Grateful Dead backtracks on download ban, First RIAA lawsuit heads to trial, NME Top 50 of 2005, more
- The Deadheads have spoken: Grateful Dead backtracks on download ban
- Hopefully will not set a legal precedent: First RIAA lawsuit heads to trial
- NME best of 2005
This list invites ridicule because of the interesting order of artists and the haphazard selection/sampling. Nice try.
50 Test icicles
49 Dead Meadow
48 Ladytron
47 Sleater-Kinney
46 The Duke Spirit
45 Shout Out Louds
44 Field Music
43 Engineers
42 Sigur Ros
41 Nine Black Alps
40 Brakes
39 Vitalic
38 Autolux
37 Circulus
36 The Bravery
35 Elbow
34 Rufus Wainwright
33 We Are Scientists
32 Queens Of The Stone Age
31 Bright Eyes
30 Doves
29 Madonna
28 Absentee
27 Kate Bush
26 Super Furry Animals
25 MIA
24 Oasis
23 Hard-Fi
22 Raveonettes
21 LCD Soundsystem
20 Editors
19 Coldplay
18 Art Brut
17 The Magic Numbers
16 British Sea Power
15 Maximo Park
14 Dungen
13 The Rakes
12 Devendra Banhart
11 The Cribs
10 Gorillaz
9 Babyshambles
8 Kanye West
7 Sufjan Stevens
6 The White Stripes
5 Kaiser Chiefs
4 Antony & The Johnsons
3 Franz Ferdinand
2 Arcade Fire
1 Bloc Party - More lists: The Hype Machine - 52 Songs of 2005, 2005's Largehearted Favorite Albums