Shakira? You got to be kidding me......
Jon Pareles' Top Ten Albums of 2005
1. FIONA APPLE: 'EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE' (Epic)
2. M.I.A.: 'ARULAR' (Interscope)
3. SHAKIRA: 'FIJACIóN ORAL VOL. 1' (Epic)
4. SUFJAN STEVENS: 'ILLINOIS' (Asthmatic Kitty)
5. THE FRAMES: 'BURN THE MAPS' (Anti-)
6. BRIGHT EYES: 'DIGITAL ASH IN A DIGITAL URN' (Saddle Creek)
7. BETTYE LAVETTE: 'I'VE GOT MY OWN HELL TO RAISE' (Anti-)
8. STEPHEN MALKMUS: 'FACE THE TRUTH' (Matador)
9. KONONO NO. 1: 'CONGOTRONICS' (Crammed Discs)
10. SLEATER-KINNEY: 'THE WOODS' (Sub Pop)
Kelefa Sanneh's Top 10 Albums of 2005
1. YOUNG JEEZY: 'LET'S GET IT: THUG MOTIVATION 101' (Corporate Thugz Entertainment/Island Def Jam)
2. THE HOLD STEADY: 'SEPARATION SUNDAY' (French Kiss)
3. MARIAH CAREY: 'THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI' (Island Def Jam)
4. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: 'FEELS' (Fat Cat)
5. THREE 6 MAFIA: 'MOST KNOWN UNKNOWN' (Sony Urban)
6. FEIST, 'LET IT DIE' (Cherry Tree/Interscope)
7. MY MORNING JACKET, 'Z' (ATO/RCA)
8. KEYSHIA COLE, 'THE WAY IT IS' (A&M)
9. LIL WAYNE, 'THA CARTER II' (Cash Money/Universal)
10. LEE ANN WOMACK, 'THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM' (MCA Nashville)
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