The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Albums
| 1. | Kanye West: Late Registration (Roc-A-Fella) | 2525 | (227) |
| 2. | M.I.A.: Arular (XL) | 2418 | (218) |
| 3. | Sufjan Stevens: Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty) | 1747 | (159) |
| 4. | Sleater-Kinney: The Woods (Sub Pop) | 1212 | (116) |
| 5. | Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine (Epic/Clean Slate) | 1117 | (106) |
| 6. | The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan (V2) | 1013 | (100) |
| 7. | Antony and the Johnsons: I Am a Bird Now (Secretly Canadian) | 1006 | (94) |
| 8. | The Hold Steady: Separation Sunday (Frenchkiss) | 980 | (80) |
| 9. | The New Pornographers: Twin Cinema (Matador) | 954 | (91) |
| 10. | My Morning Jacket: Z (ATO/RCA) | 942 | (90) |
| 11. | LCD Soundsystem: LCD Soundsystem (DFA/Capitol) | 795 | (79) |
| 12. | Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane: Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall (Blue Note) | 791 | (69) |
| 13. | Amadou & Mariam: Dimanche à Bamako (Nonesuch) | 738 | (71) |
| 14. | Spoon Gimme: Fiction (Merge) | 668 | (63) |
| 15. | Common: Be (Geffen) | 667 | (58) |
| 16. | Bright Eyes: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Saddle Creek) | 662 | (61) |
| 17. | Beck: Guero (Interscope) | 602 | (63) |
| 18. | Bloc Party: Silent Alarm (Vice) | 593 | (61) |
| 19. | The Go! Team: Thunder, Lightning, Strike (Memphis Industries/Columbia) | 577 | (54) |
| 20. | Bettye LaVette: I've Got My Own Hell to Raise (Anti-) | 573 | (57) |
| 21. | Gorillaz: Demon Days (Virgin) | 546 | (53) |
| 22. | Animal Collective: Feels (Fat Cat) | 543 | (52) |
| 23. | Art Brut: Bang Bang Rock & Roll (Banana Recordings/Fierce Panda) | 518 | (47) |
| 24. | Konono No. 1: Congotronics (Crammed Discs) | 514 | (54) |
| 25. | Kate Bush: Aerial (Columbia) | 487 | (44) |
| 26. | Franz Ferdinand: You Could Have It So Much Better (Domino) | 456 | (52) |
| 27. | John Legend: Get Lifted (Columbia) | 447 | (46) |
| 28. | Wolf Parade: Apologies to the Queen Mary (Sub Pop) | 442 | (46) |
| 29. | The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree (4AD) | 428 | (41) |
| 30. | System of a Down: Mezmerize (American/Columbia) | 409 | (37) |
| 31. | Dungen: Ta Det Lungt (Subliminal Sounds) | 387 | (38) |
| 32. | Coldplay: X&Y; (Capitol) | 376 | (32) |
| 33. | The Decemberists: Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars) | 372 | (36) |
| 34. | Danger Doom: The Mouse and the Mask (Epitaph) | 358 | (40) |
| 35. | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (clapyourhandssayyeah.com) | 347 | (36) |
| 36. | Deerhoof: The Runners Four (Kill Rock Stars) | 329 | (30) |
| 37. | Stars: Set Yourself on Fire (Arts and Crafts) | 327 | (31) |
| 38. | The National: Alligator (Beggars Banquet) | 321 | (25) |
| 39. | Young Jeezy: Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (Def Jam Southern) | 308 | (32) |
| 40. | Bruce Springsteen: Devils and Dust (Columbia) | 302 | (32) |
The poll combines ballots from 795 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2005 albums. (Every individual ballot is available online.) Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (included in parentheses) used for tiebreaking.
Singles
| 1. | Franz Ferdinand: "Take Me Out" (Domino) | 145 |
| 2. | Jay-Z: "99 Problems" (Roc-A-Fella) | 135 |
| 1. | Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx: "Gold Digger" (Roc-A-Fella) | 145 |
| 2. | Amerie: "1 Thing" (Sony Urban Music/Columbia) | 133 |
| 3. | Kelly Clarkson: "Since U Been Gone" (RCA) | 131 |
| 4. | Gorillaz/De La Soul: "Feel Good Inc" (Parlophone/Virgin) | 91 |
| 5. | Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley: "Welcome to Jamrock" (Tuff Gong/Universal) | 69 |
| Gwen Stefani: "Hollaback Girl" (Interscope) | 69 | |
| 7. | Franz Ferdinand: "Do You Want To" (Domino) | 67 |
| Madonna: "Hung Up" (Maverick) | 67 | |
| 9. | The White Stripes: "My Doorbell" (V2) | 63 |
| 10. | Three 6 Mafia Featuring Young Buck & Eightball & MJG: "Stay Fly" (Columbia) | 61 |
| 11. | The Game Featuring 50 Cent: "Hate It or Love It" (Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope) | 55 |
| 12. | LCD Soundsystem: "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" (DFA/Capitol) | 51 |
| 13. | Mike Jones Featuring Slim Thug & Paul Wall: "Still Tippin'" (Swishahouse/Asylum/Warner Bros.) | 50 |
| 14. | The Killers: "Mr. Brightside" (Island/IDJMG) | 42 |
| 15. | Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man: "Scoop Lose Control" (Atlantic) | 40 |
| 16. | The Legendary K.O.: "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" (MP3) | 39 |
| 17. | Kaiser Chiefs: "I Predict a Riot" (Universal) | 38 |
| 18. | Ying Yang Twins: "Wait (The Whisper Song)" (Collipark/TVT) | 37 |
| 19. | Mariah Carey: "We Belong Together" (Island) | 33 |
| 20. | Common Featuring the Last Poets: "The Corner" (Geffen) | 29 |
| Lady Sovereign: "Random" (Chocolate Industries) | 29 | |
| Brad Paisley: "Alcohol" (Arista) | 29 | |
| 23. | Bloc Party: "Banquet" (Vice) | 28 |
| 24. | R. Kelly: "Trapped in the Closet Chapter 1" (Jive) | 27 |
| Antony and the Johnsons: "Hope There's Someone" (Secretly Canadian) | 27 | |
| 26. | Spoon: "Turn My Camera On" (Merge) | 25 |
| 27. | Miranda Lambert: "Kerosene" (Sony Nashville) | 24 |
| Rihanna: "Pon De Replay" (Def Jam) | 24 | |
| 29. | M.I.A.: "Galang" (XL) | 22 |
| 30. | Fall Out Boy: "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" (Island) | 20 |
| System of a Down: "B.Y.O.B." (American/Columbia) | 20 | |
| M.I.A.: "Bucky Done Gun" (XL) | 20 | |
| LCD Soundsystem: "Tribulations" (DFA/Capitol) | 20 | |
| 34. | Beck: "Girl" (Interscope) | 19 |
| Bright Eyes: "When the President Talks to God" (Saddle Creek) | 19 | |
| Ciara Featuring Ludacris: "Oh" (Sho'Nuff/Musicline/Laface/Zomba) | 19 | |
| My Chemical Romance: "Helena (So Long & Goodnight)" (Reprise) | 19 | |
| Kanye West: "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" (Roc-A-Fella) | 19 | |
| 39. | Death Cab for Cutie: "Soul Meets Body" (Atlantic) | 18 |
| Green Day: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Reprise) | 18 |
Village Voice, Feb. 7, 2006
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