Wrapping up 2005...

Well, as another year closes out, I look back and reflect on all of the new albums I wasted money on. Well, not all of it was wasted... there was some good stuff out this year, and I discovered some new bands that I did not know of before. For example, my favorite album from the past year... that was a big surprise, but it did make a big impact and I could not stop listening to it throughout the whole summer. Here are my top 25 albums of 2005:

1. Alkaline Trio – Crimson
2. Disturbed – Ten Thousand Fists
3. System of a Down – Mesmerize
4. System of a Down – Hypnotize
5. Snow Patrol – Final Straw
6. Garbage – Bleed Like Me
7. Head Automatica – Decadence
8. Death Cab for Cutie – Plans
9. The Bravery – The Bravery
10. Weezer – Make Believe
11. Audioslave – Out of Exile
12. Idlewild – Warnings/Promises
13. Ben Folds – Songs For Silverman
14. Franz Ferdinand – You Could Have It So Much Better
15. Queens of the Stone Age – Lullabies To Paralyze
16. Bloc Party – Silent Alarm
17. Dave Matthews Band – Stand Up
18. Foo Fighters – In Your Honor
19. The Lovemakers – Times of Romance
20. Pennywise – The Fuse
21. Beck – Guero
22. Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
23. Stellastar* - Harmonies For The Haunted
24. Dropkick Murphys – The Warriors Code
25. The White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan

Honorable mention: Dane Cook - Retaliation (not a music album, but it's Dane!)