vain, selfish & lazy's top 20 tracks of 2005.
1 r. kelly - "trapped in the closet (chapters 1-5)"
2 bloc party - "banquet"
3 richard hawley - "coles corner"
4 futureheads - "area"
5 maximo park - "going missing"
6 roll deep - "the avenue"
7 the pipettes, "dirty mind"
8 elbow - "forget myself"
9 the clientele - "since k got over me"
10 sugababes - "red dress"
11 robbie williams - "tripping"
12 levy - "on the dancefloor"
13 lady sovereign - "hoodie (alternative medasyn radio mix)"
14 girls aloud - "biology"
15 trembling blue stars - "helen reddy"
16 the go! team - "hold yr terror close"
17 british sea power - "like a honeycomb"
18 the game ft. 50 cent - "hate it or love it (g-unit remix)"
19 art brut - "good weekend"
20 the faders - "no sleep 2night"

top 10 albums.
1 the go! tearm - thunder, lightning, strike (repeat winner!)
2 richard hawley - coles corner
3 maximo park - a certain trigger
4 art brut - bang, bang, rock & roll
5 the go-betweens - oceans apart
6 kanye west - late registration
7 british sea power - open season
8 m.i.a. - arular
9 pernice brothers - discover a lovelier you
10 the new pornographers - twin cinema

favorite live album : kraftwerk - minimum-maximum
favorite reissue : orange juice - the glasgow school
favorite best of : the beta band - best of beta band
favorite bonus disc : lcd soundsystem - s/t
favorite back catalog purchase : lloyd cole & the commotions - rattlesnakes
favorite it's-about-time purchase : the byrds - the essential byrds
favorite i-would-never-have-thought-so-a-year-ago : maria callas - the very best of maria callas
favorite rediscovery : thelonious monk
biggest disappointment : franz ferdinand - you could have it so much better
i loved it, but, wow, not for long : kaiser chiefs - employment
yeah, i bought : coldplay - x & y
get well soon : edwyn collins.

happy new year everyone!