NPR’s All Songs Considered Reviewer Top Ten

Tom Moon’s Top 10 CDs of 2005

10. White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
9. Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane – Live at Carnegie Hall
8. Blackalicious – The Craft
7. Laura Viers – Year of Meteors
6. The Mars Volta – Frances the Mute
5. The New Pornographers – Twin Cinema
4. Iron and Wine – Woman King EP
3. My Morning Jacket – Z
2. Bright Eyes – I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
1. Konono No. 1 – Congotronics

Meredit Och’s Top 10 CDs of 2005

10. White Stripes – Get Behind Me Satan
9. Merle Haggard – Chicago Wind
8. Neil Young – Prairie Wind
7. David Allan Coe – Penitentiary Blues
6. New Pornographers – Twin Cinema
5. Bettye LaVette – I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise
4. The Decemberists – Picaresque
3. American Primitive – American Primitive Vol. II
2. Gretchen Wilson – All Jacked Up
1. Marah – The Hustle

Will Hermes’ Top 10 CDs of 2005

10. Animal Collective – Feels
9. Amadou and Mariam – Bamako
8. M.I.A. – Arular
7. Kanye West – Late Registration
6. My Morning Jacket – Z
5. The Go Team! – I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise
4. Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now
3. The Hold Steady – Separation Sunday
2. Sigur Ros – Takk
1. Kronos Quartet and Asha Bhosle – You’ve Stolen My Heart