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The Magic Numbers

The 50 Best Albums of 2005
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The 50 Best Albums of 2005

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 27 March 2025

Journey back 20 years, listen to the best albums of 2005, and hear the state of the art. It was an era of brilliant veterans and bold, new innovators.

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