horse Fabulous The Stands
47 Red Book Texas
46 Language. Sex. Violence. Other? The Stereophonics
45 Ruby Blue Rosin Murphy
44 Where The Humans Eat Willy Mason
43 Dynamite Jamiroquai
42 Be Common
41 More Adventureous Rilo Kiley
40 Cripple Crow Devandra Bandhart
39 Pushing The Senses Feeder
38 With Teeth Nine Inch Nails
37 Lullabies To Paralyze Queens Of The Stone Age
36 Nashville Josh Rouse
35 Z My Morning Jacket
34 Playing The Angel Depeche Mode
33 Leaders Of The Free World Elbow
32 Coles Corner Richard Hawley
31 Tourist Athlete
30 Oceans Apart The Go-Betweens
29 LCD Soundsysyem LCD Soundsysyem
28 29 Ryan Adams
27 Some Cities Doves
26 Confessions On A Dance Floor Madonna
25 Silent Alarm Bloc Party
24 Life In Slow Motion David Gray
23 Aerial Kate Bush
22 One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back The Darkness
21 Want Two Rufus Wainwright
20 Devils And Dust Bruce Springsteen
19 Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Eels
18 Finally Woken Jem
17 As Is Now Paul Weller
16 Prarie Wind Neil Young
15 I Am A Bird Now Antony & The Johnsons
14 The Magic Numbers The Magic Numbers
13 Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes
12 Late Registration Kanye West
11 Supernature Goldfrapp
10 Stars Of CCTV Hard-Fi
9 Eye To The Telescope KT Tunstall
8 Funeral The Arcade Fire
7 You Could Have It So Much Better Franz Ferdinand
6 Back To Bedlam James Blunt
5 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Bright Eyes
4 Don't Believe The Truth Oasis
3 Employment The Kasier Chiefs
2 Demon Days Gorrilaz
1 X&Y Coldplay
Readers vote for tracks of the year.
100 " Push The Button " - Sugababes
99 " Good People " - Jack Johnson
98 " Feeling A Moment " - Feeder
97 " All Because Of You " - U2
96 " Welcome To Jamrock " - Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley
95 " E-Pro " - Beck
94 " Forget Myself " - Elbow
93 " DOA " - Foo Fighters
92 " Hey Scenesters! " - The Cribs
91 " I'm Not Okay (I Promise) " - My Chemical Romance
90 " BYOB " - Sysytem Of A Down
89 " Evil " - Interpol
88 " Why Do You Love Me " - Garbage
87 " Munich " - Editors
86 " This Modern Love " - Bloc Party
85 " Who Put The Weight Of The World On My Shoulders? " - Oasis
84 " Girl " - Beck
83 " Tied Up Too Tight " - Hard-Fi
82 " Two More Years " - Bloc Party
81 " Beverly Hills " - Weezer
80 " Mucky Fingers " - Oasis
79 " Shiver " - Natalie Imbruglia
78 " Processed Beats " - Kasabian
77 " Bad Day " - Daniel Powter
76 " Other Side Of The World " - KT Tunstall
75 " Pioneers " - Bloc Party
74 " Love Me Like You " - The Magic Numbers
73 " They " - Jem
72 " Goodnight Goodnight " - Hot Hot Heat
71 " Superman " - The Stereophonics
70 " Neighbourhood #2 (Lakia) " - The Arcade Fire
69 " Diamonds From Sierra Leone " - Kanye West
68 " The First Day Of My Life " - Bright Eyes
67 " Cash Machine " - Hard-Fi
66 " So Here We Are " - Bloc Party
65 " Suddenly I See " - KT Tunstall
64 " Hope There's Someone " - Antony & The Johnsons
63 " I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor " - The Arctic Monkeys
62 " The Ghost Of You " - My Chemical Romance
61 " Krafty " - New Order
60 " What If " - Coldplay
59 " The One I Love " - David Gray
58 " Half Light " - Athlete
57 " White Shadows " - Coldplay
56 " Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) " - The Arcade Fire
55 " The Meaning Of Soul " - Oasis
54 " In The Morning " - The Coral
53 " Turn Up The Sun " - Oasis
52 " Bullets " - Editors
51 " Graffiti " - Maxïmo Park
50 " Living For The Weekend " - Hard-Fi
49 " Little Sister " - Queens Of The Stone Age
48 " What You Waiting For " - Gwen Stefani
47 " Decent Days and Nights " - The Futureheads
46 " Going Missing " - Maxïmo Park
45 " Galvanize " - The Chemical Brothers
44 " Helena " - My Chemical Romance
43 " Helicopter " - Bloc Party
42 " City Of Blinding Lights " - U2
41 " Fuck Forever " - Babyshambles
40 " Oxygen " - Willy Mason
39 " Gold Digger " - Kanye West
38 " Boulevard Of Broken Dreams " - Green Day
37 " Let There Be Love " - Oasis
36 " Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own " - U2
35 " Smile Like You Mean It " - The Killers
34 " Vertigo " - U2
33 " Apply Some Pressure " - Maxïmo Park
32 " Killamangiro " - Babyshambles
31 " Hounds Of Love " - The Futureheads
30 " DARE " - Gorrilaz
29 " Black And White Town " - Doves
28 " Blue Orchid " - The White Stripes
27 " All The Things That I've Done " - The Killers
26 " American Idiot " - Green Day
25 " My Doorbell " - The White Stripes
24 " An Honest Mistake " - The Bravery
23 " Club Foot " - Kasabian
22 " Wake Me Up When September Ends " - Green Day
21 " Everyday I Love You Less and Less " - The Kaiser Chiefs
20 " You're Beautiful " - James Blunt
19 " Wires " - Athlete
18 " Rebellion (Lies) " - The Arcade Fire
17 " Somebody Told Me " - The Killers
16 " Holiday " - Green Day
15 " Banquet " - Bloc Party
14 " Forever Lost " - The Magic Numbers
13 " Somewhere Else " - Razorlight
12 " Best Of You " - Foo Fighters
11 " Feel Good Inc " - Gorrilaz
10 " Hard To Beat " - Hard-Fi
9 " Speed Of Sound " - Coldplay
8 " Dakota " - The Stereophonics
7 " Do You Want To " - Franz Ferdinand
6 " Lyla " - Oasis
5 " Black Horse and The Cherry Tree " - KT Tunstall
4 " Oh My God! " - The Kaiser Chiefs
3 " I Predict A Riot " - The Kaiser Chiefs
2 " Fix You " - Coldplay
1 " The Importance Of Being Idle " - Oasis
One Q writer: I seem to recall we gave a good review to McCartney earlier this autumn. His album is his best in years, isn't it?
Another Q writer: Yes it is. No doubt about that
1: But shouldn't we include it in our year-end list then?
2: Are you out of your mind!?? He's OLD!!!
1: Yes he is, but the album is excellent.
2: Yes it is, but, I mean: Look at his fans. A lot of 60 somethings like him for Christ's sake! We cannot put a guy like that on our year-end list!!
1: Why not? The album is great
2: Our readership would never forgive us! Remember, our list of the best albums of 2005 is not the best albums of 2005, it is what we expect our readers to pick as their best albums of 2005.
1: Oh well, OK. I guess you're right. No McCartney in the list then...
I find it amazing that Q named X&Y their #1 album, considering that at the time it was released most of the reviews were mixed at best; this is borne out by the fact that the album isn't even on the current AM Top 2500. I know that rankings for current-year albums always go up once the EOY lists start appearing, but this is an extreme case.
Very few albums by established acts are in the current AM list, as they are based on Metacritic, and Metacritic is usually harsh on established acts as they are always more "controversial" than the less established ones.
"X&Y" is in most year-end lists by UK mags, although not as high as in the Q one.
It does not come a surprise, but Oasis at nr. 4!, just because it wasn't as bad as the previous two, doesnt make it the fourth best album of the year. I'm guessing the Gallagher brothers have become a part of their national identity or something, why else would anyone still pay mind to their recycled pop/rock?
Also, James Blunt, are you for real? I thought it was universally and cosmically agreed upon that Blunt is MOR for people who really don't care about music, but would rather take Blunt (and his likes) as a substitude for silence...
I've lost what little respect I had for Q now.
McCartney should definitely have been in there instead of James Blunt.
If you check out Q's gushing 5* review of X&Y you'll see that why they gave it album of the year. A shocking list this year.
And no Sufjan, I just realized. The album that is shaping up to be 2005's most acclaimed, with just as much support coming from British critics as American, and Q doesn't have room for it in the top 50. Wow.
Q often tend to have room in their lists for a lot of albums who did originally receieve good reviews, but aren't "hip" enough to find their way into the NME lists or similar. Which means some of the generally hyped ones aren't there (but, that being said, there considerably more overrated albums from 2005 than the Sufjan Stevens one)
Awful list.
Could the readers choice of tracks be any less imaginative? 'The readers get what the readers want' and that would appear to be very undemanding approaching middle of the road rock (mostly). Lovely! A magazine for Dads (but not this Dad)
Oasis their #4 of the year 
but coldplay at #1 is just awful, Gorrilaz at #2 and The Arcade Fire #8 is by far the best in the list