Yes, I definitely lost my hold on the music scene by this point, and wouldn’t get it back for 15 years. In fact, teens and twenty-somethings will say that I never got it back. Old age has hit – in 2005 I was just 31. Mark it! That’s the moment!
In 2005 I got married. So yeah, it was a great year. Lots going on. I also launched a webpage in June of that year that in November I turned into a full-blown website. I called it “DobberHockey”. My music habits consisted of listening to rock music on the 35-minute commute into Toronto from Pickering. If I didn’t catch a new release during those two daily windows, then I didn’t catch it. Upon reviewing the music from 2005 there is so much that I love that I wasn’t familiar with at the time. I didn’t realize how much I would love The White Stripes, for example. Other songs, such as Wisemen and Joker & The Thief are now favorites of mine. And while I really liked Audioslave right off the bat, I’ve grown to adore that band these last few years.
Also in 2005 – ‘Guitar Hero’ is first released on PlayStation 2!
Unlike most rankings, I haven’t been tossing these up in a numerical order. We can agree that on some days, certain songs kick more ass than other songs – yet other days they do not. It depends on mood and situation. A song ranked 14th today could rank 1st tomorrow if it comes on the radio at the right moment. Instead, I group them rather than present a hard-and-fast order:
Awesome
Great
Solid
Not Bad
…with some inter-group splitting.
First, videos of the best from that year…
19 Solid Songs from 2005
Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
Soul Meets Body – Death Cab for Cutie
Tessie – Dropkick Murphys
Mockingbird – Eminem
When I’m Gone – Eminem
Do You Want To – Franz Ferdinand
Hate It Or Love It – Game
Wings Of A Butterfly – HIM
Better Than Me – Hinder
Pretty Vegas – INXS
Banana Pancakes – Jack Johnson
You And Me – Lifehouse
Photograph – Nickelback
The Importance Of Being Idle – Oasis
Don’t Bother – Shakira
Lonely Day – System Of A Down
How To Save A Life – The Fray
No Surprise – Theory Of A Deadman
White Unicorn – Wolfmother
16 Great Songs from 2005
Speed of Sound – Coldplay
Joker & The Thief – Wolfmother
Lyla – Oasis
Doesn’t Remind Me – Audioslave
When the Night Feels My Song – Bedouin Soundclash
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s
Pieces – Sum 41
I’m Shipping Up To Boston – Dropkick Murphys
Good People – Jack Johnson
You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
Don’t Phunk With My Heart – The Black Eyed Peas
Santa Monica – Theory Of A Deadman
Beverly Hills – Weezer
Remedy – Seether
8 Truly Awesome Songs from 2005
Lips Of An Angel – Hinder
The Green Fields Of France – Dropkick Murphys
Best Of You – Foo Fighters
Wisemen – James Blunt
Hypnotize – System Of A Down
Rockstar – Nickelback
My Doorbell – The White Stripes
Gold Digger – Kanye West
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The above songs are put together on a YouTube playlist for your listening enjoyment, here.
Here is the complete list of the best songs from 2005…
Awesome – 1 | Rockstar | – | Nickelback |
Awesome – 1 | My Doorbell | – | The White Stripes |
Awesome – 1 | Gold Digger | – | Kanye West |
Awesome – 4 | The Green Fields Of France | – | Dropkick Murphys |
Awesome – 4 | Best Of You | – | Foo Fighters |
Awesome – 4 | Wisemen | – | James Blunt |
Awesome – 4 | Hypnotize | – | System Of A Down |
Awesome – 4 | Lips of an Angel | – | Hinder |
Great – 9 | Speed of Sound | – | Coldplay |
Great – 9 | Joker & The Thief | – | Wolfmother |
Great – 9 | Lyla | – | Oasis |
Great – 9 | Doesn’t Remind Me | – | Audioslave |
Great – 13 | When the Night Feels My Song | – | Bedouin Soundclash |
Great – 13 | Better Together | – | Jack Johnson |
Great – 13 | Unwritten | – | Natasha Bedingfield |
Great – 13 | Hey There Delilah | – | Plain White T’s |
Great – 13 | Pieces | – | Sum 41 |
Great – 13 | I’m Shipping Up To Boston | – | Dropkick Murphys |
Great – 13 | Better Than Me | – | Hinder |
Great – 13 | Good People | – | Jack Johnson |
Great – 13 | You’re Beautiful | – | James Blunt |
Great – 13 | Don’t Phunk With My Heart | – | The Black Eyed Peas |
Great – 13 | Santa Monica | – | Theory Of A Deadman |
Great – 13 | Beverly Hills | – | Weezer |
Great – 13 | Remedy | – | Seether |
Solid – 25 | Suddenly I See | – | KT Tunstall |
Solid – 25 | Soul Meets Body | – | Death Cab for Cutie |
Solid – 25 | Tessie | – | Dropkick Murphys |
Solid – 25 | Mockingbird | – | Eminem |
Solid – 25 | When I’m Gone | – | Eminem |
Solid – 25 | Do You Want To | – | Franz Ferdinand |
Solid – 25 | Hate It Or Love It | – | Game |
Solid – 25 | Wings Of A Butterfly | – | HIM |
Solid – 25 | Pretty Vegas | – | INXS |
Solid – 25 | Banana Pancakes | – | Jack Johnson |
Solid – 25 | You And Me | – | Lifehouse |
Solid – 25 | Photograph | – | Nickelback |
Solid – 25 | The Importance Of Being Idle | – | Oasis |
Solid – 25 | Don’t Bother | – | Shakira |
Solid – 25 | Lonely Day | – | System Of A Down |
Solid – 25 | How To Save A Life | – | The Fray |
Solid – 25 | No Surprise | – | Theory Of A Deadman |
Solid – 25 | White Unicorn | – | Wolfmother |
Solid – 43 | Crazy | – | Alanis Morissette |
Solid – 43 | Be Yourself | – | Audioslave |
Solid – 43 | Girl | – | Beck |
Solid – 43 | Talk | – | Coldplay |
Solid – 43 | Gasolina | – | Daddy Yankee |
Solid – 43 | Bad Day | – | Daniel Powter |
Solid – 43 | I Will Follow You into the Dark | – | Death Cab for Cutie |
Solid – 43 | Marching Bands of Manhattan | – | Death Cab for Cutie |
Solid – 43 | Ass Like That | – | Eminem |
Solid – 43 | The Man I Used to Be | – | K-Os |
Solid – 43 | No | – | Shakira |
Solid – 43 | Perfect | – | Simple Plan |
Solid – 43 | Welcome to My Life | – | Simple Plan |
Not Bad – 56 | Cast It Out | – | 10 Years |
Not Bad – 56 | Brothers on a Hotel Bed | – | Death Cab for Cutie |
Not Bad – 56 | The Warrior’s Code | – | Dropkick Murphys |
Not Bad – 56 | Ashes | – | Embrace |
Not Bad – 56 | Heard ‘Em Say | – | Kanye West |
Not Bad – 56 | Let There Be Love | – | Oasis |
Not Bad – 56 | Pon De Replay | – | Rihanna |
Not Bad – 56 | Breathe (2 AM) | – | Anna Nalick |
Not Bad – 56 | Before He Cheats | – | Carrie Underwood |
Not Bad – 56 | Save Your Scissors | – | City and Colour |
Not Bad – 56 | Resolve | – | Foo Fighters |
Not Bad – 56 | Bleed Like Me | – | Garbage |
Not Bad – 56 | Afterglow | – | INXS |
Not Bad – 56 | Lonely No More | – | Rob Thomas |
Not Bad – 56 | All About Us | – | t.A.T.u. |
Not Bad – 56 | So She’s Leaving | – | The Trews |
Not Bad – 56 | Freak Me Out | – | Weezer |
Not Bad – 56 | Perfect Situation | – | Weezer |
Not Bad – 74 | Wasteland | – | 10 Years |
Not Bad – 74 | Let Me Go | – | 3 Doors Down |
Not Bad – 74 | Albion | – | Babyshambles |
Not Bad – 74 | In This River | – | Black Label Society |
Not Bad – 74 | Easy/Lucky/Free | – | Bright Eyes |
Not Bad – 74 | Land Locked Blues | – | Bright Eyes |
Not Bad – 74 | Happens All The Time | – | Cold |
Not Bad – 74 | Stricken | – | Disturbed |
Not Bad – 74 | Fully Alive | – | Flyleaf |
Not Bad – 74 | I’m So Sick | – | Flyleaf |
Not Bad – 74 | Remember The Name | – | Fort Minor |
Not Bad – 74 | Like Father, Like Son | – | Game |
Not Bad – 74 | Best I Ever Had | – | Gary Allan |
Not Bad – 74 | Feel Good Inc. | – | Gorillaz |
Not Bad – 74 | Cupid’s Chokehold | – | Gym Class Heroes |
Not Bad – 74 | Killing Loneliness | – | HIM |
Not Bad – 74 | Constellations | – | Jack Johnson |
Not Bad – 74 | They | – | Jem |
Not Bad – 74 | Diamonds From Sierra Leone | – | Kanye West |
Not Bad – 74 | Boondocks | – | Little Big Town |
Not Bad – 74 | Hung Up | – | Madonna |
Not Bad – 74 | First Day Of My Life | – | Melanie C |
Not Bad – 74 | Far Away | – | Nickelback |
Not Bad – 74 | Savin’ Me | – | Nickelback |
Not Bad – 74 | I Write Sins Not Tragedies | – | Panic! At The Disco |
Not Bad – 74 | Heroes | – | Shinedown |
Not Bad – 74 | Save Me | – | Shinedown |
Not Bad – 74 | Glósóli | – | Sigur Rós |
Not Bad – 74 | Everything Changes | – | Staind |
Not Bad – 74 | Right Here | – | Staind |
Not Bad – 74 | Biggest Mistake | – | The Rolling Stones |
Not Bad – 74 | Heart In A Cage | – | The Strokes |
Not Bad – 74 | You Only Live Once | – | The Strokes |
Not Bad – 74 | At 1AM | – | The Subways |
Not Bad – 74 | I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say | – | The Subways |
Not Bad – 74 | The Denial Twist | – | The White Stripes |
Not Bad – 74 | We Are All on Drugs | – | Weezer |
Not Bad – 74 | Lost And Found | – | Will Smith |
Not Bad – 74 | Woman | – | Wolfmother |
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