Best-Selling Music of 2005

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2005 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

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#1 — X&Y

X&Y

3.9 · 579

#2 — Back To Bedlam

Back To Bedlam

4.5 · 519

#3 — Intensive Care

Intensive Care

4.1 · 133

#4 — Demon Days

Demon Days

4.4 · 177

#5 — Employment

Employment

4.0 · 179

#6 — Eye To The Telescope

Eye To The Telescope

4.5 · 142

#7 — Confessions on a Dance Floor

Confessions on a Dance Floor

4.5 · 255

#8 — Piece By Piece

Piece By Piece

4.4 · 132

#9 — Now That's What I Call Music! 62

Now That's What I Call Music! 62

4.4 · 45

#10 — In Between Dreams

In Between Dreams

4.6 · 246

#11 — Life in Slow Motion

Life in Slow Motion

4.7 · 71

#12 — Hot Fuss

Hot Fuss

4.5 · 337

#13 — Aerial

Aerial

4.4 · 402

#14 — Hopes and Fears

Hopes and Fears

4.4 · 328

#15 — Tourist

Tourist

4.0 · 86

#16 — Don't Believe the Truth

Don't Believe the Truth

4.0 · 171

#17 — Ancora

Ancora

4.5 · 93

#18 — American Idiot

American Idiot

4.5 · 474

#19 — In Your Honour

In Your Honour

4.3 · 142

#20 — You Could Have It So Much Better

You Could Have It So Much Better

4.3 · 72

#22 — The Magic Numbers

The Magic Numbers

4.1 · 88

#23 — Breakaway

Breakaway

4.8 · 160

#24 — Get Behind Me Satan

Get Behind Me Satan

4.2 · 92

#25 — Face To Face

Face To Face

4.3 · 64

#26 — Keep On

Keep On

4.2 · 86

#27 — The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

4.8 · 689

#28 — Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology

Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology

4.5 · 100

#29 — Careless Love

Careless Love

4.6 · 129

#30 — Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits

Forever Faithless - The Greatest Hits

4.6 · 109

#31 — Ultimate Collection

Ultimate Collection

4.7 · 260

#32 — Supernature

Supernature

4.5 · 96

#33 — Amarantine

Amarantine

4.6 · 139

#34 — Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection

Never Forget: The Ultimate Collection

4.6 · 276

#35 — Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

4.2 · 191

#36 — I Am A Bird Now

I Am A Bird Now

4.5 · 118

#37 — Monkey Business

Monkey Business

4.4 · 57

#38 — Love Angel Music Baby

Love Angel Music Baby

4.2 · 121

#39 — Kasabian

Kasabian

4.3 · 158

#40 — Taller In More Ways [Special Edition]

Taller In More Ways [Special Edition]

4.3 · 52

#41 — Funeral

Funeral

4.6 · 204

#42 — Pop Party 3

Pop Party 3

4.4 · 14

#43 — Stars of CCTV

Stars of CCTV

4.1 · 120

#44 — Daniel Powter (U.S. Release)

Daniel Powter (U.S. Release)

4.3 · 34

#45 — Dynamite

Dynamite

4.4 · 64

#46 — O

O

4.5 · 273

#47 — How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

4.0 · 212

#48 — The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III

The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III

4.8 · 661

#49 — Language. Sex. Violence. Other?

Language. Sex. Violence. Other?

4.1 · 77

#50 — It'S Time [U.S. Version]

It'S Time [U.S. Version]

4.6 · 119

#51 — Bullet in a Bible [CD + DVD]

Bullet in a Bible [CD + DVD]

4.8 · 132

#52 — Late Registration

Late Registration

4.5 · 86

#53 — Curtain Call - The Hits

Curtain Call - The Hits

4.6 · 207

#54 — Songs About Jane

Songs About Jane

4.6 · 248

#55 — Push the Button

Push the Button

4.1 · 61

#56 — Devils & Dust

Devils & Dust

4.0 · 63

#57 — Il Divo

Il Divo

4.7 · 208

#58 — Greatest Hits

Greatest Hits

4.5 · 172

#59 — G4

G4

4.1 · 114

#60 — Final Straw

Final Straw

4.5 · 169

#61 — (Is This the Way To) Amarillo (Comic Relief)

(Is This the Way To) Amarillo (Comic Relief)

4.5 · 25

#62 — Now That's What I Call Music! 61

Now That's What I Call Music! 61

4.4 · 43

#63 — The Singles [2CD]

The Singles [2CD]

4.6 · 20

#64 — Some Cities

Some Cities

4.3 · 48

#65 — Silent Alarm

Silent Alarm

4.4 · 125

#66 — Dark Side of the Moon

Dark Side of the Moon

4.6 · 6

#67 — Now That's What I Call Music! 60

Now That's What I Call Music! 60

4.6 · 39

#68 — Mind Body And Soul

Mind Body And Soul

4.4 · 61

#69 — Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005

Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005

4.4 · 41

#70 — G4 And Friends

G4 And Friends

4.8 · 47

#71 — Thanks For The Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume I...

Thanks For The Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume I...

4.6 · 78

#72 — The Bravery

The Bravery

4.3 · 48

#73 — John Peel - A Tribute

John Peel - A Tribute

4.1 · 22

#74 — Brushfire Fairytales

Brushfire Fairytales

4.6 · 61

#75 — Don't Believe The Truth

Don't Believe The Truth

4.6 · 20

#76 — Up All Night

Up All Night

4.1 · 105

#77 — Get Lifted

Get Lifted

4.7 · 138

#78 — Tissues and Issues

Tissues and Issues

4.2 · 39

#79 — Catching Tales

Catching Tales

4.6 · 32

#80 — Mezmerize

Mezmerize

4.6 · 107

#81 — A Rush Of Blood To The Head

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

4.4 · 332

#82 — The Ultimate Collection

The Ultimate Collection

4.6 · 143

#83 — I'm Wide Awake It's Morning

I'm Wide Awake It's Morning

4.6 · 58

#84 — Back to Bedlam

Back to Bedlam

4.5 · 519

#85 — Intensive Care [CD + DVD]

Intensive Care [CD + DVD]

4.1 · 133

#86 — One Way Ticket To Hell ... And Back

One Way Ticket To Hell ... And Back

4.0 · 117

#87 — A Bigger Bang

A Bigger Bang

4.4 · 68

#88 — Greatest Hits: Mariah Carey

Greatest Hits: Mariah Carey

4.4 · 88

#89 — Counting Down the Days

Counting Down the Days

4.2 · 39

#90 — The Best Of The Mamas And The Papas

The Best Of The Mamas And The Papas

4.7 · 239

#91 — Takk...

Takk...

4.7 · 155

#92 — Swinging The Blues, Dancing The Ska

Swinging The Blues, Dancing The Ska

4.7 · 66

#93 — On and On

On and On

4.7 · 67

#94 — Parachutes

Parachutes

4.4 · 412

#95 — Easy Weight Loss

Easy Weight Loss

4.1 · 58

#96 — Wonderland

Wonderland

4.6 · 67

#97 — Pushing The Senses [Limited Edition] [CD + DVD]

Pushing The Senses [Limited Edition] [CD + DVD]

4.1 · 72

#98 — Sanctuary

Sanctuary

4.8 · 37

#99 — Finally Woken

Finally Woken

4.6 · 50

#100 — Acoustic Love

Acoustic Love

4.2 · 23

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