I was a terrible even singles wise it wasn't that great. Pop wise Gwen, Kelly Clarkson and the Blackeyed Peas were good at what they did but it could have been a lot better. Let's make sure that 2005 NEVER happens again and 2006 is better. It's HAS to be. Nothing could be any worse than 2005. Here are my favorite singles for that year.
25) I'll Bet that You Look Good on the Dance Floor-Artic Monkeys
24)Nature Anthem- Grandaddy
23)True Blue-Bright Eyes
22)Little Sister- Queens of the Stone Age
21)Entertain-Sleater Kinney
20)Twenty Years-Placebo
19)the Bucket-Kings of Leon
18)Pledge of Allegiance- Louis XIV
17)Ladyflash-the Go! Team
16)Hoppipolla- Sigor Ros
15)You Will You Wont-the Zutons
14)Let's Call it Love- Sleater Kinney
13)Chicken Payback- A Band of Bees
12)Lazerbeam-the Super Furry Animals
11)Blue Orchid-the White Stripes

10) THE JANE FONDA- MICKEY AVALON
9) SLOWFADE- TEENAGE FANCLUB
8) I UNDERSTAND IT- IDLEWILD
7) GLOSOLI- SIGUR ROS
6) CHEWING GUM- ANNIE

5) ROLLER COASTER- SLEATER KINNEY
4) SUGAR- LADYTRON
3)MY LITTLE BROTHER- ART BRUT
2) KING OF THE MOUNTAIN- KATE BUSH

1) BORN IN THE 70'S- ED HARTCORT

I'm agree with you Tim, 2005 wasn't a good music for music, probably the worst year of the last 10 years.
But where's the need to make a top 25 singles if the year was so bad ?

I'm agree with you Tim, 2005 wasn't a good year for music, probably the worst year of the last 10 years.
But where's the need to make a top 25 singles if the year was so bad ?

Just to let people know that "Born in the 70s is the greatest song ever!!!!!!!!

i'll bet 2005 will make out the same cheesy cult affection as 1985 did 20 years ago. no substance but poignancy: hollaback girl, pussycat dolls, pon de replay, candy shop, mario, crazy frog rip offs... how relentlessly can pop be itself without losing its touch and its patterns. and what might our children think of that year as soon as they're going to download these tunes while being infected by some Bender's 500-Greatest-Songs-Since-Your-Parents-Were-Born-list... i'd REALLY like to know

oh, btw, tim, "Born In The 70's" IS great. i've always been waiting for that kind of song since i'd listened to "Born In The 50's" by The Police and used to adlib the chorus line ever since to make it fit. thanks Ed. you're not appreciated the way you should be but you're still there. and that still means a lot.

Male singer songwriters like Tom Waits drives me crazy. That's why Ed Hartcort is so refreshing. Him and Tom Vek make being born a man justified. And as for the 80s OWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone used to howl in the 80s LOL!!!

While their weren't too many albums chasing to be album of the year I still maintain that compared to other years in the past 10 there was at least a depth and variety to 2005 albums.

Singles however, there were loads of great singles this year, many more then the last two and i'd quite happily post a top 100 here.

Last year was a far better year for singles but feel free to list your faves.

Well here's the top 100 I did fairly recently;


100 Charlotte Church - ' Crazy Chick '
099 The Manic Street Preachers - ' Empty Souls '
098 The Kasier Cheifs - ' I Predict A Riot/Sink That Ship '
097 The Mountain Goats - ' Dilaudid '
096 Rachel Stevens - ' So Good '
095 Amerie - ' 1 Thing '
094 Supersystem - ' Born Into The World '
093 Sons and Daughters - ' Dance Me In '
092 Sigur Ros - ' Glosoli '
091 Paul Weller - ' From The Floorboards Up '
090 Mylo - ' In My Arms '
089 Devendra Bandhart - ' I Feel Like A Child '
088 Clor - ' Love + Pain '
087 The Bravery - ' An Honest Mistake '
086 Junior Senior - ' Itch U Can't Scratch '
085 Spoon - ' Sister Jack '
084 The Game ft. 50 Cent - ' Hate It Or Love It '
083 Madonna - ' Hung Up '
082 Ambulance Ltd. - ' Primitive (The Way That I Treat You) '
081 Bloc Party - ' So Here We Are '
080 Art Brut - ' Good Weekend '
079 Stereophonics - ' Dakota '
078 Doves - ' Snowden '
077 Maximo Park - ' Going Missing '
076 Kings of Leon - ' King Of The Rodeo '
075 Tom Vek - ' 1, CC (You Set The Fire In Me) '
074 Snoop Dogg Ft. Justin Timberlake - ' Signs '
073 The Wedding Present - ' I'm From Further North Than You '
072 The White Stripes - ' Blue Orchid '
071 Out Hud - ' It's For You '
070 LCD Soundsystem - ' Disco Infiltrator '
069 Lady Soverign - ' 9 to 5 '
068 The Mystery Jets - ' You Can't Fool Me Denis '
067 Test Icicles - ' Circle Square Triangle '
066 Paul McCartney - ' Fine Line '
065 Battle - ' Demons '
064 Spoon - ' I Turn My Camera On '
063 The Cardigans - ' I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need To Be Nicer '
062 The Departure - ' All Mapped Out '
061 The Subways - ' Rock and Roll Queen '
060 The Russian Futurists - ' Paul Simon '
059 Roots Manuva - ' Too Cold '
058 Antony and The Johnsons - ' Hope There's Someone '
057 Lethal Bizzle - ' Fire '
056 Kelly Clarkson - ' Since U Been Gone '
055 Arcade Fire - ' Rebellion (Lies) '
054 Daft Punk - ' Robot Rock '
053 KT Tunstall - ' Black Horse and The Cherry Tree '
052 Interpol - ' Evil '
051 The Decemberists - ' 16 Military Wives '
050 Chemical Brothers Ft. Tim Burgess - ' The Boxer '
049 Ordinary Boys - ' Boys Will Be Boys/ Girls Will Be Girls (Lady Sov. Remix) '
048 Supergrass - ' St. Petersburg '
047 Editors - ' Bullets '
046 Basement Jaxx - ' Oh My Gosh! '
045 Queens Of The Stone Age - ' In My Head '
044 British Sea Power - ' Please Stand Up '
043 The Tears - ' Refugees '
042 The National - ' Abel '
041 Beck - ' Girl '
040 Jens Lekaman - ' The Oppisite Of Hallelujah '
039 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - ' Is This Love? '
038 Rosin Murphy - ' Sow Into You '
037 BRMC - ' Ain't No Easy Way '
036 The Futureheads - ' Area '
035 Arctic Monkeys - ' I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor '
034 Morning Runner - ' Work '
033 The Darkness - ' One Way Ticket To Hell….And Back '
032 Tom Vek - ' Nothing But Green Lights '
031 Richard Hawley - ' The Ocean '
030 Franz Ferdinand - ' Do You Want To? '
029 The Strokes - ' Juicebox '
028 LCD Soundsystem - ' Tribulations '
027 Hard-Fi - ' Hard To Beat '
026 Damien Marley - ' Welcome To Jamrock '
025 Art Brut - ' Emily Kane '
024 Rachel Stevens - ' Negotiate With Love '
023 Girls Aloud - ' Biology '
022 Editors - ' Munich '
021 Yeti - ' Never Lose Your Sense Of Wonder '
020 Oasis - ' The Importance Of Being Idle '
019 The White Stripes - ' My Doorbell '
018 The Rakes - ' 22 Grand Job '
017 Bloc Party - ' Two More Years '
016 British Sea Power - ' It Ended On A Oily Stage '
015 Franz Ferdinand - ' Walk Away '
014 Ladytron - ' Destroy Everything You Touch '
013 LCD Soundsystem - ' Daft Punk Is Playing At My House '
012 Architecture In Helsinki - ' Do The Whirlwind '
011 We Are Scientists - ' The Great Escape '
010 The Go! Team - ' Bottle Rocket '
009 Arcade Fire - ' Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out) '
008 Arctic Monkeys - ' Fake Tales Of San Fransisco/ From The Ritz To The Rubble [AKA 5 mins with The Arctic Monkeys] '
007 Kooks - ' Eddie's Gun '
006 The Magic Numbers - ' Forever Lost '
005 Maximo Park - ' Apply Some Pressure '
004 The Futureheads - ' Hounds of Love '
003 Doves - ' Black and White Town '
002 Gorillaz - ' Feel Good Inc '
001 Elbow - ' Forget Myself '