2005 in music

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Albums expected (Pre-releases)

• Rockin' the Joint - Aerosmith - (October 11) - Live
• One Thing Remains - Default - (October 11) - LP
• ' - DJ Danger Mouse and MF Doom - (October 11) - LP
• The Woman that Ended the World - Hillstomp - (October 11) - LP
• Life - Ricky Martin - (October 11) - LP
• Next - Sevendust - (October 11) - LP
• In the Wake of Determination - Story of the Year - (October 11) - LP
• Dangerous and Moving - t.A.T.u. - (October 11) - LP
• As Is Now - Paul Weller - (October 11) - LP
• Come & Get It- Rachel Stevens - (October 12) - LP
• I Am Me - Ashlee Simpson - (October 18) - LP
• What I Really Want for Christmas - Brian Wilson - (October 18) - LP
• Playing the Angel - Depeche Mode - (October 18) - LP
• Photographs - Mest - (October 18) - LP
• Vheissu - Thrice - (October 18) - LP
• ? - Neal Morse - (October 24) - LP
• Enter the Chicken - Buckethead - (October 25) - LP
• Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison and Friends - (October 25) - Reissue
• Born To Try - Delta Goodrem - (October 25) - DualDisc
• Sunday Love - Fefe Dobson - (October 25) - LP
• The Beauty of Letting Go - Socialburn - (October 25) - LP
• This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul - Various Artists - (October 25) - Tribute album
• Rosenrot - Rammstein - (October 31) - LP
• Rapture of the Deep - Deep Purple - (November 1) - LP
• Christmas Songs, Featuring the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Diana Krall - (November 1) - LP
• Resolve - Lagwagon - (November 1) - LP
• All That I Am - Santana - (November 1) - LP
• 9.0 Live - Slipknot - (November 1) - Live
• Greatest Hits - blink-182 - (November 1) - Compilation
• Aerial - Kate Bush - (November 7 in the UK and November 8 in North America) - double CD
• Live In São Paulo - Sepultura - (November 4) - Live
• 12 Songs - Neil Diamond - (November 8) - LP
• Life on the Murder Scene - My Chemical Romance - (November 8) - LP
• Those Once Loyal - Bolt Thrower - (November 11) - LP
• Bullet in a Bible - Green Day - (November 15) - Live
• Songs From Black Mountain - Live - (November 15) - LP
• Confessions on a Dancefloor - Madonna - (November 15) - LP
• Gold - Sublime - (November 15) - LP
• The Rising Tied - Fort Minor - (November 22) - LP
• And The Band Played On - Jessica Simpson - (November 22) - LP
• Confessions of a Broken Heart - Lindsay Lohan - November 22
• The Great Divide - Scott Stapp (Creed singer) - (November 22) - LP
• Hypnotize - System of a Down - (November 22) - LP
• One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back - The Darkness - (November 29) - LP
• Switch - INXS - (November 29) - LP
• See You On the Other Side - Ko?n - (December 5) - LP
• Testify - P.O.D. - (December 6) - LP
• The Essential Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains - (Summer/Fall) - Compilation
• American V - Johnny Cash - (Summer/Fall) - LP
• Face the Promise - Bob Seger - (Summer/Fall) - LP
• Detox - Dr. Dre - (Summer/Fall) - LP
• A Year at the Movies - Social Code - (Summer/Fall) - LP
• Half Life (Album) - Eric West - (Summer/Fall) - solo debut
• Untitled - Three Days Grace - (Winter) - LP
• A Time 2 Love - Stevie Wonder - (Summer/Fall) - LP
• Strap It On - AC/DC - (Late) - LP
• Chinese Democracy - Guns n' Roses - (Late) - LP
• Untitled - Gavin DeGraw - (Late) - LP
• Cryptology - Muse - (Late) - LP
• A Son Unique - Ol' Dirty Bastard - (Late) - LP (recorded before his death)
• Teleincision - Tool - (Late) - LP
• Untitled - Pearl Jam - (Late) - LP