Eddie Curry's top 100 of 2005

1. Mystery Jets - You Can't Fool Me Dennis 2. Bloc Party - Banquet 3. Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure 4. Robocop Kraus - Small Houses Odd Cars 5. Futureheads - Hounds Of Love 6. Others - Lackey 7. Young Knives - The Decision 8. Rakes - Retreat 9. MJ Hibbett and the Validators - Never Going Back To Aldi's 10. Kate Bush - Mrs Bartolozzi 11. Data Panik - Cubis 12. Kaiser Chiefs - Modern Way 13. Rulers Of The Planet - Backbencher 14. Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) 15. We Are Scientists - Great Escape 16. ¡Forward, Russia! - Thirteen 17. Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Heading For A Breakdown 18. Madness - I Chase the Devil AKA Ironshirt 19. Gorillaz - Dare 20. Aberdeen City - God Is Going To Get Sick Of Me 21. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To? 22. Beauty Shop - Monster 23. Test-Icicles - Circle Square Triangle 24. Rakes - 22 Grand Job 25. British Sea Power - It Ended On An Oily Stage 26. Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine, And You, You Need To Be Nicer 27. Komakino - Say Something 28. Franz Ferdinand - This Boy 29. Others - William 30. Art Brut - Emily Kane 31. Kooks - Sofa Song 32. Arcade Fire - Power Out 33. Bloc Party - The Pioneers 34. Data Panik - Sense Not Sense 35. Jegsy Dodd and the Original Sinners - Grumpy Old Men 36. Chris T-T - A Plague On Both Your Houses 37. El Presidente - Rocket 38. Chalets - Sexy Mistake 39. We Are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt 40. Foo Fighters - DOA 41. Starsailor - In The Crossfire 42. Rulers Of The Planet - Nandrolone 43. Nine Black Alps - Just Friends 44. Futureheads - Area 45. Be Your Own Pet - Fire Department 46. Robocop Kraus - After Laughter Comes Tears 47. Dead 60s - The Last Resort 48. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc 49. Maximo Park - Going Missing 50. Coldplay - Talk 51. Rulers of the Planet - Jesus Freak 52. Abdoujaparov - Ultra Cool 53. Charlotte Hatherley - Bastardo 54. Idlewild - Love Steals Us From Loneliness 55. Art Brut - Good Weekend 56. Robocop Kraus - You Don't Have To Shout 57. Jacksonswarehouse - Hotel By The Sea 58. Long Blondes - Separated By Motorways 59. ¡Forward, Russia! - Nine 60. Duke Spirit - Lion Rip 61. Nine Black Alps - Shot Down 62. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor 63. Sons and Daughters - Taste The Last Girl 64. Hybrasil - God Bless The Devil 65. Bravery - An Honest Mistake 66. Days Of Worth - Ladies And Gentlemen 67. Aberdeen City - Sixty Lives 68. Supergrass - Low C 69. Bloc Party - Two More Years 70. LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House 71. Kaiser Chiefs - Every Day I Love You Less And Less 72. Babyshambles - Fuck Forever 73. A - Rush Song 74. Dead 60s - Ghostfaced Killer 75. Gorillaz - Dirty Harry 76. VHS Or Beta - Nightwaves 77. Editors - Bullets
	78: Frank and Walters You Asked Me One of my favourite bands from the 90s as highlighted many times on this webiste. This is the single release from their B-sides and rarities compilation "Souvenirs" which came out in the autumn on FIFA Records, and to be honest it's not one of my favourites. The album has been shortlisted as one of five for best album on the Irish equivalent of the Brit awards - an astonishing achievement for a band 10 years outside their prime, but then it is a good album!
79. Thrills - Irish Keep Gate Crashing 80. Clor - Love & Pain 81. Hot Hot Heat - Goodnight Goodnight 82. Bloc Party - So Here We Are 83. Beck - E-Pro 84. Nizlopi - JCB Song 85. Burningpilot - You Can't Kid A Kidder 86. Maximo Park - Graffiti 87. Hybrasil - We Got Music 88. Elbow - Forget Myself 89. Doves - Black And White Town 90. Subways - No Goodbyes 91. Chemical Brothers - Galvanize 92. Madness - Shame And Scandal 93. Duke Spirit - Cuts Across The Land 94. Stereophonics - Dakota 95. Jose Gonzalez - Hand On Your Heart 96. 65daysofstatic - Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here 97. Soulwax - NY Excuse 98. Feeder - Shatter 99. Manic Street Preachers - Empty Souls 100. Boxer Rebellion - All You Do Is Talk